New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 68

Page 1347

✨ Customs Revenue Table



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th September, 1887.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Mongonui. Hokanga. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Foxton. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Riverton. TOTALS.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter, 1886.
Spirits, per gal. 14s.6d 14448 782 10 .. .. .. 228 1524 350 25 1242 .. 13269 3937 1428 .. 3388 1942 3282 1815 13093 1445 1410 19840 3314 .. 119686 gal. £86772 £87740
" " 21s. 118 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 .. .. 170 .. .. 464 " 487 274
Cigars and Snuff, per lb. 6s. 1819 18 .. .. .. .. .. 49 14 8 29 .. 1489 326 7 .. 169 99 96 79 1263 32 .. 1987 58 .. 25140 lb. 7542 6142
Tobacco, per lb. 3s.6d. 10690 108 15 .. .. .. 33 445 207 .. 99 .. 8795 2563 469 .. 2345 606 1474 862 7216 682 469 10484 1453 .. 280086 " 49015 48440
Tobacco, unmanufactured, per lb. 2s. 202 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. .. 2290 " 229 206
Tobacco, Sheepwash per lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Wine, per gal. 5s.6d. 653 15 2 .. .. .. 13 60 15 .. 57 .. 1075 276 51 .. 101 46 112 36 1166 110 .. 1130 259 .. 19338 gal. 5318 5469
" Sparkling, per gal. 6s.6d. 49 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. 137 29 .. .. 13 2 3 .. 149 20 .. 62 3 .. 1461 " 475 506
" Australian " 4s.6d. 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 20 13 .. .. 231 36 8 .. 36 86 70 113 160 17 6 151 63 .. 4973 " 1119 1484
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, per gal. 1s.6d. 918 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 60 .. .. .. .. 937 177 25 .. 530 .. .. 2 573 .. 42 1116 87 .. 59587 " 4469 3947
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, per gal. 1s.3d. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 185 4 .. 138 6 .. 6480 " 405 555
Tea, per lb. 4d. 3381 13 2 .. .. .. 32 65 .. 5 47 5 2914 453 30 .. 583 59 252 177 4378 209 40 2835 620 .. 966000 lb. 16100 18370
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., per lb. 3d. 401 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 441 31 .. .. 95 .. 3 48 633 5 11 595 40 .. 184320 " 2304 2066
" Roasted, per lb.. 5d. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 192 " 4 5
Sugar & Molasses, per lb. ½d. 7886 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 7 14 .. 14 .. 3227 183 .. .. 296 47 7 366 2958 19 79 4974 200 .. 9733920 " 20279 22552
Opium, per lb. 20s. 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 .. .. 778 .. .. 994 " 994 1339
Goods by Weight .. 4366 3 .. .. .. .. 9 144 61 1 35 5 7549 848 31 .. 957 60 735 338 4627 57 233 6155 427 .. .. 26641 21339
Ad valorem .. 18629 36 4 .. .. .. 16 240 75 85 846 21 14657 1810 214 2 2035 204 959 185 16138 1172 716 23724 1460 .. .. 83228 99346
Other Duties not specified above .. 2865 .. .. .. .. .. 15 80 8 17 37 3 3434 655 40 .. 227 35 40 71 4344 171 51 6666 367 .. .. 19126 17251
Totals .. 66569 975 38 .. .. .. 347 2703 764 154 2406 34 58501 11326 2303 2 10775 3186 7033 4092 56969 3943 3198 80832 8357 .. .. 324507 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1886 .. 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

Excise duty—

1887. 1886.
Tobacco 2120lb., at 1s., £106* £195
Cigars 1340lb., at 1s., 67 89
Beer 901440 gals., at 3d., 11268 10777
  • Auckland, £90; Dunedin, £16.

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

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary.



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💰 Return of Customs Revenue

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 October 1887
Customs Revenue, Ports, Tax, Duties, Excise, 1887
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary