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1925. NEW ZEA L A N I).

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

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

Beturn 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, 1925. Particulars of Amount collected. £, Customs duties ... ... ... ... ... ... 7,668,901 Beer duty ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 646,347 Brewery supervision fees ... ... ... ... . 1,560 Warehouse license fees ... ... . . ... ... 6,636 Customs agents' license fees ... ... ... ... ... 326 Distillation Act fees ... ... ... ... ... 120 Chinese poll-tax and deposits under Immigration Bestriction Acts ... 10,190 Timber-export duty ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 Tobacco Act license fees ..; ... ... ... ... 375 Bents, seizures, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 222 Gold duty ... ... ... ... ... 9,790 Light dues .. ... ... ... ... ... 80,546 Shipping-fees ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,586 Pilotage, port charges, and miscellaneous Marine Department revenue 1,281 Sea-fisheries Act fees ... ... ... ... ... 737 Meat-export levy ... ... ... ... ... ... 27,937 Dairy-produce export levy ... ... ... ... ... 55,934 Other receipts ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,865 £8,515,401

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Customs Department, Geo. Ckaig, Wellington, 9th July, 1925. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing <525 copies), £1 12s. 6d.

Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92s.

Price 3d.]

Not Bate per Cent. „ t Rate per Cent. Port. rr ,, q "®i„ n of Cost j Port. r ! of Cost Collection. . o( Colleetion Collection. | ()f Co]IectioD £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Auckland.. .. .. 2,480,526 1 1 11 Greymouth .. < .. 43,360 2 8 6 Wellington .. .. 2,301,077 1 3 1 Patea .. .. .. 28,432 1 9 10 Lyttelton .. .. .. 1,190,859 1 6 4 Wairau (including Piofcon) .. 26,651 2 3 9 Dunedin .. .. .. 1,093,276 1 5 6 Hokitika .. .. .. 21,669 1 8 3 Napier .. .. .. 227,380 1 7 6 Westport .. .. .. 22,984 3 3 10 Invercargill .. .. 179,804 1 16 1 Oamaru .. .. .. 10,884 5 9 2 Timaru .. .. .. 138,095 1 9 5 Tauranga, .. .. .. 6,677 1 5 5 Wanganui .. .. 143,574 1 14 2 Kaipara .. .. .. 648 0 12 4 New Plymouth .. .. 109,424 1 18 2 Collected through Postal De- 337,483 * Gisborne .. .. .. 94,300 1 14 6 partment — Nelson .. .. .. 58,298 2 16 9 Total .. .. 8,515,401 14 3 * Included in the average for the Dominion.