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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1933.

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, 1933. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than duties on motor-spirit and rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 5,027,312 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,395,823 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 64,177 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,253 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 654,227 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 719,252 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 19,822 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 365,028 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,439 Export levies on — Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,823 Dairy-produce .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,134 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 436 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. . . .. .. 950 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,008 Customs agents' license fees . . .. .. .. .. . . . . 370 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 214 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 401 Sales Tax Act license fees . . . . .. .. .. . . . . 103 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87,280 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,791 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 308 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 1,510 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,300 Total amount collected .. .. .. .. .. £8,507,019

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £97,550. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £1 2s. lid. E. D. Good, For Comptroller of Customs. Customs Department, Wellington, 3rd August, 1933.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (450 copies), £1 5s

Authority : G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 933.

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Net Amount p t Net Amount orc - collected. ron - collected. £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,725,559 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. 21,560 Wellington .. .. .. .. 2,564,700 Westport .. .. .. .. 14,006 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 1,113,615 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 11,332 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 969,593 Patea .. .. .. .. 7,973 Napier .. .. .. .. 357,469 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 6,364 New Plymouth .. .. .. 118,731 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 1,644 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 106,836 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 234 Timaru .. .. .. .. 79,962 Collected through Post and Telegraph 194,916 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 72,416 Department Gisborne .. .. .. .. 52,527 Nelson .. .. .. .. 51,682 Total .. .. .. 8,507,019 Greymouth .. .. .. . . 35,900