INCREASED RECEIPTS
RETURNS AT DUNEDIN BEER DUTY RISES (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. Although the gross customs receipts at the port of Otago during the month of October showed an increase over those for the same period last year, a falling off in some of the individual returns was apparent.
Customs duty for the past month totalled £47.464, compared with £59,238 for October of last year, this decline being brought about by the limitation of imports.
Beer duty, however, probably on account of the extra taxation, showed an increase of over £6OOO on that for October, 1938, this year’s figures being £43,818, compared with £37,425 for the previous period.
Sales tax receipts also showed an appreciable increase, £32,091 being collected by this means last month, as against £26,768 in October last year. On account of the petrol restrictions, tire petrol tax for the period showed a decrease of nearly £SOOO, the figures for last month being £12,324, compared with £17,211 last year.
There was a slight falling off in gold duty returns, which amounted to £1025 this year, against £1124 last year, and tyre tax also fell slightly, the figures for the past month and tire same period last year being £370 and £556 respectively.
Following are the detailed figures for October, together with the returns tor the corresponding month last year:—
CHRISTCHURCH FIGURES
(Pnr Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Customs returns at Christchurch for October, 1938 and 1939, are ns follow:
The figures for the seven months of
3938-39 and 1939-40 are as follow:
Oct., 1939. £ Oct.. 1938 £ Customs duty . . 47,464 59,238 Beer duty .... . 43,813 37,425 . 32,091 26,768 Petrol tax ..... . 12,321 17,211 Gold duty . 1,025 1.124 Tyre tax 370 556 Total revenue £146,437 £142,820
Customs Oet., 1938. Oct.. 1939 £ £ .. 88,099 74,084 Beer excise .. 14,352 20,238 Petrol lax .... 24,004 19,797 Tyre tax . .. . 1,033 824 Sales tax .... 30,405 45,050 Light dues , .. 724 705 Export levies— Wool 48 27 Meat 378 923 Miscellaneous 09 6,049 Totals ..£100,312 £167,757
1938-39 1939-40 Customs .... . 079,719 092,008 Beer 75,550 88,099 Petrol 109,068 191,910 Tyres 7,131 5.709 Sales tax 250,508 292,011 Light dues . 4,435 3,962 Export leviesWool. 1.335 1,729 Meat 8.234 9.349 Honey 41 1 Miscellaneous. 500 0,511 Totals £1,203,111 £1,282,015
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20083, 1 November 1939, Page 5
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