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STATEMENT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the CONSOLIDATED FUND for the Year ended 31st March, 1947.

* Rebates in respect of motor-spirits used otherwise than as fuel for motor-vehicles in terms of section 6 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1939, amounted to £322,508 14s. sd. f £479,411 15s. of this amount consists of fees, fines, &c., which are not taxation. J Includes taxation previously credited to War Expenses Account.

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RECEIPTS £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balances at beginning of year— Cash 1,111,635 17 0 Investments 3,031,250 0 0 Imprests outstanding 367,054 0 6 A KAQ QQQ 17 « TAXATION Customs 15,718,983 5 5 Beer duty 4,251,509 4 0 Sales tax 15,550,546 13 9 Film-hire tax 134,918 9 5 Highways 2,972,035 18 9 Stamp and death duties— Adhesive stamps 230,580 13 0 Duty on instruments 600,335 19 4 Estate duty 4,236,612 1 8 Succession duty 1,266,490 15 4 Gift duty 448,573 3 6 Fines and penalties 2,985 16 10 Impressed stamps 293,244 7 4 Licenses to companies 101,818 14 11 Sharebrokers' licenses 1,496 1 0 Duties payable by racing clubs 2,082,253 3 1 Amusements-tax 226,569 8 3 Lottery duty 27,199 14 0 Overseas passenger duty 26,937 17 4 Miscellaneous 2,760 18 1 Receipts under section 4, Mortgagees' Idemnity (Workers' Charges) Act, 1927 1,850 7 0 Q £>zLQ 7HQ A Q v, , / uy u o Land-tax 939,558 12 1 Income-tax 32,085,057 3 7 National Security Tax 9,404,220 10 2 Miscellaneous 108,853 12 3 Total, Taxation 90,715,392 10 1% INTEREST On Capital Liability — • Working Railways (interest at £4 per cent, on the total amount of capital moneys deemed to be expended in respect of the railways, as provided by Order in Council under the Government Railways Act, 1926) — Year 1945-46 (balance) 100,002 15 2 Year 1946-47: £2,992,899 lis. 7d. Less reduction made in terms of Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), section 14 : £2,992,899 lis. 7d. 100,002 15 2 Carried forward 100,002 15 2 95,225,332 7 7