The 'Revenue returns for the half-year show a very close
ap- proximation between Mr. Gladstone's estimates and the actual receipts, which means probably—as the second half-year is generally more productive than the first, owing to greater exer- tions, we suppose, on the part of the tax-collectors—that he will eventually have a good surplus. The comparison is as follows
Half Chancellor's Estimate.
£
Half Year's Receipts.
£
Customs 10,453,500 ... 11,070,000 Excise 9,885,000 ... 9,216,000 Stamps 4,775,000 ... 4,806,000 Taxes 1,675,000 ... 1,600,000 Property Tax 8,075,000 ... 3,251,000 Post-Office 2,125,000 ... 2,005,000 Crown Lands 157,500 ... 138,000 Miscellaneous 1,325,000 ... 980,689
X32,971,000 £33,066,689
We exclude altogether the sum estimated for " China Indemnity," as it is not included in the ordinary Revenue returns.
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