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1900. 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, 1900.

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

Ebtubn 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, 1900.

Particulars op Amount collected. £ Customs duties ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,107,567 Bents, seizures, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 393 Bonded-warehouse duty ... ... ... ... ... 5,421 Beer duty... ... ... ... ... ... ... 80,292 Gold duty 16,884 Light dues..; ... ... ... ... ... ... 20,996 Pilotage and port charges ... ... ... ... ... 45,635 Chinese Immigrants Act ... ... ... ... ... 1,200 Distillation Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 78 Sea-fisheries Act, fees ... ... ... ... ... 95 Shipping Acts ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,547 Other receipts .... ... ... ... ... ... 1,693 £2,283,801

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Note.—The cost of collection, if calculated on the gross revenue, amounted to £1 Bs.; in the previous year it was £1 10s. 2d. W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing <1>435 copies), 18s. 6d.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9oo.

Price 3d.]

Ports. Net Collection. Rate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Ports. Net Collection. Bate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Auckland Wellington Lyttelton and Christchurch .. Dunedin and Port Chalmers.. Napier Inveroargill Wanganui Nelson - .. Greymouth Timaru New Plymouth Poverty Bay £ 554,965 504,071 345,962 462,629 83,630 77,604 49,437 47,845 25,104 24,215 22,910 14,790 £ s. a. 16 0 1 3 10 1 7 10 16 3 1 10 1 1 12 11 1 12 1 2 2 3 2 11 3 2 3 0 2 0 7 3 4 9 Hokitika .. Oamaru .. Westport .. Wairau Patea Kaipara .. Tauranga.. Pic ton Parcel-post £ 14,045 13,392 12,794 7,687 4,101 1,948 1,223 639 14,810 £ s. d. 2 19 2 8 1 3 3 7 3 19 11 1 13 8 4 11 4 6 8 5 6 5 Total Average for Colony. 18 2 2,283,801 * Included in the average for the colony.