CUSTOMS REVENUE

Evening Star, Issue 22069, 1 July 1935, Page 7

CUSTOMS REVENUE

INCREASES IN OTHER CENTRES THE AUCKLAND FIGURES The increase in imports, which was shown in the March to May Customs figures this year compared with 1934, was continued again in_ June. The Customs duty collected in Auckland in Juno totalled £180,647, a increase of £II,BBB on the amount collected in June, 1934. Compared with the sum of £153,992 collected in June, 1933, there was an advance of £26,655. Although the collections for the six months also show an increase, the improvement is not so marked as that made in the first six months of 1934 over the correponding_ period of 1933. For the six months just ended £1,248,563 was collected in Customs duty, an increase of £14,647 over the £1,233,916 collected in the first six months of 1934. In the January-June period of 1933 only £1,034,018 was collected, so that the 1934 period showed an advance of £199,898. Although this year’s figures are only £14,647 in excess of last year’s they are, however, £214,545 better than those for 1933._ Sales tax returns also show an increase, the sum of £57,294 collected last month being £9,344 greater than the £47,905 collected in June, 1934. In the six-monthly period £324,977 was collected, compared with £294,450 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of £30,527. The receipts-of petrol and tyre duties last month totalled £36,728, compared with £39,416 in June. 1934. a decrease of £2,688. There was, however, an increase over the six months, £294,675 having been collected this year, or £20,117 more than the £274,558 received in the first half of last year. The beer duty return is the only one to show a decrease in both the monthly and six-monthly figures. Last month £8,493 was collected under this head, compared with £10,189 in June, 1934, a decrease of £1,696. The six-monthly receipts were £64,910, a decrease of £2,890 on the 1934 half-yearly total of £67,800, WELLINGTON.

The improvement shown in the Customs revenue over last year has been continued during June, a substantial increase being recorded in the net revenue. There was a decrease in the motor spirit tax and in beer duty, but the sales tax returns showed a substantial rise. The net Customs revenue for June totalled £188,697, compared with £154,052 for the corresponding period of the previous year. The net total for the first six months of the year was £l.267,782, an increase of £207,867 on the first six months of 1934. The motor spirit duty for June totalled £22,814 at 6d a gallon and £15,211 at 4d a gallon, a total of £38,025, which represented a decrease of £12,499. During the half-year £337,931 has been collected. For tyre tax £1,326 was collected during the month, an increase of £3B over June, 1934. The six months’ figures are £11,621. Sales tax realised £75,085 during the month, an increase of £20,042. During tho six months £407,935 has been collected, and since the tax was first imposed on February 10, 1933, £1,530,796. Beer excise duty during June showed a decrease of £213, the figures being £3,658 and £3,871 respectively. For the first half of the year £26,641 was collected. CHRISTCHURCH. The Customs returns for June, 1935, compared with the corresponding month of last year show a general increase in all the principal items. The net Customs revenue for June, 1935, was £57,776, compared with £56,072 last year; sales tax, £25,714 (£22,780); petrol tax, £16,546 (£14,847); tyre tax, £895 (£789); beer duty, £6,255 (£6,172). For the six months of this .year the Customs figures also show a substantial increase over those for the same period of last year. The figures are as follow: —Customs, £417,138 (£393,331 in 1934) ; b'eer, £40,695 (£30,965); sales tax, £154,031 (£139,353); petrol tax, £115.941 (£102,204); tyre duty, £5,567 (£4,844).