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The excise duties payable on tobacco before the Customs question was considered by Parliament this session were as follows.:— Goods. Bate of Duty. Tobacco, cut .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Is. Bd. per lb. Tobacco, fine cut, suitable for the manufacture of cigarettes .. .. .. 6s. 3d. per lb. Other tobacco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... Is. 6d. per lb. Cigars and snuff .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 4s. per lb. Cigarettes— If manufactured by machinery .. .. .. .. .. .. ss. 6d. per lb. If manufactured by hand .. . . .. .. .. .. 4s. per lb. Statement showing certain Particulars of the Imports of and the Rates of Duty collected on Tobacco, Cigarettes, and Cigars, the Quantity of Leaf Tobacco grown in New Zealand, and the Quantity of Tobacco and Cigarettes manufactured in New Zealand. (1) Total quantity and value of unmanufactured tobacco-leaf imported into the Dominion during the years 1925-26 to 1929-30, inclusive. Year ended Quantity. Value. 31st March, lb. £ 1926 .. .. .. .. 346,378 52,234 1927 .. .. .. .. 362,996 52,895 1928 .. .. .. .. 588,811 77,836 1929 .. .. .. .. 1,247,269 137,079 1930 .. .. .. .. 1,621,135 190,597 The values shown represent the current domestic values in the countries of export, plus 10 per cent. (2) Total quantity of cigarettes imported during the years 1925-26 to 1929-30, inclusive. Year ended Quantity. 31st March, lb. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,478,153 1927 .. .. .. .. .. 1,401,373 1928 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,286,209 1929 .. .. •• 1,292,547 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,233,048 (3) Total quantity of cigars imported into New Zealand during the years 1925-26 to 1929-30, inclusive. Year ended Quantity. 31st March, lb. 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,267 1927 .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,637 1928 .. .. .. .. •• •• 28,537 1929 .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,312 1930 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,097 (4) The average estimated values of all imported leaf tobacco at the oversea port of export during the past five financial years are as follows : —• „ Average per Pound. * ear - s. d. 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. ..2 9 1926-27 .. .. .. .. .. ..2 8 1927-28 .. .. .. .. .. ..2 5 1928-29 .. .. .. .. ..2 0 1929-30 .. .. .. .. •• ..22 (5) The total quantity and value of tobacco manufactured in New Zealand for 1925-26 to 1929-30, inclusive. The following figures show the total quantity of New-Zealand-made tobacco on which excise duty was paid during the financial years 1925-26 to 1929-30, inclusive. The Customs Department has no information regarding the value of the tobacco manufactured in New Zealand. Year ended Quantity. 31st March, lb. 1926 .. .. .. •• •• •• 143,389 1927 .. .. .. .. •• •• 223,058 1928 .. .. .. .. •• •• 662,200 1929 .. .. .. ..'.... 704,315 1930 .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,060,881 (6) The total quantity and value of cigarettes manufactured in New Zealand for 1925-26 to 1929-30, inclusive.