Daty Free Ruin

20

26. Methyleted Spirits manufactured at the Distillerics amounted to 12.342 proof wine gallons being

1.896 gallons more than in 1953.

Rum for Articles requiring Rum in their Manufacture or Preparation

1,823 proof wine gallons were permitted free for the use of the Government.

27. 3,236 proof wine gallons were used during the year as against 4.071 in 1953. a decrease of 835

gallons.

28. The following Statement shows the distribution of Rum during the years 1950—L954.

 

Proof Wine

Proof Wine

Proof Wine

Proof Wine

Proof Wine

 

HEADS Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons
1950 195] 1952 1953 1954
Distilleries—Home Consumption 151.300 161.741 139.027 236.390 300,900
Bond—Home Consumption 215.768 228.061 236,525 127.740 72,651
Bonded LOLS. 742 L.450.S08 1.003.607 1.097.330 1.216.908
Government . 2.029 L.S28 1.763 Eslt 1.823
Methylated Spirits 6.688 7.966 8.386 10.4455 12.342

Exported

For Articles requiring Rum in their

manufacture or preparation
Ships’ Stores

 

903.515

S413
38.596

 

L3871932

10.710

7.052

 

TSU

79-49
6.132

 

 

Rum in Bond

678.69]

4.0714
5.932

 

S46.358

3.236
7.249

29. The Stock of Rum in Bond and at the Distilleries on the 3lst December, L954 was 1.916.102 proof
wine gallons. In 1953 it was 1,725,828 proof wine gallons an increase of 190.273 proof wine gallons,

NUMBER OF ENTRIES PASSED BY THE CLERICAL STAFF FOR IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND EXCISE

30. The following statement shows the number of each different kind of et

of the Long Room for the three years 19521954.

itry passed by the Staff

 

 

 

 

 

 

1952 1953 1954

Entries passed through Cash Book 41.226 £0,212 41.883
Import Warehouse Entries 2,312 2.391 2.481
Export Warehouse Entries 8,643 8.268 9.643
Export Free Entries 8.782 9.415 8,917
Excise Warehouse Entries 14,800 15,973 19,532
Excise Duty Entries 499 418 262
Transhipment Entries 632 872 1,084

LEGISLATION
31. The following Acts affecting the Customs department were passed during the year 1954:—

The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act 1954—6.
The Esso Stendard OSA. (Petroleum Qil Storase Station) Act, 1954—14,
Public wharves (Control) Act, 1954—24.
The Rum Dutv (Amendment) Act, 1954-—39,

The Customs Tariff (Amendment) Act. 1954 No, 2—42.

32. (i) There were 35 breaches of the Trade Act, detected durin

emounthis tu $51.60.

BREACHES OF THE TRADE ACT

g the year 1954 and fines imposed

(ii) During the year under review auction sales of goods seized and forfeited realised $804.31. Want
of entry goods verve also s ld at vuction and realised $608.04.