CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18865, 1 May 1931, Page 7

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.

LOWER RETURNS AT WELLINGTON. United Press Association -Br Electric Telegraph—Copyright WELLINGTON. April 30. The net customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington last month totalled £181.404. against £208,613 for April 1930. a decrease of £27,209. For the four months of this year, the revenue was £817.078. against £980.640. a decrease of £163.561. The duty collected on motor spirit last month was £45,715, against £35,900 in April last year, an increase of £3815. The figures for the four months are £180,832 and £134.871 respectively, an increase of £46961. Collections of tyre tax last totalled £2510, against £3138 for 1.. e corresponding month last year, a decrease of £B2B. For four months, a decrease of £1954 is recorded, the figures being £8989 and £10943 respectively. Beer excise collections for April were £4904, against £5192. a decrease of £2BB. For the four months the figures are £IB,IOO and £17,590, a decrease of £1490. CHRISTCHURCH RECEIPTS. By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, April 30. Customs duties collected in Christchurch last month were £15,800 less than in April 1930. For the four months January to April, the decrease was £100,456 13s. Figures for the month were:— Customs—-1931 £62,551, 1930 £78,352. Beer duty, £5910—£9173. Motor spirit tax, £21,408 —£15,100. For the four months the figures were:— Customs—l93l, £194,652. 1930, £295 109 Beer duty, £23.994 —£30,259. Motor spirit tax, £78,760 —£54,924.