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1929. 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, 1929.

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, 1929. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than duties on motor-spirit and rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 7,759,547 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 851,330 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. . . .. .. 196,747 Excise duties on —- Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 611,484 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 173,658 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 21,048 Cold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10',746 Export levies on— Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,311 Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 ) 687 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 ; 641 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 642 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,374 Warehouse iicense fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,326 Customs Agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 392 Marine Department revenue, viz.—Light dues.. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,310 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,860 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 Immigration Restriction Acts—Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 3,450 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,734 £9,796,991

Cost of Collection at each Port.

Customs Department, Geo. Craig,. Wellington, 12th June, 1929. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (510 copies), £1 16s.

Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 929.

Price 3d.]

, fret Rate per Gent. , Rate per Cent. Collection. of Port. C -g-^ I £ £ s. d. £ £ s . d. Wellington .. .. 3,273,956 0 17 1 Greymouth .. .. 1 40,418 3 4 10 Auckland .. .. 2,680,230 1 2 0 Wairau (including Picton) .. j 24,069 3 6 1 Lyttelton .. .. 1,297,171 1 4 1 Patea .. .. .. 22,424 1 18 11 Dunedin .. .. 1,076,321 1 6 6 Westport .. .. 21,456 3 14 9 Napier .. .. .. 294,869 1 2 5 Hokitika .. .. 16,391 1 11 10 Invercargill .. .. 152,280 2 5 7 Oamaru .. .. .. 9,509 7 19 2 New Plymouth .. .. 120,061 1 14 8 Tauranga .. ... 2,354 3 18 2 Timaru .. .. ; 111,084 I. 18 8 Kaipara .. .. .. ! 466 0 17 2 Wanganui .. .. 100,164 2 9 7 Collected through Postal De- 1 400,975 * Gisborne.. .. .. 86,635 2 1 3 partment j— — —-——■ Nelson .. .. .. 66,158 2 17 6 Total .. .. ' 9,796,991 1 2 3 1 | * Included in the average for the Dominion.