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THE REVENUE.

I. The following is an Abstract of the net Produce of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, in the undermentioned periods,. ended March 31, 1856, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

QIIAITTERS ENDED 10th-June 1855. 30th Sept. 315t Dec. 31st March 1855. 1865. 1866.

5,465,466 5,713,674 5,384,461 5,225,169 4,613,568 4,946,776 4,444,726 2,631,600 1,828,300 1,604,165 1,695,369 1,786,473 1,318,400 111,374 1,323,111 207,738 2,177,889 4,538,646 1,260,942 6,837,280 289,267 261,757 293,272 327,399 63,000 86,516 85,000 67,000 325,772 188,657 316,317 298,502

16,079,662 17,431,465 14,832,201 17,361,161 QUARTERS ENDED

31st March 1855.

£ i £

5,221,445 5,349,251 5,699,967 3,978,299 5,212,782 4,555,529 4,728,111 2,594,518 1,822,239 1,773,358 1,707,609 1,829,843 200,030 1,515,904 133,577 1,287,232 5.899,334 1,976,155 2,545,056 833.892 329,923 384,000 343,000 277,234 66,000 65,000 61,572 80,000 243,361

160,320 154-,594 178,177 15,893,516

Year ended 31st March 1855.

Carona-

Excise ....

Stamps Taxes Property Tar Post-office Crown Lando Totals 65,704,489

IL Increase and Decrease in the Quarter and Year ended March 31, 1856, as compared with the corresponding-periods of the preceding year.

QUARTER ENDED YEAB. ENDED March 31, 1856. March 31, 1855.

Increase. Decrease.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Totals 1,535,995 58,290

Net Increase Z1,47-7,645 ILE. An Account showing the-Net Revenue and other Receipts of the Quar- ter ended March 31, 1856; the Application of the same, and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together Iwith the Surplus or Deficiency upon such Charge.

Surplus balance beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended December 31, 1855, viz.-

Great Britain Ireland £411,794 411,781

Net Income receired in the Quarter ended March 31,2858, as shown in Ac- count 1 17,361,161 Amount of Exchequer 131110 (Supply) and Exchequer Bonds issued in the Quarter ended March 31, 1856, in full of Grant 0( 1,000,0001. 3,477,750 Amount received in the Quarter ended March 91, 1850, in part of lean of

5,000,0001. 3,501,000 Money received by Sale of Exchequer Bills issued to replace in part the Amount

of Supply Bills paid off in Money out of the Ways and Means of the Year 1855-6 500,000

Money received in lieu of Exchequer Bills, in part of Funding of 3,1/00,0001. 622,000 Amount received in the Quarter ended March 31, 1856, In repayment of Ad- vances for Public Werke, ete. 285,388 Saving on the Charge for Diplomatic Salaries for the Year 1855 15,624 . Consolidated Fund in Great Brftdin, to meet the Dividends and other Silence, being the Deficiency on the 31s1 'March 1856, upon the Charge of the

Sills (Deficiency) will be issued ln that Quarter 2,569,685 Charges payable in the Quarter to June 30, 1888, one for which Exchequer 28,744,392 AMount applied-out of the net Income for the Quarter ended March 31, 1850, to redemption of Ekchequer Bias (Deficiency) for the Quarter ended December

31, 1855 3,879,750 Exchequer Bills redeemed with Money received under the Act for Funding Ex-

chequer Bills 463,000 Xet Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Services; Sc. in the Quarter

ended March Si, 1856 15,832,269 Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended March 31, 1856, viz.- - Ihterest of the Permanent Debt £5,592,594 Terminable Debt 1,419,314 Interest of Exchequer Bills (Delleleacy) 8,114 The Civil List 102,833 Other Cherges on Consolidated Fund 314,271 Advances for Public Works, Sc. 326,980 7,762,508 Dalance of Money received under the Act for Funding Exchequer

Mills, reserved 159,009 Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, (or the Quarter ended Mar9Y, 1856, vit.--

Great Britain

/rebind • 641,867

847,887 £28,744,392 Cnatoms Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office - Crown Lands Iiimellaneous Totals Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Iflecellanscros

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30th June 30th Sept. list Dec.

1854. 1851- 1854.

15,074.087 15,507,341 14,741,874 Year ended 3 at-March 1856.

21,788;770 16,636,670 6,894,307 2,958,626 14,814,757 1,171,695 281,516 1,158,148 61206,818 20,998,774 16,341,128 7,132,919 3,136,143 11,254,637 1,334,157 272;572 736,458 497,058 37,082 7,708 937,946 1,000 55,141 55,766 2,524 _5,076,292 578,621 £4,497,671 Increase. Decrease.

£ £ 789,996 - 295,512 - - 239,642 - 177,517 3,560,120 - 162,462 8,944 421,690 - 26,174,707