New Zealand Gazette – 1886 – No. 2

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1885.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Foxton. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Riverton. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1884.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue. £
Spirits, ℔ gal. 14s.6d 16535 1608 139 4 28 .. 291 1278 339 100 1491 .. 14966 3442 991 .. 2359 1651 2742 1999 12570 1961 1060 19840 4368 369 124319 gal. 90131 94921
" " 21s. 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 4 .. 68 .. .. 311 " 326 385
" " 12s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 981
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1913 41 .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 25 15 44 1750 237 27 .. 117 19 162 143 688 17 13 1683 116 6 23413 lb. 7024 7945
Cigars and Snuff, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. 1s. 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 860 " 43 85
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 12501 125 100 .. 7 259 40 510 260 40 160 .. 8667 2430 409 13 1751 741 1375 1058 5567 729 398 12635 2036 77 296503 " 51888 52375
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 261 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2610 " 261 58
Tobacco, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. 1s. 158 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3160 " 158 ..
Tobacco (Sheepwash), ℔ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 " 1 ..
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 1340 97 10 .. .. .. 20 79 24 5 101 .. 1333 377 58 .. 210 88 186 71 1372 134 32 1111 294 31 25356 gal. 6973 7530
" Sparkling, ℔ gal. 6s.6d. 221 7 1 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 10 .. 178 43 19 .. 20 7 5 .. 299 13 .. 163 10 .. 3074 " 999 1013
" Australian " 4s.6d. 304 6 1 .. .. 7 .. 67 29 .. 8 .. 502 229 5 .. 88 95 166 74 246 129 32 442 107 .. 11275 " 2537 2102
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 1459 .. 3 .. .. .. 4 10 .. .. .. .. 2498 182 20 .. 373 14 3 16 1006 4 56 1604 361 .. 101506 " 7613 6954
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 104 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 78 .. 6 .. .. 20 .. .. 250 31 .. 221 41 .. 12160 " 760 687
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 3226 .. .. .. .. 21 17 57 10 .. 25 .. 3224 400 68 .. 788 72 250 262 3595 105 59 5285 388 .. 1071120 lb. 17852 12608
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 446 .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 283 61 .. .. 66 7 .. 71 293 4 .. 484 104 .. 146000 " 1825 2406
" Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 " 3 2
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ¼d. 1647 .. .. .. .. 42 .. 94 7 .. .. .. 3298 405 6 .. 307 37 285 325 2483 230 19 4357 465 .. 6723360 " 14007 16112
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 96 .. .. .. .. 1289 .. .. 1393 " 1393 1105
Goods by Weight .. 6373 17 2 .. .. .. 10 196 21 13 48 .. 8784 840 11 .. 1218 108 400 365 3973 252 34 7620 1272 .. .. 31557 34000
Ad valorem .. 17758 47 5 .. .. .. 52 145 133 17 610 4 12890 2522 499 23 1734 148 695 368 12083 1229 521 19212 2057 9 .. 72761 71570
Other Duties not specified above .. 3326 .. 9 .. .. .. 12 18 39 18 75 .. 2856 679 20 .. 389 52 105 58 3447 155 236 4227 614 .. .. 16335 14308
Totals .. 67688 1948 270 4 35 329 452 2465 896 208 2572 4 61448 11850 2140 36 9420 3059 6470 4810 47920 4997 2460 80241 12233 492 .. 324447 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1884 .. 71092 1440 304 2 158 291 508 2715 1131 359 2914 270 55662 10261 2100 30 9065 2601 5911 4885 46833 4400 2824 90376 10297 648 .. .. 327147

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1885 and 1884.

| Total Customs Revenue, 1885 | 333773 | 8042 | 1235 | 121 | 207 | 1563 | 2013 | 9877 | 4410 | 1700 | 10936 | 258 | 263060 | 41246 | 7904 | 143 | 42094 | 11043 | 24893 | 17168 | 200410 | 19316 | 11483 | 372154 | 41842 | 1918 | .. | .. | 1428809 |
| Total Customs Revenue, 1884 | 326294 | 7190 | 1669 | 224 | 453 | 1371 | 2556 | 11607 | 6068 | 708 | 12483 | 1132 | 233750 | 41096 | 7526 | 126 | 41482 | 10252 | 24698 | 18904 | 200782 | 18803 | 12691 | 389453 | 39484 | 2591 | .. | .. | 1413393 |

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 11th January, 1886.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
11 January 1886
Customs Revenue, Ports, Statistics, 1885, 1884
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector