THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 213

COMPARATIVE RETURN, showing the amount of Customs Revenue collected at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 31st day of March, 1867.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Pièton. £ Havelock. £ Wairau. £ Lyttelton and Christchurch. £ Akaroa. £ Timaru. £ Hokitika. £ Okarito. £ Greymouth. £ Dunedin. £ Oamaru. £ Molyneux. £ Invercargill. £ Bluff Harbour. £ Riverton. £ Chatham Islands. £ Totals. Quantities. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter of 1866. £

Spirits, 12s. per gal. 12s. 277 96 547 8990 247 12610 2888 441 1354 348 982 91 2923 54 612 72 138068 82841 86412
Cigars and Snuff, 2s. per lb. 2s. 6d. 57 54 130 366 70 979 2888 87 1893 87 1893 163 15 19 15 13820 3455 3319
Tobacco, 2s. per lb. 3d. 18 28 28 2 38 358 25 23 23 37 37 23 23 12 12 19 162872 20359 20275
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, 4s. per gal. 4s. 6 15 63 1232 191 181 1314 83 744 122 122 23 23 5 5 5 15600 195 195
in Bottle, 1s. per gal. 1s. 6d. 15 18 63 379 1520 21 1782 31 2250 2250 2250 322 322 13 13 13 47240 11825 11825
Tea, 2d. per lb. 1s. 6d. 28 28 28 1046 191 74 294 27 1311 88 88 151 151 6 6 27 126760 3855 3855
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., 2d. per lb. 6d. 50 166 289 1580 280 204 1702 27 664 59 59 645 645 56 56 72 96752 6047 6047
Sugar and Molasses, 1d. per lb. 3d. 157 58 598 3290 410 410 2868 25 1298 1298 1298 455 455 27 27 15 477960 11949 13114
Firearms, each (blank) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 158800 1985 1953
Powder, Sporting, 5s. per lb. 5s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
Blasting, 1d. per lb. 6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
Shot, 2d. per cwt. 1d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
(Blank line) 10d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
Goods by Measurement, e.ft. 5s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
" 2s. 6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
" 2s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
" 1s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
" 6d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
" 3d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
" 1d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
Ad Valorem, 10 per cent. 10 p.ct. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 276 22294 19680
Other Duties, not specified (blank) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Totals (blank) 502 181 1269 28021 415 4101 30182 694 14493 53168 2171 114 7680 202 1433 100 220053 ...
Corresponding Qr., 1866 (blank) 37089 508 373 * 8151 479 219 794 27626 438 2343 15292 48411 1358 42 7288 285 1319 280794 ...

*Returns received too late for insertion in published Return for March Quarter, 1866,—Hokianga, £124, and Chatham Islands, £92.

Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.

Commissioner of Customs Office, Wellington, 23rd April, 1867.
WILLIAM SEED, Secretary.