The Colonial Revenue.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4460, 21 April 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

The Colonial Revenue.

! .• .-.';/ • ; ,';Wellington, April. 12-,,„ i The Customsreturns Jor" the -coloujK. for .the financial year ending 31sfc;March.: have now been, made public.. The total* amount of revenue was £1,496,948 2s ltfd|. ibeing a deficiency of £3051 s lls" Id, bh the Colonial Treasurer's '..estimate rof £1,500,000. The highest amount cpllectecU in any*one month was in September last, when it reached £140,080 14s Bd»and thelowest was \ £lo9363 13a 3d,.collectediii: jApril, 1882. The beet duty for, last .year; was,: £62,664 6s .6ii. being a .surplus '.of jr 1 £2,664 6s 6d over the Treasurer's estf-*/ mate, and this being deducted from, the deficiency from Customs revenue leaves aj total deficiency for: the year from!,. thisT. !branch of^ £387 10s Td, whicik, ''iL&mZ' , sidered most.satisfactory..; XmBHMBM||I| revenue for t^ colony for £125,117 12F3 t i. The coi^^^^^l month of. last year was §^^^^^^^^^M The. returns from the principal9HH^|^^| :—Auckland, . £25,786; '1 Wemn^fßß|i« £19,452; Lyttelton and Christchurch'■ £19,883; Dunedin, £34,588: At each of ■ them a deficiency, is shown on" the ■ amount returned for 1882. The Jfeer H duty fo* last month; was 365,645^3 43; ■ and for the corresponding month of last! ■ year £3,657 3s 9d.. '.", . * The .following is. the return of ; gold! ■ entered; for export for the qu*rtor just ■ ended: — Auckland, /82180z5—£32,123 £■ Wellington, 4ozs—£l4; Vlarllj^^^J 29023—£112 ; .^Nelson, 931oz*^J^^^B West, Coast,3Bif22ozsr-£152,?823^^8^M 25,8050z5—£103,263. Total, ?jfl^^H