New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 4

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✨ Customs Revenue Table



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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 14188 1017 51 .. .. .. 185 1330 388 65 1384 .. 13752 3903 869 34 2548 1509 2870 1894 12351 1320 1230 19940 3543 36 .. 116424 gal. 84407 | 90131
,, ,, 21s. 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 .. .. 94 10 .. .. 248 ,, 260 | 326
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1612 45 6 .. .. .. .. 23 32 15 23 .. 1609 318 4 .. 166 92 89 89 1276 26 .. 2160 91 .. .. 25586 lb. 7676 | 7024
Cigars and Snuff, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. 1s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 43
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11330 75 48 11 .. 155 23 379 339 8 182 .. 8582 2573 352 .. 1775 629 1200 777 7749 657 524 11034 1915 .. .. 287526 ,, 50317 | 51888
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 223 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2230 ,, 223 | 261
Tobacco, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. 1s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 158
Tobacco, Sheepwash 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 981 20 5 .. .. .. 8 65 8 1 93 .. 1249 335 91 3 179 78 177 22 1416 122 110 1351 221 .. .. 23763 gal. 6535 | 6973
,, Sparkling, ℔ gal. 6s.6d. 134 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 246 17 .. .. 30 .. .. .. 201 16 2 144 7 .. .. 2461 ,, 800 | 999
,, Australian ,, 4s.6d. 189 .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 22 26 12 .. 460 173 5 .. 73 46 124 131 158 46 56 384 122 .. .. 9020 ,, 2030 | 2537
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 1125 .. 3 .. .. .. .. 81 .. .. 7 .. 1508 172 5 .. 371 .. 13 14 958 9 23 1499 205 .. .. 79907 ,, 5993 | 7613
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 81 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 222 45 .. 176 6 .. .. 9264 ,, 579 | 760
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 2535 .. 8 2 .. 7 .. 123 40 5 107 .. 2594 531 73 1 760 91 306 281 5029 133 3 5024 554 .. .. 1092420 lb. 18207 | 17852
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 375 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 285 27 3 .. 78 1 3 102 406 6 .. 543 54 .. .. 150800 ,, 1885 | 1825
,, Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 ,, 3 | 3
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ½d. 9787 .. 7 .. .. 47 3 58 53 .. 15 .. 3159 340 .. .. 952 79 210 287 3884 26 26 7734 568 .. .. 13072800 ,, 27235 | 14007
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 .. .. .. 1 .. 97 .. 51 .. .. 960 1 .. .. 1237 ,, 1237 | 1393
Goods by Weight .. 6220 .. .. .. .. .. 10 169 17 22 56 17 6840 553 72 .. 993 41 517 301 4532 162 191 6395 962 .. .. .. 28070 | 31557
Ad valorem .. 13301 94 .. .. .. 7 34 223 324 68 690 19 12639 1954 302 16 1660 140 614 323 11258 1196 646 13855 2039 .. .. .. 61402 | 72761
Other Duties not specified above .. 2595 .. 5 .. .. .. 12 44 30 2 71 .. 3300 697 46 .. 226 70 151 62 3470 154 94 4740 706 .. .. .. 16475 | 16335
Totals .. 64755 1251 133 13 .. 216 275 2553 1253 212 2640 36 56399 11610 1825 54 9812 2776 6371 4283 53021 3918 2905 75983 11004 36 .. .. 313334 | ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1885 .. 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

Excise duty on tobacco, 4860lb. at 1s., £243; total for year 1886, 13980lb., £699. Excise duty on cigars, &c., 1120lb. at 1s., £56; total for year 1886, 4940lb., £247.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1886 and 1885.
Total Customs Revenue 1886 .. 298074 5018 626 85 213 783 1242 9873 4073 813 11301 163 241736 43221 7627 254 39868 10567 23060 15873 205791 17373 12230 319499 42005 439 1 .. .. 1311808
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

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 12th January, 1887.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
12 January 1887
Customs Revenue, Ports, 1886, 1885, Comparison, Excise Duty, Tobacco, Cigars
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector