COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1942.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1942 Session I, B-12

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1942. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1942.

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, foe the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1942. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 6,075,691 Duty on inotor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 1,954,769 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 116,315 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,546,220 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,686,233 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. 1,587,934 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 33,084 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 690,807 Gold duty 117,901 War Expenses Taxation— Customs Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 610,201 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 223,670 Sales Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,541,865 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 156,677 Export levies on— Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 282 Wool .. .. .. ■ .. .. .. .. .. 16.627 Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,646 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,306 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,413 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 363 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,433 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 439 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 713 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,369 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 1,701 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,574 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 918 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,289 £20,503,584

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £175,087. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 17s. Id. Customs Department, Wellington, E. D. Good, 24th June, 1942. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (452 copies), £2.

Authority: E. Y. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 942.

Price 3d.]

•q i Net Amount iort - collected. £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 6,521,243 Wellington .. .. .. .. 6,168,496 Lyttelton .. .. •• .. 2,554,130 Dunedin .. .. .. •• 2,010,686 Napier .. .. .. .. 638,844 Invorcargill .. .. .. .. 322,705 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 320,943 New Plymouth .. .. •. 303,428 Nelson .. .. •• 244,755 Wanganui .. .. .. 238,283 Timaru .. .. .. .. 232,434 Gisborne .. .. .. ■■ 162,620

p. rf Net Amount r0TT " collected. . _ Wairau (including Pieton) .. .. 118,998 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 55,159 Patea .. .. .. .. 52,560 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 45,284 Westport .. .. .. .. 24,560 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 13,896 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 141 Collected through Post and Telegraph 474,419 Department Total ... .. .. £20,503,584