Captain BENNasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state, for the years ending 31st March, 1923, 1924, and 1925, the total cost of collections for the Customs and Excise service, showing salaries and allowances, commuted allowances, and superannuation, and any de- 2715W partmental charges, with the percentage of cost to the total amount of duties collected?
— Salaries, Wages and Allowances (including overtime). Superannuation charges (including Lump sum Payments). Travelling and miscellaneous charges. Total Gross Expenditure. Add Allied Services rendered by other Public Depts. Deduct Net Cost of collecting Customs and Excise Revenue. Appropriations in Aid and Exchequer Extra Receipts. Cost of services rendered to other Public Depts. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1922–23 4,339,622 774,515 239,457 5,353,594 329,204 461,489 616,420 4,604,889 1923–24 3,773,347 864,365 213,952 4,851,664 323,714 265,041 585,350 4,324,987 1924–25 3,895,250 806,440 198,694 4,900,384 366,163 312,951 630,450 4,323,146 approx. approx. The percentage cost of collection of Customs and Excise Revenue (including the coat of Allied services rendered by other Public Departments, but excluding the estimated cost of Old Age Pension work and of services rendered to other Public Departments) is—
Per cent. 1922–23 = 1.64 1923–24 = 1.61 1924–25 = 1.84 approximately.