THE REVENUE.

Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Years and Quarters ended 10th October 1846 and 1847, showing the Increase or Decrease thereof.

1,716,154 673,886 1,012,286 Decrease on the Year YEARS ENDED Seth OCTOBER 1846. 1847. Increase. Decrease.

£ Customs 16,150,933 Excise 12,251,932 Stamps 8,983,129 Taxes 4,238,560 Property Tax 5,332,157 Post-office 802,000 Crown Lands 115,000 Miscellaneous 256,045 Total Ordinary Revenue 48,229,756 China Money 968,503 Imprest and other Monies 224,747 Repayments of Advances 1,172,141

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18,418,157 12,092,018 7,135,378 4,329,677 5,438,453 859,000 67,000 202,837 267,224 152,249 91,117 106,298 57,000 159,214 48,000 153,208 48,512,520

V972,94.11

673,886 361,122 968,503 8,885 379,694 Total Income 50,695,147 48,352,879 Deduct Increase 673,886

QUARTERS ENDED 10th OCTOBER 1840. 1847. Increase.

Decrease

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Customs 5,310,835 4,935,614

374,191 Excise 4,181,926 3,539,946

641,980 Stamps 1,774,364 1,707,915

66,419

Taxes.

209,940 213,885 3,945

Property Tax 1,972,126 1,918,645

53,483 Post-office 217,000 222,000 5,000

Crown Lands 45,000

45,000 Miscellaneous. 177,913 73,126

101,788 Total Ordinary Revenue 13,869,103 12,612,191 8,945 1,283,857 China Money 227,614

227,614 Imprest and other Monies 83,612

43,537

9,722

Repayments of Advances 199,882

187,488

12,396 Total Income 14,350,444 12,843,214 18,667 1,525,897 Deduct Increase

18,667 Decrease on the Quarter

1,507,230 INCOME.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous China Money Imprest and other Monies Repayments of Advances To Cash brought to this Account being the further Instalments o loan of 8,000,0001.

CHARGE.

OTARTERB mtnEn 10th Ocroaas

1846. 1847.

X 5,310,835 4,191,929 1,774,361

209,940

1,972,128 217,000 45,000 177,910 227,644 33,815 199,882 4,938,844 3,553,596 1,707,915 213,885 1,918,646 222,000 73,126 43,537 187,486 14,360,447 12,856,863 917,168 14,360,447 13,774,631

Quaarsas ENDED 10th OCTOBER

1846. 1847.

Permanent Debt 6,540,730 5,516,598 Terminable Annuities 1,326092 1,323,526 Interest on Exchequer Bills issued to meet the Charge on the Con- solidated Fund

Sinking Fund 705,118

Civil List 98,282 99,492 Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund 460,955 454,965 For Advances 472,500 398,081 Total Charge 6,598,077

7,761,665.

Surplus

6,761,370

5,982,366.

11,360,447 13,774,031

The Amount of Exchequer Bills issued to meet the Charge on the

Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended 5th July 1817, and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quar- ter ended 10th October 1847, after deducting 670,0001 cancelled by the Sinking Fund

126,939

The Amount issued in the Quarter ended 10th October 1847, in part of the Sums granted by Parliament out of the Consolidated

Fund for Supply Services 5,120,232

The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund, Quarter ended 10th. Octo- ber 1817 5,982,368

850,134

The Surplus of Revenue after providing for the Charges on the

Consolidated Fund and for the payment of Supply Services in the Quarter ended 10th October 1847

729,195

Income and Charge on the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended 5th July 1846 and 1847.