CUSTOMS RETURNS
FIGURES FOR OCTOBER
Customs returns for the month of October for the Port of Otago show an overall drop of more than £50,000 on the corresponding figures for the same period last year. Petrol tax, however, shows a slight increase. „ The comparative figures for the two
AUCKLAND P.A. AUCKLAND, Oct. 29. Customs returns at Auckland during October and for the 10 months to date are as follows: — October—Customs, £446,835; motor spirit, £87,100; tyre duty, £4378; sales tax, £318,424; —total, £856 737 Ten Months.—Customs, £5,101,874; motor spirit, £852,793; tyre duty.; £66,927; sales tax, £3,410,671;—t0ta1, £9,432.265.
periods are:— Oct., Oct., 1948 1947 £ £ Customs revenue .. 97,080 143,986 Sales tax .. .. .. 87,559 106,286 Petrol tax .. .. .. 16,671 16,260 Tyre duty .. .. 169 1,771 Totals .. .. .. 201,479 268,303
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26916, 30 October 1948, Page 3
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121CUSTOMS RETURNS Otago Daily Times, Issue 26916, 30 October 1948, Page 3
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