COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1939.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1939 Session I, B-12

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1939. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1939.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. Return op the Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of collecting the same, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1939. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 9,037,161 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,490,570 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 150,350 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,555,696 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,076,796 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 925,297 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 20,794 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 667,176 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107,727 Export levies on — Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 74,594 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 835 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,675 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,334 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,365 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 394 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 555 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 1,301 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108,439 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 3,083 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 526 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 4,030 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,701 £18,266,109

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £167,895. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 18s. sd. Customs Department, Wellington, E. D. Good, 10th July, 1939. Comptroller of Customs. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (510 copies), £1 7s. 6d.

Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 939.

Price 3d.]

p , Net Amount p . Net Amount collected. n ' collected. £ I £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 5,923,711 I Patea .. .. .. .. 77,824 Wellington .. .. .. .. 5,823,352 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 57,026 Lyttelton .. .. .. 2,156,162 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 38,980 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1,645,358 Westport .. .. .. .. 25,238 Napier .. .. .. .. 591,293 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 23,390 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 346,465 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 4,878 New Plymouth .. 249,275 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 371 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 223,651 Collected through Post and Telegraph 449,832 Timaru .. .. .. .. 221,778 Department Greymouth .. .. .. ,. 162,676 Nelson .. .. .. .. 129,832 Total .. .. .. £18,266,109 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 115,017