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1947 NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1947

Presented to both Mouses 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, 1947 Particulars of Amount collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 10,890,622 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax, 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,541,677 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. .. .. 210,029 Sales-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,550,547 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,251,509 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,255,648 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,940 Spirits used in manufacturing warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 46,769 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 678,742 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96,984 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 231,533 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,234 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer licence fees .. .. .. .. 1,829 Warehouse licence fees .. ' .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,337 Customs agents' licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 396 Distillation Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 Tobacco Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,650 Sales Tax Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,293 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 762 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,165 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,860 Seizures, fines, &c. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 983 Immigration Restriction Acts : Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 5,670 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 952 £38,916,406