Customs Revenue Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1881.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Mangonui. Hokitika. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Foxton. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Havelock. Kaikoura. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Riverton. Chatham. Totals. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter, 1880. HEADS OF REVENUE.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 21s 14s £ 18574 £ 318 £ ... £ ... £ ... £ 214 £ ... £ ... £ 1277 £ 2582 £ 190 £ 13577 £ 3816 £ 538 £ 33 £ ... £ ... £ 3005 £ 1901 £ 2715 £ 1878 £ 15974 £ ... £ ... £ 1961 £ 2104 £ 23810 £ 4389 £ 486 £ ... £ 101936 £ ... Spirits, ℔ gal.
" " New Zealand, ℔ gal. 7s. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... " " New Zealand, ℔ gal.
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 915 60 3 ... ... ... ... ... 57 134 ... 1810 97 ... ... ... ... 83 104 185 152 719 ... ... 46 ... 1877 37 ... ... 5809 ... Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb.
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d 10153 195 247 ... ... 146 390 ... ... ... ... 6983 1797 423 47 ... ... 1220 666 1397 953 5880 ... ... 628 581 12068 1612 131 ... 47553 ... Tobacco, ℔ lb.
" " (Sheepwash), ℔ lb. 3d. 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 19 ... " " (Sheepwash), ℔ lb.
Wine, ℔ gal. 4s 5s 6s 1953 92 7 ... ... 20 ... ... 125 116 35 1970 599 21 ... ... ... 492 177 385 274 2482 ... ... 326 226 2807 429 46 ... 12816 ... Wine, ℔ gal.
Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s. 6d. 1703 61 17 ... ... ... ... ... 55 66 2 1354 218 18 ... ... ... 418 29 120 62 791 ... ... ... 27 1822 430 ... ... 7353 ... Ale, Beer, &c. in Bottle, ℔ gal.
Ale, Beer, &c. in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s. 3d. 63 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 117 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 122 ... ... ... ... 307 50 ... ... 672 ... Ale, Beer, &c. in Wood, ℔ gal.
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 2756 20 13 ... ... 46 ... ... 57 154 122 2376 458 150 5 ... ... 667 112 291 185 2688 Port closed ... 102 75 4796 390 45 ... 1093 ... Tea, ℔ lb.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 404 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 251 69 ... ... ... ... 100 5 22 22 302 2 ... ... ... 762 27 ... ... 15543 ... Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb.
" Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 20 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2044 ... " Roasted, ℔ lb.
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. 4d. 3976 19 40 ... ... 84 ... ... 98 239 57 50 702 54 33 ... ... 1330 199 359 496 3727 ... ... 195 95 5756 546 53 ... 21396 ... Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb.
Opium, ℔ lb. 2s. 2 ... 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 ... ... ... ... 947 ... ... ... 1002 ... Opium, ℔ lb.
Goods by Weight ... 7919 94 10 ... ... 40 ... ... 83 164 171 14 5376 775 89 ... ... 1761 341 1280 652 4647 ... ... 166 141 10966 1191 4 ... 35914 ... Goods by Weight.
Ad val. 25 & 15 per cent. ... 20591 165 46 ... ... 22 ... ... 340 232 523 7 10295 2903 277 19 ... 3734 214 1099 864 11633 ... ... 671 938 28604 2102 ... ... 85279 ... Ad val. 25 & 15 per cent.
Other Duties not specified above ... 2993 1 1 ... ... 2 ... ... 26 64 28 ... 3155 569 76 ... ... 775 120 264 125 4850 ... ... 161 95 7079 541 35 ... 20960 ... Other Duties not specified above.
Totals ... 72097 1754 708 486 584 555 4657 3662 2315 1899 2688 50052 12016 1646 187 * * 13585 3876 8117 5741 53870 * 4256 4282 101601 11744 800 + 358967 ... Totals.
Corresponding Quarter, 1880 ... 57690 2125 544 124 472 625 4285 771 42232 10427 1580 42282 9636 3328 9674 5127 52683 4170 91190 10695 1163 N.I ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 317835 Corresponding Quarter, 1880.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1880 and 1881.

| Total Customs Revenue, 1881 | 277659 | 7237 | 2191 | 419 | 1550 | 2547 | 555 | 7904 | 12381 | 17561 | 1685 | 196799 | 40386 | 6335 | 610 | | 42747 | 11491 | 38856 | 21788 | 222104 | | 19649 | 16377 | 433011 | 41206 | 3546 | +10 | ... | 1421614 | Total Cust. Rev., 1881 |
| Total Customs Revenue, 1880 | 232082 | 7782 | 1910 | 448 | 1830 | 2881 | 1617 | 7019 | 11778 | 19174 | 1426 | 177081 | 35954 | 5359 | 757 |
732 | *841 | 40260 | 10389 | 33726 | 20752 | 205247 | 243 | 16331 | 17219 | 365252 | 36134 | 4188 | ... | 1258362 | Total Cust. Rev., 1880 |

  • Ports closed on 31st October, 1880; Tauranga reopened 28th October, 1881.
    † Details for December quarter, 1881, not yet received.
    ‡ Chatham Islands Return for December quarter, 1881, not yet received.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 25th January, 1882.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Finance & Revenue
25 January 1882
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Report, 1881, 1880
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector