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1950 NEW ZEALAND

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1950

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, 1950 Particulars of Amount Collected £ Customs and excise duties (other than beer duty) .. .. .. .. .. 25,387,850 Sales tax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,785,320 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,822,340 Export levies on— Hides .. .. .. .. -• .. -• .. 647,571 Honey .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 190 Fees, viz. : Brewery supervision fees and hop-beer licence fees .. .. .. .. 5,425 Warehouse licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,394 Customs Agents' licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 443 Distillation Act licence fees .. . . .. .. .. .. 243 Tobacco Act licence fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,189 Sales Tax Act licence fees .. .. .. .. . • .. .. 567 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act fees .. .. .. .. .. 1,147 Marine Department revenue, viz. : Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97,291 Shipping fees, pilotage, port charges, Sea-fisheries Act fees, and miscellaneous .. 3,223 Seizures, fines, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,923 Immigration Restriction Acts: Deposits and receipts .. .. .. .. 11,040 Other receipts .. . . .. .. . • - - .. .. 12,673 £45,804,829