COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1931 Session I-II, B-12

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1931. MEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1931.

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, 1931. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than duties on motor-spirit and rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 7, 147,404 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,417,294 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. 130,408 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 575,100 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 440,012 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. ~ .. .. .. 18,560 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,411 Export levies on — Meat 40,289 Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,571 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. ■ .. .. 1,105 Honey .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,293 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,200 Customs Agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 385 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,802 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,836 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 485 Immigration Restriction Acts —Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 3,130 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,982 Total amount collected .. .. .. .. £9,928,824

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £117,302. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £1 3s. Bd. Customs Department, Geo. Craig, Wellington, 29th June, 1931. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (485 copies), £1 12s. 6d.

Authority : W. A. G. Skinnek, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93l.

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, Net Amount rort - collected. £ Wellington .. .. .. .. 3,542,392 j! Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,684,990 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 1,259,945 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1,054,768 Napier .. .. .. .. 288,247 Invercargill.. .. .. .. 153,711 New Plymouth .. .. .. 139,338 Timaru .. .. .. .. 125,562 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 78,350 Nelson ' .. .. ,. [ 73,636 Giaborne .. .. .. .. j 66,030

Net Amount rori - collected. £ Greymouth .. .. .. .. 32,529 Westport .. .. .. ■ 20,862 Wairau (including Pieton) .. .. 15,708 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 13,005 Patea .. .. .. .. 12,368 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 8,239 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 2,044 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 385 Collected through Postal Department .. 356,715 Total .. .. .. £9,928,824