CUSTOMS RETURNS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 9

CUSTOMS RETURNS.

■ ' decrease of ebvenxte. ~ The Customs xeturJis for. the quarterending September to J7QO 91i, falling-oil in-revenue of : ,828, 03 Mmparea with" the corresponding period. 01 laflv year. The returns for ..the September of '.tho past three years, as given by the New 7anl<r(\A* ns-arfft ..Review, wore as follow:—' ■WSSbiwa?m ia s 00 ,' 11 ?' - 1 } seen that for 'the quarter luet f osed there is a faUing-oS in revenue of «£117»828 when the September quarter of last year is «»? of 1107 wfcfe to'some. extent inflated by clear-falling-oft for. tins quarter is attributed by the "W 1 , to. a shrinkage " trade. I The total collections for the two'islands for the three years ended.. - September 'SO * are as follow;- ....... . 1908-9'ji)o7^B. i •" . ■ ' .• -e . ■North Island "~' - 1,581,982 1,786,858. • South Island ... - 1,007 185 , 1,100,110 Parcel Post . — ~• • 52,75 i .■■ .62,127 , Total*' " ;.2,915,5Qi There has been-a decrease for the year of 'and there was'-also' a" decrease for the year ended September 80, 1908, 0f'.£170,407 compared irith 1597." .... ... TalllliW-off art nsted m the duties on spirits, winosi beers, cigars, afid : snuff; cigarettes, cocoa, and other goods. There is, however, an increase in the menus from tobacco of oyer .£16,60#. The' 'Tfade Keview" does not think the fftlline-«ff 'claiming whan it is considered that remissions .'of dntv, estimated at XiOO.OOO, have been made. The extise duty, on colonial beer shrank for the year from J8117.171 in IM7-J to J!115,070 for the' year 19JS-9, ended September 30.