Customs Revenue Statement




COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington for the Quarters ended respectively the

30th day of September, 1862 and 1861,—showing also the Expenses of Collection for the same periods

RECEIPTS.

Heads of Revenue Quarter ended 30th Sept., 1862 Quarter ended 30th Sept., 1861
£ s. d. £
Balance in hands of Collector,
Wanganui 322 14 6 280
Spirits
... at 9s. per gallon 9698 1 32 8817
Tobacco
... at 1s. 6d. per lb. 3949
Cigars and Snuff 296 3 6 899
... at 3s. 791 8 16 114
Wine 3890 19 32 3696
... at 3s. per gallon 583 11 9 554
Ale and Beer 7090 5144
Ditto 354 10 0 257
... at 6d. 14794 9100
... at 3d. per lb. 369 17 0 227
Coffee, &c. 13948 10261
... at 3d. 174 7 0 128
Sugar, &c. 162920 271143
... at 1d. 678 16 8 1129
Measurements 5703 6 32 8815
... at 4s. per foot 1140 14 0 1763
Gunpowder 205 247
... at 3d. per lb. 2 11 3 3
Fire Arms 13 30
... at 5s. each 3 5 0 7
Goods, by weight 1260 21 112 1705
... at 3s. per cwt. 189 0 7 255
Tea 27417 54837
... at 4d. 456 19 0 913
Gold Export Duty, at 2s. 6d. 7 9
per oz.
Fees under Merchant Shipping 5 6
Act
Total £9,068 2 9 £10,507

Custom House, Wellington,
this 13th day of October, 1862.

PAYMENTS.

Quarter ended 30th Sept., 1862 Quarter ended 30th Sept., 1861
£ s. d. £
Expenses of Collection 795 11 3 790
Drawbacks paid 83 8 1
Refund of Revenue 9
Payments to Sub-Treasurer,
Wellington 7264 9 6 9290
Remittance of Gold Export 7 9 9
Duty to Otago
Balance in hands of Collector, 395
Wanganui
Payments to Sub-Treasurer, 917 4 2
Wanganui
Total £9,068 2 9 £10,507

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1862, No 22





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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Receipts for Wellington Province (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
13 October 1862
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington, September 1862
  • S. Carkeek, Collector