I beg also to call your lordship's attention to the fact that Western Australia has only yet spent the 35,000 pound loan, and has now only begun to spend that of 100,000 pounds.

I also would point out that the last annual increase of revenue has about equalled the whole capital amount which has been expended out of loans.
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I have caused the following statistics to be furnished me from the Treasury and Customs Departments for six years, ending on the 30th September of each year.

The first year given, that ending on the 30th September, 1869, is the year immediately preceding my arrival, I having been sworn in on that very day.
TREASURY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS STATISTICS FOR SIX YEARS TO 1874 IN POUNDS/SHILLINGS/PENCE.
COLUMN 1: CATEGORY.
COLUMN 2: 1869.
COLUMN 3: 1870.
COLUMN 4: 1871.
COLUMN 5: 1872.
COLUMN 6: 1873.
COLUMN 7: 1874.
*Imports : 232,830/0/11 : 232,590/18/8 : 201,070/3/4 : 224,396/10/0: 253,680/16/2 : 367,417/15/0.
**Exports : 178,860/15/2 : 204,447/2/2 : 194,934/9/3 : 228,807/12/9: 278,502/16/0 : 398,900/8/6.
***Customs duties : 48,157/8/9 : 45,270/14/6 : 43,464/2/3 : 53,556/4/5: 60,022/1/1 : 82,016/12/0.
****Revenue : 108,600/1/0 : 109,978/6/3 : 102,128/3/4 : 107,828/5/10: 120,937/14/8 : 161,443/8/10.
****Expenditure : 107,213/1/10 : 119,478/8/4 : 112,285/10/7: 103,205/16/0 : 120,259/11/9 : 131,334/18/5.
OBSERVATIONS.
*Ships now expected will greatly swell the items of Imports and Customs.
**This is exclusive of RE-exported articles, and the valuations are very moderate.

In round numbers, the Exports may be said to be over 400,000 pounds.
***Part of the increase of Customs duties is owing to increase of duties on spirits, wines, and some other items; and ad valorem, on the other hand, credit should be given for some articles which have been admitted free.