FURTHER INCREASES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19028, 30 May 1936, Page 6

FURTHER INCREASES

CUSTOMS STATISTICS REVENUE AT GISBORNE Further increases are shown by the three main divisions of customs, excise, and sales tax collections in Gisborne for May, the general trend of the financial year to date being on the .up-grade, and the figures for the first five months of 1936 showing decided improvement upon Hie corresponding figure's of 1935. The details of collections in the three divisions are shown in the following tabulations, in which the 1935 figures arc provided for comparison : CUSTOMS REVENUE 1935-36 1934-35

Totals £17,789 5 2 £14,371 6 8 BEER EXCISE PAYMENTS 1935-36 1934-35 ( £sd £ s d

Totals £5,788 19 2 5.004 19 0 SALES TAX RECEIPTS 1935-36 1934-35 £sd £ s d

Totals £6.402 16 1 £6,liyi-. (> 10

An Aucklander, Mr. Hoyden Munro, of Dcvonport, is a passenger on the Queen Mary on her maiden voyage. Mr. Munro, who has been studying the I ext ile trade In England for the past 18 months, left, Southampton by the Queen Mary for New York. After a visit to places of interest he will ho joined at. Los Angeles by his mot,her, Mrs. It. K. Munro. Devonport. Members of the. Bright Street Methodist Church choir conducted a successful jumble sale in the Sunday school hall this morning in bid rtf tlio church organ fund. In addition to the large assortment of clothing offered, there was also a stall for sweets* cakes and produce. The goods were briskly disposed of and before the doors were closed at boon a large quantity of articles had been sold. The organ fund benefited handsomely as a result of the sale. Mrs. W..Carruthers was in charge of (lie cakes and produce stall, while those who assisted in the disposal of the clothing were Mesdauies F. E. Leadley. W, Bignell, F, H. Forge and J. Cbrisp.

£ Sv <1 £ S <1 January . . 3,149 9 6 3,025 19 8 February . . 3.432 4 4 2.799 16 7 Marrli . 4.537 5 4 3.412 13 f) April . 3.180 4 10 1.979 4 1 May . 3,450 1 2 3.154 12 U

January . 3.441 7 6 977 7 4 February .. 938 7 6 1,233 12 6 March 1,561 18 2 947 7 3 April 883 12 6 1.105 16 8 May 963 13 6 712 15 3

January .. 1,7.33 16 8 1.649 18 11 Fobmnry .. 1.276 18 8 1.332. 19 7 March . 1,259 19 3 1,197 7 2 April 1 ,C01. 12 11 '965 2 5 May 1,130 8 7 1.005 18 9