New Zealand Gazette – 1876 – No. 2

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics

RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1875.

Spirits, P gal. | 12s. | 14771 1515 155 ... 243 195 1109 869 3387 10496 4403 840 105 207 146 2269 1669 3841 2501 12511 2317 1581 21872 3641 881 | 152540 gals. | £ 91524 | £ 85546 | Spirits P gal.

" New Zealand, P gal. | 6s. | 610 ... 86 | 10713 | £ 3214 | £ 6256 | " New Zealand, P gal.

Cigars and Snuff, P lb. | 5s. | 615 26 ... 15 | 17308 lbs. | £ 4327 | £ 4037 | Cigars and Snuff, P lb.

Tobacco, P lb. | 2s. 6d. | 6080 217 57 ... 273 | 246560 | £ 30820 | £ 27440 | Tobacco, P lb.

" (Sheepwash), P lb. | 3d. | 13 ... 4 | 4000 | £ 50 | £ 149 | (Sheepwash), P lb.

Wine, P gal. | 4s. | 1709 124 13 ... 52 | 55625 gals. | £ 11125 | £ 12086 | Wine, P gal.

Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, P gal. | 1s. 3d. | 734 108 3 ... 35 | 87104 | £ 5444 | £ 5391 | Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, P gal.

" in Wood, | 1s. | 114 ... | 9000 | £ 450 | £ 907 | in Wood,

Tea, P lb. | 6d. | 3232 151 2 ... 91 | 722120 lbs. | £ 18053 | £ 16994 | Tea, P lb.

Coffee, Cocoa, &c., P lb. | 3d. | 338 ... 5 | 138720 | £ 1734 | £ 1795 | Coffee, Cocoa, &c., P lb.

" Roasted, P lb. | 5d. | 12 ... | 1824 | £ 38 | £ 25 | " Roasted, P lb.

Sugar and Molasses, P lb. | 1d. | 5173 218 11 ... 149 | 7554720 | £ 31478 | £ 30998 | Sugar and Molasses, P lb.

Opium, P lb. | 20s. | 14 ... | 815 | £ 815 | £ 659 | Opium, P lb.

Goods by Weight | ... | 4010 24 ... 5 | 18656 | £ 18656 | £ 14051 | Goods by Weight.

Ad valorem, 10 P cent. | ... | 14209 130 2 ... 115 | 75005 | £ 75005 | £ 75975 | Ad valorem, 10 P cent.

Other Duties not specified above | ... | 1601 2 ... | 10761 | £ 10761 | £ 10449 | Other Duties not specified above.

Totals | ... | 53235 2515 243 † 424 298 1929 1932 6327 39222 9950 1542 273 321 227 9067 3930 9654 6691 Nil. 43431 55 6102 3137 91730 9450 1809 ... | 303494 | | | Totals.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1875 and 1874.

Total Customs Revenue, 1875 | ... | 238933 10607 1096 † 1653 695 7121 8405 27197 153641 41742 6134 1207 979 871 39399 16792 37434 29810 Nil. 170732 197 24617 10213 362335 35815 6807 3 ... | 1234435 | | | Total Customs Rev. 1875.

Total Customs Revenue, 1874 | ... | 220753 9367 950 505 1150 471 5585 7755 25101 124330 42860 5411 1721 664 838 40689 18971 43629 37423 629 174086 150 21468 10269 357543 31902 4728 Nil | 1188948 | | | Total Customs Rev. 1874.

† Returns not received.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 12th January, 1876.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1876, No 2

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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for the Quarter ended 31st December, 1875

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated12 January 1876
KeywordsCustoms Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, 1875, Duties, Ports
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William Seed, Secretary and Inspector

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