Customs Duties Returns




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COMPARATIVE RETURN, showing the amount of Customs Duties collected at the Port of WAIRAU,

in the Colony of New Zealand, (according to the several Heads of Revenue undermentioned) for the Quarters ended respectively 31st March, 1863, and 31st March, 1862.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Quarter ended March 31, 1863. Quarter ended March 31, 1862.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits (gallons) 1,054 29-32 474 14 4 751 30-32 338 7 6
Cigars and Snuff (lbs.) 36 5 8 0
Tobacco (lbs.) 1,360 102 13 6 980 73 10 0
Wine (gallons) 203 2-6 30 10 0 26 3 18 0
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood (galls.) 300 7 10 0 100 2 10 0
Ditto in bottle do. 470 28 10 0 333 16 13 0
Tea (lbs.) 1,915 31 18 4
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. (lbs.)
Sugar (lbs.) 13,783 57 8 7
Fire Arms
Gunpowder (lbs.)
Goods, by measurement, at 4s.
per cubic foot 128 11-12 25 15 8 129 4-12 25 17 4
Goods, by weight, at 3s. per cwt. 13 3-2 2 1 4
Totals 761 9 9 460 15 9

S. L. MULLER,
Sub-Collector.


COMPARATIVE RETURN, showing the amount of Customs Duties collected at the Port of PICTON,

in the Colony of New Zealand, (according to the several Heads of Revenue undermentioned) for the Quarters ended respectively 31st March, 1863, and 31st March, 1862.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Quarter ended March 31, 1863. Quarter ended March 31, 1862.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits (gallons) 70 4-32 31 11 1
Cigars and Snuff (lbs.)
Tobacco (lbs.) 453 33 19 6
Wine (gallons)
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood (galls.) 228 11 8 0
Ditto in bottle do. 446 7 8 8
Tea (lbs.) 386 4 4 0
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. (lbs.) 1,000 12 10 0
Sugar (lbs.) 7,553 31 9 5
Fire Arms
Gunpowder (lbs.) 250 3 2 6
Goods, by measurement, at 4s.
per cubic foot 489 97 16 0 2 6-12 0 10 0
Goods, by weight, at 3s. per cwt. 80 3 14 12 2 6
Totals 167 11 1 78 10 7

JOHN ALLEN,
Collector.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1863, No 58





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💰 Customs Duties Collected at Wairau

💰 Finance & Revenue
Customs Duties, Wairau, Revenue, Port, Quarterly Return
  • S. L. Muller, Sub-Collector

💰 Customs Duties Collected at Picton

💰 Finance & Revenue
Customs Duties, Picton, Revenue, Port, Quarterly Return
  • John Allen, Collector