Customs Revenue Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1861.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wangarei. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga New Ply- Wanganui. Welling- Napier. Colling- Nelson. Wairau Picton. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Timaru. Dunedin. Inver- Totals Corresponding
mouth. ton. wood. cargill. Quantity. Revenue. Quarter, 1850.

per gal. 9s. £ 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 7,327 13 6 4 8 7 76 17 8 66 12 0 .. 758 17 4 659 18 3 2,788 7 6 1,145 16 3 24 6 0 1,536 19 5 241 19 3 55 17 8 3,133 19 9 103 3 1 281 14 0 18,931 18 6 1,181 11 9 85,411 28,434 15 6 21,152 16 4
Cigars and Snuff per lb. 3s. 202 0 8 .. .. .. .. 21 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 4 2 .. .. 757 12 3 48 15 0 8765 1,314 15 3 1359 13 7
Tobacco .. 1s. 6d. 1,875 7 6 100 5 6 .. 58 13 0 85 4 0271 8 6 165 18 0 485 17 0 230 9 6 .. 65 8 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,800 3,120 1 4 2,575 18 6
Wine per gal. 3s. 786 1 6 4 13 0 .. 3 15 0 2 5 0 47 2 0 45 18 0 383 19 10 147 9 0 .. 171 12 6 13 1 0 3 15 0 516 7 6 .. 19 16 0 902 17 0 66 9 0 83,543 2,088 11 6 1,131 12 3
Ale, Beer, &c., (in wood) .. 6d. 297 10 6 .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 .. .. .. .. .. 160 0 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,839 11 6 284 8 0 .. .. ..
Ditto ditto (in bottle) .. 1s. 461 12 0 200 .. 0 8 0 .. 29 4 0 3 16 0 247 14 6 31 5 0 .. 202 3 0 .. 2 8 0 365 9 0 .. .. 901 2 0 .. .. 45,313 2,265 12 9 1,024 12 0
Tea per Ib. 4d. 846 4 4 .. 0 6 8 .. .. 124 6 8 3 11 8 173 12 8 22 4 8 .. 173 0 0 .. 7 8 4 373 12 0 .. 14 0 0 1,894 10 4 102 14 0 224,134 3,735 11 4 2,801 1 8
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. .. 3d. 248 7 3 100 .. 10 6 .. 12 13 3 3 15 3 93 18 3 44 18 0 .. 146 13 6 .. .. 122 17 6 .. 3 1 3 827 3 9 22 7 0 122,222 1,527 15 6 824 19 3
Sugar .. 1d. 2,205 8 8 .. 15 8 3 .. .. 12 12 0 120 4 7 1,433 7 3 100 11 4 .. 1,013 7 8 .. .. 922 14 9 .. 38 3 5 3,672 11 7 121 15 8 2,317,502 9,655 5 2 6,373 19 6
Fire Arms each 3s. 26 0 0 .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 .. .. .. .. .. 500 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 349 87 5 0 74 10 0
Gunpowder per tb. 3d. 2 10 6 .. .. .. .. 0 2 3 .. .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods by Measurement, at per cubic foot 4s. 4,234 1 8 .. .. .. .. 11 16 0 339 16 4 12 14 0 1,470 12 4 217 19 8 .. 656 6 8 0 16 6 22 5 10 1,163 10 8 2 8 0 14 0 0 1,894 10 4 102 14 0 224,134 3,735 11 4 2,801 1 8
Goods by Weight at per cwt. 3s. 293 6 6 .. .. .. .. 0 4 10 .. .. .. .. .. 0 16 6 22 5 10 2 16 4 78 13 6 66 14 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,806 4 7 4 8 7 200 9 3 130 7 2 113 1 6 1,785 7 6 890 0 6 7,397 2 4 2,082 16 10 24 6 0 4,604 14 2 302 11 3 98 5 97,882 0 11 119 5 1 433 16 2 39,312 17 4 2,179 10 1 86,466 5 0 51,466 5 0
Corresponding Quarter 1860—Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,293 17 6 318 7 6 121 3 0 11 9 8 2,453 15 0 1,088 5 10 7,746 1 8 1,653 5 7 Kaipara 56 0 2 76 18 2 4,672 3 1 295 12 6 7,977 16 2 223 11 4 8,212 19 0 1,157 13 0 51,358 19 2

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1861 and 1860.

Auckland. Wargarei. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. New Ply-mouth. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Col'ing-wood. Nelson. Wairau. Picton. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Timaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Total 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.
Total Customs Revenue 1861 72,928 7 9 4 8 7 1.320 1 10 627 8 5 218 12 5 19 12 9 7,69 11 11 4,764 2 7 31.443 7 2 8,044 1 9 355 11 6,20,035 6 3 1,360 9 5 301 18 9 35,802 5 4 493 13 11 433 16 269,737 5 2 5,433 5 8
Total Customs Revenue 1850 57,240 14 11 33 3 4 1,343 12 11 697 2 11 169 4 4 286 6 8 8,111 16 11 3,879 15 0 18,886 10 5 6,906 18 1 500 1 815,393 6 0 1,073 18 10 .. 32,208 4 5 526 6 11 .. 28,78 1 2 3,061 16 5
Kawhia 51 4 6 Raglan 9 10 5

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 7th April, 1862.

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



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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for Quarter ended 31st December 1861 and Comparative Return for 1861 and 1860.

💰 Finance & Revenue
7 April 1862
Customs Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, Annual Comparison, Ports of New Zealand, 1861, 1860
  • R. F. Porter, For the Commissioner of Customs