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[FEDERAL FINANCE.
BUDGET Tins MONTH. •••
\ Melboarne,' August 2.
The .Customs revenue ior.Jusly' amounted
to £2,459,703, or £635,937 in. excess of' the
sum collected,in the sane month" of '291.9;
The postal revenue for . the . month- was
£856,565, an increase of; £64*105- ' •'
The . Commonwealth .'is; now paying
99,841 old age and 35,574 invalid pensions
and maternity alkjwanoesi Tie claims: for
July numbered. 14,261, costing £71,705.
Tie .Australian note' issue now stands at
£57,451,932 10/, and the amount of' gold
coin held in .reserve, is £23,651,000, repre
senting 4L17 per cent, of notes m eiraila
tion. v ■,
' The iFedeial Treasurer wall bring down
the Budget this month. .' . -
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