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 & Revenue
21 April 1884
Customs Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, Tax, Import Duties, Quarterly Report
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector