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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21603, 4 January 1945, Page 6

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GISBORNE CUSTOMS RETURNS FOR 1944 DECEMBER INCREASE Revenue collected at the Gisborne office of the Customs Department during 1914 was £19.890 more than in 1943. tire respective total collections being 11203.128 and £183.237. Special war taxation was £10,137 more in 1944 than in the previous year, and the increase in ordinary revenue was £9753. There were substantial increases in customs, beer excise and sales lax. Figures for flic two years compared are:— ORDINARY REVENUE

December Figures Returns for December showed an increase of £2572 over the corresponding month last year. There were increases under all the main headings, ordinary revenue showing a rise of £ll9B. while special war taxation yielded an additional £1374. Collections under the three main headings and in the two principal divisions are shown in the following table, the figures for December, 1943. being given for purposes of comparison:— ORDINARY REVENUE

1944 1943 £ s d £ s d Customs 55.423 13 2 52.535 3 2 Rccr excise 37.980 12 3 32.940 10 2 Sides tnx 20.7(17 15 11 18.942 10 0 Totals 114,172 1 4 104.418 9 10 SPECIAL WAR TAXATION Customs 8004 2 4 0555 15 0 Beer excise 27.0t>0 3 9 24.083 0 0 Sales tax 53.232 0 5 48.180 1.3 10 Totals 88.950 12 (1 78.819 8 10

194-1 1943 £ s d £ s cl Customs 5290 2 4 4816 19 10 Beer excise 3892 i 8 3477 16 4 Sales tax 1984 14 7 1673 17 0 Totals 11,166 18 7 9968 13 2 SPECIAL WAR ' TAXATION Customs 476 0 3 364 3 9 Beer excise 2980 8 9 2558 18 9 Sales tax 5148 1 11 4307 4 1 Totals 8604 10 11 7230 6 7