CUSTOM'S REVENUE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 780, 1 April 1910, Page 6

CUSTOM'S REVENUE.

9 / FIGURES FOR THE TEAR. Customs. revenue collected at Wellington during the month of March totalled ,£60,353 os. 3d., and beer duty, amounted to <£1090 Bs. 3d. The figures for the corresponding month last year were revenue iC63,614 Ss. lOd. and beer duty .£llBB 18s. Gd. The . figures .for the financial year ended Maroli 31, 1010, .show-a steady decrease when compared with those of the precoding' twelve months. Figures for the separate quarters are given below:—

INVEECARGILL EETUENS. (By . Tcleeraph—Press Association.) Invercargill, March SI. The Customs returns, compared with the corresponding periods last year, show an increase for the month of £2019 15s. 9d., and for the quarter of .£2398 13s. 6d., but a decrease for the whole year, of wEifll 4s. 5d.. The amount of surtax collected up to the present time is £'M 12s. 2d. The beer duty shows an increase of £7 7s. 9d. for ,the month, and of M 5 2s. for tbe quarter, this representing an increased output of locally-rnanufaotured beer of 591 and 3608 gallons respectively.

YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1910. Customs Revenue Beer and Excise. Duty. !.£ s. d. £ s. d. June quarter ... 143,059 14 0 3,338 16 3 Sept. quarter .. 192,781 4 11 2,647 12 10 Deo. quarter ... 172,821 3 9 3,706 0 9 March quarter 179,357 5 1 3,384 3 5 Total for year .£693,019 7 9'£13,076 13 3 .... YEAH ENDED MARCH 31, 1909. ■ i "I Customs Revenue Beer and Excise. Duty, i £ s. d. £ s. d. June quarter ... 165,384 10 8 3,381 0 6 Sept. quarter.. 230,713 15 3 3,312 18 2 Dec. quarter ... 185,693 0 1 3,839 9 10 March quarter. 188,235 0 3 3,406 3 0 .. I 1 Total for year £770,026 6 3 £13,939 11 6