New Zealand Gazette – 1879 – No. 9

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✨ Customs Revenue Returns



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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. Quantities. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter, 1877. HEADS OF REVENUE.
Spirits, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. 12s. £ 13948 £ 1302 £ 270 £ 28 £ 234 £ 448 £ 1328 £ 1167 £ 3075 £ 13022 £ 3728 £ 510 £ 187 £ 114 £ 209 £ 2076 £ 1276 £ 3175 £ 2154 £ 16301 £ 1764 £ 2564 £ 21655 £ 4455 £ 381 £ 158,952 gals. £ 95,371 £ 91,981 Spirits, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal.
,, New Zealand, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. 6s. ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 95 1143 161 ... ... ... 136 43 190 148 894 ... 10 40 468 ... 11 2,570 771 1,018 ,, New Zealand, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal.
Cigars and Snuff, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 5s. 1159 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 208 15 1750 124 19 24,408 lb. 6,102 4,727 Cigars and Snuff, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb.
Tobacco, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 2s. 6d. 6215 89 109 55 162 189 36 254 285 476 4303 1079 203 83 54 56 807 429 1061 993 4610 ... 810 342 8863 1199 178 263,520 32,940 33,533 Tobacco, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb.
,, (Sheepwash), $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 3d. 14 16 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9,600 120 64 ,, (Sheepwash), $\mathfrak{P}$ lb.
Wine, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. 4s. 1661 93 25 ... 11 ... 22 112 62 335 1840 544 27 31 ... ... 299 148 321 140 2859 ... ... ... ... ... 323 38 113,920 gals. 7,120 5,359
Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, $\mathfrak{P}$ gal. 1s. 3d. 1074 11 2 ... ... ... ... 58 16 208 1673 404 ... 4 ... ... 154 36 108 73 1580 ... ... ... ... ... 118 ... 18,480 924 953
,, in Wood, 1s. 65 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 198 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... in Wood,
Tea, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 6d. 1582 8 4 ... ... ... 49 ... ... ... 1558 365 73 14 10 20 414 132 269 174 1833 ... ... 250 128 2769 ... ... 488 45 438,400 lb.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 3d. 559 ... ... ... ... ... ... 64 51 163 1558 365 73 14 10 20 414 132 269 174 1833 ... ... 250 128 2769 ... ... 488 45 438,400 lb.
,, Roasted, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 5d. 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 356 102 ... 3 ... ... 154 36 108 73 1580 ... ... ... ... ... 118 ... 160,800 2,010 2,034
Sugar and Molasses, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 1d. 5327 12 ... ... 108 25 196 141 418 4253 544 160 14 20 24 1009 274 846 781 5170 ... 400 197 7519 1529 156 ... ... ... 1,056 22 3
Opium, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb. 20s. 14 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 668 668 683 Opium, $\mathfrak{P}$ lb.
Goods by Weight 5405 74 ... ... 34 ... 47 87 201 4779 584 72 9 ... 5 530 178 1164 759 4381 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27,396 19,407 Goods by Weight.
Ad valorem, 10 $\mathfrak{P}$ cent. 13885 470 11 ... ... 9 180 246 1114 11595 1814 45 ... 8 ... 8 1540 205 989 473 13717 57 1099 681 22115 1921 40 ... 72,222 62,196 Ad valorem, 10 $\mathfrak{P}$ cent.
Other Duties not specified 2837 44 1 ... ... 36 24 36 48 170 3101 399 46 ... 5 ... ... 511 106 307 123 4634 ... 729 114 5200 620 3 ... 19,094 9,571 Other Duties not specified
above above.
Totals . 53746 2105 439 83 407 416 564 2299 2120 6276 47881 9809 1143 354 198 322 7526 2890 8480 6016 56347 57 5526 4184 84344 12441 908 * 316,881
Corresponding Qr., 1877 . 45536 1780 298 105 309 128 275 2487 2170 5411 45586 10898 1535 272 180 205 9413 3694 10029 8081 50314 19 3598 3336 85817 10334 981 1 302,792
  • Return from Chatham Islands for December quarter, 1878, not yet received.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1878 and 1877.

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| Total Customs Revenue, 1878 | ... | 224987 | 9170 | 1315 | 359 | 1648 | 841 | 1909 | 11310 | 9233 | 26050 | 200816 | 41749 | 4965 | 1242 | 845 | 1239 | 36169 | 11688 | 34977 | 28693 | 240461 | 94 | 21129 | 17431 | 371357 | 44396 | 3869 | *2 | ... | 1344944 | ... |
| Total Customs Revenue, 1877 | ... | 196232 | 8477 | 1086 | 399 | 1527 | 128 | 1465 | 8922 | 7825 | 21500 | 176939 | 40257 | 5454 | 938 | 779 | 1023 | 32817 | 13297 | 41116 | 33808 | 200857 | 204 | 17844 | 11554 | 352223 | 33036 | 3763 | 9 | ... | 1213479 | ... |

Customs Department,
Wellington, 17th January, 1879.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

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💰 Return of Customs Revenue for Quarter ended 31st December 1878 and Comparative Return for 1877/1878

💰 Finance & Revenue
17 January 1879
Customs revenue, Quarterly statistics, Annual comparison, Duties collected, Port revenue
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs