CUSTOMS RETURNS

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20175, 2 March 1931, Page 10

CUSTOMS RETURNS

CHRISTCHURCH FIGURES. The decrease in importations continues to ]>e reflected in decreased net' Customs duties collected at Ohriatchurch. Last month, as compared with February, 1980, there wbb £27,8,32 less collected., Jn. the , financial year 1930-31 so far. there have been four occasions when the monthly decrease, as compared . with the corresponding month's of 1929-80, has been greater, as follows: • ' ' S, July, 1930 .. .. 45,940 September, 1930 .» , .. 36,278 Novomber, 1930 .. ,33,847 January, 1931 ~ ' .. 30,948

The. decrease in net- Customs duties for the. financial year . 1930.31 so .far. amounts to £211,444; and for the calendar year so -l'ar £58,780. Beer .diity for the financial year is £5848 less, and for, tfie calendar year'£Bl2o less. The' ineat export levy for the financial year showS! tin increase' of £BO6, 'and .for the calendar . year. of ,£IBS. " Receipts ■ from the ' dairy-'produce Jkvy' are' £24 'better for the financial year .and £6B hotter for'the calendar year. , ■ '' ; The'motor-spirit'tax yielded £3so'less as compared with January; 1931, but the . increase for the financial year. i 5..£35,449, and forVthe calendar year £18,332. -The tyro tax receipts show , a . decrease of £3082, as compared with January, andv crease for the financial- year -of £2781,.);DUt an increase for the calendar year of £1965.

Summary of-'Beceipts. ' Following is a nummary,' of receipts from! all'sources for February, 1931,. and : Febru-1 ■ary, !1930 (shillings and pence ■ omitted) :~ ' Fob., i Feb., . 1931. 1930. : £ £ ' Net Customs •• 58,755 86,587 Beer duty *. 5,035 6,733 Meat levy .. 728 " 296 Dairy produce levy .. 159 84 Motor-spirit tax .. 18,682 10,623 Tyre duty >. ' 688 .• 788

£84,047 £105,061 Tha decrease in February, 1981, was £21,014; and there was a decrease of £25,323 in January, 1931} total decrease this year, £46,337. ' Other details and comparisons follow:

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i , ' COMPANIES REGISTERED. The following-, registrations of new companies are notified in the current issue of the Mercantile Gazette:— Grant, Alexander, Ltd.' Rogd, as a private company,. February 18th, 1631. Office: 115 CasheJ street, Ohristchurch, Capital: £soo, into' 600 shares of £1 -each. Subscribers i A. Grant 496, T?. 0. Brown 6. Objects: 'To acquire) and carry on the business of opticians and incidental. . . - Todd Motors, ; Ltd. . Registered , as a > private ■ - company. Office: ' Oourtenay * • place, 'Wellington.-'', , " Capital: £135,000, into 165,000 shares -of £ls< each. Subscribers: 1 Wellington—o. Todd #2,250, . D. H. Todd 23)250, A. Todd 22,250? Mary ' Todd 9750, Shells M. Todd 6760, V. L. O. Jolly 19J760,'Kathleen M.'Todd 9760, Moyra P. Todd 9750. Ghristrfrarch-^-—O. F. Todd 82,250, B, J; Todd 22,250. Objects: To carry" on business of manufacturers and importers snd/dealers in motor-jars and general incidental. . < Older (N.JS,), Ltd.', Itegd.' February 16th, 1931', Officers Brandon Btreet, Wellington, Capital: £30,000, into '20.00Q .shares of '£l Subscribers—W V. Sondors'26o, T. H. Hill 250, < S. E. Hill 250, H, «F,' .100, P. R." Edwards 100. Objects; To carry 1 on bupinesß' of manufacturers and brewers of pti'd dealers.ln, eider,-and perry, the produce' Of apples «nd pears grown, in New Zealand, ana general incidental. < I > 4i=-V-: J *:- C'J"V--i-:V ■ ' f f'.v **' /<* • '

