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1945 NEW ZEALAND
COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency
Return of tht-i Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of Collecting the Same, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1945 Particulars of Amount collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) ~ 6,365,256 •Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,063,558 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,074,457 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,056 Spirits used in manufacturing warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 32,585 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 616,281 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,547,313 War Expenses Taxation — Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,788,309 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,535,003 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,539,368 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 69,018 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,446 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,510 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,905 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 362 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,529 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 743 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. , .. .. .. .. 472 Marine Department revenue, viz.—• Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,585 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 1,730 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,870 Other receipts (including petrol-tax, tire-tax, gold duty, and War Expenses taxation — gold duty) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,845,652 £30,624,232
Amount collected at each Port of Entry
Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £189,307. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 12s. 4d.
Customs Departmeut, Wellington. 19th July, 1945.
E. D. Good, Comptroller of Customs.
Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (479 copies), £2 10s,
Bj) Authority: E. Y. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l94s.
Price 3d.]
. Net Amount ort ' collected. £ Wellington .. .. .. .. 10,199,902 Auckland .. .. .. .. 9,461,408 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 3,511,994 Dunedin .. .. ■ ■ •. 2,837,623 Napier .. .. .. .. 1,066,644 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 441,108 •Greymouth .. .. .. .. 338,826 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 327,569 New Plymouth .. .. .. 291,847 Timaru .. " .. .. 288,215 Nelson .. .. .. .. 281,872 Gisborne .. .. .. ■■ 240,199
p. rt Net Amount x collected. £ Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 73,994 Patea .. .. .. .. 73,251 Hokitika .. .. .. . . 60,286 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 53,301 Westport .. .. .. .. 43,534 Tauranga .. .. . . .. 39,468 Kaipara .. . . .. .. 174 Collected through Post and Tolegraph 997,019 Department Total .. .. .. £30,624,232
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COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1945 Session I, B-12
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322COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1945 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1945 Session I, B-12
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