CUSTOMS RETURNS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 8

CUSTOMS RETURNS.

AUCKLAND'S FIGURES FOR. MAY. i Tire total amount collected in Customs duties at the port- of Auckland past month was £47,526 14a 9d, as compared with £60,725 5s for the corresponding'; period of last year decrease of £13,198 10s 3d, largely accounted for by the opera-' lions of the new. tariff, which was brought into fore© a few months ago. ' .In beer duty £2086 4s 7d was.collected, as against £2016' 16s 9d in May, 1907. Last month's exports were as follows, the figures in parentheses being those for May, 1907:—. Gold. 16,2180z 2dwl, valued at £63,582 (36,93603 £150,005). Silver, 164-.63507. Bd\vt, valued at £16.670 (265,449r,7. 19dwt—£27,002). Butter, lOoScwt, valued at £5995 (3778cwt— £18,207). Cheese, 467ewt, valued at £1401 (388cwt— £1096). Beef frozen. 1359cwt, valued at £1903 i (1257cwt—£1520). , Mutton, frozen, 229cwt, valued at £406 I (3cwt— _ j Lamb, frozen. 3207cwt, valued at £6740 | (3665ovvt— - . . j Phormuimj 587 tons, valued at £15,351 ; (1267 £37,527). j Tow, 112 tons, valued at £619 (239 tons— : £2580). I Kauri gum, 388 tons, valued at £?■!.,!;. i (1324 tons—£Bo,73;'). \ Barley, 70 bushels, valued at £17. I Peas, 13 bushels, valued at £5. j Maize, 16 bushels, valued at £4. ! Oats, 186 bushel*;, valued at. £32 (165 : bushels—£24). I Wheat, 141 bushels, valued at £35 (111 i bushels£26!. Hides, 438, valued at £399 (2660—£31161. Skins, 37,231, valued at £2153 (13,621— £1483). Tallow, 103 tons, valued at £2348 (121 tons—£3B74). Timber, 2,896.438 super, feet, valued at £13,888 (1,814,36?,—£10,146). Wool, 471,5191b, valued at £13.463 (292,610 1b—£12,822). Potatoes. 343c\vfc, valued at £134 (17£ tons foreign—£loo; 13 tons New Zealand—£3B). Hops, 2761b, valued at £10 (l^cwt—£9).