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.

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. Chatm. Islands. Quantities. Revenue. Corresponding
Quarter 1874.		 HEADS OF REVENUE.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 12s. 14771 1515 155 243 195 1109 869 3387 10496 4403 8 105 207 146 2269 1669 3841 2501 12511 2317 1581 21872 3641 881 152540 gals. £ 91524 £ 85546 Spirits ℔ gal.
" New Zealand, ℔ gal. 6s. 610 86 11 54 51 15 11 43 51 301 67 36 1628 23 1 10713 £ 3214 £ 6256 " New Zealand, ℔ gal.
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 5s. 615 26 15 29 970 145 106 71 242 201 368 17 13 1318 105 9 17308 lbs. £ 4327 £ 4037 Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb.
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 2s. 6d. 6080 217 57 173 40 263 273 629 3378 1414 246 31 62 936 392 1141 821 3499 679 311 9061 798 262 246560 £ 30820 £ 27440 Tobacco, ℔ lb.
" (Sheepwash), ℔ lb. 3d. 13 4 23 4000 £ 50 £ 149 " (Sheepwash), ℔ lb.
Wine, ℔ gal. 4s. 1709 124 13 52 91 266 1523 470 51 16 5 10 331 221 467 251 1981 329 190 2693 281 53 55625 gals. £ 11125 £ 12086 Wine, ℔ gal.
Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s. 3d. 734 108 3 35 30 55 1384 139 3 81 98 225 78 703 94 5 1479 151 8 87104 £ 5444 £ 5391 Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, ℔ gal.
" in Wood, 1s. 114 32 5 15 63 13 155 48 5 9000 £ 450 £ 907 " in Wood,
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 3232 151 2 91 123 330 2713 644 48 24 15 8 959 211 350 358 2003 490 119 5383 621 148 722120 lbs. £ 18053 £ 16994 Tea, ℔ lb.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 338 5 15 185 22 21 7 41 85 378 56 73 138720 £ 1734 £ 1795 Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb.
" Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 12 6 1824 £ 38 £ 25 " Roasted, ℔ lb.
Sugar and Molasses, ℔ lb. 1d. 5173 218 1 1 59 149 228 562 3752 884 137 60 32 1598 391 793 641 6000 510 167 8894 1036 174 7554720 £ 31478 £ 30998 Sugar and Molasses, ℔ lb.
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 14 800 29 815 £ 815 £ 659 Opium, ℔ lb.
Goods by Weight 4010 24 2 5 27 121 2551 386 44 6 559 189 769 518 2617 193 29 5934 559 113 18656 £ 18656 £ 14051 Goods by Weight.
Ad valorem, 10 ℔ cent 14209 130 2 2 115 221 782 11103 1150 110 29 2127 534 1545 945 10887 55 1198 558 27429 1746 122 75005 £ 75005 £ 75975 Ad valorem, 10 ℔ cent
Other Duties not specified above 1601 2 30 97 104 237 2 2 65 131 182 241 2110 195 128 4516 159 16 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 £ 292758 Totals.
Corresponding Qr. 1874 48953 1988 201 96 417 201 1999 2076 7058 30946 11488 1259 416 132 283 11294 5559 12180 10712 Nil. 42089 Nil 6259 2517 83169 10200 1266 Nil Corresponding Qr. 1874.

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 Nil 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.



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

💰 Finance & Revenue
12 January 1876
Customs Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, 1875, Duties, Ports
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector