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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY. (RETURN OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1887.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Return of the Gross Amount collected, and the Cost of collecting the same, at each Port of Entry, for the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1887. Particulars of Gkoss Amount collected. Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1,289,152 Rents, seizures, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 Bonded warehouse duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,472 Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,292 Merchant Shipping Act, fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 Chinese Immigrants Act, 1881 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 650 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,495 Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,254 Oyster Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,208 Pilotage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,793 Distillation Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (5,268 £1,413,798

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Note. —The cost of collection, if calculated on Customs revenue only (less drawbacks and refunds), amounted to S3. 19s. 6d. per cent. In the United Kingdom, on the same basis, it was £4 9s. 4d. for the year ended 31st March, 188G. William Seed, Secretary and Inspector.

[Approximate Cost of Paper.- Preparation, nil; printing (1,450 copies), £1 Is.]

Authority: Geobge Didsbuky, Government Printer, Wellington. —1887.

Ports. Gross Collections. Hate per cent, of Cost of Collection. Ports. Gross Rate per cent Collections. of Cost of Collodion. Auckland .. Thames Bussell Mongonui .. Hokianga .. Kaipara Tauranga .. New Plymouth Patea Wanganui .. Foxton Wellington Napier Poverty I>ay Wairau k. 320,060 5,834 741 141 179 1,175 1,219 5,003 044 14,287 2G4 243,315 49,683 10,923 8,450 £ s. d. 2 7 5 7 0 0 40 17 9 GO 19 10 77 1 10 9 2 1 4 10 2 12 15 0 4 18 2 ■4 2 5 14 7 10 2 0 10 8 G 11 4 17 9 3 16 5 Picton Nelson .. Westport Groymouth Hokitika Riverton Invercargill and Bluff Dunedin Oamaru Timaru .. Ohristohurch and Lyttelton k. 254 41,333 13,242 30,400 19,724 383 42,315 341,724 14,025 18,733 229,741 £ s. d. 14 11 4 2 19 6 5 5 3 2 19 2 4 14 1 9 13 2 3 14 G 2 8 0 3 19 5 4 2 2 2 11 9 Averago for colon}-. Total £1,413,798 2 14 8