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Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY (RETURN OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1891.

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

Eetukn of the Amount collected (after deducting Eefunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of collecting the same, at each Port of Entry, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1891. Pabtictjlaks of Amount collected. £ Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,498,866 parcels post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,479 Primage duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,889 Rents, seizures, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 169 Bonded warehouse duty .. .. .. .... .. .. 6,513 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,075 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,113 Light does .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,838 Pilotage and port charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,312 Under Chinese Immigrants Act .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 110 „ Distillation Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Oyster Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Snipping and Seamen's Act .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,367 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 5,757 £1,662,510

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Note. —The cost of collection, if calculated on the gross revenue, amounted to £2 per cent.; in the previous year it was £2 os. 2d. per cent. W. T. Glasgow, (For Secretary and Inspector.) [Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,300 copies), jfil].

Authority : Geokge Didsbdky, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l

Ports. Net Collection. Eate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Forts. Net Collection. Eate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Auckland .. Russell Mangonui .. Kaipara fauranga .. New Plymouth Patea £ 361,634 585 8 1,106 1,290 4,217 2,491 23,531 305,T)49 65,253 10,262 9,447 326 50,960 £ s. d. . 1 18 11 16 18 6 * 7 8 3 5 19 5 5 17 7 1 19 4 2 4 4 1 13 5 2 9 1 4 0 7 3 10 8 11 7 0 2 3 0 Westport Greymouth Hokitika .. Christchurch and Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill and Bluff Parcel-post duties £ 12,680 33,073 16,924 278,851 21,226 16,453 401,924 42,741 2,479 £ s. d. 4 0 1 2 8 6 2 6 4 1 19 10 2 9 1 2 16 2 1 15 0 3 3 10 * Wanganui .. Wellington Napier Poverty Bay Wairau Picton Nelson Total Average for Colony. 1,662,510 2 0 3 * Cost of collei ;tion included in the average for the colony.