THE REVENUE.

1. The following is an Abstract of the Net Produce'of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, in the undermenthmed periods, ended December 31, 1855, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

Balance, being the Deficiency on the 31st December 1855, upon the Charge of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britaip, to meet the Dividends and other Charges payable in the Quarter to March 31, 1858, and for which Exchequer : Bills (Deficiency) will be issued in that Quarter 3,879,750 21,268,520

Amount applied out of the net Income for the Quarter ended December 31,1855, to £ redemption of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) for the Quarter ended September

30,1631 853,443 Net Amount applied out of the Consolidated Fund to Supply Services in the Quarter ended December 31,1833 14,880,390 Charges of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended December 31, 1655 viz.- Interest of the Permanent Debt £6,261,876 Terminable Debt 669,823 Interest of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) nil The Civil List 99,920 Other Charges on Consolidated Fund 343,112 Advances for Public Works, de. 238,919 Loan to Sardinia 500,000 Surplus Balance beyond the Charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended December 31, 1853, viz.- Great Britain Ireland .... 411,764 14.832.201 16,079.602 17,431,485 QUARTERS ENDED

YEAR ENDED Dec. 31, 1835.

NINE MONTHS ENDED Dec. 31, 1855.

II. Increase and Decrease in the Quarter, Nine Months, and Year ended December 31, 1855, as compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals QUARTER ENDED Dec. 31, 1835.

Increase. Decrease.

£

53,144 57,706 434,333 .16,038 3,000 167,140

£

315,506 91,400 728.181 406,906 £32 ,473 Net Increase.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Poet-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals £3,251,174 28,133,396 Net Increase. Net Increase. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease.

' 292,938 £ - 609,283 422,407 -- 861,771 - 139,803 4,381 - 168,401 - - 2,629,477 - 6,517,528 - 159,938 .

7,944 - ,. 8,944

366,519 - 325,168 60,842 133,016 3,719,315 488,1/1 , 8,327,033 193,657 .QUARTERS ENDED 31st March 30th June 1E155. • 30th Sept.

1833. Slat Dec.

1865. 1853.

£ £

5,465,466 5,713,674

4,613,588 4,916,776

1,828,300 1.604,165 1,316,400 III 374 2.177,889 4,538,616

380,267 261,757

63,000 66,516 326,772 188,667

£

5,381,481 4,444,726 1,695,369 1,323,111 1,260,942 293,272 85,000 363,917

£

4,726,111 3,758,465 1,463,314 216,854 5,206,637 329,923 66,000 243,381.

10,114,665

31st March 80th. SUM

1851. 1854. Slit Dec.

1854. 30th Sept.

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

£ £

4,411,766. 5,221,443 2,319,101 3,978,299 1,721,151 1,773,358 109,095 1,513,304 2,018,588. _ 1,976,333 303,000 381,000 65,600 66.000 281,742 160,326 11,222.443 .15,074.887 6,699,967 4,391,582 1,786,769 1,270,408, 826.589 277,234 80,400 178,177

11,210,726

Year ended 31st Dec.

11151. • .

5,349,261 5,212,782

1,707,5es

133,677 2.543,038 343,000 61,572 154394 14.50'7,341 Year ended' 3Ist Dec.

1846.

Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Miscellaneous 21381,712 16,703,533 6,993,148 2,987,742 13,8841,14 1,174;219 280,916 1,103,007

£

20,682,429 15,901,761 6,988,787 3,028,384 7,366,588 1,307,234 271,672 777,839 Totals 01,427.993 56.324,07 Customl Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-shoe Crown Lands Miscellanmons Totals'

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III. An Account showing the Net Revenue and other Receipts of the Quar- ter ended December 31, 1855; 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, 1853, viz.- Britain Great Ireland £320,385 Net Income received in the Quarter ended December 31, 1855, as shown in Ac- count 1 14,832,201 Amount received In the Quarter ended December 31, 1853, In full of Loan of - 16,000,0001. 4,021,200 Amount of .Exchequer Bills (Supply) Issued in the Quarter ending December 31,1855 800,000 Amount received in the Quarter ending December 31, 1835, Ill repayment of advances for Public Works, de 414,784 320,583 20,388,770 8,122,703 411,784 224,248,5M