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Amount Collected at Each Port of Entry Net Amount Collected Port, £ Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,044,755 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,148,384 Christchurcli . . . . .. .. 4 745 050 Dunedm . . .. . . .. . . .. 3,354,380 Napier .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 1,414,293 Invercargill . . .. . . . . .. .. J 800,888 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. _. 586,93& Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. -..:.; 52ty8<& Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. > 446,849' Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 376,989 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. 347,655 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 314,598 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116,954 • Wairau (including Picton) .. .. .. .. \\q 739 Oamaru .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 102,942 Ilokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,749 Tautranga . . . . .. .. .. . . 75^39 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. ( ; 4j 753 Collected through Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 947,359 Total £42,601,780 Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £324,688. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 15s. 3d. I), (r. SAWERS, Comptroller of Customs. Customs Department, Wellington, 14th September, 1949.

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