CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 27, 1 February 1901, Page 2

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

We are indebted to Mr. 11. Bedford, Collector of Customs, for the folio winy return of Customs duties collected at the port of New Plymouth for the month ended Slgt January, 1901 :

Hhturn op Exports of New Zwaland PIIO[)UCE FliOM THE POUTS OF NIJW Plymouth and Waitara fob the MOSTH ENDED JANUARY 31ST, ]UOl; New Plymouth. £ I Butter, 6885cwt 29,295 Cheese, 32150wt G767 Fungus, 170owfc 2G4 Wool, greasy, 17,9201bs 873 Total £3G,< ! 99 Waitaba. £ Meats—Frozen Beef, 19K9cwt. ... 2,784 Lamb (111!> carcases), 3'2lc\vt. ... G"4 Mutton(2332 carcases), 1318cwt. ... 1,84C> Tallow, 17 tons 340 £5,G43 PER PUIISB ASSOCIATION. Weu-incton, January 31.

The return of custon'S and ex.dce duties collected «t the sovi ral ports of the colony for the quai t'-r ending De(einber 31st, 1900, shows tha". the total revenue for the colony during the period was £528,875 as compared wirh £SOB 831 for the cone ponding quarter of the previous year. The comparatively small increase is explained by the revision of tariff, and reduction of many of the duties. The following are thn comparisons of rev>.UiUfN colleeti d from certain a«tieto for twe periods: - T . t , 1899, £2O 072; 1900, £7705; oafleo (raw) 1899, £OOI ; 1900, >• ii. ' Various reveiiu"" l as falleu from £21,299 to £11,Q53. r 3fho revenv. shows an increasiß amounting in the to abeut $20,000, All the

thief poi'ly, will tV B s:<<:«pt?.cj( »fj Dm o'lin, ahmv im;.! Ad Dontr.i'.i fh ; revcti.u: .'or vhi-i quartet was .£02,705 ! £IO.J,9CS. A coLrv.'ar Ji vc o» j tho .-wtd M)ot ! shcwi the ' £2.0-12,000, 1900 V!w 1

owe rewmo for the i : ..,t. (jr. amounted to .v; arniur £•2 1,151 in 1899, and i!i:> c-ci:,:)'"ro;.>-mics (<■ r two 'ast vo-.rs w,ui 1899 £82,71 f>; 3 000,

£ 8. d. Spirits, 16s. per gallon 258 17 4 Cigars, 7s. per lb SI 16 0 Cigarettes, 17a. Gd. per 1000 ... 107 3 9 Tobacco, mfd., 3s. 6d. per lb.... (iO'J 0 0 Wine, Australian, 5s. per gal.... 25 1Q 0 Wine, olhpr kiate fc'S, psr tffl n 7 Tea, 9(1 per I'd. ... ... "... 54 14 Sugar, id. par lb 37 6 8 ; Goods, by weight 154 13 3 Goods, ad valorem 267 17 (!, Other duties not specified » 1 0 £1545 0 3 Corresponding month, 1900 £159ti 12 8 Beer Duty £105 9 0 Corresponding mon'h. 1900 .. £114 19 0