COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1934.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1934 Session I, B-12

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1934. NEW ZMLAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1934.

Presented to both Houses of 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 Mabch, 1934. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 4,969, 287 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 1,438,668 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 63,801 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. . • ■ ■ 1,847,333 Excise duties on — Beer 655,464 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. . . .. 859,850 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 17,889 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • - ■ 637,987 Gold duty .. .. .. .. •• ■ ■ -• 129,816 Export levies on— Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. ■ • ■ • 36,257 Dairy-produce .. .. . • . • . ■ • ■ - ■ - ■ 72,808 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. . ■ • ■ - - 608 Honey .. .. .. ■ • ■ ■ ■ • • • • • - - 428 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees . . .. .. .. 955 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,428 Customs agents' license fees .. .. . . . . .. .. 379 Distillation Act license fees .. . . .. .. . . .. . - 226 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 550 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. . . . . . . .. ... 4,022 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 512 Marine Department revenue, viz.-— Light dues .. .'. ■■ .. .. .. -- 88,618 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,740 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. - - 31 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 1,453 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .; .. .. 2,614 £10,843,724

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting tlie above-mentioned revenue = £109,890. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £1 os. 3d. Customs Department, E. D. Good, Wellington, 17tb July, 1934. For Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (450 copies), £1 ss.

By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 934.

Price 3d.]

u . I Net Amount ! collected. £ Auckland .. .• .. 3,748,966 Wellington . . . . .. .. 3,149,664 Lyttelton . . . . -. - . 1,332,835 Dunedin . . . . - • - • 1,233,892 Napier . . .. - - - • 369,049 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 159,702 New Plymouth .. .. .. 133,373 Greymouth . . . . .. .. 97,386 Wanganui .. .. -• - • 96,262 Timaru .. .. .. .. 94,161 Nelson . . . . .. .. 70,048 Gisborne . . .. .. .. 63,780

T>_„ f Net Amount ron ' collected. £ Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 26,533 Patea .. .. .. .. 25,346 Westport .. .. .. .. 17,083 Oaraaru .. .. .. .. 13,553 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 13,513 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 1,673 Kaipara .. .. ,. .. 240 Collected through Post and Telegraph 196,665 Department Total .. .. .. £10,843,724