Customs Revenue Table




RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1878.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. 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, 1877. HEADS OF REVENUE.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₴ gal. . 12s. £14475 £1569 £164 £63 £307 ... £311 £1625 £1315 £3498 £12953 £4116 £701 £122 £97 £197 £2300 £1374 £3394 £2222 £19917 ... £2648 £2719 £24149 £4521 £709 ... 175776 gals. £105466 £99083
,, New Zealand, ₴ gal. 6s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 39 10 ... ... ... ... 10 ... 40 83 ... 11 34 744 ... ... ... 3237 ,, 971 1808
Cigars and Snuff, ₴ lb. 5s. 1064 105 ... ... 36 ... 8 18 8 55 1301 188 ... ... ... ... 82 116 67 88 666 ... 88 124 1580 15 ... ... 22436 lbs. 5609 4927
Tobacco, ₴ lb. . 2s. 6d. 6477 112 90 40 108 65 60 427 205 579 3888 1340 146 63 38 27 808 410 972 899 5245 ... 559 377 8895 1035 203 ... 264544 ,, 33068 34097
,, (Sheepwash), ₴ lb. 3d. 10 ... 53 ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 20 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 ... ... ... 7680 ,, 96 20
Wine, ₴ gal. . 4s. 1028 74 6 ... 14 1 10 118 67 288 1424 385 32 11 ... 11 267 86 210 127 1909 ... 248 167 1657 218 16 ... 41870 gals. 8374 8671
Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, ₴ gal. 1s. 3d. 637 24 4 ... ... ... ... 56 32 98 1183 95 16 ... ... ... 112 51 59 51 1393 ... 5 68 946 178 ... ... 80128 ,, 5008 4457
,, in Wood, ,, 1s. 114 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 280 ... ... ... ... ... 15 ... ... ... 291 ... ... ... 305 38 ... ... 21060 ,, 1053 1038
Tea, ₴ lb. . 6d. 3494 49 ... ... ... 19 ... 136 61 282 2974 411 67 35 11 21 819 237 488 461 2987 ... 235 337 5528 521 52 ... 769000 lbs. 19225 19122
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ₴ lb. 3d. 437 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 315 37 ... 10 ... ... 52 ... 38 85 424 ... 1 ... 617 78 ... ... 167600 ,, 2095 1964
,, Roasted, ₴ lb. 5d. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 48 ,, 1 2
Sugar and Molasses, ₴ lb. 1d. 5622 140 9 9 7 56 10 235 171 464 4892 1202 112 44 19 24 1022 361 852 749 6097 ... 169 339 7962 1390 106 ... 7965120 ,, 32063 28898
Opium, ₴ lb. . 20s. 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 ... ... ... ... ... 604 ... ... ... 662 ,, 662 722
Goods by Weight . ... 3457 7 ... ... ... 12 2 137 58 167 2599 482 11 10 ... ... 419 163 753 652 3521 ... 112 64 5051 846 15 ... ... 18538 18509
Ad valorem, 10 ₴ cent. ... 12894 178 ... ... ... ... 4 296 195 887 9473 1383 31 3 ... 3 1940 325 1445 1062 11052 37 777 611 18192 1243 25 ... ... 62056 70247
Other Duties not specified above ... 1464 4 ... 1 ... 8 ... 5 77 104 1355 192 1 1 1 ... 185 346 41 131 1687 ... 85 147 3104 310 10 ... ... 9259 9985
Totals . ... 51183 2262 326 113 472 161 405 3054 2189 6440 42657 9870 1127 299 166 283 8021 3479 8367 6567 55272 87 4938 4987 79839 10394 1136 * ... 303544 ...
Corresponding Qr., 1877 . ... 48352 2837 282 87 345 ... 605 2241 1930 5397 41578 9984 1208 227 229 221 7679 3266 10422 9332 48938 27 4443 2608 92528 7868 908 8 ... ... 303550
Totals for Financial Year ended 30th June, 1878 . ... 210042 8620 1076 367 1596 311 1458 10792 8726 23601 185883 40786 5279 1011 802 983 35041 13416 39277 29639 223458 82 18396 15140 356223 38727 3724 2 ... 1274458 ...
  • Returns not yet received.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th July, 1878.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue for the Quarter Ended 30th June 1878

💰 Finance & Revenue
16 July 1878
Customs Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, Financial Year, Totals
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector