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1928. 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, 1928.

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

Return op the Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost op collecting the same, at each Port op Entry for the Financial Year ended ■31st March, 1928. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than duties on motor-spirit and rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 7,712,909 Duty on motor-spirit (portion of year only) .. .. .. .. .. 143,516 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. .. 219,658 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 609,624 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 142,688 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 21,317 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,960 Timber-export duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 Export levies on— Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 44,950 Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,135 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,590 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. ■. . • •. 241 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. . 1,343 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,583 Customs Agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 370 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 210 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 80,754 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 3,998 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. •. .. .. .. .. 241 Immigration Restriction Acts—Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 4,800 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,779 £9,046,094

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Customs Department, Geo. Craig, Wellington, 18th June, 1928. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Pa-per.—Preparation, not given; printing (500 copies), £1 15s.

Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92B,

Price 3d.

i Rate per Cent. v . Rate per Cent. Port. Collection of Cost port - Collection of Cost Collection. Qf Collection collection. Qf Oo]loction ! | 1 , i £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Wellington .. .. 2,743,287 1 1 0 ■ Greymouth .. .. 47,996 2 14 4 Auckland .. •• 2,551,592 1 3 3 ■ Wairau (including Picton) .. 25,170 3 0 3 Lvttelton .. .. 1 J.,195,636 1 7 4 Patea .. .. .. 22,976 ! 2 0 6 Dunedin .. .. 1,057,064 1 7 3 Westport .. .. 22,329 3 12 2 Napier .. .. .. 284,546 1 3 4 i Hokitika .. ..I 18,280 2 3 5 Invercargill .. • • 166,595 2 2 2 Oamaru .. .. .. 10,905 6 8 0 Wanganui .. .. 124,577 2 1 8 Tauranga .. .. 2,870 4 0 2 New Plymouth .. .. 115,083 1 16 0 Kaipara .. .. .. 518 0117 Timaru .. .. .. 104,345 2 2 6 Collected through Postal De- 393,784 * Gisborne.. .. .. 97,349 1 19 4 partment Nelson .. .. .. 61,192 3 0 9 1 Total .. .. j 9,046,094 1 4 7 I ! I * Included in the average for the Dominion.