15. -7 [PT. T]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1945

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Deposit paid in 1940 by agents of overseas ship in respect of a Chinese seaman who had deserted the vessel. As efforts to locate him were unsuccessful, it was subsequently treated as a fine under the Immigration Restriction Acts and paid into the Public Account. The Chinese has now been found, and as arrangements have been made for him to leave the Dominion as soon as convenient, the agents are considered to be entitled to a refund of the £200. (b) Required to cover cases where duty and sales tax have actually been paid, and a refund subsequently approved. Where these charges are remitted at the time of importation, the amounts are written o£f in the Schedule to the annual Appropriation Act. _ , . Other Estimated. Recovered. (c) Credits-in-aid— Salaries. charges. Total 1943-44. 1948-44. Subdivision I .. .. .. 15,*950 3,750 19,700 21,600 21,167 „ II .. .. .. .. .. 1,326 1,326 1,229 1,238 Totals .. .. 15,950 5,076 21,026 22,829 22,405

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Number \ , „, „ .. of Persons. ! 1944-45. ' 1944-451943-44 VOTE CUSTOMS continued Voted _ Expended. Subdivision No. II.—Customs : Miscellaneous Services — £ £ £ continued Charges for and incidental to —continued Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement .. .. 200 24 22 Payment of the monetary equi valent of leave due to deceased officers .. .. .. •. • ■ • • 200 200 50 Refund of deposit under the Immigration Restriction Acts which had previously been forfeited .. .. .. («) 200 Refund of duty and sales-tax on chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances who cannot pay the duty .. .. 50 25 31 Refund of duty and sales tax on printed matter and other articles for the use of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Navy League, and similar patriotic societies, Red Cross Society and Young Helpers' League, as may be approved by the Minister .. .. .. ■ ■ • • • • (&) 20 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Recoveries in connection with grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments and mis- £ cellaneous .. .. .. 1,326 Total —Subdivision No. II .. .. 4,366 4,077 3,864 GROSS Total 182,089 171,565 171,960 Credits-in-aid (c) .. .. .. .. 21,026 22,829 22,405 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. 181,063 148,736 149,555