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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1932.

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, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1932. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than duties on motor-spirit and rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 5,123, 141 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,496,205 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 85,438 Excise duties on — Beer 641,079 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 601,726 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 16,774 Sugar .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 162,707 Gold duty .. .. - • ■ • ■ • • • • • • • • • 11,149 Export levies on — Meat .. -• •• •• •• •• •• •• 31,902 Dairy-produce .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 39,197 Kauri-gum .. • • • • • • • • - • • • ■ 931 Honey .. • ■ • • ■ • ■ • • • • • • • • • 138 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,046 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,493 Customs Agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 430 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 77,782 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,738 Seizures, fines, &c. .. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 250 Immigration Restriction Acts—Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 1,430 Other receipts .. .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 2,418 Total amount collected .. .. .. .. £8,307,541

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £103,013. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £1 4a. lOd. Customs Department, E. D. Good, Wellington, 16th July, 1932. Acting Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (475 copies), £1 7s. 6d.

By Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 932.

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_ , Net Amount v . Net Amount Port - • collected. roTl - collected. £ £ Wellington .. .. .. •• 2,784,658 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 20,722 Auckland .. .. . • •• 2,419,647 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 19,610 Lyttelton .. .. .. ■■ 1,055,913 Westport .. .. .. .. 14,270 Dunedin . .. •• 962,839 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 13,528 Napier .. .. •• 298,871 Patea .. .. .. .. 7,547 New Plymouth .. .. ■■ 113,510 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 7,079 Invercargill .. . - • • • • 110,261 Tauranga ., .. .. .. 1,829 Timaru .. . ■ • • .. ! 74,646 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 268 Nelson .. .. .. •• 60,089 Collected through Postal Department .. 244,687 Wansanui .. .. •• •• 53,519 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 44,048 Total .. .. .. £8,307,541