✨ Customs Revenue Table
RETURN of the Customs Revenue at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th June, 1873.
| Heads of Revenue. | Rate of Duty. | Auckland. | Thames. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Poverty Bay. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Havelock. | Kaikoura. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Okarito. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill and Bluff Harbour. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter of 1872. | Heads of Revenue. |
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| *Spirits, ℔ gal. | 12s. | *13115 | 1539 | 355 | 49 | 133 | 755 | 1025 | 2900 | 6867 | 3199 | 765 | 318 | 141 | 104 | 2474 | 1877 | 4402 | 3415 | 137 | 9959 | 60 | 1724 | 1320 | 18564 | 2448 | 651 | ... | Quantities. | Revenue. | £ |
| ,, New Zealand, ℔ gal. | 6s. | 1355 | 26 | 18 | ... | 22 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 57 | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71 | 64 | 101 | ... | 231 | ... | 44 | 21 | 2737 | 121 | 46 | ... | 130813 gals. | 78326 | 73760 |
| Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. | 5s. | 873 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 19 | 498 | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 143 | 64 | 188 | 266 | 15 | 384 | ... | 41 | 18 | 938 | 16 | ... | ... | 16933 ,, | 5080 | 4102 |
| Tobacco, ℔ lb. | 2s. 6d | 5352 | 525 | 41 | 101 | 153 | 132 | 156 | 611 | 1736 | 851 | 177 | 84 | 19 | 46 | 819 | 531 | 1162 | 1055 | 84 | 2904 | ... | 475 | 247 | 6048 | 598 | 205 | ... | 14564 lbs. | 3641 | 3331 |
| ,, (Sheepwash), ℔ lb. | 3d. | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 192496 ,, | 24062 | 22425 |
| Wine, ℔ gal. | 4s. | 1310 | 65 | 8 | ... | 24 | 13 | 83 | 192 | 1010 | 307 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 274 | 157 | 461 | 305 | 25 | 1546 | ... | 217 | 77 | 1921 | 222 | 55 | ... | 1440 ,, | 18 | 51 |
| Ale, Beer, &c. in Wood, ℔ gal. | 1s. | 117 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 5 | 25 | ... | ... | 133 | ... | ... | 15 | 418 | 23 | ... | ... | 41810 gals. | 8362 | 7691 |
| ,, in Bottle, ,, | 1s. 3d. | 519 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | 38 | 869 | 39 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 313 | 41 | 103 | 100 | ... | 438 | ... | 79 | 30 | 839 | 57 | ... | ... | 17460 ,, | 873 | 474 |
| Tea, ℔ lb. | 6d. | 3133 | 44 | 7 | 2 | ... | 36 | 85 | 203 | 1166 | 472 | 77 | 70 | ... | 11 | 678 | 250 | 559 | 568 | 3 | 2015 | 10 | 218 | 114 | 3778 | 397 | 103 | ... | 559960 lbs. | 13999 | 12590 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. | 3d. | 287 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 171 | 58 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 163 | 8 | 20 | 127 | ... | 255 | ... | ... | ... | 672 | 26 | ... | ... | 143200 ,, | 1790 | 1734 |
| ,, Roasted, ℔ lb. | 5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 192 ,, | 4 | 19 |
| Sugar and Molasses, ℔ lb. | 1d. | 4570 | 81 | 9 | 16 | ... | 34 | 150 | 336 | 2114 | 576 | 117 | 37 | 9 | ... | 1036 | 330 | 771 | 906 | ... | 2310 | ... | 249 | 146 | 5137 | 699 | 101 | ... | 4748160 ,, | 19784 | 20889 |
| Firearms, each | 5s. | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 316 No. | 79 | 40 |
| Powder, Sporting, ℔ lb. | 6d. | 48 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3760 lbs. | 94 | 52 |
| Shot, ℔ cwt. | 10s. | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 25 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 14 | ... | 5 | ... | 25 | 6 | ... | ... | 336 cwts. | 168 | 164 |
| Goods by Measurement, c.ft. | 5s. | 5372 | 64 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 97 | 2702 | 470 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1926 | 164 | 785 | 683 | ... | 3035 | ... | 247 | 78 | 10086 | 408 | 233 | ... | 105972 c.ft. | 26493 | 18264 |
| ,, ,, | 3s. | 1302 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 30 | 635 | 96 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 261 | 27 | 196 | 81 | ... | 528 | ... | 37 | 2 | 2133 | 53 | 35 | ... | 36313 ,, | 5447 | 4253 |
| ,, ,, | 2s. 6d. | 937 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 14 | 520 | 60 | 25 | 4 | ... | ... | 140 | 41 | 102 | 190 | ... | 299 | ... | 7 | ... | 1198 | 76 | 11 | ... | 29088 ,, | 3636 | 2108 |
| ,, ,, | 2s. | 217 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 18 | 216 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 4 | 8 | 11 | ... | 127 | ... | 17 | 5 | 435 | 27 | ... | ... | 12350 ,, | 1235 | 750 |
