New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 4

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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 13990 914 6 .. .. .. 160 1231 408 51 1072 .. 14796 3958 896 .. 2816 1645 3128 1748 11970 1458 1306 20203 3243 .. .. 117240 gal. 84999
,, ,, 21s. 163 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 .. .. 102 .. .. .. 402 ,, 422
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1582 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 71 14 .. 13 .. 1399 254 14 .. 170 104 92 90 979 24 .. 1895 30 .. .. 22443 lb. 6733
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 12010 106 50 .. .. .. 20 457 220 .. 57 .. 8456 2896 402 .. 2095 732 1510 839 7843 527 529 11803 1517 .. .. 297537 ,, 52069
Tobacco, Sheepwash ℔ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 358 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 .. .. .. 3750 ,, 375
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 798 14 .. .. .. .. 2 40 4 1 83 .. 1415 400 45 .. 195 81 178 54 1198 114 71 1375 179 .. .. 22718 gal. 6247
,, Sparkling, ℔ gal. 6s.6d. 171 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 257 80 .. .. 18 8 .. 2 184 .. .. 180 10 .. .. 2815 ,, 915
,, Australian ,, 4s.6d. 287 .. .. .. .. .. 8 46 20 .. 2 .. 381 206 13 .. 126 105 115 98 231 73 27 483 49 .. .. 10067 ,, 2265
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 903 6 .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. .. .. 1729 172 3 .. 249 .. 2 3 935 29 2 1477 206 .. .. 76560 ,, 5742
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 206 .. .. 88 .. .. .. 5536 ,, 346
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 8319 5 3 .. .. .. 7 94 39 49 8 .. 4618 493 18 .. 1936 73 241 171 6411 118 58 4663 225 .. .. 1352640 lb. 22544
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 528 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 420 24 .. .. 67 3 1 50 213 2 .. 430 62 .. .. 144320 ,, 1804
,, Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ½d. 11366 .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 6 .. .. .. 3306 130 .. .. 2149 15 89 267 4916 19 73 7867 447 .. .. 14726880 ,, 30681
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 42 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. 144 .. .. .. .. 988 .. .. .. 1178 ,, 1178
Goods by Weight .. 6004 3 .. .. .. .. 4 171 12 .. 16 18 8877 1247 41 .. 1514 54 573 176 6377 241 129 7493 910 .. .. .. 33860
Ad valorem .. 11624 27 2 .. .. .. 23 368 164 29 763 2 11470 2334 196 19 1443 196 712 149 14389 1127 556 15841 1582 .. .. .. 63016
Other Duties not specified above .. 2749 6 5 .. .. .. 1 21 1 3 77 .. 3490 439 47 .. 302 59 162 61 4455 265 314 4273 732 .. .. .. 17462
Totals .. 65919 1082 66 .. .. 1 220 2560 888 133 2096 20 60709 12661 1678 19 13080 3070 6947 3708 60369 3997 3065 79178 9192 .. .. .. 330658
Corresponding Quarter, 1886 .. 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 .. .. ..

Excise duty—
For quarter, 1887. | For quarter, 1886. | Total excise duty for year 1887—
Tobacco | 2640lb., at 1s., £132* | £243 | Tobacco | 9900lb., at 1s., £445
Cigars | 2340lb., at 1s., 117† | 56 | Cigars, &c. | 6880lb., at 1s., 344
Beer | 1178240 gals., at 3d., 14728 | 15377 | Beer | 4263920 gals., at 3d., 53299

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the Years 1887 and 1886.

| Total Customs Revenue 1887 | .. | 280602 | 4156 | 351 | .. | .. | 5 | 983 | 10478 | 8508 | 697 | 9187 | 101 | 224987 | 44935 | 7408 | 114 | 43701 | 11395 | 25669 | 14971 | 226137 | 16573 | 13076 | 309581 | 32020 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1280585 |
| 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 |

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 16th January, 1888.

  • Auckland, £79; Dunedin, £53.
    † Auckland, £115; Dunedin, £2.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary.



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💰 Customs Revenue Statistics

💰 Finance & Revenue
16 January 1888
Customs Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand, 1887, 1886, Excise Duty
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary