CUSTOMS REVENUE NEARS MILLION MARK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17991, 30 October 1926, Page 2

CUSTOMS REVENUE NEARS MILLION MARK.

AMOUNTS COLLECTED AT CHRISTCHURCH OFFICE The Customs revenue collected at Christchurch during the ten months of the present year is only about £26.000 short of a million pounds, and is £10,254 Is lid in excess of the amount collected during the corresponding period last year. The beer duty collected in the same period shows a decrease this year of £1417 6s 7d, compared with "last year. Th 6 meat export levy shows an increase of £lOl 17s 2d, and the butter and cheese export levy a decrease of £2BO 19s Id. The honey export levy came into operation at the beginning of May, and under this heading £l9 3s was collected in June. The month of October shows a decrease of £4393 16s 7d in the amount of Customs duty and a decrease of £457 13s 3d in the beer duty. Following are the detailed figures:— JANUARY-OCTOBER.

1926. £ s. d. Customs (net) 973,880 0 10 Beer (net) 64,872 18 7 Meat export levy 5,448 15 0 Butter and cheese export levy 1,372 10 5 Honey export levy .... 19 3 0 1925. £ s. d. Customs (net) 963,625 18 11 Beer (net) 72,091 11 6 Meat export levy 5,485 5 0 Honey export levy .... Nil. MONTHLY RETURN. October, 1926. £ s. d. Customs (net) 117,378 19 4 Beer (net) 7.21S 12 11 Meat export levy 138 7 2 Butter and cheese export levy 76 14 3 Honey export levy .... Nil. October, 1925. £ s. d. Customs (net) 121,772 15 11 Beer (net) 7.676 6 2 Meat export levy 76 15 4 Butter and cheese export levy Nil. Honey export levy .... Nil.