THE following Returns are published for general information.

C. W. RICHMOND.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 19th March, 1861.

RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1860.

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. Quantity. Revenue. Quarter 1859.
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. 9s. 6,104 0 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,293 14 3 652 12 7 2,864 11 2 1,070 15 4 47 14 8 1,307 15 7 254 0 33,124 12 8 73 2 3,511 14 11 595 16 6 47,006 21,152 16 4 18,571 12 0
Gars and Snuff .. per lb. 3s. 287 5 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 14 3 12 18 9 123 1 2 12 18 9 .. 90 12 0 .. .. 59 5 0 3 18 0 9,064 1,359 13 7 332 12 6
Tobacco .. 1s. 6d. 1,671 9 0 .. .. 104 12 6 44 2 0 .. 48 13 6 .. 160 4 0 241 2 6 864 6 0 .. 22 5 6 528 18 0 37 10 0 .. 22 1 0 524 15 6 106 2 6 62,734 4,705 1 2 4,945 2 6
Wine .. per gal. 3s. 625 4 0 .. 14 14 0 11 5 0 .. .. .. 70 1 0 59 3 6 318 3 0 .. 96 16 6 3 13 0 260 19 6 .. 4 1 0 459 6 0 46 10 0 17,173 2,575 18 6 2,017 6 1
Ale, Beer, &c., (in wood) .. 6d. 269 7 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 2 6 7 10 0 256 0 0 .. 20 0 0 .. 62 13 0 3 9 3 330 13 6 106 10 0 27 7 0 45,264 1,131 12 3 1,456 8 0
ditto ditto (in bottle) .. 1s. 297 3 0 1 4 0 .. .. .. .. .. 23 12 0 .. .. .. 95 9 0 40 6 0 110 5 0 .. 162 15 0 .. .. 20,492 1,024 12 0 1,810 19 6
ea .. per lb. 4d. 758 18 8 .. 1 2 8 .. .. .. .. 149 11 0 27 10 0 598 2 4 .. 25 16 8 .. 450 9 0 .. 451 17 4 17 6 8 252 5 4 68 2 0 168,065 2,801 1 8 1,845 7 2
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., .. .. 3d. 124 14 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 15 9 3 10 0 187 10 6 .. 7 4 3 .. 144 16 0 .. 112 4 9 .. 18 0 .. 65,997 824 19 3 801 19 11
ugar .. .. 1d. 1,809 14 1 .. .. 9 2 0 9 6 8 7 6 8 .. 259 3 7 44 10 0 873 13 10 61 8 8 686 10 3 .. 1,056 6 1 137 0 0 13 16 0 1,307 5 3 150 10 31,529,754 6,373 19 6 3,558 13 2
Fire Arms .. each 5s. 37 5 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 0 5 15 0 .. .. .. .. .. 298 74 10 0 139 10 0
Gunpowder .. per lb. 3d. 0 4 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 0 5 0 14 6 0 3 0 .. .. .. .. 916 11 9 2 29 0 3
Goods by Measurement, at per cubic foot 4s. 3,029 18 8 .. .. 0 10 8 .. 2 0 0 .. 257 1 4 32 19 0 1,403 1 4 .. 31 15 4 3 0 0 893 6 0 .. 1,214 4 0 7 2 0 1,367 8 7 97 18 0 8,340 4 11 8,097 12 4
Goods by Weight at per cwt. 3s. 278 13 1 .. .. 0 12 0 .. 0 3 0 .. 36 9 11 148 15 4 33 9 1 .. .. .. 111 8 9 0 13 0 130 19 4 8 6 214 13 2 23 13 3 983 1,001 3 5
Totals .. .. .. 15,293 17 6 318 7 6 121 3 0 11 9 8 56 0 2 2,453 15 0 1,088 5 10 7,746 1 8 1,653 5 7 76 18 2 4,672 3 1 295 12 6 7,977 16 2 223 11 4 8,212 19 0 1157 13 0 51,358 19 2 44,607 6 10
Corresponding Quarter 1859—Totals .. .. .. 14,191 10 7 49 10 0 234 2 0 270 3 11 66 2 11 182 7 5 86 18 11 1,408 9 2 1,190 12 1 8,321 18 0 2,063 15 10 127 19 9 3,553 7 0 202 19 0 7,233 8 7 91 14 6 4,834 4 11 498 2 3 44,607 6 10

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1860 and 1859.

Auckland. Wangarei. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. Kawhia. Raglan. New Ply- Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Collingwood. Nelson. Wairau. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Dunedin. Inver- Total Revenue.
mouth. cargill.
£ 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.

tal Customs Revenue 1860 .. 57,240 14 11 33 3 4 1,343 12 11 697 2 11 169 4 4 286 6 8 51 4 6 9 10 58,111 16 11 3,879 15 0 28,885 10 5 6,986 18 1 500 1 8 15,393 0 1,073 18 10 32,208 4 5 526 6 11 28,708 1 2 3,061 16 5 189,167 15 10
tal Customs Revenue 1859 .. 52,574 12 8 52 4 6 882 11 8 904 7 4 194 3 6 305 12 4 140 8 11 .. 4,465 13 2 3,786 1 6 33,380 14 11 5,799 16 8 476 15 4 13,653 9 641 4 11 29,762 4 7 650 2 9 18,742 6 1 1,903 8 9 168,315 18 4

fice of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 13th March, 1861.

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