THE NEW TARIFF.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 59, 10 March 1923, Page 6

THE NEW TARIFF.

V— YEAR'S REVENUE MAIHTAIIA \ '_7_>CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTO* A year's working of the new Jinf /shows that the revenue has Deen,m»» tamed —to put it in a monetary fort, for every £1 of Customs and &ejj. duties collected under the old tsrifi 19/8 has been earned under the new «■*■ in the first year. Official figures supplied indicate A* position of revenue from Customs W Excise revenue for the year 1922, compared with 1021, towards the do* of which the new tariff came into for*-. The total Customs revenue for the yetf 1922 is £5431,402, compared w£5,671,715 in 1921. The total cxc*: revenue was £679,905, compared -Wit* £451,197 for the period. '_ Particulars are as follow: — CUSTOMS REVENUE. - jqoz - 192S. r ' ! Last fe?filf Quarter. Quarter. Old Tariff— £ 'nn'General tariff U *®*5. \ Preferential tariff... 200 %'SI South African tariff 1,450 ■/- Xew Tariff — -*»a General tariff 933.667 3Wg : British pref. tariff. . 508,230 wf .'■ Spei-ial duty coun- " .. tries with depre- j.-fl I elated currency... 2,42j "V ; > Dumping duty -14 sn«!» I Prirnkge ......... ■■ 03.116 JJ*gßm Totals £1.026,693 . | - Year. 1922. Tear/fflgj I Port. £ __ , —/,« Auckland 1.734.677 -i&'S Wellington 1,580.8-8 W§£3&l SSI -||| Other Ports 038,038 __J^Z Totals £5,431,402 £3,671,70 EXCISE REVENUE. , The quantity of beer on which Ra was paid during the last quarter °Mjg-: was 3,499.041 gallons, and the reven collected £160.181, compared ™ £137,662 for the corresponding q««' of last year. Manufactured c^ K l {ti broueht' in £21.868. compared ■• *> £13,120. The total Excise revenue the year was: — Year. 1022. Wf* Port - i „, "IS* Auckland 1.-3.001 i^-g "Wellington 86 323 iJSg Lyttelton lie JOS <£U Dunedln 109.456 7 Other Ports 130.530 __^2~Totals .V £679,003 UB& 1