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RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1879
| 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. | Quantities. | Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter, 1878. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirits, $\frac{1}{2}$ gal. | 12s. | £15813 | £1386 | £169 | £9 | £196 | ... | £346 | £1507 | £1402 | £4183 | £11767 | £2719 | £652 | £119 | £110 | £109 | £2303 | £1200 | £2828 | £1632 | £16263 | ... | £1991 | £2633 | £24209 | £4968 | £604 | ... | 165,196 gal. | £99,118 | £105,466 |
| New Zealand, $\frac{1}{2}$ gal. | 6s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 23 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 550 | 23 | 20 | ... | 856 | 971 | New Zealand, $\frac{1}{2}$ gal. | |
| Cigars and Snuff, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 5s. | 713 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 51 | 656 | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 9 | 1236 | 40 | ... | 3,829 | 5,609 | Cigars and Snuff, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | |
| Tobacco, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 2s. 6d. | 6715 | 68 | 87 | 26 | 103 | 170 | 32 | 341 | 312 | 768 | 3726 | 934 | 188 | 53 | 92 | 30 | ... | 69 | 56 | 158 | 82 | 576 | ... | 507 | 276 | 8787 | 1345 | 114 | ... | 252,856, | 31,607 |
| " (Sheepwash), $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 3d. | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,360, | 17 |
| Wine, $\frac{1}{2}$ gal. | 2s. 4s. 6d. | 1265 | 90 | 22 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 68 | 84 | 246 | 1206 | 198 | 28 | 19 | ... | 5 | 154 | 80 | 205 | 55 | 1651 | ... | 193 | 123 | 1549 | 323 | 8 | ... | 98,928 gal. | 7,597 |
| Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, $\frac{1}{2}$ gal. | 1s. 3d. | 1068 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 44 | 39 | 160 | 1753 | 53 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 103 | 63 | ... | 399 | 50 | ... | 19,340 | 6,183 | 5,018 | Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, $\frac{1}{2}$ gal. |
| " in Wood, " | 1s. | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 151 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 724,320 lb. | 12,072 |
| Tea, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 4d. | 2249 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 12 | 41 | 91 | 159 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 166,160 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 3d. | 494 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,200 |
| " Roasted, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 931 |
| Sugar and Molasses, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 4d. | 2500 | 95 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 77 | 55 | 18 | 163 | 351 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,340,160, |
| Opium, $\frac{1}{2}$ lb. | 20s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 931 |
| Goods by Weight | ... | 3251 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18,845, |
| Ad valorem, 10 $\frac{1}{2}$ cent. | ... | 11423 | 249 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65,396 |
| Other Duties not specified above | ... | 2016 | 43 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,824 |
| Totals. | ... | 47575 | 2083 | 287 | 37 | 312 | 390 | 502 | 2137 | 2377 | 7068 | 40737 | 5643 | 1075 | 302 | 218 | 174 | 7650 | 2232 | 6655 | 4139 | 48546 | 35 | 5209 | 4187 | 76785 | 11320 | 961 | * | 278,636 | ... | 303,544 Corresponding Qr., 1878. |
| Corresponding Qr., 1878 | ... | 51183 | 2262 | 326 | 113 | 472 | 161 | 405 | 3054 | 2189 | 6440 | 42657 | 9870 | 1127 | 299 | 166 | 283 | 8021 | 3479 | 8367 | 6567 | 55272 | 37 | 4938 | 4987 | 79339 | 10394 | 1136 | Nil | ... | ... | ... |
Total for Financial Year ended 30th June, 1879 | ... | 221026 | 8524 | 1267 | 319 | 1754 | 1338 | 2185 | 9334 | 9716 | 26991 | 205173 | 36355 | 4895 | 1212 | 834 | 1072 | 35060 | 9795 | 29599 | 20913 | 228011 | 92 | 20489 | 16996 | 367177 | 45647 | 3737 | *3 | ... | 1309514 | ... | Total for Financial Year ended 30th June, 1879.
- Chatham Islands return for June quarter not yet received.
Customs Department,
Wellington, 15th July, 1879.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
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NZ Gazette 1879, No 76
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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for the Quarter ended 30th June, 1879
💰 Finance & Revenue15 July 1879
Customs revenue, statistics, quarterly return, ports, duties, 1879
- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector