New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 43

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 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 9541 .. 2 .. 87 752 121 53 808 .. 8820 2526 785 11 2818 854 2524 1122 10438 1027 1159 13100 2029 80795 gal. 58577
" " 15s. 4988 .. 3 .. 78 532 194 11 413 .. 3855 1321 392 .. 1431 409 888 406 3616 629 556 5720 1102 35392 " 26544
" " 16s. 423 .. 2 .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. 388 7 .. .. 106 8 13 19 66 .. 12 137 20 1517 " 1214
" " 21s. 67 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 .. .. 59 .. 215 " 226
" " 1s. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 " 17
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. 1530 .. .. .. .. 26 7 .. 39 .. 1046 108 27 .. 201 33 55 43 834 .. 4 1215 22 17300 lb. 5190
" " 7s. 523 .. .. 2 .. .. 8 .. .. .. 504 80 .. .. 43 .. 27 16 417 .. .. 484 .. 6011 " 2104
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11147 .. 95 .. 12 516 257 60 102 .. 8758 2669 547 .. 1869 592 1517 788 7581 704 605 12046 1543 293760 " 51408
Tobacco, unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 364 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. 3910 " 391
Wine, ℔ gal. 5s.6d. 481 .. .. .. .. 8 12 8 10 .. 664 124 19 .. 138 22 90 34 845 87 46 1503 139 15382 gal. 4230
" " 6s. 177 .. .. .. .. 34 4 .. 20 .. 440 116 15 .. 49 .. 27 8 305 43 33 194 61 5086 " 1526
" " 6s.6d. 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 161 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 7 .. 94 13 1212 " 394
" " 9s. 61 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 8 .. 21 .. 327 " 147
" " 4s.6d. 177 .. .. .. .. 44 8 .. .. .. 144 7 .. .. 57 28 39 62 158 60 13 292 134 5435 " 1223
" " 5s. 101 .. .. .. .. 25 7 .. .. .. 109 14 .. .. 28 8 66 9 62 7 7 54 14 2044 " 511
Ale, Beer, &c., in Bottle, ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 573 .. .. .. 6 28 .. .. 23 .. 1807 136 9 .. 422 .. .. .. 708 .. .. 773 81 60880 " 4566
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. 1s.3d. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 156 .. .. 25 .. 4192 " 262
Ditto 1s.6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 41 .. .. 70 4 .. 41 .. 2133 " 160
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 5537 .. .. .. 12 31 15 .. .. .. 4046 554 23 .. 464 35 259 242 9698 18 6 9829 292 1863840 lb. 31064
" " 6d. 516 .. .. .. .. 31 6 .. .. .. 320 94 .. .. 10 8 83 45 51 .. .. 48 17 49160 " 1229
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 303 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 585 48 .. .. 31 3 .. 34 336 14 .. 587 41 158960 " 1987
" Roasted, ℔ lb.. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 288 " 6
Sugar & Molasses, ℔ lb. ½d. 13960 .. .. .. .. 33 .. 9 .. .. 3032 282 .. .. 715 .. 355 303 5308 .. .. 6405 457 14791200 " 30815
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4560 " 19
Opium, ℔ lb. 20s. 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 419 .. 492 " 492
" " 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. .. .. 192 .. 4 .. .. 289 .. 250 " 501
Goods by Weight .. 4911 .. .. .. 22 159 9 6 41 .. 7460 614 27 1 1731 61 866 342 4598 46 3 7634 651 .. 29182
Ad valorem .. .. 10750 .. 1 .. 41 357 117 175 435 .. 10046 1884 194 12 1123 233 509 141 9863 490 518 13062 1044 .. 50995
Other Duties not specified above .. 3157 .. 6 2 39 75 24 46 152 .. 5346 422 7 .. 1025 87 287 120 2740 29 33 2983 302 .. 16882
.. 69341 .. 109 4 302 2664 789 370 2046 .. 57765 11013 2045 24 12271 2422 7797 3734 57996 3173 2995 77041 7962 .. 321863 ..
Primage .. 575 .. .. .. 1 13 4 1 18 .. 625 84 9 .. 171 3 29 16 285 19 4 660 59 .. 2576
Totals .. 69916 .. 109 4 303 2677 793 371 2064 .. 58390 11097 2054 24 12442 2425 7826 3750 58281 3192 2999 77701 8021 .. 324439
Corresponding Quarter, 1887 .. 68739 1270 122 2 150 2468 1026 295 2250 24 51129 9725 1878 47 10251 2851 6252 3820 51878 3776 3087 69031 7634 .. ..

Excise duty—
Tobacco .. .. .. .. 4320lb., at 1s., £216* .. £101
Cigars .. .. .. .. 2340lb., at 1s., 117 .. 81
Beer .. .. .. .. 987680 gals., at 3d., 12346 .. 12022

  • Auckland, £173; Dunedin, £43.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 31st July, 1888. H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs Revenue

💰 Finance & Revenue
31 July 1888
Customs Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, 1888, Statistics, Duty Rates, Imports
  • H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector