New Zealand Gazette – 1856 – No. 16

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✨ Customs Revenue Tables

A RETURN showing the aggregate Amount of Revenue collected at the Ports of Auckland, Russell, Mongonui, Hokianga,
Kaipara, Kawhia, New Plymouth, Wellington, Whanganui, Nelson, Otago on the different Articles, and under the Rates of
Duties herein mentioned, for the year ending 31st December, 1855, as compared with the corresponding period in 1854.

ARTICLES.
Rate of Duty.
Quantity.
For the year ending
31st Dec., 1855.
Quantity.
For the year ending
31st Dec., 1854.
Increase in
1855.
Decrease in
1855.

Spirits
6s. per gallon
112,535+4 galls.
33,760 13 2
107,167 galls.
32,150 5 1
1610
0

Tobaeco
1s. per lb.
204,912 lbs.
10,245 12 0
192,128 lbs.
9606 8 0
639
0

Ditto, Cigars and Snuff
2s.
10,387 lbs.
1038 14 3
13,155% "
1315 10 4
0
277

Wine, in cask
1s. 6d. per gallon
33,496 galls.
2512 4 6
29,149 galls.
2186 4 6
326
0

Duto in Bot le......
5s. per doz.
4,005+ dozen
1001 9 2
3,757++ dozen
959 9 7
62
0

Ale and Beer, in cask
4d. per gallon
85,562 galls.
1426 0 8
106,966 galls.
1782 15 4
0
356

Ditto in bottle......
1s. per doz.
32,278 dozen
1613 18 4
22,607,7, dozen
1130 7 7
483
0

Tea
2d. per lb.
255,474 lbs.
2128 19 0
269,284 lbs.
2244 0 8
0
116

Coffee, Cocoa, and Chocolate.
½d. & 1d. cwt.
679 cwt.
178 15 7
1,346 cwt.
333 16 2
0
155

Sugar, Raw......
2s. 4d."
29,289"
3417 2 6
24,763 74"
2889 1 10
528
0

Dttto, Refined.....
4s 8d."
1434
334 14 9
3,22210"
752 0 5
0
418

Blankets...
2s. per pair
22,226 pairs
2222 12 0
29,893 pairs
2989 7 0
0
767

Cottons, Prints, and Calicoes, Narrow and Wide
d. & 2d. per yard
902,771 yards
1992 1 8
1,640,165 yards
3607 9 2
0
1615

Boots and Shoes, Long
8s. per doz. pairs
465 doz. pairs
186 4 0
465,8, dozen pairs
186 5 4
0
1s. 4d.

Ditto Half......
4s.
2126
425 6 0
1808
361 12 4
64
0

Ditto Women's and Men's
3s.
3238
485 14 11
3883
582 9 0
0
97

Ditto Children's..
2s.
3265
326 10 10
3340
334 1 10
0
8

Apparel, Drapery, and Haberdashery, not described
Various
9533 15 2
14,534 16 5
0
5001

Articles not above enumerated
66
22,492 8 7
19,445 17 2
3047
0

Total amount received during the Years....
....
95,322 17 1
....
97,371 17 9
0
2049

Custom-house, 18th April, 1856.

WILLIAM YOUNG,
Collector.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1856, No 16

Parliament sat at General Assembly House (nicknamed the 'Shedifice') in Auckland from 1854-1864, sharing the building with the Auckland Provincial Council.

Ironically the Upper House met on the lower story, and the Lower House on the upper story.

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💰 Aggregate Customs Revenue Returns for 1855 compared to 1854 for various ports (continued from previous page)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated18 April 1856
KeywordsCustom Duties, Revenue Collection, Port Statistics, 1855, 1854, Auckland Ports, Otago
👩‍💼 Officials

William Young, Collector

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