COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3563, 1 July 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CUSTOMS REVENUE. The revenue collected at the Gisborne Customs-house for the qurater ended June 29 was as follows:—Spirits: Aoril £2186 10s 2d, May £2350 9s 6d, June £1854 Is lOd; total £6391 Is 6d- Cigars, etc.: April £l2B Is, May £752 10s, Juno £l3l ss; total £l3ll 16s. Tobacco: April £ll6l 13s, May £562 2s lOd, Juno £750 Is; total £2473 16s lOd: Wine: April £92 14s sd, May £92 5s 9d, J une £142 9s, total £327 9s 2d. Beer: April £33 15s, May £219 15s, June £163 10s; total £417. Good by weight: April £l7l 4s sd, May £152 11s Bd, June £43 5s sd; total £367 Is 6d. Good ad valorem •• April 1295 19s lOd, May £645 4s, June £627 0s 7d; total £2568 4s sd. Other duties: April £49 3s 4d, May £3l Is 4d, June £’22 9s 9d; total £lO2 14s sd. Totals: April £5419 Is 2d, May £4806 0s Id, June £373-1 2s 7d; total £13,959 3s lOd. Other receipts: April £297 19s 4d, May £3BO 2s 3d, Juno £297 6s fid ; total £975 8s Id. Total revenue: April £5717 0s fid, May £5186 2s 4d, June £4301 9s Id; total, £14,934 11s lid. The total amount of Customs duties collected for the same quarter last year was £13,243 13s 3d, and the total revenue' amounted to £14,106 11s. The following was the revenue received at the Custom-house this week : Customs duties £990 3s 6d, beer duty £62 4s fid, light dues £57 0s 2d, shipping fees £2 19s 3d, other receipts (sale of ovsters) £6 6s; total £lllß 13s Gd. CISBORNE’Sj EXPORTS. FIGURES FOR THE QUARTER. • The chief items of produce exported

'from Gisborne during; the quarter are as folio v : Butter: April 167 cwt, £959; May nil - June, nil; total 167 cwt, £959; last year. 404 cwt, £2042. Cheese : April 59cwt, £l7B May, nil; June, nil; total 69cwt, £l7B. Beef: Anvil 51720 wt, £4826; May 607'Bcwt; £5669; June 19,191cv.'tj £17,911; total 30,436ewt, £28,406; last year 34,623 cwt, £40,378. Mutton: April 42,092 carcases (20,353ewt), £23,891: May 51,350 carcases (21,803 cwt), 28,951 ; June, 18,296 carcases (8717ewt), £10,170 ; total, 111,738 carcases (53,873 cwt), £62,992; last year, 99,541 carcases (47,696 cwt, £61,509. Lamb: April, 13,952 carcases (4050 cwt), £6626; May, 23,037 carcases (6801 ewt), £11,112 ; June 9852 carcases (2958ewt), £4831: total 46,841 carcases (13,814 cwt), £22,569; last year 27,457 carcases (7718 cwt), £13,506. Mutton (pieces) : April, 71ewt, £66; Mav, 148 cwt, £159; June 280 cwt, £414; total £499cwt, £639; last year 272 cwt, £316. Hides: April, 67, £B9; May 160, £206; June, 301, £383; total 533, £678; last year, 1628, £2349. Sheepskins: April, 101,764, £6556; May, 80,836, £5339; June, 69,653, £4398; total 252,253, £17,293; last year, 216,056, £21,979. Tallow: April, 107 tons, £2672; May 423 tons, £10,639; June, 219 tons, £5452: total, 749 tons, £18,763; last year, 622 tons, £17,451. Greasy Wool: April, 429,2621b5, £13,479; Mav, 346,6141b5, £10,830; June, 132,59811)5, £4143; total 908,4:4 lbs, £28,452; last year, 1,141,0001b5, 54() Scoured Wool: April, 20,8271b5, £869 ; May, 72,4593b5, £3020; June, 33,5881b5, £1400; total, 1266,8:41b5, £5289;-last year, 94,8411b5, £37:2. Slipe wool: April 173,6181b5, £o:86; May, 470,0051b5, £1594 ; June, 14:,6191b5, £4920; total, _791, 2421b5, £26,400; last year, 7:8,75i!b5, £27,6-6.