CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7222, 23 April 1884, Page 1 (Supplement)

CUSTOMS REVENUE.

WELLINGTON, April 2. The Customs returns for the financial year ending March 31 have now been made up. The total amount collected throughout the Colony for the year is .£1,398,951 11s lOd, leaving a deficiency on the Colonial Treasurer’s estimate of .£121,048 Ss 2d. duty for the year amounted to .£56,979 14s 9d, leaving a deficiency of .£5202 5s 3d on the Treasurer’s estimate. The Custovis revenue collected in the Colony last mouth was £1115,816 Os 3d, as against .£125,117 7s Id for the corresponding month last year. The amounts from the principal ports last month were : Auckland ... ... ••• 3 2 Wellington ... 20,585 0 0 Lyttelton and Christchurch 16,435 911 Dunedin 28,869 11 4 The Beer duty for last month was ,£4740 9s 4d, as against .£5669 14s 4d for March, 1883. The principal ;owns contributed as follows last mouth Auckland £1993 19 1 Wellington 402 19 6 Christchurch 907 11 0 Dunedin 1089 17 0 The following are details of the Customs revenue collected in tlie Colony during last quarter:— Auckland .£80,94/ 19 10 Thames 1,671 14 4 Knssell 300 19 1 Mongonui 60 13 6 Hokianga £9 1 3 Koipara Tauranga 6/6 13 10 Poverty Bay 3,061 16 6 Now Plymouth 1,506 5 1 Wanganui 3,462 16 11 Poxton ... ... ••• 2,200 5 7 Wellington 64,418 5 10 Napier ... ... ••• 10,615 11 7 Wairau 1,806 6 0 Picton ... 24 11 1 Nelson ... ... ... 10,581 4 3 Westport 2,345 0 0 Groymouth 5,822 18 6 Hokitika 4,559 9 10 LyttoltonandChristchurch 51,732 14 6 Timaru 5,576 0 5 Oamaru 3,496 5 0 Dunedin ... ... ••• 99,356 6 6 Invercargill ... ••• 8,943 13 0 Eivorton 377 6 3 Total ... ... ... £5362,536 15 4 For the corresponding quarter last year the amount was £5377,767 Is 9d.