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1935. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1935.

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, 1935. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 5,858, 929 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. •• •• •• Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. •• •• •• •• 2 170'503 Sales tax Excise duties on — gy | qq B Beer .. • • • • • • * * 887 969 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. •• •• •• •• ** 9 . Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. •• •• •• 653'909 p , A ug + ar ;; ;; ;; " Gold duty Export levies on — 37 43Q Meat .. •• •• •• •• " 80^939 Dairy-produce .. • • • • • • • * ' ' Honey Fees, viz.— , 1 128 Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license tees .. •• •• •• 11'764 Warehouse license fees .. •• •• •• " " '365 Customs agents' license fees ■ • • • • • • • • • "' Distillation Act license fees .. • • • • • • • • ■ • ■ • Tobacco Act license fees .. • • • • • ■ • • • • '' sgg Sales Tax Act license fees .. . • ■ • • • • ■ ■ • ■ ' Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. • ■ Marine Department revenue, viz.— 243 Shfppingfees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2, 770 Seizures, fines, &c. .. ' '' ' ' ' ' '' 1 862 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts . • • • • • ' 077 Other receipts .. • • • • • • • • '' '' ' ' '" J' £12,288,623

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £112 970. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 18s. sd. -Sl™.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (460 copies), £1 ss.

By Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.—l93s.

Price 3d.]

Port. I I ¥~r> ■ :: !:2K Ei£ u u |ln ° iu ' iingPirton ' :: :: 8:8 Lyttelton .. • 1,362.020 Westport .. .. •• •• ?i'acl Duiiedm .. 434,151 Hokitika .. •• r'ncn hwercargill " " " 183 ' 456 Tauranga • " New Plymouth .. ■■ •• 132'238 Collected through Post and Telegraph 209,639 Sr •• '• :: :: IU,5U Department limaru . • „ ,,. Greymouth .. 7«'Total £12,288,623 Nelson .. •• ■■ ■■ 77 'o R q Gisborne .. •• •• •• 77,389