CUSTOMS RETURNS

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19901, 2 June 1936, Page 2

CUSTOMS RETURNS

INCREASED REVENUE. CAIN 0! 2100.590. Al'l_lKi..-\.\'D, Monday _ An increase of £20,888 is shown m the customs duty rollertetl at Aurk< land last month. runmared with the total for May. 193:». the figure ““1114 £232,243. against E‘Jlititfm. inrreauis have been l‘t‘t’ltl‘dt‘il rnch month this year, and (or tln- live niontha the total gain. comparmi mm the same 00110“ last. year. is “93mm. Tax on motor spirit. combined \\’llll tyre duty. rolnrnmi 9:36.732 last month. azalnst £s:t.|s.’t in .\lny last year. an increase of £3369, For the first five months 01 this yrar the returns irom these sotu‘cea were higher by £83,152 than those for the January—May period in i 935. Excise on beer was higher last month, and also for the first five months. Sales tax rollected last month totalled £68338, compared “”1111 2531.683 in May. 1935. The rollovtlons for the year up to (late under tlllé heading are £322,177. against £267,728 between January anti May last year. a flee of £36,539, WILLINGTON RETURNS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) \\'Elilili\'li'l‘oN, Saturday. The customs rcvrnue collected at Wellington during May was £262.191. against mutant last yrar. making £1.278,fi57 for the yrar to «late, against. “.mups'. for the corresponding months or the prmious )‘t‘ar. Motor spirit duty in May unmuntmi to £sG.Huii, making £61L,90-i for the year: tyre tax to £1789. making £8590 tor tho year; sales tax to £87,334. making £408,741 for the year; beer duty, £s9o9, making £23.82; for the year to date. CHRIOTOHUHGH INORIABI. guy Telemann—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Sunday. For the two months ended May 31 of the present financial year customs receipts in Christchurch increased by “LOGO on those of the corresponding period last year. Figures for May are in follows. those for the corresponding month last year being given in parentheses: Customs, £73,125 (£79,195); beer tluty. £6359 (£6519) ; sales tax. £30,072 £27.i98;; petrol tax. £17.8-l2 (£19,300); tyre duty, £1042 (£lll2l. For two months the figures are: Customs, £161,040 (£150,5i9); beer duty. “3.121 (“Lat”); sales tn. £59,104 (£52.3-i3); petrol tax. £38,321. $39.00;!” tyre uuty, £1873 A5225”DUNEDIN FIGURES. (3y Toiura;h.-—-Press Association.) DUNEDIN. Sunday. A slight decrease is shomi in the aultoms rewnuv t-nilm-tui at Dunedin In May. in compurimn “tilt the rcturm of May. Joan. Lulll‘a'llulih' lust month were £50,007. mm lul' .\i..y. 1937). 258.46%. For thv :h'st i\\o months of the currrnt |ln,.n.t,.‘ 3 liw total revenue “as £i4ui..‘.‘:.. ti «Iron or £1748, in connmriwn \xilh iln- sumo period last yral'. “inn i:lI!.o7:t has collected. For .\l.a} iu't'r duty was £l9.ouiß.again~*t £l:~’.‘.‘ii. For the 1m; months there \\'a.-a :I ill-crease of 1:731 from the amount Collected during April and Mar. 1333. Sales tax collected. with the exception or that of January, 1935 and 1935_ was the hraviost aim-r. tho tax came into operation, amounting to 5:24.857. The total returns reveal an in—crease of £3063 m-vr those for the cor. responding month or hut, yr'nr, __.—_—