The
HE following Returns are published for general information.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 21st September, 1859.

C. W. RICHMOND.

RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1859.

Heads of Revenue. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Wangarei. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Kaipara. | Kawhia. | New Ply- | Wanganui. | Welling- | Napier. | Colling- | Nelson. | Wairau. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Dunedin. | Inver- | Totals. | Corresponding
| | | | | | | | | mouth. | | ton. | | wood. | | | | | cargill. | Quantity. | Revenue. | Quarter, 1858.
| | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$ | $\text{\pounds s. d.}$
Spirits | per gal. | 8s. | 4,788 12 0 | 0 0 0 | 63 0 0 | 23 8 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 10 17 6 | 505 9 6 | 370 5 1 | 2,464 4 3 | 691 5 0 | 91 16 0 | 1,229 9 3 | 147 8 0 | 2,821 7 8 | 154 0 0 | 2,341 10 3 | 211 12 0 | 39,785 | 15,914 4 6 | 18,243 18 8
Cigars and Snuff | per lb. | 3s. | 211 15 8 | 0 0 0 | 16 6 3 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 13 13 6 | 26 2 0 | 55 16 0 | 6 6 0 | 6 6 0 | 33 9 | 129 4 6 | 0 0 0 | 225 7 7 | 0 0 0 | 39 19 6 | 0 0 0 | 4,851 | 727 14 9 | 797 15 2
Tobacco | .. | .. | 1s. 3d. | 1,174 13 9 | 0 0 0 | 85 5 0 | 66 12 6 | 44 1 3 | 11 3 9 | 0 0 0 | 172 0 6 | 202 2 6 | 532 1 3 | 175 3 9 | 26 5 0 | 223 18 9 | 0 0 0 | 461 12 6 | 6 13 9 | 283 17 6 | 30 7 6 | 55,943 | 3,496 9 3 | 3,845 5 0
Wine | per gal. | 3s. | 473 15 6 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 44 8 0 | 56 4 0 | 296 6 3 | 57 15 0 | 11 11 0 | 222 14 6 | 3 15 0 | 750 3 9 | 3 18 0 | 216 18 0 | 30 9 0 | 14,452 | 2,167 18 0 | 1,797 10 9
Ale and Beer (in wood) | .. | .. | 6d. | 289 11 6 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 23 15 0 | 2 10 0 | 348 15 0 | 17 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 187 10 0 | 0 0 0 | 304 12 6 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 8 19 0 | 0 0 0 | 47,306 | 1,182 13 0 | 1,147 13 6
Ditto ditto (in bottle) | .. | .. | 1s. | 248 16 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 3 14 0 | 0 0 0 | 200 16 0 | 44 16 0 | 5 14 0 | 60 1 0 | 0 0 0 | 336 19 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 75 6 0 | 0 0 0 | 19,564 | 978 4 9 | 1,276 7 0
Tea | per lb. | 3d. | 363 5 9 | 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 12 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 67 15 6 | 13 0 0 | 84,188 | 1,052 7 2 | 1,661 6 9
Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory | 2d. | 172 16 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 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 44 7 8 | 0 10 0 | 59,441 | 495 6 10 | 496 18 4
Sugar | .. | .. | 1d. | 905 0 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 | 8 8 4 | 33 12 11 | 0 0 0 | 132 0 2 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 15 18 7 | 14 10 9 | 1,124,491 | 2,342 13 9 | 2,596 15 1
Other articles specifically chgd. | | | 92 12 0 | 0 0 0 | 2 7 8 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 0 0 0 | 6 11 9 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 9 18 8 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 975 9 0 | 423 9 6
Measurement, at per- | ..cubic foot | 3s. | 1,742 3 9 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 175 8 3 | 38 3 3 | 1,443 16 1 | 151 1 3 | 0 0 0 | 117 7 11 | 0 0 0 | 1,139 0 3 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 33 13 6 | 0 0 0 | 5,854 8 7 | 5,460 4 6
Ditto at | .. | .. | 1s. | 957 5 6 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 91 13 9 | 91 13 9 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 1,190 18 4 | 1 10 0 | 0 0 0 | 23 10 7 | 0 0 0 | 3,762 3 6 | 3,057 17 5
Goods at .. | per cwt. | 2s. | 411 4 7 | 0 0 0 | 4 4 3 | 0 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 0 0 0 | 27 2 8 | 0 0 0 | 38 3 4 | 7 4 0 | 358 0 5 | 44 3 9 | 0 0 0 | 1 7 0 | 5 0 0 | 259 5 4 | 5 0 0 | 0 0 0 | 9 18 3 | 0 0 0 | 1,383 6 7 | 1,085 12 7

Totals | .. | .. | .. | 11,831 13 0 | 0 0 0 | 171 13 2 | 90 0 6 | 59 15 1 | 86 18 11 | 10 17 6 | 1,221 19 5 | 711 12 0 | 7,157 10 8 | 1,337 11 2 | 138 9 9 | 93,570 9 4 | 151 3 0 | 9,224 11 8 | 171 1 9 | 4,017 14 6 | 379 18 3 | 40,332 19 8 | ......
Corresponding Quarter 1858—Totals | .. | .. | .. | 16,079 18 3 | 3 14 2 | 191 1 9 | 215 19 4 | 20 0 3 | 48 9 10 | 61 15 0 | 923 7 4 | 893 14 1 | 7,994 2 4 | 925 4 4 | 117 2 6 | 5,094 18 9 | 0 0 0 | 6,008 15 6 | 176 13 3 | 2,833 14 8 | 117 16 9 | Chatham Islands £185 9 9 | 41,890 14 3

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
20th September, 1859.

N.B—The Return from Chatham Islands has not been received.

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