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Amount Collected at Each Port of Entry Port. Net Amount Collected £ Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,086,189 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,505,793 Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,203,787 Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,356,628 Napier .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 1,509,267 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 890,828 Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 594,478 New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. 591,024 Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 513,655 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 419,323 Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 394,544 Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 326,627 Wairau (including Picton) .. .. .. .. .. 125,503 Patea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124,984 Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 118,880 Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,142 Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90,106 Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73,302 Collected through Post and Telegraph Department .. .. 788,769 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £45,804,829 Cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = £343,239. Rate per cent, of cost of collecting the above-mentioned revenue = 15s. D. G. Sawers, Comptroller of Customs. Customs Department, Wellington. 16th June, 1950.

Approximate Cost or Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (594 copies), £2 10a.

By Authority: R. E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington. —1950. Price 3d. J

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