CUSTOMS DUTY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 132, 1 December 1938, Page 25

CUSTOMS DUTY

WELLINGTON FIGURES

There was an increase of £9369 in the Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington last month, compared with the amount collected is Ifovesno.-; ber, 1937. Sales tax shows a decrease of £0.0,529.. Beer duty shows a slight increase, and petroj and tyres small decreases. Figures for last month, compared With those of November last year, are as follows:— Nov., 1938. Hoy., 1937. ' & S- d. £ & ,d. ■■ Customs djjt^ . .3T.8J35 1 4 a 69,465 10 M> Sales tax 110.-070 17 '0 120,597 16 2 Beer duty .. $ASI <8 ,0 SASH 18 1.1 ; Petrol at 6d ,agallon .„ 45,169 7 « 4T,582 ; 10 5 Petrol at 4d a gallon .... 30,112 18 1 31,928 $ 3 Tyre duty .. 2,675 17 8 2,736 18 7 A decrease <af .£173,384 is shown m\ the net Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington for the first eight' anpnths of this financial year, compared with the corresponding period jof ihe, previous financial year. For the first seven moaths of this financial year the decrease was £187,745/ compared with the -first seven months of ilasL financial year. ! Particulars to the nearest £ are as follows:— 1938. 1937. c £ - April „......„. 5<)9,t55 . May -. ~j... 291,949 324,887 June '.«.. ■27*6,424 289,174 July 275,001 345,179 : August 357,925 359;9« September 320,416 385^36.9 October 302,876 t 330,663 Novembffl: ..... 378,835 5^9,465 ; 'Totals ~., £2,512,583 £2,690,967 A comparison of the aei Custojns ( duty collected sat the port of Wellington during the last twelve znoziths, compared with the duty collected dur- : ing the previous twelve months, is as follows:— 1937. 1936. £ & December 265,969 279,685 1938. 1937. £ .& January .. 313.153 259,078 February .. 262,071 242,850 March 321,101 318,105 April 309,155 286,349 May 291,949 324.557 June 276,424 289,174 July 3?svWl 845,179 August 357,025 359,941 September 32.0,416 385,369 October 302,8 V» 330,603 November ...... 378,835 369,465 Totals ~ £3,674,905 £3,790,686