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Amount Collected at Each Port of Entry Port. Net Amount Collected. £ Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,287,790 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,277,928 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,793,370 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,904,214 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,575,422 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 835,723 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 054,774 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 571,210 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 445,397 Nelson .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 407,411 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 370,381 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 305,247 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125,540 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. .. .. 113,594 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,553 Hokitika .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 69,103 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,129 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,657 Kaipara .. . . . . .. . . .. . . 66 Collected through Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 1,523,988 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £49,480,509 Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £269,478. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 10s. lid. D. G. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs, Customs Department, Wellington, 3rd August, 1948.

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