Customs Revenue Statement




COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington for the Quarters ended respectively the 30th day of June, 1862 and 1861, shewing also the Expenses of Collection for the same periods.

RECEIPTS

Heads of Revenue. Quarter ended 30th June, 1862 Quarter ended 30th June, 1861
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Balance in hands of Collector, Wanganui 266 5 4 570 18 9
Spirits, at 9s... gallons 8691 30-32 8220 16 32
Tobacco, at 1s. 6d... lbs. 3911 7 7 3699 4 8
Cigars at 3s... 9396 10961
Wine, at 3s... gallons 704 14 0 754 11 6
Ale and Beer, in bottle at 1s... 813 12-16 113 2 0
ditto, in wood at 6d... 3380 8-32 419 10 6
Coffee, at 3d... lbs. 2904 217 3 0
Sugar, at 1d... 4500 127 11 6
Tea, at 4d... 2266 143 7 6
Measurement Duty, at 4s. cube ft. each 1152 16 3 832 17 6
Fire-Arms, at 5s... 19646 464 18 4
Goods, by weight at 3s... per cwt. 5273 11-12 874 18 0
Proceeds of Sale of Arms, seized 4 52
Fees under Merchant Shipping Act 2 10 0 13 0 0
1029 40-112
4 15 0
Total Receipts £8613 4 5 £8452 13 8

PAYMENTS

Quarter ended 30th June, 1862 Quarter ended 30th June, 1861
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Drawback paid... 13 3 0
Expenses of Collection... 805 15 11 866 6 5
Refund of Duties... 1 11 0
Payments to Sub-Treasurer... 7451 0 0 7306 6 3
Balance in hands of Collector, Wanganui... 322 12 6 280 1 0
Remittance of Gold Export Duty to Otago... 19 1 10
Total Payments £8613 4 5 £8452 13 8

Custom House, Wellington, this 8th day of July, 1862.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1862, No 22





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💰 Customs Revenue Statement for Wellington Province (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
8 July 1862
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington, June 1862
  • S. Carkeek, Collector