✨ Customs Revenue Return
Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
RETURN of the Customs REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended the 30th day of JUNE, 1869.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland | Russell | Mongonui. | Hokianga | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Havelock. | Kaikoura. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Okarita. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbour. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. Quantities. | Totals. Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter of 1868. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirits, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ gal. | 12s. | 20726 | 267*109 | 243 | 1067 | 3450 | 4956 | 3489 | 425 | 125 | 75 | 101 | 2488 | 3501 | 6005 | 7431 | ... | 8527 | 142 | 1491 | 1484 | 20776 | 2536 | 131 | 644 | ... | 150315 | 90189 | 88208 | |
| Cigars and Snuff, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 5s. | 574 | 29 | 103 | 121 | 30 | 34 | 104 | 99 | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 131 | 148 | 554 | ... | 327 | ... | ... | 31 | 580 | 51 | 24 | ... | 11028 | 2757 | 3054 | ||
| Tobacco, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 2s. 6d. | 5559 | 29 | 103 | 121 | 302 | 609 | 1002 | 940 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 49 | 952 | 644 | 1475 | 2138 | ... | 2182 | 19 | 355 | 376 | 4913 | 536 | 29 | 139 | ... | 180384 | 22548 | 21437 |
| , (Sheepwash) $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 3d. | 50 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 60 | ... | 57 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 22880 | 286 | 755 | ||
| Wine, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ gal. | 4s. | 2077 | 6 | ... | 12 | 57 | 284 | 712 | 318 | 22 | 21 | ... | 5 | ... | 371 | 425 | 548 | 862 | ... | 1091 | 7 | ... | 146 | 1885 | 221 | 5 | 27 | ... | 46160 | 9232 | 8234 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ gal. | 1s. | 123 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 223 | 223 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98 | ... | 12 | 18 | ... | 110 | ... | 15 | ... | 533 | 15 | ... | ... | 23700 | 1185 | 2504 | |
| , in Bottle, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ gal. | 1s. 3d. | 943 | ... | ... | ... | 943 | 540 | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 208 | 140 | 366 | 272 | ... | 348 | 5 | ... | 40 | 854 | 16 | ... | ... | 62816 | 3926 | 3660 | |
| Tea, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 6d. | 3235 | 6 | ... | 5 | 277 | 1164 | 108 | 297 | 43 | 18 | ... | 10 | 596 | 370 | 578 | 1065 | ... | 1496 | 23 | 148 | 189 | 2616 | 484 | 10 | 60 | ... | 511160 | 12789 | 10680 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 3d. | 350 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91 | 7 | ... | ... | 208 | ... | ... | ... | 816 | 18 | ... | ... | 149280 | 1866 | 1582 | ||
| , Ground, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 960 | 20 | 137 | ||
| Sugar and Molasses, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 1d. | 4145 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 216 | 345 | 1762 | 619 | 76 | 29 | ... | ... | 1189 | 292 | 665 | 1098 | ... | 2479 | 22 | 114 | 122 | 3590 | 597 | 33 | 119 | ... | 4216080 | 17567 | 16249 |
| Powder, Sporting, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 6d. | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | 176 | 44 | 30 | ||
| Shot, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ cwt. | 10s. | 59 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 2080 | 52 | 19 | ||
| Goods by Measurement, c.ft. | 5s. | 6716 | ... | 2 | 23 | 36 | 267 | 2351 | 281 | 27 | 3 | ... | ... | 1454 | 250 | 540 | 1252 | ... | 2001 | 7 | ... | 74 | 5931 | 201 | 30 | 5 | ... | 86360 | 21590 | 13450 |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 3s. | 553 | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 67 | 473 | 73 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 250 | 96 | 274 | 275 | ... | 340 | 10 | ... | 18 | 1425 | 40 | 6 | ... | 26033 | 3905 | 2977 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 2s. 6d. | 873 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 189 | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | 68 | 158 | 354 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2538 | 18 | 40 | 1 | ... | 20304 | 2538 | 1845 |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 2s. | 257 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 569 | 40 | 1 | ... | 9190 | 919 | 545 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 1s. 6d. | 72 | ... | ... | 1 | 25 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 280 | 17 | 2 | ... | 23040 | 1728 | 1142 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 1s. | 793 | ... | ... | 1 | 276 | 83 | ... | 172 | 20 | 58 | 101 | ... | ... | 61 | ... | ... | 357 | ... | 33 | 1123 | 19 | 4 | ... | 49100 | 2455 | 1519 | |||
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 6d. | 153 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | 39 | 6 | 24 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 242 | ... | 2 | ... | 697 | 21 | 2 | ... | 22920 | 573 | 319 | ||
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 3d. | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 211 | 7 | ... | ... | 16400 | 205 | 158 | |
| , Weight, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ cwt. | 4s. | 502 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 127 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8840 | 1768 | 1301 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 3s. | 62 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1270 | 191 | 89 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 2s. 6d. | 80 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2992 | 374 | 335 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 2s. | 362 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11470 | 1147 | 956 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 1s. | 298 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29340 | 1467 | 983 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 3d. | 67 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19920 | 249 | 630 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 1d. | 1142 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1089360 | 4539 | 4629 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | $\frac{1}{2}$d. | 33 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48960 | 102 | 130 | |
| Ad Valorem, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ cent. | 10 | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 447 | 368 | |
| , $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ | 5 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76 | 108 | |
| Opium, $\text{P}^{\text{o}}$ lb. | 20s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 388 | 388 | ... | |
| Other Duties not specified. | 1171 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals. | . | 51128 | 328 | 234 | 450 | 1880 | 5732 | 15398 | 6594 | 704 | 224 | 103 | 165 | 9027 | 6376 | 11468 | 16975 | $\dagger$ | 21292 | 231 | 2396 | 2552 | 52862 | 5114 | 285 | 1056 | $\dagger$ | 212574 | ... | ... |
| Corresponding Qr., 1868. | . | 30723 | 328 | 180 | 317 | 1719 | 5848 | 17340 | 4582 | 958 | 246 | 44 | ... | 8567 | 5916 | 8589 | 21807 | 455 | 21246 | 367 | 2609 | 2490 | 50680 | 6509 | 105 | 1122 | ... | 209473 | 22597 | 192742 |
| Totals for Financial Year ending 30th June, 1869 | 175368 | 1520 | 678 | 1260 | 5667 | 19383 | 60397 | 22969 | 3613 | 842 | 182 | 165 | 30897 | 26668 | 43607 | 70548 | $\dagger$11775 | 81877 | 981 | 9591 | 8787 | 209473 | 22597 | 762 | 4333 | $\S$7 | ... | 803967 | ... | ... |
- This includes $\text{\textsterling}6$ which was omitted from the Mongonui Return for last Quarter. $\dagger$ Returns not yet received. $\ddagger$ Return for month of June not yet received. $\S$ Return for April, May, and June not yet received.
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 21st July, 1869.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 353
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💰 Return of the Customs Revenue at the several Ports of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1869
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- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector