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1949 NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1949

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 Sajme, for the Financial Year Ended 31st March, 1949 Particulars of Amount Collected . £ Customs duties (other than petrol-tax and duties on rubber tires for motorvehicles) . . '■' ' '.. ' . . ' .." . . . . .. . . 13,616^704 Duty on motor-spirit (petrol-tax, 6d. per gallon) .. ... .. .. 3,056,104 Duty on rubber tires for motor-vehicles (tire-tax) . . .. .. .. 241,130 Sales Tax .. .. .. .. .. .. v, .. 14,105,224 Excise duties on- — Beer . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,555,374 Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. .. .. . . . . 5,007,975 Cigarette papers and tubes . . .. .. .. .. .. 45,969 Spirits used in manufacturing warehouses . . .. .. . . 44,297 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 716,292 Cold duty .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,666 .Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,056,547 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 Fees, viz.— Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer licence fees .. .. .. 4,730 Warehouse licence fees . . .. .. . . .. .. 20,984 Customs agents' licence fees . . .. .. .. .. . . 424 Distillation Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 373 Tobacco Act licence fees .. .. ... .. .. .. 3,241 Sales Tax Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 578 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. 1,108 Marine Department Revenue, viz.— Light dues .. .... ■ .. - .. .. .. .. .. 78,255 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act . fees and miscellaneous' '\ . '"'"''.. .. .. ■.. .. .. 2,918 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 1,574 Immigration Restriction Acts:' Deposits and receipts .. .. .. 8,844 Other receipts .. ~ .. ;. .. .. .. .. 11,360 m{- . uJtguilfoV! £42,601,780