COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1938 Session I, B-12

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1938. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938.

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 March, 1938. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 9,205,191 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,297,559 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 159,928 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,499,131 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 978,437 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 885,095 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 19,038 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 649,409 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114,340 Export levies on— Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,805 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 272 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,207 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,440 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,278 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 397 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 365 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 629 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 1,167 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106.,212 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,999 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 411 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 5,272 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,509 £18,020,153

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £153,611. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 17s. Id. Customs Department, Wellington, E. D. Good, 30th June, 1938. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (520 copies), £1 10s,

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T) , Net Amount p -_. Net Amount rort * collected. rort * collected. £ £ Wellington .. .. .. .. 5,872,681 Patea .. .. .. .. 67,548 Auckland .. .. .. .. 5,772,265 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 53,089 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 2,183,292 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 37,587 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1,690,244 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 23,993 Napier . . .. .. .. 607,739 Westport .. .. .. .. 22,344 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 339,977 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 3,396 New Plymouth .. .. .. 234,615 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 526 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 213,946 Collected through Post and Telegraph 357,779 Timaru .. .. .. .. 204,205 Department Greymouth .. .. .. .. 148,348 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 105,751 Total .. .. .. £18,020,153 Nelson .. .. .. .. 80,828