NEW PLYMOUTH CUSTOMS

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1930, Page 11

NEW PLYMOUTH CUSTOMS

LEVIES UPON IMPORTATIONS OVER £8,500 INCREASE SHOWN. BEER AND PETROL TAX FIGURES. After a steady decline from the year 1926 the Customs duties collected at the port of New Plymouth during the past financial year show a very substantial increase over the previous financial year.. In the I*2 months just ended £105,757 2s 3d has been collected, as compared with £97,249 5s lOd for the financial year March, 1928, to March, 1929.

November was the busiest month,- the duties totalling £11,695 Ils 3d, an increase of over £3OOO for the same month in 1928. February was the lowest month, when tho duties reached only £5BBB 15s 7d. In May* only £6313 18s 6d was collected. One month in the previous year, September, with £5787 18s 3d was lower than the lowest month last year. In five months last financial year decreases I were shown when compared with the corresponding months in the previous financial year. Details are: —

Beer Duty. The beer duties for the month show a decrease of £6 17s 4d on March, 1929. Tho figures are:—

JANUARY-MARCH QUARTER. The beer duties collected for the quarterly period, January to March, show an increase of £5 6s Bd. on the figures for. the corresponding period of last year. Details are:—•

Increase —£5 6s Bd. Petrol Tax. The petrol tax collected for March, 1930, totalled £3066 Ils, compared with £lOl6 16s 4d for March, 1929. —■mini nr— iwii n n ■!—onianwrraniß—ririnrrTrir—trTrrmmm-iirinrrin

’ 1930- ... 19'29 .. ' MARCH. £ b. d. 9074 18 0 7805 10 7 Increase ' 1869 1 5 JANUARY-MARCH QUARTER. £ b. d. 1930 . 24,302 13 10 - ,1929 .. 22,342 2 3 Increase 2,020 11 7 Customs. 1929. 1928. £ s. d. £ s. d. April .. 973-9 13 5 8348 1 3 May .. 6313 18 6 7975 15 7 J tine .. 7778 0 10 6446 6 11 July .. 9976 8 9 7987 12 6 August .. 11,077 8 1 11,089 18 5 September . .. 801416 0 578718 3 October ... .. 8713 3 10 9895 19 7 November . .. 11,695 11 3 8353 18 2 December . .. 8085 7 9 9021 12 11 1930. 1929. January .... .. 8799 0 3 6260 16 11 February .. .. 5888 15 7 8275 8 9 March .. 9674 18 0 7805 16 7 Totals 105,757 2 3 97,249 5 10 ' Increase— -£8,507 16s 5d.

£ s. <1. March, 1929 1G6 4 8 March, 1930 159 7 0 Peercase ....; 6 17 4

- 1030. 1929. ' £ e. <1. £ s. d. January .... ... 160 13 1 190 17 2 February ... ... 166 11 3 154 11 6 March ... 166 4 8 159 7 0 Totals .... ... 499 9 0 504 1'5 8