COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1937.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1937 Session I, B-12

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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1937.

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

Retukn of the Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of collecting the same, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1937. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 7,946,009 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,032,622 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 139,723 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. •• . • •• •• 3,044,613 Excise duties on —- Beer 841,584 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 853,899 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 21,181 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 678,165 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 119,324 Export levies on — Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 46,745 Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,661 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 453 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,740 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,477 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,783 Customs agents' license fees . . .. .. .. .. .. 394 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 698 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 670 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 919 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 98,455 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 3,070 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 1,405 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 5,690 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 2,550 £15,887,894

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £137,731. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 17s. 4d. Customs Department, Wellington, E. D. Good, 19th July, 1937. Comptroller of Customs. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (494 copies), £1 10s.

By Authority : E. V. Paul, Acting Government Printer, Wellington. —1937.

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-rj i Net Amount Net Amount Fort - collected. ron ' collected. £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 5,179,180 Patea .. .. .. .. 63,401 Wellington .. .. .. .. 5,117,722 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 45,235 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 1,882,527 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 36,965 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1,521,149 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 22,261 Napier .. .. .. .. 539,603 Westport .. .. .. .. 20,299 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 306,944 Tauranga .. .. .. 2,824 New Plymouth .. .. .. 206,009 Kaipara .. . . .. .. 363 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 183,869 Collected through Post and Telegraph 268,772 Timaru .. .. .. .. 178,679 Department Greymouth .. .. .. .. 136,278 — Gisborne .. .. .. .. 93,965 Total .. .. .. £15,887,894 Nelson .. .. .. .. 81,849