MONTHLY RETURNS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1933, Page 10

MONTHLY RETURNS

GREYMOUTH STATISTICS. The vital statistics for Greymouth, during the month of October, 1933. with comparisons, in parentheses, witn October, 1932, are as follow-: Births 25 (26); deaths 14 (24); marriage notices issued 9 (9): marriages conducted by Registrar 1 (1). Customs revenue collected at Greymouth durnig October amounted to £2939 1/5, compared with £1762 14/8 for the corresponding month of last year, an increase of £1176 6/9. The sales tax last month amounted to £1519 11/11. The total collections for last month amounted to £BBO7 12/-, compared with £2835 12/5, an increase of £5961. 19/7.

DUNEDIN FIGURES

DUNEDIN, October 31

Customs figures for the month ending to-day, with the corresponding figures for last October shown in parentheses, are; Customs £45.395 (£47,671), beer duty £24,426 (£24,792), sales tax £16,462 (nil), petrol tax £13,200 (£13,754), tyre tax £313 (£777). During the month 115 births were recorded, against 111 in the same month last year. Deaths numbered 31 compared with 67 and the marriages 51 (55).

AT CHRISTCHURCH

CHRISTCHURCH, October 31

Customs revenue in Christchurch again showed an increase during the month of October. Following are'the comparative figures (net): —Customs, October, 1933, £61.979: October, 1932. £58,862. Beer duty £ 8,845—£ 6,663; motor spirit tax £14,975 —£13,613; tyre duty. £825—£702: sales tax £ 2G.231—ni1. For the ten months of the calendar ycai. Customs, 1933, £695.893—1932. £604,300; beer duty £66.748— £65,735: motor spirit tax £167.517 — £ 160,427; tyre duty £6,717—£7,198; sales tax. £146,538 —nil.