CUSTOMS AND BEER DUTY.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7143, 3 September 1888, Page 6

CUSTOMS AND BEER DUTY.

[press association telkqram.] WELLINGTON, September 2. During August the Customs revenu. collected in H.M. i ustoins amounted t< 4e Id as against .£95,971 lOs Sd ii the previous month and .£121,10(3 9s 6d ii August of last year. The estimate for th month was £104,166 13s 4d, so that fch aafount collected exceeds it by abou \ .£32,500. The amount received for tb five months of the present financial year i J557.371 11s Sd, or .£36,538 0s 5d abov the estimate. The amounts collected a the principal towns last month were a I follows :— Auckland .. .. £35.011 11 9 Dunedin .. .. 33,567 17 8 jLytteiton and Christ-,-ir church .. .. 94.13* 13 11 Wellington .. .. 21.589 17 S Ihe beer duty collected in New Zealanc during the past month amounted to £363: 4s 6d, or about £620 less than the esti mate. Ihe amount collected for the firsi five months of the financial year amountto .£18,943 2s lid, or .£2315 17s Id less thar the estimate. The principal amounts lasl month were— Christehurch .. .. £795 0 0 Auckland .. .. 77a 15 10 Dunedin .. .. .. 634 10 2 Wellington .. .. 401 0 0 [from our correspondent. ! WELLINGTON, September 2. "With reference to the Customs revenue I telegraphed early last month that tht authorities were not disheartened at tin relatively small receipts for July, as the reaction after speculative clearances in an ticipating increased duties had to b< allowed for, and I also stated or authority that it had been ascertained that an exceptionally sniaL proportion of the usual shipments oi spring goods had then come to hand ; bul that the arrivals expected in August would probably bring up the revenue tc fully the estimated rate, if not higher, This has proved quite correct. The August Customs have realised .£136,000, which is .£16,000 above the proportionate estimate, thus putting August among th€ best months on record. There is considered to be every reason to hope that the revenue will continue to keep up well, a≤ the early summer goods will shortly be arriving, and these are likely tj be very heavy this year.