CUSTOMS RETURNS

Grey River Argus, 1 April 1944, Page 2

CUSTOMS RETURNS

INCREASE AT GREYMOUTH FOR QUARTER. The total revenue collected at the Greymouth Customs Office during the .three .months ended yesterday was £4,336 3s lid more than in the first three months of last year. The foals wer P £78,284 18s 9d and £73,948 14s lOd respecively. Increases were shown in the revenue from all of the main items except War Expenses, where there was a slight drop. There was a big increase in the revenue from War Expenses Sales Tax. There was a drop of more than £3,800 in the total collections for March as compared with March last year, War Expenses, other, toeing the only one or the main items where an increase was shown. The gross revenue to the end of the financial year was £334,312 19s Id. Details of the main items are as follows, last year’s figures being givsen in parenthesis:— First quarter: Customs £10,066 7s 4d (£8,966 13s 4d); Beer £5,816 12s 5d (£5 319 8s 10d: Sales Tax £9,352 14s Id (£8426 10s 3d); War Expenses Sales Tax £17,281 15s 8d (£15,442 0s 9d); War Expenses, other • £20,468 17s 6d (£20,722 2s 6d). Total, £78,284 18s 9d (£73*948 14s lOd). March: Customs £3,48214s 5d (£3,791 19s lid) ; Beer £1,718 6s 6d (£2,057 17s sd)’ Sales Tax £2,885 5 S 3d (£3,949 19s’2d)- War Expenses Sales Tax £4,995 13s lOd (£7,612 16s 3d); War Expenses, other £7,248 14s 2u (£7,1 Jo Ils 6d)\ Total £25,979 8s lid (£29,795).