CUSTOMS REVENUE (a). No. 9.-TOTAL AMOUNT OF CUSTOMS REVENUE PAID INTO (Including all Revenue raised by the Customs Department from (a) Import and Export Duties from Treasury Statement, except where otherwise stated. (b) Import and Export Duties collected. (c) For rates of conversion into £ sterling, see Table No. 2, p. 5. (d) For 12 months ended 31st March of the year following that stated above. (e) For years ended 30th June. (g) Total Revenue from "Customs" according to Treasury Latement. (h) Exclusive of Export Duties on Pearl Shells. These duties were repealed in July 1895. (1) Inclusive of rt Duties on Gold paid over to Local Authorities. (j) The figures show the amounts received from the spirit and farmers. No duties are collected by the Government. (k) Exclusive of the share of Customs Duties paid over to vernments. (m) Inclusive of Export Duties for Immigration purposes. In St. Vincent these duties were suspended 1900, and in Jamaica they were repealed in May 1891. THE TREASURY (a) OF EACH COLONY OR POSSESSION. CUSTOMS REVENUE (a). (b) 1,259,237 (6) 1,351,956 (b) 1,437,303 (b) 1,886,568 (b) 2,765,877 672,779 (g) 664,588 34,347 (e) 28,317 [(e) 22,421 25,240 Labuan (c) (1). Australia: New South Wales. Victoria. South Australia, except Northern Territory. Northern Territory. 466,218 (g)(0) 424,443 (g)(0) 337,941 (n) The Customs Revenue was collected by the Commonwealth Government from January 1st, 1901, but the Trade Returns were first compiled for Australia as a whole by the Commonwealth Government in 1903, and not by each State as in former years. The figures given from that date represent the gross amount of import duties collected by the Commonwealth Government-allowance having been made for Inter-State transfers. (0) Inclusive of Excise Duties. (p) Exclusive of Export Duties in the Virgin Islands from 1891 to 1896 inclusive, and in St. Lucia for all years prior to their suspension on 1st January, 1899. () The figures show for all years (except for 1897, in which 8477. collected by the Government is included) the amounts paid by Farmers for the right of levying duties on the impcrtation or sale of dutiable articles. Australia (a) : New South Wales Victoria (g) South Australia (including) Western Australia Tasmania Queensland (g) (h) £ £ £ £ £ £ 192,058,432 £ 206,425,616 3,746,877 3,723,522 3,716,596 3,702,100 1,242,250 1,202,150 1,199,150 6,600 6,000 5,900 5,841 5,782 5,700 46,030,449 50,747,849 49,157,049 53,426,149 53,701,369 58,063,919 (7) 57,881,189 (g) 58,591,914 41,377,693 43,610,265 45,711,287 46,144,562 46,547,708 46,939,328 46,886,211 20,401,500 21,157,300 21,230,700 21,197,000 (g) 21,752,590 (g)22,087,700 (g) 22,867,200 143,432,970 152,708,392 153,740,404 160,041,908 239,682 224,677 221,037 217,897 248,990 246,690 243,236 213,257 5,060,354 (g)7,170,354 (g)7,170,354 (g)7,170,354 (g) 8,060,354 (g) 8,054,343 (g) 8,054,343 (g) 8,019,143 23,748,921 24,839,167 26,006,167 26,798,878 27,675,178 27,533,978 6,408 58,454 16111 27,396,805 27,282,405 5,308 5,158 5,158 5,158 5,158 5,158 5,158 = 50,000 50,000 (a) In addition to the Amount of Debt outstanding shown in the above Table, the following Colonies had Treasury and (b The portion of the debt shown in the original returns in local currency has been converted into £ sterling, at the rates shown in Table No. 2, p. 5. (c) Figures for 31st March of the year following that stated above. (d) Amount of debt and obligations of the Government of India. For rates of conversions into £ sterling of the rupee debt, see note (a) to Table No. 2, p. 5. (e, Balance of the Orange Free State loan of 1884. (ƒ) In respect of both the Transvaal and Orange River Colony under the Transvaal Guaranteed Loan Orduance, No, 31 of 1903. (g) Debt outstanding on 30th June. (4) Including debts guaranteed by the Colony. (g)60,781,136 (g)61,580,482 (g) 61,801,409 (9) 61,479,662 (g) 66,108,359 (g) 70,486,361 (g) 69,926,655 47,058,088 48,354,277 48,774,885 49,546,275 50,408,957 51,097,900 51,519,962 (g) 26,386,645 (g) 26,324,145 (g) 15,627,298 (g) 16,090,288 9,211,070 () 9,504,732 40,295,447 41,163,997 213,104,721 214,529,779 (c)46,938,006 (c)47,874,452 | (c) 49,591,245|| (c) 52,966,447 (c) 55,809,019 (c) 57,522,215 (c) 59,912,000 2,378 191,255 2,378 186,515 1,500 164,015 (g) 9,019,143 (g) 10,574,143|| (g)12,519,143 (g) 14,019,143 (g) 16,019,143 31,097,825 36,970,929 36,469,249 39,385,704 31,393,435 Australia (a): New South Wales. South Australia (including 1 N. Territory). Western Australia. Queensland. (g) (h) Total Commonwealth. 60,529,312 70,923,473 (g) 3,387,509 (g) 3,570,862 72,916,821 74,494,335 74,709,283 118,426 2,150,525 112,826 2,149,412 112,226 3,835,782 (c) 111,626 189,580 187,180 176,680 3,867,144 (c) 173,780 (c) 170,880 13,410 (c) 6,770 416,850 428,600 428,600 127,570 (c) 123,670 (c) 123,670 (c) 285,021 (c) 104,226 (c) 103,426 3,798,593 3,740,374 (c) 167,880 (c) 164,680 (c) 5,750 (c) 425,600 (c) 123,670 (c) (c) 284,121(e) 5,050 416,000 123,670 283,571 Leeward Islands. (c) 1,104,033 (c) 1,098,913 (e) 1,092,593 Grenada (h). Trinidad and Tobago. (1) Inclusive of advances from the Imperial or Colonial Governments, or from the Crown Agents pending issue of authorised *The figures given above relate to the entrances and clearances of Ships employed in the oversea trade only. 9,248,019 9,841,007 9,078,256 8,661,131 7,190,133 7,034,207 8,720,169 (exclusive of ferry traffic) 9,072,545 8,124,134 10,411,649 11,362,953 (a) Inclusive of Native craft. (b) For the twelve months ended 31st March of the year following that stated above. (c) Exclusive of the tonnage of vessels engaged in trade between the Settlements. The tonnage of warships, transports. and yachts entered and cleared is excluded in the years 1895 to 1904, but included in 1894 and prior years. (d) Exclusive of Chinese junks. (g) Inclusive of the Murray and Darling River trade for steam vessels. (e) For years ended 30th June. (h) Including Inter-Presidency Shipping. (k) Including "entries" but exclud (i) The figures, so far as they relate to steam vessels, represent gross tonnage. |