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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6699, 6 October 1882, Page 4

A very comfortable assurance as tb.the steadily increasing prosperity of -the colony is afforded by the returns of Customs revenue collected during 'the half-year ended 30th Seiptember last.; The Colonial Treasurer’s estimate has been exceeded by a very tangible amount. ; His estimate for the year was £1,500,00, or £750,000 for the half-year, a monthly average of £125,000. The totals for the six mouths are thus given: April, £109,363 13s 3d ; May, £126,596 15s 6d ; Jane, £110,187 19s lid ; July. £139,165 15s ; August, £137,170 14s ; September, £140,092 3s 8d ; total, £762,577 Is 4d, which gives a surplus of £12,577, la 4d over the amount calculated on. In September, lasi year, the Customs revenue was £118,862 11a 2d ; in August, 1882, £137,170 14s ; and in September, 1882, as shown above, £140,093 3s 8d; As gauging the amount of prosperity prevailing at any given period, Customs returns are accepted as a good guide, and the inference to be drawn from the figures above quoted therefore suggests itself. It is further satisfactory to learn that every other branch of public revenue iii the colony shows a generally proportionate improvement.