SUBSTANTIAL RISES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19978, 1 July 1939, Page 4

SUBSTANTIAL RISES

DUNEDIN REVENUE CUSTOMS RETURNS UP l Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. There was an appreciable increase in the customs and other revenue collected in Dunedin and at the port of Otago during the past month, compared with the figures for the same months of 1938 and also 1 show increases over the corresponding periods of'last year. Customs returns during June amounted 'to an increase of over £2200 on those of June, 1938. For the first quarter of the year the receipts in this section showed an -increase of over £9OOO, compared with the AprilJime period last year. The figures are:—

June, June, 1939 1938 £ £ Customs duty .. 59,061 56,792 Beer duty 20,431 22,391 Sales tax 28,240 24,400 Petrol tax . 18,728 15,412 Gold tax 1,558 1,322 Tyre Tax 287 646 Wool tax 121 136 Totals 128,898 123,846 The returns' for ithe quarter are:— AprilJune, June, 1939 1938 £ £ Customs duty 180,247 171,149 Beer duty 73,256 75,790 Petrol tax 52,295 46,980 Sales tax 82,476 74,388 Tyre tax 2,028 2,088 Gold tax 4,420 5,725 Wool tax £232 : 870 Totals' 398,280 383,074 The returns for the half year are as follow: — Jan.-June, Jan.-Jtin.e, 1939 1938 - £ . £- * Customs duty.. 368,988 380,712 Beer duty 161,592 162,259 Sales tax 162,107 151,263 Petrol tax 105,697 99,996 Gold tax 9,502 10,395 Tyre tax 5.173 3,633 Wool tax 570 2,428 Totals 820,343 817,381