CUSTOMS REVENUE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 161, 2 April 1919, Page 8

CUSTOMS REVENUE

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The Hon. Arthur Myers, Minister of Customs, gave the following interesting particulars yesterday regarding the Customs Tovenne and beer duty, for the month of March, 1919, as compared with that month of 1918; also for the financial year ending March 31, as comaared with preceding years. The Minister stated that the-Customs duty for the year just ended exceeded the' estimate by .£331,000, and the beer duty exceeded the estimate by .£48,000. Customs Excise duty, beer duty. Ma-rob. 1919 34K.553 26,514 Maroh, 1918 ...... 290,396 21,152 The" following fierures show the revenue from Customs duties and beer duty from 19134 onwards :— . Finan- Customs Excise cial duty. bserduty. Total .Tear; £ £ <£ ■ 1918-9 ... 3,831,048 273,451 4,104,499 1917-8 ,~ 3,364,172 237,187 3,601,360 1916-7 ._ 8,849,714 187,951 4,037,666 '1915-8 ... 3,366,304 157,891 3,524,195 11914-5 ... 3,167,385 127,659 3,295,041 ' 1913-4' •..; = 3,426,705 • 127.041: 3,553,746 i "It will bo' seen," said the Minister, "that the grand total for Customs and e-xoise- beer taken together is the greatest ■ imr-collected." ■ t Qtf ABTEE'B BETUEN AT CHRISTCrTOKCH. '■ By Telecraph— Preiss Association. Christchurch, April 1. Tho Customs duties colleoted'at Chriatbhuroh for tho quarter ended March 31 totalled .£153,534, being a decrease of £M as compared with ..the corresponding . epiarter of 1918.