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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY (RETURN OF), FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1894.

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

Eeturn 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, 1894. Pakticulabs op Amount collected. £ Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,655,503 Rents, seizures, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 440 Bonded-warehouse duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,242 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,810 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,243 Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,451 Pilotage and port charges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,038 Chinese Immigrants Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,500 Distillation Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Oyster Act, duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 „ fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Shipping Acts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,185 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 680 £1,779,358

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Note.—The cost of collection, if calculated on the gross revenue, amounted to £1 14s. 7d.; in the previous year it was £1 16s. 2d. W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector. Approxitnate Cost of Paper. -Preparation, not given; printing (1,400 copies), £1 3s.

By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB94. Price 3d.]

Ports. Net Collection. Bate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Ports. Net Collection. Rate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Auckland Wellington liyttelton and Christohurch .. Junedin and Port Chalmers.. papier kelson ■Vanganui .. Jreymouth Pimaru lokitika .. Bay Nfew Plymouth £ 395,880 377,861 285,954 388,091 79,449 54,198 44,482 28,654 23,187 19,840 14,682 14,417 12,648 £ s. d. 1 15 11 17 4 1 12 3 1 13 3 18 7 2 10 7 2 2 7 1 14 1 2 13 9 2 9 7 2 10 6 2 18 7 2 12 2 Oamam .. Westport .. Wairau Patea Tauranga.. Kaipara .. Picton Russell Parcels post £ 12,272 9,784 7,085 3,340 1,084 699 487 67 5,197 £ s. d. 3 12 8 4 4 0 4 10 7 19 4 4 17 9 11 8 11 7 3 9 * * Average for colony. Total 1,779,358 1 14 9 * Cost of colle' :tion included in the average for the colony.