CUSTOMS REVENUE UP
FIGURES FOR SIX MONTHS Increase in gisborne BIG' -SALES TAX INCREASE Customs revenue, beer excise payments and sales tax collections in Gisborne for the six months ended yesterday show an increase of nearly £7OOO over the corresponding figures of last year. The increase in sales tax returns represents nearly 40 per cent at £10,048 17s 3d for the period, the total increase for June being nearly 30 per cent. The figures are summarised in the following table:—
MONTHLY FIGURES The monthly figures for the present and past years to June 30 are given below: — CUSTOMS REVENUE
BEER EXCISE PAYMENTS
SALES TAX RECEIPTS
PORT OF DUNEDIN FIGURES FOR HALF YEAR DUNEDIN, last night. The following are the customs returns for June, together with the comparative figures for June of last year,
The following are the figures for the six months period ended to-day, compared with the first six months of last
BIG MARGIN SHOWN CANTERBURY INCREASE (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The expansion of trade in recent months is clearly indicated by the returns issued by the Customs Department for the three months ended on June 30, Compared with the same
period in 1936 the total revenue of the Christchurch office has increased by more than £IOO,OOO. The general customs revenue increased by close on £60,000. Details for the three months ended on June 30, 1937, together with the corresponding figures for last year are as follow:
Details for the month of June, 1937, compared with the corresponding figures for last year are:
6 months 6 months 1937 1936 £ s d £ s d Customs 23,415 3 11 20,694 8 2 Beer 8,840 9 6 7,405 9 4 Sales 10,048 17 3 7,470 18 10 £42,304 10 8 £35,570 16 4
1937 1936 £ s d £ s d January .. 3,788 4 9 3,149 9 6 February .. 3,709 1 3 3,420 8 4 March .. 4,239 8 0 4,589 5 ■1 April .. 4,419 0 9 3,180 4 10 May .. .. 3,760 16 * 8 3,450 1 Juno .. 3,498 14 6 2,904 19 0 £23,415 3 11 £20,694 8 2
.£ s 1937 d £ s 1936 d January . 1,523 13 11 1,441 7 6 February .. 1,640 7 1 938 7 6 Mardh . 1,960 1 4 1,561 18 2 April . 1,136 13 8 883 12 6 May . 1,290 7 2 963 13 6 June . 1,289 6 4 1,179 8 6 £8,840 9 6 £7,405 9 4
£ - s d £ s d 1937 1936 January . 1,875 8 10 1,723 16 l) February .. 1,060 8 6 1,276 18 8, March . 2,045 14 2 1,259 19 3 April . 1,369 4 4 1,001 12 11 May . 1,375 11 9 1,130 8 7 June . 1,312 9 8 1,078 2 11 £10,048 17 3 £7,470 18 10
June, 1937 June, 1930 £ £ Customs duty .. 58,408 57,111 Beer duty 20,113 21,982 Sales tax 25,178 22,918 Petrol tax 13,260 12,220 Tyre tax 954 960 Gold export duty 1,553 2,417
year:— Jan.-June Jan.-Junc 1937 1930 ) £ £ Customs duty .. 381,593 337,710 Beer duty .. 146,871 121,128 Sales tax .. 155,056 133,551 Petrol tax .. 89,385 92,700 Tyre tax .. 4,735 3,643 Gold duty .. 11,540 11,734
Ap-June Ap-June 1937 1930 £ £ Customs .. 242,047 301,041 Excise on beer .. 21,101 27,898 Sales tax . . 91,388 119,007 Benzine 57,713 07,990 Tyre duty 2,400 3,030 Light dues .. 1,445 1,900 Wool levy — 1,307 Meat levy 2,303 2,900 Miscellaneous 245 174 Totals 418,703 525,391
1937 193G Customs 81,00G 97,416 Excise on beer .. 7,980 10,871 Sales tax 32,283 38,405 Petrol tax .. .. 19,389 21,486 Tyre duty .. .. 587 1,206 Light dues 292 794 Wool levy .. .. — 146 Meat levy 684 1,228 Miscellaneous 79 63 Totals ,. .. 142,290 171,695
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19365, 1 July 1937, Page 11
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