London, July 2 Though revenue returns for the first quarter show a drop compared with last year, estate duties are up by over £5,000,000, Total ordi £128,158.634 compared with £120,558,604 last year.
Total ordinary ' expenditure wat £177,876,607 inthe three months against, £175,447,268 last year. the latter figure might be added the token payment. of £1,041,216 made in the first quarter of Init year to the United States and not repeated Death duties are bringing in even more than the exceptional results of last year. So far, receipts have been' £22,690,000 compared with £16,970,000 last. year.
Customs duties" have produced 23,121,000 more than a year ngo, but! excise duty receipts are down by £1,600,000. " Income tax. shows drop' of £1,673,000.
Miscellaneous receipts, which brought in the Targe amount. of £11,042,928 In the first quarter last year, have provided only £3,914,028 this ' year—Reuter.
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