CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 130, 2 May 1940, Page 10

CUSTOMS REVENUE.

RETURNS AT WELLINGTON. SALES TAX DECLINES. "WELLINGTON, May 1. Net Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington last month shows an increase of £17,229, compared with April, 1939. This is entirely caused by the inclusion of approximately £51,000 from duty on motor spirit at Bcl a gallon, compared with about £27,000 at 4d a gallon in April. 1939. Net revenue for the month, excluding motor spirit tax, is, therefore, about £7OOO below the figure for last April. War tax in April amounted to £33,656, compared with £30,943 in March, and £27,701 in February. The net Customs revenue collected in Wellington last month totalled £282,088, compared with £264,859 in April, 1939. For the four months of the current year revenue totals £L--045,772. Collections of sales tax in April amounted to £101,954, compared with £120,833 in April, 1939, a decrease of £18,879. The total for the four months, £376.435, shows a decrease of £88,796. Beer excise collections last month totalled £9987, compared with £6524 in April, 1939. The duty collected on motor spirit last month amounted to £38,466 at 6d a gallon, a decrease of £2736. Tim total for the four months is £172,891, a decrease of £10,420. ■ Collections of tyre tax last month totalled £1757, compared with £1745 in April, 1939. CHRISTCHURCH RETURNS, Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. Christchurch customs returns for April show a slight increase in the amount of duty collected, the total being £159,267, compared with £155,-

FIGURES FOR AUCKLAND. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. April 30. Decreases in motor-spirit, tyre duty, and sales tax collections are shown in the April Customs return, but there were increases in the yield from Customs duty and excise on beer. De-

OTAGO COLLECTIONS. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, April 30. An increase of nearly £40,000 in the Customs revenue collected at the port of Otago was recorded in the past month, compared with that for April of last year. Details :

075. Returns: — 1939 1910 £ £ Customs 77,821 75,507 .. 9,979 16,275 Petrol tax ... 20,819 21,885 Tyre tax 387 784 Sales tax ... ••• ... 38,920 38,065 Light dues 218 162 Wool levy ... 473 26S Meat levy ... 1,014 — Hides levy .. 69 Miscellaneous 38 6,252 Totals .. 155,675 159,267

tails: — 1940. £ 1939. £ Customs 284,153 258,866 Motor-spirit, 6d ... 63,282 73,985 Tyro duty Excise on beer 2,445 2.828 30,896 16.647 Sales tax 90,445 95,428

Customs duties Beer duty April, 1940. £ 59,761 45,356 29,412 April, 1939. £ 50,326 25,543 27,371 12,643 15,735 398 537 1,057 1,071 Totals (including mis cellaneous revenue) 161,598 121,757