COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1943

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1943 Session I, B-12

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1943 NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1943

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, 1943 Particulars of Amount collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 5,088,026 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,600,826 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,793,541 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,879 Spirits used in manufacturing warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 42,178 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 618,967 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. 1,457,541 War Expenses Taxation— Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,353,488. Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,171,807 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,354,671 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,340 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,866 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,511 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,681 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 359Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130' Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,443Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 474 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees . . .. .. .. . . 629 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,459 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 1,638 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 719 Other receipts (including petrol-tax, tire-tax, gold duty, and War Expenses taxation— gold duty).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,823,545 £25,583,718

Amount collected at each Port of Entry

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £162,900. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 12s. 9d.

Customs Department, Wellington. E. D. Good, 31st May, 1943. Comptroller of Customs.

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Pr.-f Net Amount p f Net Amount ort " collected. lorc ' collected. £ £ Wellington .. .. .. .. 8,360,159 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 95,238 Auckland .. .. .. .. 7,717,865 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 61,291 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 3,041,964 Patea .. .. .. .. 58,129 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 2,524,236 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 56,486 Napier .. .. .. .. 875,425 Westport .. .. .. .. 33,168 Tnvercargill .. .. .. .. 349,184 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 24,523 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 324,352 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 300 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 292,499 Collected through Post and Telegraph 761,106 New Plymouth .. .. .. 277,174 Department Nelson .. .. .. .. 265,214 Timaru .. .. .. .. 253,286 Total .. .. .. £25,583,718 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 206,119