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1948 NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1948

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, 1948 Particulars of Amount Collected £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motor-vehicles) .. 22,134,915 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax, 6d. per gallon) .. .. .. .. .. 2,938,442 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) .. .. .. . .. .. 246,912 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,945,813 Excise duties on— Beer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,404,050 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,762,930 Cigarette papers and tubes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,252 Spirits used in manufacturing warehouses .. .. .. .. .. 49,785 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 681,615 Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65,659 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,060,710 Honey .. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 42 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer licence fees .. .. .. .. 4,767 Warehouse licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,957 Customs agents' licence fees .. .. .. .. . . .. 419 'Distillation Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 312 Tobacco Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,385 Sales Tax Act licence fees . . .. . . .. .. .. .. 799 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees . . . . .. . . .. 851 Marine Department revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71,959 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 2,887 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 702 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 8,280 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,066 £49,480,509