B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAE ENDING 31 MARCH, 1948

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT— continued

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1947-48. 1946-47. VOTE —CUSTOMS—continued Subdivision No. II—Customs : Miscellaneous Voted. Expended. Services £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Customs Building, Wellington 530 500 532 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties, petrol and tire-tax collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to those islands (a) 8,372 5,883 5,883 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 30 50 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 20 be approved by the Minister 20 Refund of duty and sales tax on wigs 20 20 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement 350 314 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers 150 126 Total—Subdivision No. 11 8,972 6,973 6,855 TOTAL .. 268,195 250,395 247,807 (a) Additional provision necessary owing to increased exports to the islands.