DOMINION FINANCES.
CUSTOMS REVENUE EXCEEDS FIVE MILLIONS. AUCKLAND, April G. The amount received by the Government in Customs revenue, including excess duties, during the financial year ended March 31, was a record, the total for the first time exceeding £5,000,000. The Minister of Customs (Sir William Herries), who supplied this information, stated that the exact amount was £5,185,363, or over a million more than the total of the previous year. Ordinary Customs revenue was £4,829,974, or £429,974 more than the official estimate of £4,300,000. The previous year’s total was £3,380,681, the increase being thus nearly £1,000,000. Excise beer duty collected during the. year totalled £355,378. The estimate was £270,000, or £85,379 less than the sum received. The amount of excise beer duty received during the previous year was £273,334, or £81,044 less than the past year’s sum.
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Western Star, 9 April 1920, Page 2
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