SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18593, 2 January 1935, Page 4

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE

CUSTOMS AND SALES TAX GISBORNE IMPROVEMENT STATISTICS FOR 1934 Revenue from Customs duty and sales tax in Gisborno during the past year showed a substantial increase as compared with that of the previous year, and to a lesser degree there was an improvement also in the revenue derived from beer duty. In customs duty the increase amounted to £6326, the total for the year being £35,009, as compared with £28,683 in 1933, and £28,735 in 1932. Beer duty totalled £9732, as against £B7OB, an increase of £1024. In the case of sale tax revenue this form of taxation did not come into force until February of last year, so that it is impossible to compare tne returns accurately. For the 11-months of last year, however, the total revenue from the sales tax was £8907, while for the 12 months of last year the total was £12,766. The tables published below give the monthly revenue totals. Shillings and pence have been omitted from the figures for each month, but are included in the totals for the respective vears.

SALES TAX.

Customs Beer 1934 1933 1934 1933 £ £ £ £ January . 2,270. 2,679 1,311 893 February . 2,780 2,834 887 625 March 2,874 2,829 642 594 April 3,033 2,185 481 645 May 2,743 2,177 668 607 June 2,483 2,024 543 590 July2,689 2,046 849 478 August 3,483 3.087 554 625 September 2,392 1,407 615 526 October . 3,210 1,949 1,117 938 November 3,780 2,310 958 857 December 3,267 3,141 1,104 1,025 Totals 35,009 28,683 9,732 8,708

1934 1933 £ £ January 1,46b — February 1,097 262 March 1,062 227 April 1,027 1,193 May 874 687 June 860 918 July 99S S18 August 1,19S 9S9 September 989 1,016 October 1,009 957 November 1,135 962 December 1,051 872 Totals 12,766 8,907