§ 74. Mr. E. BROWNasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the years ending 31st March, 1927, 1928, 1929 and
| Year ended 31st March. | Salaries, Wages and Allowances (including overtime). | Superannuation Charges (including lump sum payments). | Travelling and Miscellaneous Charges. | Total Gross Expenditure. | Add— | Deduct— | Net cost of collecting Customs and Excise Revenue. | Percentage cost of collecting Customs and Excise Revenue. | ||
| Allied Services rendered by other Public Departments. | Appro priations in Aid and Exchequer Extra Receipts. | Cost of Services rendered to other Public Departments, etc. | ||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 1927 | … | 4,050,940 | 846,989 | 194,161 | 5,092,090 | 320,939 | 295,898 | 669,654 | 4,457,477 | 1.86 |
| 1928 | … | 4,145,890 | 793,600 | 182,172 | 5,121,662 | 363,535 | 278,644 | 676,118 | 4,530,435 | 1.80 |
| 1929 | … | 4,121,498 | 772,305 | 183,515 | 5,077,318 | 339,277 | 255,282 | 674,884 | 4,486,429 | 1.77 |
| 1930* | … | 4,232,400 | 747,800 | 184,600 | 6,164,800 | 372,000 | 237,300 | 635,500 | 4,664,000 | 1.88 |
| The percentage cost of collection includes the cost of Allied Services rendered by other Public Departments, but excludes the estimated cost of Old Age Pensions work and of services rendered to other Public Departments. | ||||||||||
| * The figures for this year are approximate only. |