COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1930.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1930 Session I, B-12

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1930. NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1930.

Presented to both Houses oj the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Return of the Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of collecting the same, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1930. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than duties on motor-spirit and rubber tires for motor-vehicles) . . 8,631,399 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax) .. .. .. . .. .. ~ 1,028,894 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) ~ .. .. 157,474 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 620,312 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes . . .. . . . . ~ . . 244,841 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. ~ .. .. .. 20,806 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,264 Export levies on — Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,267 Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 34,686 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1,807 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 586 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. . . 1,428 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,723 Customs Agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 388 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 196 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. ~ .. .. . . 300 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83,337 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 3,270 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 Immigration Restriction Acts—Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 3,980 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,833 Total amount collected .. .. .. .. £10,891,880

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £117,952. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £1 Is. Bd. Customs Department, Geo. Craig. Wellington, 19th June, 1930. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (485 copies), £1 10s.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93o.

Price- 3d.~\

T,„„ t Net Amount rort - collected. £ Wellington .. .. .. 3,703,368 Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,974,977 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 1,477,482 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1,187,380 Napier .. .. .. .. 312,538 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 162,636 New Plymouth .. .. .. 132,070 Timaru .. .. .. .. 121,673 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 98,648 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 88,665 Nelson .. .. 76,031

p._,. Net Amount ron '' collected. £ Greymouth .. .. .. .. 41,919 Westport .. .. .. .. 23,397 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 20,146 Patea .. .. .. .. 19,471 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 14,255 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 11,224 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 2,598 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 534 Collected through Postal Department .. 422,868 Total .. .. £10,891,880