B—7 [Pt. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1947

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT—continued

(a) Increased exports to the islands. (b) Now included in Public Accounts as " Departmental Receipts." Anticipated receipts, 1946-47, £34,000.

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1946-47. 1945-4®. VOTE—CUSTOMS—continued Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. II—Customs : Miscellaneous Services £ £ £ Charges for and incidental to — Customs Building, Wellington 500 500 459 Grant to Cook and Niue Islands Governments of an amount equivalent to the Customs duties, petrol and tire-tax collected in New Zealand on goods afterwards shipped to ..those islands {a) 5,883 4,185 4,185 Grants to officers in lieu of leave on retirement 350 700 163 Payment of the monetary equivalent of leave 180 due to deceased officers 150 200 Refund of duty and sales tax on chairs for invalids, and clothing, apparatus, and other articles for persons in poor circumstances 50 44 who cannot pay the duty 50 Refund of duty and sales tax on printed matter and other articles for the use of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, Navy League, and similar patriotic societies, Red Cross Society, and Young Helpers' League, as may 20 be approved 'by the Minister 20 Refund of duty and sales tax on wigs 20 50 Compassionate grants to widows and 911 dependants of deceased officers 910 Refund of deposit under the Immigration Restriction Acts which had previously been forfeited 400 400 Refund of part value of confiscated banknotes 49 49 Total —Subdivision No. II 6,973 7,064 6,391 Gross Total 250,395 216,066 206,778 Credits-in-aid (b) 22,507 30,471 NET TOTAL 250,395 193,559 176,307