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1950 NEW ZEALAND
COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1950
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, 1950 Particulars of Amount Collected £ Customs and excise duties (other than beer duty) .. .. .. .. .. 25,387,850 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,785,320 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,822,340 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. -• .. -• .. 647,571 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 190 Fees, viz. : Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer licence fees .. .. .. .. 5,425 Warehouse licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,394 Customs Agents' licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 443 Distillation Act licence fees .. . . .. .. .. .. 243 Tobacco Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,189 Sales Tax Act licence fees .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 567 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 1,147 Marine Department revenue, viz. : Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97,291 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 3,223 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,923 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 11,040 Other receipts .. . . .. .. . • - - .. .. 12,673 £45,804,829
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Amount Collected at Each Port of Entry Port. Net Amount Collected £ Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,086,189 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,505,793 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,203,787 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,356,628 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 1,509,267 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 890,828 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 594,478 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 591,024 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 513,655 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 419,323 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 394,544 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 326,627 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. .. .. .. 125,503 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,984 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118,880 Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,142 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,106 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,302 Collected through Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 788,769 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £45,804,829 Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £343,239. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 15s. D. G. Sawers, Comptroller of Customs. Customs Department, Wellington. 16th June, 1950.
Approximate Cost or Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (594 copies), £2 10a.
By Authority: R. E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington. —1950. Price 3d. J
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COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1950, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1950 Session I, B-12
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277COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1950 Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1950 Session I, B-12
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