8.—12.

1902. 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, 1902.

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

Return of the Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of collecting the same, at each Port of Entry, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1902. Particulars op Amount collected. £ Customs duties ... ... ... ... ... . ... 2,201,115 Rents, seizures, &o. ... ... ... ... ... ... 474 Bonded-warehouse duty ... ... ... ... ... 4,987 Beerduty... ... ... ... ... ... ... 90,244 Gold duty ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20,186 Light dues... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25,544 Pilotage and port charges ... ... ... ... ... 53,743 Chinese Immigrants Act ... ... ... ... ... 2,800 Distillation Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 90 Sea-fisheries Act, fees ... ... ... ... ... 163 Shipping Acts ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,339 Other receipts ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,733 £2,406,418

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Note.—Ths cost of collection, if calculated on the gross revenue, amounted to £1 9s. 3Jd.; in the previous year it was £1 7s. Bd. W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector.

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Ports. j^ e j. Eate per Cent. Collection. olC °^ e ° c s t L, Ports. Net Collection. Kate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. Auckland Wellington Dunedin and Port Chalmers.. Lyttelton and Christchurch .. Invercargill Napier Wanganui Nelson Greymouth Timaru New Plymouth Oamaru £ 609,429 540,818 448,901 362,263 83,498 78,191 60,472 43,260 28,507 26,154 25,164 16,582 £ s. d. 15 7 15 7 18 3 1 11 5 1 14 0 1 14 4 1 11 5 2 8 3 1 19 5 2 13 1 2 19 2 5 9 Poverty Bay Westport .. Hokitika .. Wairau Patea Kaipara .. Tauranga.. Picton Parcel-post £ 16,082 14,238 13,985 8,739 4,303 2,116 827 374 22,515 £ s. d. 3 5 0 2 15 8 2 8 2 3 6 2 1 13 0 3 15 7 6 5 9 9 1 10 * Total 2,406,418 Average for Colony. 19 SJ * Included in the average for the colony.