✨ 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. |
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| 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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πŸ’° Return of the Customs Revenue at the several Ports of New Zealand for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1869

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
21 July 1869
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, Duties, Ports
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector