CUSTOMS YIELD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22900, 1 December 1937, Page 9

CUSTOMS YIELD

AUCKLAND RETURNS GENERAL INCREASE SHOWN GROWING SALES T&X TOTAL FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER All-round increases occurred last month in revenue collected by the Customs Department at Auckland, compared with the totals for November last year. The total revenue was also substantially in excess of that received in October this 3 - ear. Customs duty collected in November totalled £312,207, against £301.220 in November last year, which at that time was the highest for any one month since before 1930, and £268,549 in October this year. Motor spirit duty collected last month, on the basis of (3d a gallon, amounted to £72,038, compared with £60,045 in the corresponding month last year, and £65,444 in October. The corresponding figures for tyre duty were £4721, £3155 and £lßls. Excise on beer last month • was £21,619, compared with £16,034 in November last year, and £17,641 iri'October. Against £84,042 in November, 1936, and £88,977 in October, sales fax last month totalled £89,943. Eleven Months Compared Collections of customs duty for ths first 11 months of the year were £3,173,138, against £2,868,344 in the January-November period last year. With motor spirit at 6d a gallon and tyre duty included, the figures were respectively £3,916,834 and £3,557,176. Other comparative figures are:—Excise on beer, £174,029 and £149,134; sales tax £928,374 and £779,952. The following are details of receipts under the various headings for November, 1937 and 1936: — 1037 1036 Customs . . £'3l "J,'-07 £301,220 Motor spirit, 6d . 72,038 60,015 Tyre duty .. 4,721 3,155 Totals .. £388,906 £364.420 Excise on beer . 21-,619 16,031 bales tax .. 59.943 84,042 The figures for 11 months are:— 1937 1936 Customs £3,173.138 £2,868,344 Motor spirit, 6d 710,732 004,291 Tyre duty .. 32,904 ','.'4,541 Totals .. £3,916,834 £3,557,176 Excise on beer 171.029 149.134 Sales tax .. 928,374 779,952 The Monthly Totals The following are comparative monthly totals of receipts under different headings:

REVENUE AT WELLINGTON SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES SHOWN [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION 3 WELLINGTON, Tuesday Customs revenue collected in "Wellington continues very buoyant, and substantial increases are shown under all heads in the November figures. Sales tax for the third month in succession is easily a record figure. The customs figure is the second highest ever recorded at Wellington, having been exceeded only by the September total this' year. Collections from all sources during the month totalled £549,143 t compared with £492,802 in November, 1936, an increase of £'56,341. The net customs, revenue collected in Wellington for the month totalled £365,085, compared with £338,390 in November, 1936, an increase of £26,695. The November figure of 1936 broko all previous records. but to such an extent have imports continued on the up grade that this figure has been exceeded on no fewer than four occasions this year. For the 11 months of the current year the.revenue totals £3,506,572, compared with £3,013,591 for the corresponding period of 1936, an increase of £492,981. The month's figures, with those for November, 1936, in parentheses, are as follows: —Motor spirit duty, £79,806 (£66,123); tyre tax, £2737 (£1719); sales tax, £124.978 (£105,912); beer excise, £8460 (£7110).

January February March . April .. May .. June . . July . . August . September October November CUSTOMS 1937 .. £'264,431 "265,648 •298,045 308,60S '214,413 •200,418 •27-2,306 3-23,769 334,683 '208,549 312,207 1930 £240,060 •230,005 293.250 200,US •232,260 238,626 260,431 272.6G6 261,290 267,588 301,220 £3,173,13S £2,868,344 MOTOR SPIRIT AND TYRE DUTIES 1037 1936 January . .. £5S,394 £59,934 February .. 00,730 .>4,4(51 March .. .. April .. .. .2,14. Mav .. •• 00,067 56,7o2 June! .• • 67,460 M.215 Julv .. • • 63,o95 °S,2.4 August - . • . <?5.ft09 cReli? September .. oi'oo* October .. .. 6 .,.'-ofc ?VSnn November •• i6,.o9 63,-00 £743,696 £6SS,S32 January February . March April May June July August .. September October .. November SALES TAX 1937 £S6,757 59,748 83,163 9-2,296 85,856 84.570 SI,956 85.306 89,802 SS.977 89,943 1933 £70,bo8 53,299 60,058 69,224 68.921 72,445 69,417 73.922 76,145 SI.521 84,042 £928,374 £779,952