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1940. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940.

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, 1940. Particulars of Amount collected. £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 8,089,413 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,474,036 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 103,848 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,510,130 Excise duties on — Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,378,999 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,192,984 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 26,327 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 690,803 Gold duty 124,406 War Expenses Taxation— Customs Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 295,666 Beer Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,261 Gold Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 88,564 Export levies on— Meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,705 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 309 Wool .. 20,733 Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,051 Warehouse license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,461 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 406 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 619 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 598 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 1,030 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98,351 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,743 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,860 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 3,240 Other receipts.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,261 £18,286,898

Amount collected at each Port of Entry.

Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £186,696. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £1 os. sd. Customs Department, Wellington, E. D. Goon, 19th June, .1940. Comptroller of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (530 copies), £1 ss.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington.—l94o.

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-,, _i Net Amount lort - collected. Auckland .. .. .. . . I 5,800,801 Wellington .. .. .. ..5,565,738 Lyttelton .. .. .. .. 2,158,197 Duncdin .. .. .. .. 1,734,310 Napier .. .. .. .. 673,191 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 345,965 Now Plymouth .. .. .. 284,712 Timaru .. .. .. .. 249,932 Groymouth .. .. .. .. 241,334 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 230,717 Nelson .. .. .. .. 165,163 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 120,286

t,..! Net Amount ron - collected. £ Patea .. .. .. .. 99,335 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 72,519 Wairan (including Pioton) .. .. 44,145 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 40,008 Westport .. .. .. .. 26,785 Tauranga .. .. .. .. 3,807 Kaipara .. .. .. .. 211 Collected through Post and Telegraph 429,742 Department Total .. .. .. £18,286,898