New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 26

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✨ Customs Revenue Report



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1887.

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, 1886.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 14s.6d 12443 608 54 .. .. .. 176 1124 282 27 1148 .. 10681 3639 744 25 2599 1236 2088 1237 11326 1570 1340 17004 2353 .. .. 98902 gal. 71704
,, ,, 21s. 51 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. 140 .. .. .. 215 ,, 226
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1614 .. 3 .. .. .. 2 60 26 8 50 .. 1451 393 .. .. 92 35 82 60 923 45 12 1831 36 .. .. 22410 lb. 6723
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11662 102 48 .. .. .. 18 394 272 .. 146 .. 8038 2472 330 .. 1568 565 1180 754 6670 712 628 10985 1235 .. .. 273023 ,, 47779
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 280 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2800 ,, 280
Tobacco, Sheepwash 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 ,, 2
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 880 16 5 .. .. .. 7 49 23 2 59 .. 1254 299 41 .. 235 29 106 20 1478 101 100 1001 137 .. .. 21244 gal. 5842
,, Sparkling, ℔ gal. 6s.6d. 78 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. .. .. 146 12 7 .. 10 .. 4 .. 163 16 .. 103 8 .. .. 1698 ,, 552
,, Australian ,, 4s.6d. 240 12 .. .. .. .. .. 40 3 .. .. .. 338 77 5 .. 36 35 48 66 193 57 9 343 22 .. .. 6773 ,, 1524
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 1096 .. 2 .. .. .. 10 25 .. .. .. .. 2042 171 6 .. 59 .. 26 17 617 37 34 1353 116 .. .. 74813 ,, 5611
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 91 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. 178 .. .. 119 9 .. .. 7680 ,, 480
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 2881 .. 2 .. .. .. 15 121 1 5 29 .. 2947 401 38 .. 708 40 152 139 4651 51 5 3724 313 .. .. 973380 lb. 16223
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 403 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 485 53 .. .. 37 .. .. 57 333 .. .. 477 63 .. .. 152640 ,, 1908
,, Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 7 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 720 ,, 15
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ½d. 13335 .. 10 .. .. .. .. 77 14 .. 6 .. 3819 183 .. .. 1054 51 153 340 5192 72 255 6771 425 .. .. 15243360 ,, 31757
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 41 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 193 .. .. .. .. .. 97 .. 50 .. .. 1056 .. .. .. 1437 ,, 1437
Goods by Weight .. 3919 1 .. .. .. .. 9 118 46 15 60 11 6115 850 22 .. 613 40 394 214 3785 246 50 6642 254 .. .. .. 23404
Ad valorem .. 27762 90 .. .. .. .. 23 517 111 37 824 11 14064 2321 351 21 2296 157 976 408 18303 1674 1044 24386 1647 .. .. .. 97023
Other Duties not specified above .. 2598 .. .. .. .. 2 6 219 51 21 63 1 2991 352 5 .. 284 100 120 39 3026 276 249 4603 219 .. .. .. 15225
Totals .. 79375 829 125 .. .. 2 266 2747 830 115 2385 23 54648 11223 1549 46 9595 2288 5437 3351 56921 4857 3726 80540 6837 .. .. .. 327715
Corresponding Quarter, 1886 .. 79294 950 164 15 64 190 303 2733 864 319 2932 35 66018 11323 1886 101 11864 2368 5605 3778 53096 4813 3243 87253 11744 330 1 .. ..
Total for Financial Year ended 31st March, 1887 .. 298155 4897 587 70 149 595 1205 9887 4039 609 10754 151 230366 43121 7290 199 37599 10487 22892 15446 209616 17417 12713 312786 37098 109 .. .. 1288237

Excise duty—

  1. | 1886.
    --- | ---
    Tobacco .. .. .. .. 2120lb., at 1s. .. £106 | £176
    Cigars .. .. .. .. 1580lb., at 1s., .. 79 | 40
    Beer .. .. .. .. 1222480 gals., at 3d. .. 15281 | 14836

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 14th April, 1887.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 April 1887
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Report, Taxation, Duties
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector