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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
30th September, 1867, and 30th September, 1866.

Heads of Revenue QUARTER ENDED
30th September, 1867
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Quantity.
Spirits ... gallons 363 11/32
Cigars and Snuff ... lbs 138
Tobacco ... lbs
Wine ... gallons 35 4/6
Ale, Beer, &c. in Wood gallons 46
... in Bottle gallons
Tea ... lbs 960
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... lbs 978
Sugar and Molasses ... lbs 8617
Fire Arms ... No. 1
Powder, Sporting ... lbs
... Blasting ... lbs
Shot ... cwt
Goods by measurement at per cubic foot 21 8/12
... 3s
... 2s 6d 14 6/12
109 1/12
Goods by weight at 4s per cwt 65 11/12
... 3s
... 2s 6d 28 56/112
... 2s
Ditto, at per lb ... 3d 10
... 1Β½d 40 84/112
... 1d 556
Ad Valorem 10 per cent
... 5 per cent
Other duties not specified above
Gold Export Duty ... 2s 6d
Totals ...

Custom House, Picton,
1st October, 1867

JOHN ALLEN,
Collector.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1867, No 157





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πŸ’° Comparative Return of Customs Duties Collected at Picton

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
1 October 1867
Customs Duties, Picton, Revenue, Spirits, Cigars, Snuff, Tobacco, Wine, Beer, Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, Sugar, Molasses, Fire Arms, Powder, Shot, Goods by Measurement, Goods by Weight, Ad Valorem, Gold Export Duty
  • JOHN ALLEN, Collector