CUSTOMS RETURNS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIX, 1 February 1936, Page 11

CUSTOMS RETURNS

FIGURES FOR WELLINGTON INCREASE FOR JANUARY (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. The net Customs revenue collected at Wellington last month totalled £231,145, compared with £221,424 in January, 1935, an increase of £9721, while compared with January, 1934, the increase is £36,438. For the ten expired mouths of the financial year ending 21st March next the net revenue totals £2,301,647, compared with £2,049,867 for the corresponding period of the 1334-35 year, an increase of £251,780. AUCKLAND RETURNS AUCKLAND, This Day. An increase of £16,973 is shown in the Customs' duties collected at Auckland in January compared with the corresponding month in 1935. Receipts were £240,650, as against £323,687 in January of last year. Compared with December, January’s figure shows a decrease of £24,327. An increase of £79,307 is shown when the Customs receipts for the first 10 months of the financial year are compared. In the current financial year to date £2,252,777 has been collected, the amount in tile corresponding period of the year 1934-35 being £2,173,470.

In the combined receipts of petrol duty and tire tax there was an increuu of £6276 in January, when the yiell was £59,934, whereas in January, 1935, it amounted to £53,653.

Revenue from sales tax in January amounted to £70,658, an increase of £9444 over that for January, 1935. INCREASE AT CHRISTCHURCH CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. For many months the returns of Customs revenue have given repeated indications of the favourable trend of trade in the Dominion. The Christchurch figures for January are no exception. Compared with January 1935, the total Customs receipts - are greater and there are increases m the net Customs and sales tax. Among the individual items the increase in the sales tax revenue is more than £2OOO. Detailed figures for January, 1934, are as follow, the figures for January, 1935, being given in parentheses Customs, £73,753 (£75,599); beer duty, £6891 (£5930); sales tax, £28,220 (£30,520): petrol dutv, £20,853 (£lB,899); fire duty, £776 (£1100); night dues, £1793 (£668); Dairy levy, £194 (£232); meat levy, £sll (£556); miscellaneous. £2419 (£2203). Total, £135,410 (£135,708). ABOUT AVERAGE AT DUNEDIN DUNEDIN, This Day. Customs returns for the port of Dunedin for the month of January reveal that the amount of revenue derived is about the average for this month. Customs showed a slight easing, but the beer duty increased. There was a decrease in the amount of sales tax collected and also in the petrol tax and gold duty. Following are the figures for January, together with the comparative figures for the same,month of 1335: — Customs duty, January 1936, £54,931 (January 1935, £57,480); beer duty, £23,360* (£20,439); sales tax, £24,992 (£25,375); petrol tax, £15,650 (£16,775) ; tiro tax, £839 (£579); gold dutv, £1750 (£1793). Following are the figures for 10 months of the current financial year ended on 31st January, together with the comparative figures for the same period of the previous year:—Customs duty, April-January 1935-1936, £543,360 (April-January 1934-1935, £558,160); beer duty, £202,730 (£203,876); sales tax, £212,918 (£206,688); petrol duty, £120,787 (£142,110); tire tax, £7-275 (£6764); gold duty, £20,621 (£16,965).