Net Customs Duties. £ ».. d. February, 1931 .. 68,755 13 3 February, 1980 86,587)17' 7; Decrease, Fob., 1931 ., , 27,832 ; 5 ' 4 January, 1931 69,096 13 7 Decrease, Feb., 1931 .. 10.341 1 • 4; ' Jan.-Feb.. 1931 , ... 127,852 ' 6 10 ! Jan.-Feb.,, 1930 .. 186,632 19 9; Decrease,, Jan.-Feb,, 1931 58,780 13 11 April, 19S0-Feb„ 1931 876,069 17 11 April, 1929 i Feb., 1930 1,087,514 9 10 Deo., Ap., 1930-Feb., 1931 ..211,444 1111 Net Beer Duty.' • .£ s.d. February, 1981 .. .. 5,035 2 5 February, 1930 .. 6,783 15 10; .E'ooreaie.-Feb., 1981 .. • 1,6-93 13 •, 5 January, 1931 .. .. ' 5,645 6 8 - Decrease, Feb., 1931 .. 610 4 *3. Jan.-Feb., 1931 .. 10,680 9 >1 = Jan.-Feb., 1930 .. .. 13,801 4 9 Dee., Jan.-Feb., 1931 .. 3,120 15 8 ApqU r 1930,-Feb., 1931 ..' 77,107 15 • 9 April, 1929-Feb., 1980 .. 82,956 6 2. Decrease. Ap„ 1930-Feb., -1931 .. .. 6,848 10 5 i {a . ; j t . : , f ■ ■ - ' ' • -• iv ■ - .j : t 1 I'.,:.--.- ; ■ • ' " ' ' . , ■ 1 , -v . .. MeatExportLevy. i; , '' . , a, «. 'd. : FebruAry, ' 728 14 0 February, • 1930! ,\.f ' ■ 396 "4" ,,7 ' Increase, Feb., 1931 • •••. 432 10 2! January, 1 1981 1 ■ ' 473 16 ;'l' Increase. - Feb., • 1931 .. 254 18 - i8-Jan.-Feb., 1931 .. ... 1,202 10 10: Jan.-Feb..'1980 .. .. 1,015 15.2 Inc., Jan.-Feb., 1931 .., 186 15 3 April,, 1930-Feb., 1931 .. 0,390 8 1 April, 1929-Feb., 1930 . . " 6,023 15 .0 Inc., April, 1930-Feb., 1931 366,13 1 Dairy Produce Levy. £ f. d. February, 1931 .. . / 159 . 7 0 February, .1080 ... .. 34 14 8 Increase, February, 1931 . . 124 12 10 January, 1981 ... . , 61 5 2 Increase, February, 1931 98 2 4 Jan.-Feb., 1931 .. > ,. 220 12 8 Jan.-Feb.. 1980 , .. - 151 16 1 lac,, W-Fet)., 1931 .. 68 16 7 Ap, 1980-Feb., 1931, ... 624 6 6 Ap., 1929-Feb., 1930 599 15 8 , .Inc., Ap., 1930-Feb., 1931 24 11 3 V- f L '-a&s" Increase, February, -8,058 ', 4' 8 Janu»ry; -1981 - .. , / X 10,082 19 8 Decrease, -February,.*'. V 850 17. 0 Jan.-Feb., 19M, ... 87,715 i 4. 1980' 534,882 8 11 ( Jne..' 18 5 . Ap,£-1930-Feb., .IMX:-• 187,197. 8 10 -'1-030 <<: . ':.../181,748 7-, 5 Inc., Ap.,'-''I930-F(ib„ 1931;' 35,449' 2 . 6 , < - Tyre pntjr. , . 1 1 1. ". f X. -it. 'h-d. February, 1931 ., ,... 688 0, .9 VeUnuttr.. .1990 - - A.. ' 788 17 "0 .Decease, February, 1981 ,100;16 )V Miry,: mi- ■ .. 1r \ - '• V 3.770 11 "0 ' Decrease, 1 . February,"' 1931 ■ ,3,082 10 3 fJaiu-Fett, >l»»r . ' <- 4/458-11 v 9 19.11 .. -IncL 1 Jan.-Feb., ,1931 x ... • 1,965 11 10 .-I-.*. 4 Apiil, ,.1929-Feb;, 1930 •'- . 16,889 . (f ' S ■ • EnoreajM, April/ 1980-Feb.; t . .. . . 'vJSEr 9,791i?„ii ', ' tkiaey Export' I**y, . ,i .< ' 1 A * ' ' 11 , J £ i d.' i<1 o< a .February, .1930,i .. } t 0 17.'. fl Decrease,. February, 1931 ' * 0 11 6 ;:: . i -;>f. y , -, f ■_ ■< . •' '/• Jv 4rf rl ' j f 1 »r 1 "mi'

'peace omitted)" i Customs .. Beer duty Petrol, tax • . Tyre tax .. ' 1931. £ .. 60,831 .. ■ 12,763 - ' 12,023 598 1930. £ 65,035 20,889 7,882, 771 86,213 94,527