THE REVENUE.

I. The following is an Abstract of the gross Produce of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, in the undermentioned periods, ended December 31, 1857, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

QUARTERS ENDED 31st March 30th Jane 30th Sept. 31st Dec.

1857. 1867. 1887. 1837.

5,243,600 6,149,349 5,481,383 5,590,018 2,898,000 4.607,000 5,298,000 4,769,000 1,903,477 1,850,491 1,752,255 1,761,000 360,020 1,324,000 159,000 1,861,090

0,942,483 2,455,640 4,931,597 808,437

777,000 675,000 730,000 810,000 67,000 64,000 60,654 82,000 425,569 256,282 269,438 735,707

18,519,149 17,281,762 18,682,269 15,907,182 QUARTERS ENDED

SOth Jane 30th Sept. 81st Dec.

1856. 1858. 1856.

£ £ E

5,804,724 5,981,344 8,232,175 5,005,000 5,446,000 4,816,000 1,868,083 1,770,649 1,038,000 1,343,026 157,000 1,356,000 2,376,751 5,347,236 1,423,464 716,000 645,(00 748,000 64,000 67,857 86,000 320,419 156,343 195,842

17,548,003 19,571,429 16,895,481

Year ended Year ended 31st Dec. slat Dec.

1857. 1858. --

£ £

22,464,352 23,610,375 17,472,000 18,073,778 7,269,223 7,268,272 3,104,020 8,105,026 13,137,997 16,028,422 2,992,000 2,869,152 273,654 284,857 1,677,098 971,106

70,390,342 71018,988

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals 81st March 1856.

18,404,075 5,540,132 2,806,778 1,801,540 249,000 6,8E0,971 760,152 67,000 298,502 Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals

II. Increase and Decrease in the Quarter, Nine Months, and Year ended December 31, 1857, as compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals Net Decrease QUARTER ENDED Dec. 31,1857. NINE MONTHS ENDED Dec. 31, 1857.

Increase. Decrease. Increase.

Decrease.

- 642,147 - 47,000 - 77,000 5,000

- 615,02- 7

62,000 - 4,000 529,865 857,491 698,000 102,986 12,028 951,937 -- 11,203 106,000 578,923 596,865 1,385,184 684,923 2,628,643 £788,9111 £1,943,7110 YEAR ENDED Dec. 31, 1857.

Increase. Decrease.

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Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous 1,154,023 601,778 1,006 890,429 11,203 951 122,818 705,990 Total) 829,709 ! 2,658,435 £18286401 Net Decrease.

III. An Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quar- ter ended December 31, 1857; 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 September 30, 1857, viz.- Great Britain £83,386 Ireland 504,654 -- Income received in the Quarter ended Dec. 31,1837, as shown in Account 1 Amount received in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1837, in repayment of Ad- vances for Public Works,&c 16,954,970 568,040 13,907,162 479,768

Balance, being the Deficiency on Dec. 31, 1857, upon the charge of the Consoli- dated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Dividends and other Charges pay- able in the Quarter to March 31, 1858, and for which Exchequer Bills (Defi-

ciency) will be issued In that Quarter 1,211,623 18,166,593 9,549,775

7,534,820

781,188 £1141331333 Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Services, in the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1867 Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter' ended Dec. 31, 1857, viz.- Interest of the Permanent Debt Terminable Debt Interest of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) The Civil List Other Charges on Consolidated Fund Advances for Public Works, dm Sinking Fund

Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended Dec. 31, 1867,116r-

Great Britain Ireland £6,259,722 6.58,887 Nil 100,281 372,971 323,195 121,084 £782,108