COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY (RETURN OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1888.

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COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY (RETURN OF), FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1888.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Ketubn of the Gross Amount collected, and the Cost of collecting the same, at each Port of Entry, for the Financial Period ended 31st March, 1888. Pakticulaks of Gboss Amount collected. Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,256,229 Rents, seizures, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 731 Bonded warehouse duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,394 Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,297 Merchant Shipping Act, fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Chinese Immigrants Act, fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,150 Beer duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51,994 Light dues .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,158 Oyster Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ti Gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -20,02-A Pilotage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,020 Distillation Act .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Other receipts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,350 £1,880,467

Cost of Collection at each Port.

W. T. Glasgow, Secretary. [Approximate Cusl of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing [1,1-1 copies), lUs. Gd.]

Authority: Geohge Didsbuky. Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

Gross Collections. Rate per cent, of Cost of I Collection. I I Gross Collections. iBato per cent. of Cost of I Collection. Ports. Ports. Auckland . . Thames'" .. Russell Mongonuif Kaipara Tauranga .. New Plymouth Patea Wanganui .. Poxton* Wellington Napier Poverty Bay Wairau £ 296,667 4,443 500 96 868 976 4,531 740 11,908 138 231,104 50,769 11,119 9,032 s a. a. a 8 11 ! y n 9 24 16 0 £ Picton .. .. .. 240 Nelson .. .. .. 47,715 Westport .. .. I 13,322 Greymouth .. .. I 32,975 Hokitika.. .. .. 19,112 Inveroargill and Bluff .. 37,004 Dunedin .. .. 336,261 Oamaru .. .. .. 13,337 Timaru .. .. .. 16,900 Christohurch andLyttelfcon 240,710 & s. a. 14 11 8 2 12 6 5 3 9 2 12 4 4 16 4 3 12 6 2 17 5 10 4 4 10 7 2 4 0 Average for colony. 11 17 4 5 8 7 9 4 11 4 6 4 j 4 16 4 26 1 9 2 13 3 2 9 4 IS 10 8 10 7 Total .. .. 1,380,467 2 10 6 I * Thames and Poxton closed as for the colony. Note.—The cost of collectii £2 15s. 6d. per cent. In the U: 1887. ports of entry on 31st March, 1888. f Cost of collection at this port included in the average on, if calculai nited Kingdo; ;ed on Customs revenue only (less drawbacks and refunds), amounted to n, on the same basis, it was £4 6s. 8d. for the year ended 31st March,