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1946 NEW ZEALAND
COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946
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, 1946 Particulars of Amount collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 6,625,664 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax, 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 1,887,138 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. '154,161 Sales-tax .. .. •• . • .. .. .. .. 4,505,443 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. •• •• •• . • .. .. .. 2,308,600 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,632,952 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,289 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 36,906 Sugar .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 594,464 Gold duty .. .. • • •• •• •• •• .. .. 70,218 War expenses taxation — Customs duties .. .. •• •• •• .. .. .. 2,861,443 Sales-tax .. .. •• •• •• • • .. .. 10,558,975 Beer duty .. •• •• •• •• .. .. 1,712,578 Gold duty .. . • •• •• •• •• • • .. 100,339 Export levies on— Hides .. .. •• •• •• •• •• .. .. 86,872 Honey .. .. • • • • • • • • • • •. .. 98 Wool .. .. •• •• •• •• -• •• 24,025 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,784 Warehouse license fees .. •• •• .. .. .. 11,934 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 322 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. •. • • .. .. .. 1,600 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1,226 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 697 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light Dues .. • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • 63,557 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,561 Seizures,.fines, &c. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 643 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 11,070 Other receipts •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 5,378 £33,323,127
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Amount collected at each Port of Entry Port. Net Amount collected, £ Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,580,094 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,305,210 L'yttelton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,048,808 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,123,337 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,213,700 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 542,891 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 401,921 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 350,785 Greymouth. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343,466 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 335,604 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 306,737 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. 271,009 Wairau (including Picton) '.. .. .. .. .. 93,792 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,710 Fokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78,515 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,443 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,380 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,862 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 Collected through Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,062,716 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £33,323,127 Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue=£2o6,B2s. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue=l2s. sd. D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs. Customs' Department, Wellington, 26th July, 1946.
Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (508 copies, £2 10s.)
By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—1946.
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COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1946 Session I, B-12
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332COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1946 Session I, B-12
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