New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 25

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1888.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Foxton. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1887.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 14s.6d 11237 652 2 .. 168 1103 359 47 940 .. 10874 3079 873 37 2807 1023 2328 1385 10152 1481 1308 17098 2336 95571 gal. 69289
" " 21s. 86 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 .. .. 91 .. 339 ,, 356
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1793 22 .. 1 5 41 20 15 18 .. 1700 378 7 .. 143 46 91 88 814 40 .. 2277 48 25157 lb. 7547
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11523 59 103 .. 16 446 306 .. 153 .. 8109 2517 404 .. 1981 611 1445 816 6638 575 409 11237 1121 276966 ,, 48469
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 385 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. 4150 ,, 415
Tobacco, Sheepwash ℔ lb. 3d. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 61 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 ,, 3
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 720 32 1 .. 7 13 7 1 .. .. 996 294 41 .. 97 29 69 11 1168 99 60 790 150 16895 gal. 4646
" Sparkling, ℔ gal. 6s.6d. 73 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 4 7 .. 13 3 1 .. 64 6 .. 133 .. 1234 ,, 401
" Australian ,, 4s.6d. 168 .. .. .. .. 57 1 .. 2 .. 217 94 5 .. 18 4 .. 77 137 45 48 238 62 5213 ,, 1173
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 887 .. .. .. .. 28 .. .. .. .. 1371 162 9 .. 359 .. 20 .. 535 .. 29 968 122 59867 ,, 4490
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 6 .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. 81 13 2 .. .. .. .. .. 256 .. .. 188 .. 8832 ,, 552
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 3193 11 .. .. 10 44 18 21 10 .. 1801 391 15 .. 217 43 246 161 4670 15 34 3431 201 872100 lb. 14535
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 369 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. 285 57 6 .. 38 3 .. 50 150 5 .. 405 77 115920 ,, 1449
" Roasted, ℔ lb.. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ½d. 11662 .. 2 .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. 2359 149 10 .. 735 30 79 247 5203 5 .. 6214 526 13073280 ,, 27236
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 148 .. .. 1 .. .. 48 .. .. .. .. 1253 .. 1477 ,, 1477
Goods by Weight .. 4333 4 .. .. .. 101 47 18 50 .. 4717 806 91 .. 916 58 404 164 3402 85 77 7035 240 .. 22549
Ad valorem .. .. 23546 47 1 .. 16 144 72 23 635 2 11359 2176 219 9 2098 267 1248 190 15464 1230 585 22490 1161 .. 82982
Other Duties not specified above .. 2668 15 .. .. .. *3 20 4 82 .. 3589 280 10 .. 334 31 47 62 2199 312 60 5307 83 .. *14917
Totals .. 72680 842 112 1 222 *1850 865 130 1951 2 47835 10400 1699 47 9756 2148 6026 3251 50899 3898 2610 79185 6077 .. 302486
Corresponding Quarter, 1887 .. 79375 829 125 2 266 2747 830 115 2385 23 54648 11223 1549 46 9595 2288 5437 3351 56921 4857 3726 80540 6837 .. ..
Total for Financial Year ended 31 March, 1888 .. 273907 4169 338 4 939 9581 3543 712 8703 80 218174 44112 7558 115 43862 11255 26258 14871 220115 15614 11960 308226 31260 .. ..

Excise duty—

For quarter, 1888. For quarter, 1887.
Tobacco .. .. .. .. 3460lb., at 1s., £173† £106
Cigars .. .. .. .. 1900lb., at 1s., 95‡ 79
Beer .. .. .. .. 1118080 gals., at 3d., 13976 15281
  • The total of this column adds up £139 short, which is caused by a refund of £139 5s. made on cement (other duties) at Poverty Bay. † Auckland, £131; Greymouth, £10; Dunedin, £32. ‡ Auckland, £94; Dunedin, £1.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 12th April, 1888.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
12 April 1888
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Statistics, Excise Duty
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary