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1877. NEW ZEALAND.

CUSTOMS COLLECTIONS, (RETURN SHOWING AMOUNT OF, ETC.)

Laid wpon the Table by the Son. Sir G. Grey, with the leave of the House.

RETURN showing Amount of Customs Collections, Total Cost of Collection, and Rate per Cent. of such Cost, at each of the Ports of New Zealand, during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1877.

* The Customs Collections comprise— £ Customs Duties ... ... ... 1,199,148 Bents, Seizures, &c. ... ... ... 66 Bonded Warehouse Duty ... ... ... 5,534 Merchant Shipping Act Fees ... ... 1,154 ._. , . „ . Arms Act Fees ... ... ... 1,805 ' ? cllargCß of collection comprise salaries of officers Xight Dues ... ... '.. 11035 ('neluf'ing those of head office), salaries of Coastwaiters, pay Oyster Act Fees ... ... ... '14 °^ ext™ officers, working expenses of revenue cutter " RingGold Duty ... ... ..." 33 556 leader" and steam launches, rents, travelling expenses, l'ilolage Rates, &c. . ... 18984 reTvards for protection of revenue, cost of instruments, and Distillation Act Fees ... ... ." 644 contingencies. Other Receipts (including Publicans' Licenses, &c.) 32,824 Total ... ... ... £1,304,764 Customs Department, William Seed, Wellington, 2nd November, 1877. Secretary and Inspector. By Authority: Geoege Didsbcbt, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB77. Price 3d.]

Ports of Entry. Customs Gross Collections.* Charges of Collection.f Rate per Cent, of Collection. Auckland Thames ltussell Mongonui Hokianga Whaugarei Tauranga Poverty Bay ... New Plymouth Wangauui "Wellington Napier "Wairau Picton Havelock Kaikoura Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Lyttelton and Christchurch Akaroa Timaru Oamarii Dunedin Invercargill and Bluff ... Eiverton Chatharas £ 219,483 11,727 1,709 428 2,128 32 2,252 10,44S 9,706 22, 700 178, 285 43, 546 5,185 1,339 872 1,218 40, 010 16, 264 51,343 41, 952 207,995 220 20, 759 12, 520 364,207 34, 327 4, 094 9 £ 6,169 575 271 60 260 200 382 476 584 945 4,545 1,630 351 236 193 159 1,897 863 1,107 1,703 5,579 9 759 614 8,157 1,614 295 141 £ b. d. 2 16 2 4 18 0 15 17 1 15 8 4 12 4 4 625 0 0 16 19 3 4 11 1 6 0 4 4 3 3 2 10 11 3 14 7 6 15 4 17 12 6 22 2 7 13 1 1 4 14 9 5 6 1 2 3 1 4 12 2 18 7 4 19 3 13 1 4 18 0 2 4 9 4 14 0 7 4 1 1,566 13 3 Totals £1,304,764 £39, 780 £3 0 11