✨ Customs Revenue Return




RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1875.

HEADS of REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland Thames Russell Mongonui Hokianga Tauranga 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. Quantities. Totals. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter 1874.
Spirits, P gal. . . 12s. *13085 1376 170 23 112 ... 1005 849 2862 7627 3651 794 ... 66 127 103 2260 1639 3339 2630 12512 77 ... 2549 1112 19395 3142 681 135348 gals. 81109 73125
" New Zealand, P gal. 6s. 1650 ... ... ... 20 ... 68 20 ... 16 31 ... ... ... ... ... 18 30 57 ... ... 42 94 2703 195 23 16813 " 5044 5556
Cigars and Snuff, P lb. 5s. 745 41 ... ... ... ... 22 ... 47 592 161 ... ... ... ... 247 78 216 156 ... ... ... 39 1094 56 18 15700 lbs. 3925 3952
Tobacco, P lb. 2s. 6d. 5653 287 46 84 130 ... 188 199 707 2195 1267 236 26 30 9 717 388 892 892 970 2849 ... 614 287 6939 576 261 204400 " 25550 25161
" (Sheepwash), P lb. 3d. 22 ... ... ... ... ... 7 2 22 68 ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9920 " 124 78
Wine, P gal. 4s. 1398 86 14 ... ... 4 72 47 236 1277 765 22 10 ... 6 277 142 348 250 72 1716 806 270 98 2126 331 86 47905 gals. 9581 9768
Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, P gal. 1s. 3d. 1022 13 ... ... ... ... 26 23 103 1068 367 57 ... ... ... ... ... 95 184 ... ... ... ... ... 39 1494 119 19 94704 " 5919 6550
" in Wood, " 1s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 77 ... 35 ... ... ... ... ... 25 ... ... ... ... 182 ... ... ... 54 ... ... 14420 " 721 835
Tea, P lb. 6d. 3346 33 1 6 ... ... 77 69 300 1460 383 96 47 ... 8 984 310 461 326 43 2671 ... 562 93 5316 386 67 680080 lbs. 17002 15375
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., P lb. 3d. 362 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1444 291 49 1 ... ... ... 114 6 33 1 ... 182 ... 1 ... 479 47 3 128800 " 1610 1350
" Roasted, P lb. 5d. ... ... ... ... ... ... 113 ... ... 3554 1082 322 55 29 19 1229 503 878 890 ... 4344 ... 372 89 8790 1137 198 768 " 31842 28893
Sugar and Molasses, P lb. 1d. 7181 188 3 ... ... ... ... 38 148 1659 430 50 6 15 14 573 160 706 853 ... 1469 ... 133 ... 3736 428 43 14225 " 11196 9776
Opium, P lb. 20s. 4082 65 4 ... ... ... 59 67 134 15644 3132 172 15 ... 14 3546 183 878 244 ... 14685 ... 1908 344 43327 1720 245 740 " 740 768
Goods by Weight ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2741 ... 35 28 4120 150 4 ... ... ...
Ad valorem, 10 P cent. ... 23550 322 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 183 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 320523 ... ...
Other Duties not specified above ... 1497 82 1 ... ... ... 22 67 134 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Totals . . . ... 63682 2493 239 114 267 Nil 1659 1912 6187 36930 11439 1750 225 186 173 10608 3749 8200 6814 44531 Nil 6519 2184 100678 8341 1648 ... 320523 ... ...
Corresponding Qr. 1874 ... 52708 1785 203 112 200 62 1084 2339 6029 32866 10707 1315 381 175 175 10911 4528 10350 9254 113 45227 60 4903 2643 91962 6472 1201 ... 297765 ... ...
  • This includes 335 gallons at 6s. per gallon, removed to Excise Warehouse for mixing with New Zealand distilled spirits.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 4th May, 1875.

H. S. McKellar,
(for Secretary and Inspector.)

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.



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πŸ’° Return of Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports for Quarter ended 31st March, 1875

πŸ’° Finance & Revenue
4 May 1875
Customs Revenue, Statistics, Ports, Duties, Spirits, Tobacco, Sugar, March 1875
  • H. S. McKellar (for Secretary and Inspector)