THE REVENUE RETURNS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2050, 4 January 1887, Page 3

THE REVENUE RETURNS.

) , (Per Press Association.) Wellington 1 , Jan. 3. The Customs revenue for the month of December amounted to L10!),325 143 JO I, as against Lll3 3SO IG" KM f, v the corresponding period of IBSS, and 100,397 4s 4d for November, ISSG. The amounts col ecfcnl in th t principal ports during December weie— Auckland, L22.G21. Wellinct ut, L 10,047. Lyttelton and ChrLtel uvdi, 1,1(3,052. Dunedin, 1020,770. I he total revenue f r the nine months cmled 31st December was L‘J61,252 17s | 0.1, or a deficiency on the proportionate | estimate for the year of L0(i,2)7 2s 3d. | The revenue for th> corresponding nine months of 1885 was L 1,065,887 12s. The % ae'ual falling off on the last three quar- | iers as compared with the correspondin'; * period of ISSS is. therefore, LlO4 584 : Hs sj. The boer duty received at the vrions | places in the col my for the month of | December last was L6,3!3 11s lid, or LSB less than the corresponding month for the I previous year. The amounts collected at the four centres were— Auckland, L 1,357. Wellington, LGOS. Ohrisicluircl). L!,290. Drned'u. r 1 275 The (1 t ''' "ted for the first ihr.-e | quarters i tile linenei.T y. iremlel 31st 1 December Ist vvt- f/J.4,210. or a dofi- | eiency on the proportionate estimnefor 1 the year of 1.3,039, The amount collected | during the first three quarters of 18S5 was I L-10,320, or L 2,129 more than during the I corresponding p. riod of 18SC. ‘•Rough on Cohns.” Ask for Wells | Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete | permanent cure. C'-'rns, warts, bunions I to chemists and druggists.