CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 494, 1 July 1932, Page 4

CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Petrol Taxation Shows Big Drop. QUARTERLY RETURNS. A decrease of £15,627 in revenue raised from the petrol tax is the most outstanding feature of the Customs returns at Christchurch for the quarter ended yesterday. The revenue from this source for the June quarter last year was £63,833 4s 4d. and for the quarter closed yesterday the return fell away to £48.205 18s. Customs duties for the quarter were up on the return last year by £11,123, but this did not compensate for the drop in petrol tax revenue, and the total receipts of £240,000 for the June quarter were £3979 behind those of the corresponding quarter last year. Quarterly Figures. The figures for the quarters under review are as follow:

1932 1931 £ s Customs 165,69S 4 2 154,575 4 4 1 yres 2,191 16 0 2,902 4 0 Petrol 48,205 18 0 63,833 4 4 Beer duty 19,838 19 5 19,082 14 4 Dairy levy 120 19 8 80 9 10 Honey levy 6 3 6 6 6 Meat levy 2,597 7 2 2,136 1 5 Total receipts £240,001 10 9 244,080 5 6 Current Year’s Totals. The totals for the first six months of 1932 and 1931 are as follows: 1932 1931 £ £ January 83,926 98,021 February 88,498 81,047 March 90,258 89,571 April 87,995 91,503 May 75,593 71,698 June 76,413 80,879 £502,683 £515,719