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Session 11. 1921. 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, 1921.

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

Return ok 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, 1921. Particulars of Amount collected. Customs duties ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,401,191 Rents, seizures, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 361 Bonded-warehouse license fees ... ... ... ... 6,874 Beer duty... ... ... ... ... ... ... 360,478 Gold duty ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10,588 Light dues... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45,012 Pilotage and. port charges ... ... ... ... ... 1,145 Distillation Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 158 Sea-fisheries Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,180 Shipping Acts ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,193 Timber-export duties ... ... ... ... ... 8 Other receipts ... ... ... ... ... ... 102,153 £8,930,341

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Customs Department, W. B. Montgomery, Wellington, 25th August, 1921. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (660 copies), £1. 15s.

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer, Wellington—l92l. Print 3d.]

Ports Net Rate per Cent. Collection. „, Slne'Ln. Pnvfs Net ™ rt8. Collection. i Rate per Cent. of Cost of Collection. ._ Wellington Auckland .. Lyttelton .. Dunedin .. Napier Invercargill Wanganui New Plymouth Gisborne .. Timaru Nelson £ £ s. d. .. 2,656,354 0 19 1 .. { 2,486,923 115 .. 1,324,514 | 1 2 10 .. I 1,080,534 ! 14 4 197,580 18 6 142,204 2 2 11 124,040 2 2 4 106,769 1 18 7 100,329 1 10 10 77,059 1 18 5 48,866 2 18 1 £ Greymouth .. .. 34,705 Wairau (including Picton) .. 20,752 Oamaru .. .. .. 14,679 WeHtport .. .. .. 13,979 Hokitika .. .. .. 10,780 Patea .. .. .. | 8,437 Tauranga .. .. ,. 1,404 Kaipara .. .. ,. 968 i Collected through Postal De- 479,465 partment ! Total .. .. 8,930,341 £ 8. d. 3 3 10 3 9 0 2 17 1 4 16 10 2 4 0 1 18 11 4 1 2 7 19 1 * 1 2 1 ! I -age for the Dominion. * Included in the avei