CUSTOMS FIGURES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 232, 1 October 1928, Page 8

CUSTOMS FIGURES.

REVENUE FOR NINE MONTHS. DECREASE OF £231,634. Another decrease in the Customs revenue at the port of Auckland is shown by last month's figures. In the nine months now past six of the monthly returns have shown decreases on last year's figures. Last month's total was £187,907, compared with £221,349 in September, 1927, and £231,995 in Sep- ! tember, 1926, representing decreases of £33,442 and £44,088. The revenue for the/nine months has been £1,598,624, compared with £1,830,258 in 1927 and £1,849,598 in 1926. The decrease, compared with last year, has been £231,634. September's motor spirit importations yielded a revenue of £14,519, being £5263 less than the figures for August. Tyre taxation amounted to £1898, as ■gainst £3292 in August. Customs revenue and tyre tax figures for the first nine months of 1928, compared with those for the corresponding period in 1927 and 1926, sas follow:— 1928. 1927. 1926. £ £ £ January .... 172.148 178,573 209,989 February .... 202,518 220,762 March 184,833 221,231 204,766 April 137,729 157,229 211,939 May 101,813 157,770 176.348 .lune 151,310 278,887 163,282 July 170,514 156,640 186,806 August 227,402 256,061 243.711 September .. 187,907 221,349 231,995 Totals ... 1,598,624 1,830,258 1,849,598 A separate return for the first nine months of the year, showing the amounts collected through motor spirit and tyre taxation, is as follows:— Motor Spirit. Tyre Tax. £ £ January 11,900 3,088 February 11,963 3,339 March 28,453 5,051 April 20,186 8,203 May 17,915 3,465 •I unc 2,985 103 •I'ily 15,665 4.257 August 19,782 3,292 September 14,519 1,898 Totals 143,36S 32,726 Beer duty last month amounted to £8514, compared with £SO2S in September, 11127, and £8683 in September, 1926.