CUSTOMS LOWER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 153, 1 July 1938, Page 11

CUSTOMS LOWER.

AUCKLAND REVENUE. REDUCTION IN IMPORTS. SALES TAX YIELD STEADY. A downward trend i< revealed in tee latent < n-toms returns, the I'mures f.i- ---• tune showing a con t inuji t "m>:i of the rli'ripa-c which became o\ idcnt in May. The collections iii the earlier month- of the year wore, however, »:illi'-ieiit!y larjje f.'ir an increase to lie shown on balance fur the half year. The total for the six months ended June \v;is £•2.117.:i.-)4, as apalnst £2,043.231 in the ,orro-pondiii;r period of the previous \ car. It is clear that the ri»=e in ini]>ort.s ha* been arrested, at least for a time, am! that the volume has been reduced. The amount of business done within the country is. however, well maintained, areflected in the sales tax fijnires Although those were somewhat below hist year's level in March, April and. May. they were sliylnlv above in dime and for tl.v half year the position hij heen fairly steady. j ','u-toins duty during the six month- ! January -.lime ' yielded 111 .(.'14.770. a-a'ja'ii-t' £1.fi41.°.-><i4: motor spirit r.i-c fli.in t:!S."i.«t(«t tn tl4:<K.<»-2-2; excise on beer from .OH.fifiS t,, tl04.H:t(l: and -ale., tax from +J4!)2.:MM> to .£4!>S.7fi7. lo'cci ptrt hint month compare with tlh>-e for June, l!»:t7. as follows: — 1!(.'!S. I!i.'<7. Customs 2.""iii"(V.»B 2r,iMlo Motor spirit, <I<l CS.oriT (14.f.'7 Tyre duty L'.40!l M.:w:i Totals .... :c_'<l.4'.»4 ;C_'7.>i7'.l

Kxi'isc mi Ivprr . 1 ."».S4J 17.417 Siil.'s t;ix Sf.,•JUS sl,r.7<> The figures for the half-year arc:— ii»3S. io::t. £ t i"us!nms 1.r,!)4.77n l.fUl.nfil Motor spirit, Cd 4.SK.!CJ 35.~..!Mi!l Tyr<- duty i:i.«if,2 ir,,7."iH Totals ... 2.147.:i.">4 li,<M:i.L>:!l Excise mi tK'cr . 104.K50 iil.i'.iix S.ilcs tux 4118.7<J7 4'.fJ.:i!Mi Mi■ nlll]\- totals are: — CUSTOMS. • i!»:>s. i!t:i7. *; c .Imiuary .. 313.304 'Ji;4,4Hl ■ ["cliniarv . . 1'74.7'_ , x •_'<;.-,.<; Is Miircii .... :;rj,(ii4 •j!is.<ur. April ii.v.i.-Tjn ::iis.(ius May liK.-,.i>7«i L' 44.41:; .liiik* 'J.'io.irjs 'Jitn.-tl'.i , 1,01(4.77(1 l.i',4l.riii4 SALES TAX. 1938. 1037. *: c Jaiiliarr .. !>.">. lOfi 5i;.7.-|7 '' l-Vliru:irv . . i;<i.V.*.*i .V.1.71S 1 Miirch .... Kl.'.iilO s:f.H"! f 1 April S4.ti.-,1 '.IJ.J'.UI Slav SI. .-,.-,7 S.-..5.-,.; Juno sii.-.'os si.: :,~n • 4!»5.7<;7 4HJ,:!'.nt

1 ( HRISTCHIRCH FKM'RES.I I i REVENUE FALL OF C»7,CC> >. I It; T.'l.'irnifli - l'rrsß Ahs.h-U) i• ■■» > I HRIMCHI'KLn, Tlmi-.l.iv A ilivrease of .f27.t'>"'- in the ri-M'iiu-- • •■■'ill- --s fil i.y t.ii' Custom- l).-;.;i, ' -neiii . ■it l hri-t. -htitvli iri .huii' of llii- \ ea- i--h. -v. I! !n a i parison nf t In l li.i'iii iwit li ' lim-e tin- .Iniii' ot lil-t v- .1: l'""i ' the tan i' month- iif Al.l '. M IV i-lnl • i , • . . I 1 .linn'. ;. i'i'.-i ea-e is i 11... - 1,0,\ 11. I -.1- I ! > r;ir~ i..::t] l,ciii- moii' than CI"'." 1111 I i lu-lniv that tin till' I'm ivimiidilij! Jtiarle. \ ■ I of la-t year. I In tin' tijjtires for .lime 1 In 1 oid\ J iuerea-e -liown tlii- year i- in the; ■ amount of j.«' tr< >1 ta\ collect ed. a li-c 'of a liuli' li'S. than C:S<MMI heiiijj -howl. ( ustoins revenue -how- a ileeline ot . ' hi ,re t ii.: n lUil.iilii), ami tin- I eel ililty j .i is ilow 11 hy 1 i' than JL-COd. j K«>r llii' ((uai'tir. ( u-tom- rcv-Miiii- iI CM.nun lower tiii- \fiir than la-t. I in I the lifer duty is hi.-her and petrol tax ■ : yii-M ha- al-o imna-eii. Tile sal.v. I:. > ■j-hows :i denea-e ct nunc than £ l.'i.tMiu , I indi. it inu a suhstaitt ial ilrnji in 1 r:..lin-.-The returns arc a- follows. i• *■ tlio-el • I for tin- i-orn's|Miu.lili|_' |it'riod of ;,.-•, ;,-■■. \ 1J in parenthe.-i'-: I ustnin-. '-'7 ! '■',<■ [ "il C!U.4|t;,; Im'i-i- illlty. 1-SSIS l£|n.s7li:| ;.|.i'trol tax. f.'-I.L'ii'.l I C-'I.4S|! 1 : I yr«- j j lax. t'l'.oii ( t'l2Mil: sales ta\. Ci.'i.t'i'.u I ~ j The ii-jnrr- for tlie thre -m:!i- 1 ..m | e ' pared with those of la-t \ ear. lie .-. - j a I follow.-: Cu»toin-. f.11i*..".:'..'. 1 t_:;n|. i I 1 1111 1 ; 1 1. CMI.O.VI ( f.'T.S'.th,: j.el'o].' I f70.1i;.") ( t!t»7.!t!Uii : t\ri'«. .t.'ln.V.i i h ( UoO.Jii 1 : sale, lax. LllHt.l'mi \i\ 1.1.1M17 <. j