| ,, ,, | 1s. 6d. | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 73 | ... | ... | 86 | ... | 470 | ... | 76 | 154 | 779 | 161 | 37 | ... | 24960 ,, | 1872 | 1362 |
| ,, ,, | 1s. | 750 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 45 | 602 | 50 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 298 | 26 | 65 | 21 | ... | 612 | ... | 21 | 3 | 1306 | 57 | 9 | ... | 79860 ,, | 3993 | 1945 |
| ,, ,, | 6d | 123 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 80 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 5 | 14 | 171 | ... | 61 | ... | 7 | 3 | 279 | 17 | 3 | ... | 26640 ,, | 636 | 411 |
| ,, ,, | 3d. | 49 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 54 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ... | 37 | ... | 1 | ... | 150 | 2 | ... | ... | 28240 ,, | 353 | 157 |
| ,, Weight, ℔ cwt. | 4s. | 491 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 61 | 346 | 136 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 122 | 15 | 51 | 30 | ... | 349 | ... | 15 | 2 | 795 | 81 | 7 | ... | 12615 cwt. | 2523 | 1379 |
| ,, ,, | 3s. 6d. | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 28 | 11 | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 11 | ... | ... | 486 ,, | 85 | 201 |
| ,, ,, | 3s. | 47 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 27 | ... | 2 | ... | 29 | 4 | 4 | ... | 953 ,, | 143 | 79 |
| ,, ,, | 2s. | 186 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 11 | 86 | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 63 | 4 | 11 | 17 | ... | 146 | ... | 8 | 1 | 200 | 17 | 1 | ... | 7700 ,, | 770 | 491 |
| ,, ,, | 1s. | 378 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 530 | 72 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 165 | 13 | 18 | 22 | ... | 293 | ... | 48 | ... | 978 | 81 | 9 | ... | 52680 ,, | 2634 | 1421 |
| ,, ,, ℔ lb. | 3d. | 310 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 162 | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79 | 11 | 38 | 64 | ... | 473 | ... | 3 | 3 | 615 | 26 | 6 | ... | 151680 lbs. | 1896 | 1682 |
| ,, ,, ,, | 1d. | 1252 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 62 | 724 | 65 | 9 | 3 | ... | ... | 249 | 63 | 143 | 171 | ... | 632 | ... | 16 | 8 | 1414 | 55 | 13 | ... | 1175040 ,, | 4896 | 4406 |
| ,, ,, ,, | ½d. | 228 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 154 | 15 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 56 | ... | 13 | 152 | ... | 164 | ... | ... | ... | 1522 | 546 | 14 | ... | 1384320 ,, | 2884 | 2841 |
| Opium | 20s. | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 480 | ... | ... | ... | 494 ,, | 494 | 585 |
| Ad valorem, 10 ℔ cent. | ... | 432 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 50 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ... | 106 | ... | 13 | ... | 390 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1038 | 747 |
| ,, 5 ,, | ... | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 82 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 133 | 137 |
| Other Duties not specified above | ... | 3473 | 98 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 119 | 53 | 540 | 147 | 44 | 9 | ... | ... | 312 | 194 | 497 | 591 | ... | 1183 | ... | 39 | 9 | 2636 | 294 | 7 | ... | ... | 10248 | 9178 |
| Totals | ... | 46368 | 2560 | 439 | 168 | 332 | 1033 | 1838 | 4832 | 22096 | 6954 | 1336 | 612 | 176 | 169 | 10043 | 3917 | 9722 | 9011 | 214 | 28831 | 70 | 3613 | 2261 | 66578 | 6539 | 1550 | ... | ... | 231262 | ... |
| Corresponding Qr. 1872 | ... | 42755 | 2990 | 393 | 178 | 483 | Nil. | 1375 | 4155 | 14385 | 5410 | 1037 | 316 | 158 | 258 | 8696 | 6228 | 11592 | 9956 | 293 | 25150 | Nil. | 2981 | 1488 | 55643 | 5787 | 1162 | 5 | ... | ... | 202904 |
| Total for Financial Year ended 30th June, 1873 | ... | 177377 | 11717 | 1634 | 640 | 1582 | 1976 | 6908 | 18824 | 76309 | 27646 | 4931 | 1717 | 783 | 701 | 34030 | 18637 | 37048 | 35899 | 917 | 108433 | 244 | 12976 | 7473 | 238856 | 23726 | 4824 | ... | ... | 855813 | ... |
- This includes 538 gallons at 6s. per gallon, removed to Excise Warehouse for mixing with New Zealand distilled spirits.
Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 21st July, 1873.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
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- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector