New Zealand Gazette – 1859 – No. 15

Page 97

✨ Customs Revenue Return

Treasury, Auckland, May 14th, 1850.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
THE following Returns are published for general information.
C. W. RICHMOND.

RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 31st December 1858.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wangarei. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara Kawhia. New Ply- Welling- mouth. Wanganui. ton. Napier. Colling- wood. Nelson. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Dunedin. Inver- cargill. Totals. Quantity. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter, 1857. Revenue.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Spirits .. .. .. .. per gal. 8s. 4,907 10 0 23 12 0 51 4 0 86 3 0 000 000 000 23 11 9 436 17 6 586 9 62,342 3 7 729 17 6 000 671 18 6 2,656 12 6 131 12 61,284 18 6 182 17 35,495 14,197 19 10 14,741 16 7

Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. per lb. 3s. 125 17 0 000 000 000 000 10 14 6 000 000 121 1 9 000 10 16 0 158 15 6 12 18 0 000 147 3 9 355 10 0 30 16 3 189 18 9 15 8 9 3,3991 509 18 9 476 19 7

Tobacco .. .. .. .. 1s. 3d. 1,399 8 2 000 106 1 3 64 0 0 3 17 6 21 13 9 25 3 9 165 7 6 173 10 0 300 11 3 194 1 3 15 0 0 147 3 9 355 10 0 30 16 3 189 18 9 15 8 9 51,3211 3,207 11 11 3,445 12 6

Wine .. .. .. .. per gal. 3s. 582 9 0 000 000 6 15 0 000 000 000 49 4 0 000 15 0 0 368 1 5 000 224 14 6 507 5 0 000 140 2 0 7 2 6 13,146 1,971 18 5 1,862 17 9

Ale and Beer (in wood) 6d. 352 11 0 000 000 000 000 000 000 7 3 0 000 000 516 10 6 000 118 15 0 259 9 0 000 73 15 0 82 0 53,551 1,338 15 6 946 8 6

Ditto ditto (in bottle) 1s. 271 13 6 000 000 000 4 10 0 000 000 14 12 0 000 000 330 12 0 17 14 0 14 13 0 196 2 0 238 0 6 000 47 3 0 000 22,700 1,135 0 0 1,076 4 6

Tea .. .. .. .. per lb. 3d. 471 9 3 000 000 000 000 000 000 62 13 6 30 0 0 177 15 0 2 16 0 000 000 144 10 0 4 7 6 94,963 1,187 0 9 625 6 9

Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory 2d. 168 8 0 000 000 000 000 000 000 73 15 6 217 8 0 000 19 13 10 000 000 000 000 000 88,246 735 7 8 614 1 8

Sugar .. .. .. .. d. 991 16 7 000 000 000 2 9 8 9 16 0 4 13 4 000 000 109 13 0 121 14 0 000 000 000 000 000 194 7 6 4 3 9 1,487,994 3,099 19 9 1,437 9

Other articles specifically chgd. 122 17 0 000 000 0 1 0 000 000 000 17 18 6 000 000 4 4 0 190 2 4 000 000 000 000 000 116 8 2 13 4 10 ...... 482 19 5 276 13 11

Measurement, at per.. cubic foot 3s. 1,424 4 6 0 0 0 17 1 0 000 000 20 10 9 000 000 244 3 0 53 10 61,556 17 0 000 668 8 6 780 4 0 000 000 000 000 389 11 9 0 5,159 14 6 5,568 6 0

Ditto at .. .. .. 1s. 994 14 5 000 000 0 19 0 000 040 074 000 000 183 18 5 43 15 8 477 0 3 000 000 000 000 000 359 10 7 1 14 9 ...... 3,672 3 6 2,697 13 8

Goods at .. .. .. per cwt. 2s. 480 8 2 000 0 6 6 000 000 0 19 10 000 000 156 9 3 300 17 3 000 000 000 000 000 146 1 0 2 14 0 ...... 1,500 16 7 961 9 11

Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,285 6 7 23 12 0 175 12 9 166 7 8 13 17 6 50 14 4 48 15 6 1,381 10 5 993 1 47,530 8 01,362 17 3 106 16 43,210 13 67,263 18 4 183 2 93,162 14 3. 239 18 1 38,199 6 7 34,730 14 1

NOTE.—The Return of the Customs Revenue at the Chatham Islands for the December Quarter, 1858, has not been received.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
30th April, 1859.

For the Commissioner of Customs,
R. F. PORTER,

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1859, No 15

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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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for the Quarter ended 31st December 1858

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated30 April 1859
KeywordsCustoms Revenue, Statistics, 1858 Quarter, Ports, Duties, Auckland, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

C. W. Richmond
R. F. Porter, For the Commissioner of Customs

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