Customs Revenue Statistics




RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1886.

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. Chathams. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1885.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 14s.6d 15998 827 78 27 76 .. 276 1278 395 26 1389 .. 14517 3580 1114 68 2441 1596 2449 1819 12646 1527 1349 20301 3940 23 .. 121021 gal. 87740
,, ,, 21s. 88 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 4 .. 99 3 .. .. 261 ,, 274
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1562 34 .. .. .. 1 .. 22 6 15 24 .. 1296 159 .. .. 134 53 26 59 802 13 18 1802 116 .. .. 20473 lb. 6142
Cigars and Snuff, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. 1s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11754 147 75 .. .. 148 32 332 272 .. 106 .. 8539 2290 364 .. 1805 560 1193 870 6797 649 600 10381 1526 .. .. 276800 ,, 48440
Tobacco, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. 1s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 206 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2060 ,, 206
Tobacco, Sheepwash .. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 80 ,, 1
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 779 37 2 .. .. .. 7 41 29 .. 94 .. 1123 339 56 .. 188 49 103 22 1045 125 50 1145 235 .. .. 19924 gal. 5479
,, Sparkling, ℔ gal. 6s.6d. 138 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 76 40 3 .. .. .. .. 3 111 7 .. 122 1 .. .. 1557 ,, 506
,, Australian ,, 4s.6d. 229 .. .. .. .. .. 12 36 6 .. 11 .. 328 92 11 .. 62 41 67 60 189 47 61 171 61 .. .. 6551 ,, 1474
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 894 38 3 .. .. .. .. 61 .. .. .. .. 921 156 21 .. 243 .. 8 6 637 .. .. 904 55 .. .. 52627 ,, 3947
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 91 35 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 225 .. .. 162 3 .. .. 8880 ,, 555
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 3756 .. 2 .. .. .. 12 72 14 5 64 .. 2969 413 25 .. 971 76 231 166 5300 121 23 3832 318 .. .. 1102200 lb. 18370
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 608 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 79 4 .. 54 2 17 71 285 .. .. 556 30 .. .. 165280 ,, 2066
,, Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 ,, 5
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ½d. 8302 .. .. .. .. 33 .. 65 33 .. 10 .. 3844 321 .. .. 456 75 325 269 8127 142 63 5254 233 .. .. 10824960 ,, 22552
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 .. .. .. .. .. 48 .. 2 .. .. 1152 .. .. .. 1339 ,, 1339
Goods by Weight .. 5028 .. .. .. .. .. .. 127 11 2 22 25 4796 591 52 .. 637 35 379 134 3213 170 16 5896 205 .. .. .. 21339
Ad valorem .. 29785 415 8 .. 3 .. 36 258 73 43 913 20 14939 2772 418 8 2717 116 837 312 14319 1376 560 27873 1533 12 .. .. 99346
Other Duties not specified above .. 3917 .. 10 .. .. .. 10 35 22 8 73 14 3953 560 24 .. 141 68 119 113 2626 165 192 4921 280 .. .. .. 17251
Totals .. 83110 1498 178 27 79 182 385 2327 861 99 2717 59 57893 11428 2093 76 9860 2671 5802 3904 51359 4346 2933 84571 8539 35 .. .. 337032
Corresponding Quarter, 1885 .. 89804 2477 270 85 92 382 416 2327 1202 629 2954 54 68724 10735 1915 32 11505 2931 6453 3868 49441 4607 2736 90384 10197 420 .. .. ..

Excise duty on tobacco, 3900lb. at 1s., £195; excise duty on cigars, &c., 1780lb. at 1s., £89.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 15th October, 1886.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 October 1886
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand, 1886
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector