§ MR. J. D. WHITE (Dumbartonshire)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state what was the aggregate amount of the Customs duties collected on imports into the Australian Commonwealth from the United Kingdom during the last financial year or any preceding year.
| Quarter ending. | Arrears of annuities and deficiency of income. | Drawn for exeess Stock. | Total. Drawn (+). Repaid (-). | ||
| Drawn. | Repaid. | Net amount drawn (+) or repaid (-). | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| At 31st March, 1907 | 99,480 | 31,193 | + 68,287 | 116,308 | + 184,595 |
| At 30th June, 1907 | 1,236 | 19,482 | - 18,246 | 35,111 | + 16,865 |
| 100,716 | 50,675 | + 50,041 | 151,429 | + 201,460 |