THE REVENUE.

L The following is an Abstract of the gross Produce of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, in the undermentioned periods, ended September 30, 1858, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

Increase and Decrease in the Year ended September 30, 18.58, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding year.

TEAR ENDED Sept. 30, 1658.

Increase. Decrease.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous

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366,322 - 212,000 - 382,120 - 37,013 - - 7,900,399 95,000 -

- 714

791,496 .-- Totals 1,883,931 7,901,113 £6,017,162 Net Decrease. QUARTERS ENDED 31st Dec. Slat March 30th June 30th Sept. 1857. 1858. 1838. 1858.

5,590,018 5,888,352 5,879,039 6,115,422 4,769,000 3,231,000 4,626,000 5,085,000 1,761,000 2,051,973 2,084,370 1,831,000 1,361,000 308,033 1,326,0C° 141,000 808,437 3,390,601 1,199,587 2,451,000 810,000 705,000 763,000 745,000 82.000 70,000 64,000 60,910 725,707 345,360 335,970 531,690

15,907,162 16,010,319 16,279,966 16,961,052 QUARTERS ENDED

31st March 30th June 1857. 1837. 30th Sept.

1857. 31st Dee.

1856.

6,232,175 4,816,000 1,638,000 1,356,000 1,423,461 748,000 86,000 195,812 5,243,600 2,898,000 1,903,177 269,020 6,912,163 777,000 67,000 425,569 6,149,349 4,507,000 1,850,491 1,321,0% 2,455,540 675,000 61,000 256,262 5,481,385 5,298,000 1,752,235 159,400 4,931,537 730,100 60,654 269,438 16,695,181 18,519,119 17,281,702 18,682,269 I ear ended 30th Sept.

1858.

23,172,831

17,731,000 7,728,349 3,136,033 7,852,625 3,025,080 276,910 1,938,727 Tear ended 30th Sept. 1857. -- -- 4 23,106,509 17,519,000 7,346,223 3,099,020 16,753,024 2,930,000 277,654 1,147,231 Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lauds Miscellaneous 65,101,199 71,178,661 Totals

II. Increase and Decrease in the Quarter and Half-Year ended September 30, 1858, as compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

QUARTER ENDED Sept. 30, 1858. IIALF-YEAR ENDED Sept. 30, 1858.

Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous £ £ £ - 363,727 213,000 - 91,000 - 312,624 18,000 16,000 2,477,537 - 3,733,490 - 105,000 - - 286 - - 312,810 - 634,037 78,745 15,000 286 262,252 Totals Net Decrease 990,320 2,708,537 1,123,477 3,843,490 £1,718,217 £2,7s0,013

III. An Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quar- ter ended September 30, 1858; the Application of the same, and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the Surplus or Deficiency upon such Charge.

Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended Jane 30, 1858, viz.- Great Britain

Ireland £116,0- 54 ---- 418,064

Income received in the Quarter ended September 30,1858, as shown in Account 1 16,964,052 Amount received in the Quarter ended September 30, 1858, In repayment of Ad-

vances for Public Works,ke 427,012

17,807,148 Balance, being the(Deficiency on Sept. 30, 1858, upon the charge of the Consoli- dated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Dividends and other Charges pay- able in the Quarter to December 31, 1858, and for which Exchequer Bills (De- ficiency) will be issued in that Quarter 1,194,857

05,002,006

Amount applied out of the income for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1858, to re- demption of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) for the Quarter ended June 30,1858 1,735,898 Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Services, in the Quarter ended

Sept. 30, 1858 9,488,033 Charge on the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1858, xis.-

Interest of the Permanent Debt £5,524,049 Terminable Debt 1,430,825 Interest of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) nil The Civil List 101,259 Other Charges an Consolidated Fund 372,799

Advances for Public Works,6c 288,813

Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1858, via.-

Great Britain Ireland 6887031 7,897,246

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals