✨ Customs Revenue Table
RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1884.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Thames. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Kaipara. | Tauranga. | Poverty Bay. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Foxton. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Lyttelton. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Riverton. | TOTALS. | Corresponding Quarter, 1883. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantities. | Revenue. | £ | |
| Spirits, ℔ gal. | 14s. | 15373 | 1010 | 220 | 40 | 49 | .. | 444 | 1269 | 543 | 1531 | 150 | 13549 | 3247 | 760 | .. | 2309 | 1123 | 2055 | 1844 | 13272 | 1978 | 1460 | 21583 | 3725 | 325 | 125513 gal. | 87359 |
| " " | 21s. | 152 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 79 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21 | 5 | .. | 137 | .. | .. | 376 " | 395 |
| " " | 12s. | 147 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 297 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 64 | .. | .. | 211 | .. | .. | 1230 " | 738 |
| Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. | 6s. | 1828 | 29 | 11 | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 24 | 40 | 78 | .. | 1531 | 204 | .. | .. | 160 | 8 | 109 | 104 | 724 | 36 | 11 | 2375 | 58 | .. | 24497 lb. | 7349 |
| Cigars and Snuff, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. | 1s. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 " | 1 |
| Tobacco, ℔ lb. | 3s.6d. | 11573 | 96 | 167 | 12 | 40 | 214 | 41 | 429 | 400 | 285 | 25 | 7857 | 1349 | 361 | .. | 1266 | 521 | 1380 | 1040 | 5493 | 658 | 400 | 14064 | 1365 | 121 | 280897 " | 49157 |
| Tobacco (Sheepwash), ℔ lb. | 3d. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 240 " | 3 |
| Wine, ℔ gal. | 5s. | 1079 | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 57 | 45 | 79 | .. | 1112 | 256 | 34 | .. | 130 | 45 | 89 | 59 | 1426 | 199 | 77 | 1425 | 259 | 21 | 25772 gal. | 6443 |
| " Sparkling " | 6s. | 138 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | 136 | 20 | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 151 | 21 | 4 | 227 | 11 | .. | 2427 " | 728 |
| " Australian " | 4s. | 310 | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 84 | 16 | 37 | 3 | 320 | 29 | 3 | .. | 28 | 15 | 58 | 79 | 199 | 68 | 22 | 219 | 28 | .. | 7680 " | 1536 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. | 1s.6d. | 1373 | 59 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 54 | 12 | .. | .. | 1922 | 35 | 33 | .. | 74 | .. | 11 | 29 | 1189 | .. | 56 | 1517 | 238 | .. | 88293 " | 6622 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. | 1s.3d. | 140 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 2 | .. | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 167 | 31 | .. | 247 | .. | .. | 11008 " | 688 |
| Tea, ℔ lb. | 4d. | 3082 | 55 | 14 | 2 | .. | 38 | 17 | 69 | 121 | 63 | 13 | 1990 | 358 | 71 | .. | 812 | 110 | 218 | 132 | 3416 | 128 | 6 | 4639 | 183 | 32 | 934140 lb. | 15569 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. | 3d. | 393 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 357 | 21 | 5 | .. | 70 | .. | .. | 38 | 395 | 3 | .. | 537 | 41 | .. | 149280 " | 1866 |
| " Roasted, ℔ lb. | 5d. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 10 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | 2112 " | 44 |
| Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. | ½d. | 5012 | 43 | 65 | 5 | .. | 99 | 14 | 257 | 106 | 82 | .. | 4318 | 699 | 78 | .. | 1016 | 162 | 406 | 395 | 4385 | 216 | 222 | 7362 | 897 | 49 | 12426240 " | 25888 |
| Opium, ℔ lb. | 20s. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | .. | .. | 1115 | .. | .. | 1173 " | 1173 |
| Goods by Weight | .. | 5408 | 39 | 1 | 1 | .. | 12 | 23 | 141 | 44 | 106 | .. | 6569 | 802 | 101 | .. | 485 | 90 | 417 | 131 | 3369 | 118 | 135 | 5660 | 828 | .. | .. | 23980 |
| Ad. val., 15 & 25 ℔ cent. | .. | 31784 | 291 | 18 | 1 | .. | 78 | 92 | 603 | 154 | 1163 | 7 | 21685 | 3185 | 342 | 25 | 3875 | 170 | 897 | 561 | 15396 | 2069 | 875 | 33717 | 1550 | 29 | .. | 118507 |
| Other Duties not specified above | .. | 3151 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 23 | 71 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 2605 | 413 | 12 | .. | 349 | 91 | 161 | 147 | 2001 | 46 | 228 | 4297 | 261 | .. | .. | 13899 |
| Totals | .. | 80956 | 1672 | 501 | 61 | 89 | 478 | 677 | 3062 | 1506 | 3463 | 199 | 64418 | 10618 | 1806 | 25 | 10581 | 2345 | 5823 | 4559 | 51733 | 5576 | 3496 | 99340 | 8944 | 577 | .. | 362505 |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1883 | .. | 81720 | 1054 | 866 | 44 | 261 | 600 | 1043 | 2621 | 2294 | 3761 | 222 | 59408 | 11175 | 1589 | 61 | 12152 | 2528 | 7177 | 4345 | 58475 | 5248 | 3730 | 106549 | 10386 | 458 | .. | .. |
| Total for Financial Year ended 31st March, 1884 | .. | 311498 | 7108 | 2930 | 188 | 626 | 1974 | 3870 | 12289 | 6535 | 12839 | 659 | 225266 | 40870 | 7005 | 154 | 41795 | 10807 | 27862 | 20452 | 202381 | 20419 | 12283 | 384687 | 41637 | 2786 | .. | 1398920 |
Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 21st April, 1884.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports
💰 Finance & Revenue21 April 1884
Customs Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, Tax, Import Duties, Quarterly Report
- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector
NZ Gazette 1884, No 51