Customs Revenue Statistics




RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1877.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Mangonui. Hokanga. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Havelock. Kaikoura. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Riverton. Chathams. Totals. Corresponding Quarter, 1876. HEADS OF REVENUE.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue. £
Spirits, ℔ gal. . 12s. 11939 838 196 63 333 163 1291 933 2592 10279 3609 835 104 84 229 2107 1200 3588 2983 13525 16 2362 1325 20158 3210 606 ... 140947 gals. 84568 84703
", New Zealand, ℔ gal. 6s. ... ... ... ... 18 ... 22 ... ... 7 69 ... ... ... ... 11 34 30 39 102 ... 21 66 946 44 17 ... 4753 ,, 1426 2262
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 5s. 729 ... ... ... ... ... 10 13 48 747 172 9 ... ... ... 112 87 263 167 496 ... ... ... 1349 35 ... ... 16948 lbs. 4237 4139
Tobacco, ℔ lb. . 2s. 6d. 5761 184 48 62 134 ... 320 269 489 3261 1557 134 40 30 31 741 423 1413 1016 4090 28 342 341 8660 671 145 ... 241520 ,, 30190 29497
", (Sheepwash), ℔ lb. 3d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 3 14 ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 13 ... ... ... 2800 ,, 35 151
Wine, ℔ gal. . 4s. 879 48 11 ... 30 6 48 43 242 1436 483 53 7 ... 20 236 99 319 259 1778 ... 219 141 1914 273 39 ... 42915 gals. 8583 9446
Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s. 3d. 616 3 3 ... ... ... 38 28 48 1269 200 ... ... ... ... 162 37 192 71 836 ... 110 26 1151 174 2 ... 79456 ,, 4966 6185
", in Wood, " 1s. 107 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 213 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 ... 178 ... ... ... 508 43 ... ... 21640 ,, 1082 1112
Tea, ℔ lb. . 6d. 2870 57 3 6 ... ... 80 175 161 2691 388 116 22 16 36 621 163 448 722 3421 ... 325 54 5433 522 71 ... 736040 lbs. 18401 19115
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 344 ... 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... 405 44 1 6 ... ... 32 ... 38 82 316 ... ... ... 568 45 ... ... 151120 ,, 1889 1597
", Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 672 ,, 14 12
Sugar and Molasses, ℔ lb. 1d. 6910 106 11 9 ... ... 201 314 494 4460 841 198 56 49 24 1270 342 1035 992 6344 ... 438 131 8752 1025 123 ... 8190000 ,, 34125 34658
Opium, ℔ lb. . 20s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 35 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... 711 ... ... ... 748 ,, 748 655
Goods by Weight . ... 3881 ... 1 ... ... 2 17 39 148 2620 525 14 3 ... ... 401 136 607 648 2579 ... 99 12 4193 351 5 ... ... 16281 17376
Ad valorem, 10 ℔ cent. . ... 13698 250 14 ... ... 23 104 112 1052 15530 1970 124 11 ... ... 2727 175 1186 1122 13548 88 1005 633 27242 805 18 ... ... 81437 95923
Other Duties not specified above ... 1380 54 1 ... 1 23 50 49 115 1914 177 7 2 ... ... 379 109 123 57 2361 ... 142 54 3001 58 ... ... ... 10057 10913
Totals . . ... 49119 1540 289 140 516 217 2182 1976 5405 44886 10035 1491 251 179 340 8802 2811 9263 8158 49579 132 5063 2783 84600 7256 1026 * ... 298039 ...
Corresponding Qr., 1876 . ... 54173 2110 377 171 423 393 2006 1902 6427 41141 9706 1321 245 162 225 11957 3260 8022 6431 48257 Nil 6790 2924 99818 8226 1276 ... ... ... 317744
  • Return not yet received.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 13th April, 1877.

WILLIAM SEED.
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
13 April 1877
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand, 1877, March Quarter
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector