✨ Customs Revenue Statement
STATEMENT of all Moneys received by Stephen Carkeek, Esquire, Collector of
Customs for the Province of Wellington, New Zealand, from the first to the
thirty-first day of December, 1861, both days inclusive.
| HEAD OF RECEIPT | TOTAL |
|---|---|
| Spirits ... 2247 6-82 gallons at 9s. | £1011 4 10 |
| Tobacco ... 2190 lbs. at 1s. 6d. | 164 5 0 |
| Cigars and Snuff ... 177 lbs. at 3s. | 26 11 0 |
| Wine ... 395 14-32 Gallons at 3s. | 59 6 4 |
| Ale and Beer ... 1774½ Gallons at 1s. | 88 14 6 |
| do. ... 1000 Gallons at 6d. | 25 0 0 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate | |
| ... 1240 lbs. at 3d. | 15 10 0 |
| Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... | |
| 85844 lbs. at 1d. | 357 13 8 |
| Tea ... 910 lbs. at 4d. | 15 3 4 |
| Gunpowder ... nil | |
| Measurement Duties ... 4631 6-12 ft. at | |
| 4s. per c. ft. | 926 6 0 |
| Fire Arms ... nil | |
| Goods ... 167 47-112 cwt. at 3s. per cwt | 25 2 3 |
| Fees under Merchant Shipping Act ... | 0 8 0 |
Total amount of Duties for Wellington ... | £2715 4 11 |
Remittance from Wanganui ... | 317 2 6 |
Total amount of Duties ... | £3032 7 5 |
SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.
| 1861 | £ s. d. |
|---|---|
| Expenses of Collection | 210 3 8 |
| Refund of Duty | 22 7 2 |
| 9th December By Payment to Sub-Treasurer | |
| General Government do. | 1242 14 4 |
| 16th do. do. | 583 6 6 |
| 23rd do. do. | 553 9 5 |
| 31st do. | 420 6 4 |
| Total as above | £3032 7 5 |
I, Stephen Carkeek, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing
is a true and faithful statement of my account as Collector of Customs for the period
herein mentioned, and that the sum of £3032 7s. 5d., sterling, paid by me as above,
is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirty-first day of
Dec., 1861, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously
believing the same to be true.
S. CARKEEK,
Collector.
Declared before me this second
day of December, 1861,
JOHN JOHNSTON, J.P.
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Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1862, No 11
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Statement of Customs Revenue for December 1861
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💰 Finance & Revenue2 December 1861
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington, Stephen Carkeek
- Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs for Wellington
- John Johnston (Justice of the Peace), Witness to declaration
- S. Carkeek, Collector
- John Johnston, J.P.