LESS REVENUE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10475, 4 January 1928, Page 4

LESS REVENUE

GISBORNE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES.

The Customs revenue collected at the port of Gisborne during the past twelve months was over £I2,OWL less than last year, whilst beer duties were also (town over £1.400 in comparison with returns of the- previous twelve mouths. In June, 192',. the largest revenue for one month for some time Was collected. A. Total or £]S 1 73 was recorded, as against mst over £B,OOO for the next highestmonth of the venr, the reason being that a rise in duty on spirits was anticipated, resulting m heavy withdrawals from bond stores; of the £lß,ooo,spirits represent over £h.The following are the Gisborne figures for . the past year, those, for the previous year being given in paren-

.Customs; January, £0168,2* (£7344'2s 3d); February, ££l99 W 7d (£B4OI 14s); March, £&W os 2d (£9-532 18s od); April, £5910 11s M (£7167 0s 9d); Aloy, £6900 18s M. (£6886 18s od); June, (£7844 4s TOd); July, £o'B2 (£7268 2s 3(1); August. (£9948 6s lOd); September, £'B3B 8s 2d 0&7974 9s 6d); October, £3486 U* 4-d (£6258 9s Id); November, £o< 12 15s 3d (£8203 6s 6d); Decemlier, £5363 0s lid (£9230 13s Id) ;, total. £85,368. 13s 5d <£98,050 5s lld)._ Beer; January, £lll4 0s Id (£1 ~~0 13s 4d)- Februarv, £1244 4,s 4d Uim k 8d); March, £IO6B 36s Pd (£1321 4s fd;; April. £BO2 18s -d (£799 14s AOd);' Jane, £698 I3s ICd (£1065-16s 10(1); July. £62U 19s 9d (£615 4s lid); August, ..£'ll 8s Id (£709 7s Id); September, £o3o 3s- 10d (£714 7s 6d); October, £706 los Id (£BOS 0s 7d); November. £1159 Os od (£968 8s 6d); December £894 14s 2d (£1421 9s); total, £10,360 >jß Id (£11,854 19s 2d). ______