The followingare the Consolidated Revenue returns for the quarter ended September 30 (shillings and pence are omitted): — RECEIPTS. Ordinary revenue- Stamps £150,6!)! Postal and telcginph cash receipts ... 10,688 j Land Tax 1,108 I Income Tax ... ... ... 3,865 [ Property Tax ... ... ... 2 Beer duty 14,487 Railways $71,852 Pecistration and other fees ... 23,979 Marine 4,629 Miscellaneous ... ... ... 26,983 Territorial revonue ... ... 87,096 Recoveries in respect to expenditure charged in previous quarters to authorised ... ... ... 5,609 Sinking fund set free ... ... 19,571 Balance at the end of the quarter ... 20,456 Total 41,106,001 EXrENDITURK. Balance at beginning of quarter ... £243,808 Permanent appropriations- Civil list 5,791 Interest and sinking fund ... ... 76,999 Under special Acts of the Legisla ture ... 42,25*5 Subsidies paid to local bodies ... 34,176 Amounts paid over to local bodies and to deposit accounts iu respect to payments under the Land Acts 13,522 Endowments- New Plymouth Harbor Board ... 1,214 Greymouth Harbor Board... ... 3,572 Westport Harbor Board 8,186 Annual appropriations— Legislative ... ... ... 6,558 CoWial Secretary... ... ... 20,373 Colonial Treasurer... ... ... 8,677 Justice 32,112 Postmaster-General ... ... 91,009 Trade and Customs 16,389 Stamps 5,259 Education 104,497 Lunacy and charitable aid... ... 13,883 Labor ... 2,403 Mines 4,619 Agricultural ... ... ... 8,276 Working railways... ... ... 179,858 Public works ... ... ... 7,772 Defence 15,217 Police 25,341 Lands 34,613 Crown lands .. ... ... 35 Debentures redeemed ... ... 19,471 Amounts transferred public works fund 80,000 Total £1,106,001 '

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