CUSTOMS REVENUE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19215, 2 January 1926, Page 10

CUSTOMS REVENUE.

THE RETURNS FOR AUCKLAND. PAST YEAR'S LARGE TOTAL. TWO AND A-HALF MILLIONS. DECEMBER A BUSY MONTH. The customs revenue for the port of Auckland for 1925 was £2,451,784, compared with £2,253,764 for the preceding year, an increase of £198,020. The busiest ihonth of the year was November, when the revenue was £244,411, compared with £192,383 in 1924. The largest monthly" revenue in that year was recorded in October, the amount being £220,948. This year October's yield was £200,038. December was a considerably busier month than usual on pcconnt of the strike of British seamen. Goods were held up and large shipments were unloaded just in time for Christmas. On the whole the year has been normal from the customs' point of view, and the steady increase in revenue that has been observed for some years past was well maintained. Following are comparative returns: —

Totals .£2,451,78-1 £2,253,761 The beer duty collected in December was £14,742, compared with £14,945 in the corresponding month of 1924, a decrease of £203.

1925. 1921. £ £ January va '.v 399,014 207,722 February '203,545 180,103 March .. 172,176 163,G65 April .-i ... 217,514 158,685 May ,.. 176,284 180,516 June 399,754 186,355 July i >,• 205,585 186,802 5 August . 214,045 218,397 September 218,234 384,996 October . u, 200,038 220,948 November 244,411 192,383 December 201,18-1 173,192