320

THE BRITISH EMPIRE: VICTORIA

Arrested . . . .

Summarily convicted Committed for trial Sentenced after commit- ment , . . .

1909

19,309

11,712

534

352

1911

19,398

11,543

522

334

The number of individuals arrested during 1911 was 13,939.

There are 8 gaols and 3 reformatory prisons in Victoria, besides 7 police gaols. At the end of 1911 there were confined in these prisons and police gaols 692 males and 105 females.

Finance.

The actual revenue and expenditure of the State in oacli of the five years stated were : —

Year ended June 30 —

Revenue

Expenditure

£

£

1908

8,314,480

7,862,246

1909

8,247,684

8,240,177

1910

8,597,992

8,579,980

1911

9,204,503

9,194,157

1912

9,936,665

9,845,010

Budget estimates 1912-13 :— Revenue, 10,120,000^. (including taxation, 1,477, 610Z. ; railways and tramways, 5,341,900/. ; Commonwealth subsidy, 1,715,708/.); expenditure, 10,097,407/. (including interest, 2,341,743/1: railways and tramways, 3,384,239/.).

The following table shows the actual amounts of State revenue and expenditure under the principal heads during 1910-11 : —

Heads of Revenue

Amount

Taxation : —

£

Wharfage rates .

69,511

Land tax ,

210,640

Duties on estates of

deceased persons

433,104

Duty on bank notes .

18,115

Stamp duty

257,199

Tonnage dues

42,716

Income Tax

395,998

Race Clubs' percentage

7,535

Licences . .

21,982

Total State taxation .

1.456,800

Railways .

4,887,560

Crown lands

355,870

Commonwealth balances

received

1,617,572

Other sources

886,701

Heads of Expenditure

Governor . Parliament & Ministry Civil establishments . Pensions and gratuities Interest and expenses

of Public Debt Raihvays . Other public works Crown lands Educalioii, &c. . Charitable institutions,

&c

Judicial and legal Police and gaols . Mining, agriculture,

and stock Other expenditure

Amount

£

9,158

79,944

234,787

S49,777

2,207,232

3,031,431

697,372

127,220

1,017,876

454,455 181,497 371,060

419,140 193,208

Total

9,204,503

Total

9,194,157