✨ 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 |
| ,, ,, | 21s. | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 | .. | .. | 94 | 10 | .. | .. | 248 ,, | 260 |
| 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 |
| Cigars and Snuff, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. | 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 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 |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. | 2s. | 223 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2230 ,, | 223 |
| Tobacco, N.Z. manufacture, ℔ lb. | 1s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tobacco, Sheepwash | 3d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 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 |
| ,, Sparkling, ℔ gal. | 6s.6d. | 134 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 246 | 17 | .. | .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | 201 | 16 | 2 | 144 | 7 | .. | .. | 2461 ,, | 800 |
| ,, Australian ,, | 4s.6d. | 189 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 | 22 | 26 | 12 | .. | 460 | 173 | 5 | .. | 73 | 46 | 124 | 131 | 158 | 46 | 56 | 384 | 122 | .. | .. | 9020 ,, | 2030 |
| 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 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. | 1s.3d. | 81 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 222 | 45 | .. | 176 | 6 | .. | .. | 9264 ,, | 579 |
| 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 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. | 3d. | 375 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 285 | 27 | 3 | .. | 78 | 1 | 3 | 102 | 406 | 6 | .. | 543 | 54 | .. | .. | 150800 ,, | 1885 |
| ,, Roasted, ℔ lb. | 5d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 144 ,, | 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 |
| Opium, ℔ lb. | 20s. | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 97 | .. | 51 | .. | .. | 960 | 1 | .. | .. | 1237 ,, | 1237 |
| Goods by Weight | .. | 6220 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 169 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 17 | 6840 | 553 | 72 | .. | 993 | 41 | 517 | 301 | 4532 | 162 | 191 | 6395 | 962 | .. | .. | .. | 28070 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | .. | .. | .. |
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 & Revenue12 January 1887
Customs Revenue, Ports, 1886, 1885, Comparison, Excise Duty, Tobacco, Cigars
- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector
NZ Gazette 1887, No 4