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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND.

COST OF COLLECTING CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE BY CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT AT EACH PORT OF ENTRY (RETURN OF) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1912.

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

Ketukn of the Amount collected (aftee deducting Eefunds and Deawbacks), and the Cost of collecting the same, at each Pokt of Entky foe the Financial Yeae ended 31st Maech, 1912. Particulars of Amount collected. £, Customs duties ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,279,012 Bents, seizures, &c. ... .. ... ... ... ... 6,096 Bonded-warehouse duty .. ... ... ... ... 4,938 Beer duty ... ... ... ... ... ... 119,130 Gold duty ... ... ... ... ... 31,291 Light dues ... ... ... ... ... ... 38,245 Pilotage and port charges ... ... ... ... ... 2,148 Distillation Act ... ... ... ... ... ... 110 Sea-fisheries Act, fees ... ... .. ... ... 3,311 Shipping Acts ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,438 Timber-export duties ... ... .. ... ... 144 Other receipts ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,243 £3,488,106

Cost of Collection at each Port.

* Included in the average for the DomiDion. W. B. Montgomery, Secretary of Customs.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,650 copies), £1 us.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l2.

Price 3d.1

Ports. Net Collection. Kate yer Cent. of Cost of Collection. Forts. Net Collection. Rate i>er Cent. of Cost of Collection. I Auckland Wellington jyttelton and Ghristohurch . . Junedin and Port Chalmers .. Napier avercargill and Bluff Vanganui .. 'overty Bay Limaru <ew Plymoutli kelson £ 939,069 878,870 497,767 492,306 116,270 109,074 82,165 58,399 56,870 50,520 38,335 £ s. d. 14 8 1 4 10 19 4 17 0 19 2 1 19 10 1 13 11 14 4 19 1 1 13 0 2 10 0 Greymouth Westport Wairau and Picton Hokitika Patea Oamaru Kaipara Tauranga Parcel-post 37,926 16,685 15,768 10,628 8,396 7,382 1,772 1,226 68,678 £ s. a. 1 17 3 3 2 8 8 4 1 3 4 0 2 14 9 5 7 10 4 19 4 4 4 10 Total 3,488,106 1 7 5