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1947 NEW ZEALAND
COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1947
Presented to both Mouses 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, 1947 Particulars of Amount collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 10,890,622 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax, 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,541,677 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 210,029 Sales-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,550,547 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,251,509 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,255,648 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,940 Spirits used in manufacturing warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 46,769 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 678,742 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,984 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 231,533 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,234 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer licence fees .. .. .. .. 1,829 Warehouse licence fees .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,337 Customs agents' licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 396 Distillation Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 Tobacco Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,650 Sales Tax Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,293 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 762 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,165 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,860 Seizures, fines, &c. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 983 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 5,670 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 952 £38,916,406
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Amount collected at each Port of Entry Port. Net Amount collected. £ Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,450,405 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,196,443 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,566,626 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,459,211 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,455,878 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 686,484 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 494,554 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 482,344 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 400,836 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343,506 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340,130 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 319,124 Patea .. .. .. .. , .. .. 117,137 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. .. .. .. 98,125 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89,579 Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70,605 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60,567 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,337 Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222 Collected through Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,236,293 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £38,916,406 Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue=£2so,o6s. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 12s. lOd. D. G. Sawers, Comptroller of Customs Customs Department, Wellington, sth August, 1947.
Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (560 copies, £3.)
By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 947.
Price 3d.]
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COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1947, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1947 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, 1947 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1947 Session I, B-12
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