Customs Revenue Return




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wangarei. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. Kawhia. New Ply- mouth. Wanganui. Welling- ton. Napier. Colling- wood. Nelson. Wairau. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Dunedin. Inver- cargill. Chatham Islands. Totals. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter 1858. 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. Quantity. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits per gal. 8s. & 9s. 4,634 19 2 0 0 0 144 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 453 15 6 549 1 0 63,009 6 2 879 17 7 73 8 0 922 5 6 205 17 0 22,384 5 10 199 15 0 1,926 16 9 247 3 10 0 0 0 36,233 15,720 6 5
Cigars and Snuff per lb. 3s. 147 11 3 0 0 0 16 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 0 75 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 85 4 0 0 0 0 28 19 0 0 0 0 49 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,796 413 9 6
Tobacco .. .. .. 1s.3d. & 1,451 2 0 0 0 0 63 7 9 205 5 6 11 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 8 6 173 6 3 691 10 6 205 16 3 7 1 3 568 4 0 0 0 0 583 5 9 0 0 0 379 16 6 32 6 3 0 0 0 45,844
Wine per gal. 1s. 6d. 425 18 6 0 0 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 16 0 39 19 6 266 16 11 53 5 0 7 4 0 113 5 6 3 15 0 435 12 0 0 0 0 277 7 0 15 18 0 0 0 0 11,258 1,633 15 5
Ale, Beer, &c., (in wood) .. .. 6d. 370 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 0 685 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 0 0 0 0 200 5 0 0 0 0 93 14 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 55,623 1,390 11 6
Ditto ditto (in bottle) .. .. 1s. 399 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 0 7 12 0 391 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 4 0 0 0 0 276 7 6 0 0 0 126 14 0 2 16 0 0 0 0 25,050
Tea per lb. 3d.&4d. 519 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 16 0 29 0 6 334 15 2 0 13 4 0 0 0 208 18 7 0 0 0 233 10 0 0 0 0 318 7 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 113,453 1,709 0 10
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., .. .. 2d. &3d. 126 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 3 7 0 0 53 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 3 0 0 0 113 11 2 0 0 0 96 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30,753
Sugar .. .. d,&ld. 950 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 8 2 82 2 10 463 7 2 37 17 8 0 0 0 292 15 0 0 0 0 311 13 8 0 0 0 755 10 8 16 2 7 0 0 0 897,244
Fire Arms .. .. each 5s. 186 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gunpowder .. .. per lb. 3d. 30 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 15 0 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 3 5
.. .. cubic foot 1s. 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 5 2 0 0 0 263 7 3 255 14 5
Other articles specifically chgd.
Goods by Measurement, at per cubic foot 4s., 3s., & 1s., 4,869 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 163 1 4 219 11 0 1,398 19 5 13 9 2 0 0 0 468 9 2 0 0 0 1,230 5 7 0 0 0 1,131 13 5 18 2 10 0 0 0 9,525 7 1 7,727 14 1
Goods by Weight at per cwt. 3s. &2s. 509 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 6 24 15 11 189 16 7 3 8 6 0 0 0 163 14 9 0 0 0 158 14 4 0 0 0 235 1 6 5 9 6 0 0 0 1,303 15 8 959 16 0
Totals .. .. .. .. 14,644 4 9 0 0 0 27 2 3 142 15 3 123 16 3 96 10 5 125 7 6 56 4 9 1,419 7 3 987 11 0 13,075 3 6 986 2 0 95 1 3 4,131 15 5 0 0 0 5,365 1 8 137 13 9 2,737 17 0 41,491 8 1
Corresponding Quarter 1858—Totals .. .. .. .. 10,818 17 10 27 2 3 142 15 3 123 16 3 96 10 5 125 7 6 56 4 9 1,419 7 3 987 11 0 13,075 3 6 986 2 0 95 1 3 4,131 15 5 0 0 0 5,365 1 8 137 13 9 2,737 17 0 18 2 7 75 8 7

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

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



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🏭 Return of Customs Revenue for the Quarter ended 30th September, 1859

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 December 1859
Customs revenue, Quarterly return, Port statistics, Duties collected, 1859
  • R. F. PORTER, For the Commissioner of Customs