✨ Customs Revenue Statistics
RETURN of the Customs REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 31st day of March, 1870.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland | Thames | Russell | Mongonui. | Hokian. | New Plymouth. | Wanganni. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Havelock. | Kaikoura. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Okarita. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbour. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. | Quantities. | Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter of 1869. |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| Spirits, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. | 12s. | 16161 | 102 | 520 | 155 | 493 | 648 | 1945 | 4492 | 3763 | 536 | 149 | 150 | 160 | 2206 | 2090 | 4648 | 4940 | 230 | 7948 | 140 | 1355 | 1545 | 15235 | 2258 | 92 | 721 | 121136 | 72682 | 73680 | ||
| " New Zealand | 6s. | ... | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2143 | 643 | ||
| Cigars and Snuff, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 2s. | 831 | 27 | 53 | 167 | 71 | 148 | 139 | 235 | 397 | 714 | 753 | 143 | 68 | 31 | 70 | 10 | 706 | 515 | 1342 | 1540 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2779 | 240 | |
| Tobacco, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 3d. | 5674 | 62 | 75 | 196 | 299 | 714 | 1328 | 753 | 143 | 68 | 31 | 70 | 10 | 706 | 515 | 1342 | 1540 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24464 | 3058 | 2790 | |||
| " (Sheepwash) $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 3d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 310 | 607 | ||
| Wine, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. | 4s. | 1990 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 188 | 651 | 366 | 87 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 265 | 298 | 664 | 572 | 51 | 998 | 8 | 147 | 100 | 1597 | 137 | ... | 36 | 40995 | 8199 | 8267 | ||
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. | 1s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1248 | 634 | ||
| " in Bottle, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. | 1s. 3d. | 1121 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 252 | 1093 | 328 | 68 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 494 | 193 | 713 | 98 | 3 | 1231 | 31 | 188 | 157 | 2819 | 397 | ... | 14 | 12805 | 2561 | 1851 | |||
| Tea, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 6d. | 2820 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 102 | 252 | 1093 | 328 | 68 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 494 | 193 | 713 | 98 | 3 | 1231 | 31 | 188 | 157 | 2819 | 397 | ... | 14 | 470760 | 11769 | 12296 | |||
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 3d. | 354 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 6 | 46 | 3 |
| Ground, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sugar and Molasses, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 1d. | 4661 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 42 | 158 | 353 | 1925 | 564 | 202 | 39 | 1 | 1437 | 1084 | 945 | 39 | 2201 | 29 | 229 | 122 | 4771 | 586 | 10 | 137 | 4788720 | 19953 | 19573 | ||||
| Firearms, each | 5s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156 | 1565 | 39 | 43 |
| Powder, Sporting, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 6d. | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 125200 | 1565 | 39 | 43 |
| Shot, $\mathfrak{P}$ cwt. | 10s. | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 438 | 219 | 65 | |
| Goods by Measurement, $\mathfrak{P}$ c. ft. | 5s. | 5402 | 1 | 4 | 107 | 219 | 2651 | 325 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 1166 | 143 | 722 | 369 | 8 | 2946 | 207 | 1 | 10089 | 382 | ... | 22 | 90124 | 24781 | 18420 | ||||||
| " " " | 3s. | 1365 | ... | 1 | 55 | 475 | 53 | 2 | ... | 181 | 31 | 242 | 89 | 5 | 422 | 26 | 1 | 2046 | 54 | ... | 4 | 33846 | 5077 | 3539 | ||||||||
| " " " | 2s. 6d. | 682 | ... | ... | 25 | 296 | 92 | 6 | ... | 117 | 11 | 217 | 110 | 1 | 422 | 9 | 3 | 1125 | 60 | ... | 5 | 24464 | 3058 | 2790 | ||||||||
| " " " | 2s. | 175 | ... | ... | 14 | 138 | 28 | 6 | ... | 65 | 1 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 256 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8390 | 839 | 699 | ||||||||||
| " " " | 1s. 6d. | 47 | ... | ... | 20 | 123 | 74 | 27 | ... | 81 | 4 | 123 | 75 | 2 | 1000 | 42 | 57 | 611 | 48 | ... | ... | 38900 | 2445 | 1297 | ||||||||
| " " " | 1s. | 604 | ... | ... | 11 | 275 | 47 | 3 | ... | 123 | 14 | 275 | 47 | 3 | 1000 | 42 | 57 | 611 | 48 | ... | ... | 38900 | 2445 | 1297 | ||||||||
| " " " | 6d. | 145 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | ... | 72 | 2 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24520 | 613 | 432 | |||||||
| " " " | 3d. | 77 | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | 19 | 2 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35280 | 441 | 168 | |||||||
| " " " Weight, $\mathfrak{P}$ cwt. | 4s. | 671 | ... | ... | 3 | 39 | 221 | 27 | 9 | ... | 91 | 8 | 84 | 45 | 2 | 270 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 277 | 43 | ... | ... | 12805 | 2561 | 1851 | ||||
| " " " | 3s. | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1040 | 156 | 152 | |
| " " " | 2s. 6d. | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2040 | 255 | 284 | |
| " " " | 2s. | 114 | ... | ... | 9 | 46 | 27 | ... | ... | 24 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 6 | ... | 3 | 11990 | 1199 | 1481 | ||||||||
| " " " | 1s. | 255 | ... | ... | 16 | 56 | 11 | ... | ... | 91 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 26 | ... | 1 | 1 | 293 | 6 | ... | 3 | 11990 | 1199 | 1481 | |||||||
| " " " | $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 45 | ... | ... | 11 | 42 | 250 | 49 | 5 | ... | 139 | 50 | 198 | 240 | 16 | 359 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 985 | 64 | 3 | ... | 740640 | 3086 | 4454 | ||||||
| " " " | $\frac{1}{2}$d. | 17 | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38880 | 81 | 91 | |
| " " " | $\frac{1}{4}$d. | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 420 | 411 | 330 | |
| Ad Valorem, $\mathfrak{P}$ cent. | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4950 | 411 | 291 | |
| " " " | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4950 | 411 | 291 | |
| Opium, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. | 20s. | 803 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 86 | 371 | 109 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 311 | 42 | 168 | 192 | 3 | 473 | ... | 16 | 36 | 2208 | 84 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Other Duties not specified | 199664 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | . . . | 45055 | 117 | 617 | 266 | 779 | 1606 | 4205 | 15510 | 7067 | 1134 | 323 | 192 | 246 | 8128 | 4083 | 10856 | 10603 | 512 | 22132 | 257 | 2696 | 2252 | 54314 | 5323 | 142 | 1249 | * | 199664 | ... | 189589 | |
| Corresponding Qr., 1869 | . . . | 40978 | Nil. | 361 | 162 | 302 | 1251 | 4882 | 13465 | 6261 | 871 | 225 | 42 | Nil. | 6284 | 5319 | 9378 | 16069 | 542 | 20677 | 276 | 2596 | 2119 | 51360 | 5021 | 101 | 1042 | 5 | ... | 189589 |
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1870.
- Return not yet received.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for the Quarter ended 31st March, 1870
💰 Finance & Revenue3 May 1870
Customs revenue, statistics, quarterly return, March 1870, ports, duties
- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector
NZ Gazette 1870, No 24