CUSTOMS REVENUE

Grey River Argus, 2 June 1943, Page 2

CUSTOMS REVENUE

GREYMOUTH. The total customs revenue collected at the Greymouth office last month showed an increase of £269 19s 6d over the figures for May, 1942. The totals were £27,670 5s Id for May 1943, and £27,400 5s 7d for May 1942. The collections under the various headings last month, with the corresponding figures for May, 1942. in parenthesis were as follows: Customs £5116 19s 9d (£5065 4s 7d), sales tax £2855 1,3 s lOd (£2791 19s-sd), war expenses sales tax £4Bll 16s 7d (£2837 10s 9d), other war expenses £BO7B 5s 3d (£7914 13s 8d). CHRISTCHURCH. War expenses collections at t'he Christchurch Customs office increased from £81,432 in May, T 942 to £118,192 last month, but returns for other sections were smaller. AprilMay war expenses returns this year amounted to £243,500, compared with £133,711 for the two months last year. For the two months of this year, customs collections declined by £25.160 and sales tax by £18,034. Beer collections improved in the period from £37,944 to £41,524. Detailed figures for last month, with those for 1942 in parenthesis, are: Customs £58,370 (£62,206), beer £20,128 (£21,325), sales tax £38,436 (£49,072), war expenses £118,192 (£81,432). AUCKLAND. The increase of £58,016 in total customs receipt at Auckland last month, compared with the figure for May, 1942, was wholly accounted for by the heavy increase in receipts, in the war expenses account. The totals were £585,069 last month and £527,053 in May, 1942. Customs revenue showed a decrease of £28,345, while the amounts collected in excise on beer and sales tax were also lower than for the corresponding period ot 1942. T'he figures for the month, with those for May, 1942, in parenthesis. are: Customs £187,727 (£216,072), excise on beer £22,961 (£29,239), sales tax £98,369 (£110,826), war expenses account £276,012 (£170,916). WELLINGTON. Customs revenue collected at Wellington this month, followed by the figures for May, 1942, is: Net customs £275,891 (£269,245), sales tax £92,287 (£101,395), beer excise £15,462 (£14,378), war tax £394,202 (£257,032?. DUNEDIN. Customs returns for May at Dunedin, followed by the figure for May, 1942, are as follows: Customs £40,424 (£36,792), beer duty £32,377 (£30,142), sales tax £27,165 (£35,412), war expenses £108,999 (£69,769).