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1946 NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

Return op the Amount collected (after deducting Refunds and Drawbacks), and the Cost of Collecting the Same, for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1946 Particulars of Amount collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 6,625,664 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax, 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 1,887,138 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. '154,161 Sales-tax .. .. •• . • .. .. .. .. 4,505,443 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. •• •• •• . • .. .. .. 2,308,600 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,632,952 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,289 Spirits used in manufacturing-warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 36,906 Sugar .. .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 594,464 Gold duty .. .. • • •• •• •• •• .. .. 70,218 War expenses taxation — Customs duties .. .. •• •• •• .. .. .. 2,861,443 Sales-tax .. .. •• •• •• • • .. .. 10,558,975 Beer duty .. •• •• •• •• .. .. 1,712,578 Gold duty .. . • •• •• •• •• • • .. 100,339 Export levies on— Hides .. .. •• •• •• •• •• .. .. 86,872 Honey .. .. • • • • • • • • • • •. .. 98 Wool .. .. •• •• •• •• -• •• 24,025 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer license fees .. .. .. .. 1,784 Warehouse license fees .. •• •• .. .. .. 11,934 Customs agents' license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 322 Distillation Act license fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 190 Tobacco Act license fees .. .. •. • • .. .. .. 1,600 Sales Tax Act license fees .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1,226 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 697 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light Dues .. • • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • 63,557 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,561 Seizures,.fines, &c. . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 643 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 11,070 Other receipts •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 5,378 £33,323,127