BIG DECREASE
IN CUSTOMS RETURNS. WELLINGTON FIGURES FOR YEAR 'By Telegraph — Per Press A ssodation} WELLINGTON, March 31 The customs returns for Wellington totalled £2,178,880 for the year ended March. 31, as against £2,919.<13 last year. The revenue for last month was £162,726 against £241,853 for March 1931. The beer excise for Mlareli "as £6687. against £5508 for the corresponding month last year. For the twelve mouths. (lie total beer dutv collected was £61.040. compared with £55,48-1 for the previous financial year. The duty collected on motor spin., last month amounted to £40,801, at, <>d per gallon, against £45.125 for March 1932; and to £13,033 at 2d per gallon, making a total for the month of £•>-!.- .-,34 This extra duly of 2d per gallon is paid into th<> (Vnsolida 1 ml U'tnl, j,ikl is included 0. the net customs collection--. '|’l l( . collections of tire lax lasi month v .e!3S5 against C 159.3 '<»r March 1931 For Ihe I welve mold hs the I >l- - tire tax collected was £22.906. against £37 008 f„r the previous fiiumcial yar.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1932, Page 5
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