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 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

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Sources of Revenue

Dec. 31, 1869

March 31, 1870

June 30, 1870

Sept. 30, 1870

£

£

£

£

Customs

5,740,000

4,941,000

5,033,000

4,828,000

Excise

5,452,000

7,014,000

5,266,000

4,559,000

Stamps

2,158,000

2,425,000

2,262,000

2,120,000

Taxes

595,000

2,157.000

699,000

93,000

Property-tax

643,000

5,784,000

890,000

448,000

' Post Office

1,180,000

1,170,000

1,170,000

1,110.000

Telegraph Service

—

100,000

140,000

100,000

Crown Lands

113.000

114,000

75,000

75,000

Miscellaneous Totals.

650,702

1,123,766

773,594

869,413

16,531,702-

24,828,766

16,308,594

14,21)2,413

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5ept. 30, 1870

Sources of Revenue

Year ended Sept. 30, 1870

Tear ended Sept. 30, 18G9

Increase

Decrease

£

£

£

£

Customs

20.542,000

22.331,000

—

1,789,000

Excise

22,291.01)11

20,718,000

1,573,000

—

Stamps

8,965,000

9,427,000

—

462,000

Taxes

3.544,000

3,466,000

78,000

—

Property-tax

7,765,000

8,906,000

—

1,141,000

Post Office

4,630,000

4,670,000

—

40,000

Telegraph Service

340,000

—

340.000

—

Crown Lands

377.000

362,000

15,000

Miscellaneous. Totals.

3,417,475

3,382,767

34,708

—

71,871,475

73,262,767

2,040,708

3,432,000

Net decrease

—

—

—

1,391,292

The budget estimate? for the financial year 1870-71 — laid by the Chancellor of the Exchequer before the House of Commons on April 11, 1870 — were as follows: —

Estimated Expenditure, 1870-71.

Estimated Revenue, 1870-71. £ Customs. . . 21,650,000

Excise. Stamps. Income-tax. Assessed taxes Post-office Telegraphs Crown lands. Miscellaneous

Total Revenue

21,640,000 8.700,000 7,600,000 2,850,000 4,900.000 675,000 385.000 3,050.000

71.450,000

Interest and management £

of Debt. . . 26,650,000

Consolidated Fund Charges 1.820. noil

Army

Navy

Civil Service.

Collection of Revenue

Packet Sennce

Telegraph Service.

12,975,000 9.251.000 9,990,000 4.960.000 1.107.000 360,000

67,113,000

Total Expenditure

According to these estimates, there was a calculated surplus in the financial year ending March 31, 1871, of 4.oo7,000/., to which