RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the Quarter ended the 31st day of DECEMBER, 1864.

HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Wangarei. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokiangi. | Kaipara. | Waikato. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Collingwood. | Nelson. | Havelock. | Picton. | Wairau. | Lyttelton and Christchurch. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Molyneux. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbor. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | TOTALS. Quantity. | Value. | Corresponding Quarter of 1863.

Spirits | gal., 9s., 12s. | £ 16086 | ... | £ 338 | 107 | 4 | ... | £ 1683 | 1544 | 4387 | 1807 | 75 | 2234 | 533 | 320 | 369 | 6268 | 154 | 881 | 525 | 21275 | 127 | 6566 | 215 | 981 | 8 | £ 141043 | £ 66487 | £ 69073
Cigars and Snuff | lb., 3s. 4s. 6d.. | 855 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | ... | 121 | 78 | ... | 157 | 45 | 260 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 1159 | 28 | ... | 12 | ... | 17163 | 2781 | 3044
Tobacco | lb. 1s.6d.2s.6d. | 3673 | ... | 56 | 116 | 2 | ... | 378 | 152 | 616 | 279 | ... | 848 | 168 | 131 | 72 | 1537 | 38 | 136 | 89 | 4858 | 608 | 21 | 171 | ... | 170695 | 13949 | 13755
Wine | gal. 3s. 4s. 5s. | 2178 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156 | 118 | 501 | 268 | 4 | 282 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 1142 | 14 | 51 | 70 | 2901 | ... | 482 | 9 | 108 | ... | 51824 | 8380 | 9443
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood | gal., 6d., 9d. | 1028 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90 | 21 | 354 | 41 | ... | 42 | 13 | ... | 12 | 1034 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1498 | ... | 197 | ... | ... | ... | 162679 | 4381 | 5486
" in Bottle | gal. 1s. 1s6d. | 1686 | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 97 | 294 | 119 | ... | 209 | 11 | 28 | 768 | 14 | 40 | ... | 3894 | ... | 577 | 13 | 63 | ... | 145753 | 7822 | 7086
Tea | lb., 4d., 6d. | 1223 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 116 | 47 | 572 | 205 | 5 | 368 | 69 | 45 | 1012 | 12 | 65 | 24 | 2473 | ... | 251 | 2 | 38 | ... | 366840 | 6532 | 7895
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. | lb., 3d. | 703 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 46 | 6 | 116 | 14 | 6 | 77 | ... | 4 | 5 | 188 | ... | 752 | ... | 71 | ... | ... | 105559 | 1993 | 3235
Sugar | lb., 1d. | 3508 | ... | 8 | 3 | 8 | ... | 346 | 124 | 1071 | 447 | 18 | 1125 | 89 | 67 | 1528 | 11 | 188 | 93 | 5402 | 7 | 862 | 25 | 73 | ... | 3627407 | 15079 | 19815
Firearms | each, 5s. | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 168 | 45 | 108
Gunpowder | lb., 3d | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2503 | 31 | 32
Goods by Measurement | c. ft., 4s., 5s. | 7679 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 569 | 241 | 1679 | 500 | 2 | 970 | 43 | 66 | 3222 | 48 | 178 | 9 | 5264 | 4 | 497 | 38 | 25 | ... | 21037 | 28740
" Weight | cwt., 3s., 4s. | 728 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92 | 10 | 145 | 83 | 1 | 113 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 543 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 602 | ... | 69 | 13 | 5 | ... | 2478 | 3289
Totals | | £ 39359 | 1 | 418 | 227 | 21 | ... | 7 | 3634 | 2263 | 9857 | 3842 | 111 | 6435 | 830 | 735 | 714 | 17525 | 301 | 1595 | 837 | 50101 | 138 | 10210 | 336 | 1490 | 8 | ... | 150995 | ... | ...
Corresponding Quar- | | £ 32716 | ... | 289 | 187 | 14 | ... | * | 2257 | 1297 | 10755 | 2738 | 139 | 7317 | 370 | 544 | 20086 | 145 | 1450 | 86 | 70713 | 117481 | 537 | 1849 | 30 | ... | 171001 | ... | ...
ter, 1863 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1863 and 1864.

Totals of Customs | | £ 99229 | ... | 1070 | 808 | 201 | 45 | ... | 8332 | 4690 | 38848 | 9936 | 509 | 25449 | ... | 1026 | 2405 | 67309 | 649 | 4657 | 102 | 261398 | 688 | 59087 | ... | ... | ... | 591837
Revenue for the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year 1863 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Totals of Customs | | £ 147930 | 321 | 1739 | 1036 | 205 | 89 | 7 | 14045 | 8046 | 39516 | 14863 | 360 | 22543 | 1668 | 3334 | 2218 | 73023 | 1017 | 5592 | 1935 | 204978 | 138 | 40727 | 1627 | 4290 | 138 | ... | ... | 591379
Revenue for the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Year 1864 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

• Not Ports of Entry at this time.

Office of Inspector of Customs,
Wellington, May 16th, 1865.

WM. FRANCE,
for Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

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