New Zealand Gazette – 1858 – No. 13

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✨ Customs Revenue Returns

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 68

RETURN OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 31st December, 1857*

Heads of Revenue.	Rates of Duty.	Auckland		Russell		Mongonui		Hokianga		Kaipara		New Plymouth		Kawhia		Wellington		Wangauui		Napier		Nelson		Lyttelton		Akaroa		Otago		Bluff		Totals.
		£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	£ s. d.	Qty.	Quantity.	Revenue.
Spirits	per gal.	4,334 10 0	..	125 6 0	..	58 1 0	..	20 19 0	..	0 0 0	..	584 6 6	..	23 9 0	..	3,759 9 0	..	528 0 0	..	411 10 0	..	1,636 9 0	..	1,612 9 0	..	143 13 3	..	862 15 8	..	30 16 0	..	36,554 1/2	£ s. d. 14,741 16 7
Tobacco	per lb. 3s.	179 17 0	..	3 12 0	..	83 18 9	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 17 6	..	0 0 0	..	66 7 6	..	13 11 6	..	0 0 0	..	130 10 0	..	73 0 4	..	4 10 0	..	4 13 0	..	0 0 0	..	..	3,180 \| 476 19 7
Wine	per gal. £ s. d.	1,177 3 9	..	101 1 3	..	0 0 0	..	120 1 3	..	91 16 3	..	167 7 0	..	55 5 0	..	540 13 9	..	48 0 0	..	111 11 3	..	218 0 0	..	381 15 0	..	36 7 6	..	171 8 9	..	1 15 0	..	..	55,130 \| 3,435 12 6
Ale and Beer (in wood)	per gal. 6d.	296 10 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	20 5 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	389 17 0	..	2 10 0	..	0 0 0	..	275 6 0	..	0 0 0	..	30 15 0	..	0 0 0	..	..	0	1,862 17 9
Ditto ditto (in bottle)	..	450	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	13 5 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	..	0	946 8 6
Tea	.. per lb. 1s.	148 16 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	4 10 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	..	0	1,076 4 6
Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory	per lb. 2d.	66 1 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	6 11 0	..	5 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	..	0	635 6 9
Sugar	.. 2d.	89 14 2	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	..	0	614 1 8
Other articles specifically charged	..	76 10 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	2 17 0	..	0 0 0	..	8 15 0	..	..	0	1,437 2 9
Measurement, at per cubic foot	..	56 7 11	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	17 5 8	..	1 10 11	..	0 0 0	..	115 9 2	..	3 2 8	..	..	..	276 13 11
Goods at ..	..	320 8 3	..	575 8 11	..	84 3 6	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	0 0 0	..	258 6 3	..	398 7 5	..	0 0 0	..	801 12 9	..	133 8 3	..	0 1 8	..	940 5 7	..	113 3 2	..	..	.. \| ..
Totals		£11,243 10 0		1,741 14 9		977 5 3		76 14 0		8,222 17 8		5,374 1 2		219 11 0		4,103 9 1		2,534 1 6		115 9 2		1,380 17 1		5,374 1 2		1,076 4 6		2,697 13 8		961 9 11	21,524 1/4	£34,730 14 1

The Return of Customs Revenue at the Chatham Islands for the December Quarter has not been received.

Treasury,
9th April, 1858.

R. F. PORTER,
Accountant to the Treasury.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1858, No 13

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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for Quarter ended 31st December, 1857

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated9 April 1858
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