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« CUSTOMS DUTIES. RECEIBTS FOR SIX MONTHS. The total Customs duties (including beer duty) collected at Christohurch for the dix months ended June 30th. 1918, amounted to £237,627, as compared with £259,947 for the first half of 1917—bt> increase this year of £27,680. The details (shillings and pence omitted) are;— . J-Year J-Year June 30, June 30, 1918. 1917. • £ Jg Net Customs duties .. 268,077 216,183 Beer Duty .. •• 19,550 13,764 £287,627 £259,947 The receipts for the quarter ended Juno 30th (shillings and pence omitted) were:— Quarter Quarter June 30, June 30, 1918. 1917. £ £ N<»t Customs Duties .. 123,833 114,979 Beer Duty .. .. 9.714 6,926 £133,547 £121,905 | The total increase for the June quarter, 1918, was £11,642; the March quarter, 1918, showed an increase over the corresponding quarter of 1917 of £16,038. The monthly receipts for June compare as follows:—. June, June, 1918. 1917. £ £ Net Customs Duties .. 35,644 33,333 Boer Duty .. .. 3,019 2,008 £38,663 £35,358 The increase to June this year was £332). As compared with May, 1918, the receipts 'or last month showed a decrease of £7,038. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. BANKS— Australasia .. .. — 117 0 0 National .. •• 5 7 0 — Union •• •• 56 10 0 66 15 0 CEMENTS— Golden Bay t.. 018 0 — COAL— Tauniri •• t.. 018 6 — INSURANCE— National .. — 2 19 0 SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker 118 6 119 0 WOOLLENS— Kajanoi .. .. 7 2 6 — Wellinsrton .. .. 7 0 0 710 0 MISCELLANEOUS— NJ6. Drug Co. .. 213 9 — YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS ON OTHER EXCHANGES. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) Sal©: —Huddart-Parkcr, 38s 3d.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16253, 2 July 1918, Page 8
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251COMMERCIAL. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16253, 2 July 1918, Page 8
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