CUSTOMS RETURNS.
The Dunedin Customs House had a record month's business during August, and goods were cleared to the net amount of £54,253 17s 3d, as compared with £41,219 2s Id for August of last year. The beer duty yielded. £1989 12s lid, against £1422 16s 7d for the corresponding month of last year. The following table will give some idea of the relative amounts collected on the principal items in the list of dutiable goods : —
JJUVV. ipirit .. .. £ 7,238 8 3 Jigfirs .. .. 1,837 15 5 'obacco .. .. 4,744 8 0 Vine .. .. 441 7 2 Jeer .. .. 248 12 0 'ea 1,526 4 8 !offee .. .. 210 19 7 iugar .. .. 1,585 17 5 roods by weight 3,850 14 9 id valorem . . 18,238 7 6 )ther duties .. 1,787 2 3 £ 6,989 15 0 1,758 12 6 5,144 6 0 496 10 0 117 12 0 3,527 10 8 94 1 7 1,094 18 9 4,425 17 7 28,394 14 G 2,455 16 9 .-611,319 2 1- ' £54,499' 15 4
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Otago Witness, Issue 2425, 5 September 1900, Page 34
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