New Zealand Gazette – 1877 – No. 9

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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, 1876.

HEADS OF REVENUE.	Rates of Duty.	[Port Data Columns Omitted]	Totals. Quantities.	Totals. Revenue.	Corresponding Quarter, 1875.	HEADS OF REVENUE.
Spirits, $\Psi$ gal.	12s.	...	148608 gals.	£ 1772	£ 3224	Spirits, $\Psi$ gal.
,, New Zealand, $\Psi$ gal.	6s.	...	5907 ,,	£ 1772	£ 3224	,, New Zealand, $\Psi$ gal.
Cigars and Snuff, $\Psi$ lb.	5s.	...	19092 lbs.	£ 4773	£ 4327	Cigars and Snuff, $\Psi$ lb.
,, (Sheepwash), $\Psi$ lb.	3d.	...	243168 ,,	£ 30396	£ 30885	,, (Sheepwash), $\Psi$ lb.
Wine, $\Psi$ gal.	4s.	...	55220 gals.	£ 11044	£ 11130	Wine, $\Psi$ gal.
Ale, Beer,&c. in Bottle, $\Psi$ gal.	1s. 3d.	...	81616 ,,	£ 5101	£ 5444	Ale, Beer,&c. in Bottle, $\Psi$ gal.
,, in Wood.	1s.	...	450 ,,	£ 853	£ 450	,, in Wood.
Tea, $\Psi$ lb.	6d.	...	21140 ,,	£ 1057	£ 1060	Tea, $\Psi$ lb.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., $\Psi$ lb.	3d.	...	205920 ,,	£ 2574	£ 1734	Coffee, Cocoa, &c., $\Psi$ lb.
,, Roasted, $\Psi$ lb.	5d.	...	720 ,,	£ 15	£ 38	,, Roasted, $\Psi$ lb.
Sugar and Molasses, $\Psi$ lb.	1d.	...	34537 ,,	£ 8184	£ 1406	Sugar and Molasses, $\Psi$ lb.
Opium, $\Psi$ lb.	20s.	...	729 ,,	£ 2254	£ 223	Opium, $\Psi$ lb.
Goods by Weight.		...	18049 ,,	£ 65572	£ 75005	Goods by Weight.
Ad valorem, 10 $\Psi$ cent.		...	65572 ,,	£ 8394	£ 10761	Ad valorem, 10 $\Psi$ cent.
Other Duties not specified above		...		£ 294128	£ 303608	Other Duties not specified above
Totals		...	1206791			Totals.
Corresponding Qr., 1875.		...	1234967			Corresponding Qr., 1875.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1876 and 1875.


1876.	200491	9836	1622	428	1758	1749	9246	8590	24703	161969	39812	4761	1011	813	1055	39301	14101	39247	31694	189300	93	22630	11930	351999	33931	4670	1	...	1206791	...
1875.	238933	10607	1096	532	1653	695	7121	8405	27197	153641	41742	6134	1207	979	871	39399	16792	37434	29810	170732	197	24617	10213	362335	35815	6807	3	...	1234967	...

Customs Department,
Wellington, 19th January, 1877.

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

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1877, No 9

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💰 Return of Customs Revenue at Ports for Quarter ended 31st December, 1876

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated19 January 1877
KeywordsCustoms revenue, Statistics, Quarterly return, Comparative data, Duties, Imports
👩‍💼 Officials

H. S. McKellar (for Secretary and Inspector)

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