New Zealand Gazette – 1889 – No. 60

Page 1074

✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1889.

HEADS OF REVENUE.

Rates of Duty. Auckland. Russell. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1888.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 15s. £7732 £.. £.. £137 £875 £301 £.. £1632 £8187 £2343 £920 £60 £1595 £977 £2266 £1083 £8793 £1169 £1043 £12897 £1878 71851 gal.
" " 16s. 5161 .. .. 15 203 28 .. 603 5424 1239 214 .. 760 345 510 270 2241 80 151 4101 594 27424 "
" " 21s. 115 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 91 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 8 .. 171 14 486 "
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 6s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" " 7s. 1957 .. .. .. 53 30 14 23 2043 309 .. .. 379 63 46 76 968 16 .. 2570 9 24431 lb.
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 9584 100 .. 34 399 154 66 568 9091 2232 453 33 1899 659 1666 835 7379 653 721 11631 1235 282240 "
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 450 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4500 "
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 80 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 217 16 .. .. 20 .. .. .. 112 18 .. 138 5 1347 gal.
" " 5s. 180 .. .. .. 14 14 .. .. 306 82 3 .. 64 46 76 33 302 60 32 346 53 6444 "
" " 6s. 776 .. .. 12 35 11 .. 68 1193 318 39 .. 205 66 61 23 1258 156 83 1053 90 18157 "
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s. 6d. 592 .. .. .. 23 .. .. .. 1307 103 .. .. 520 .. .. 68 849 .. 15 1267 76 64267 "
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 3817 .. .. .. 25 68 44 183 4157 442 .. .. 639 62 201 217 7755 95 .. 4162 323 887600 lb.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 456 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 335 7 1 .. 44 .. .. 75 332 12 .. 532 22 145280 "
" Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 432 "
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 7418 .. .. .. 14 .. 14 28 1051 411 .. .. 108 24 293 117 1999 26 5 4391 438 7841760 "
" Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 49 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 23 28 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. 45840 "
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 52 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 465 .. .. .. .. .. 96 .. 4 .. .. 1152 2 886 lb.
Goods by Weight .. 7696 .. .. 11 118 154 84 291 10003 1293 41 .. 1223 35 345 130 6439 175 49 11187 700 ..
" ad valorem .. 36059 1 .. 9 166 324 142 1177 26580 2830 425 6 3113 * 1552 133 23221 1588 1356 48700 1937 *
Other Duties not specified above .. 3865 .. .. 40 342 13 123 159 5022 1528 36 .. 2420 28 75 10 3027 357 89 6378 547 ..
Customs Revenue.. .. 86040 101 .. 258 2267 1099 487 4737 75496 13182 2134 99 12989 1842 7187 3070 64785 4413 3544 105713 7923 ..
Primage Duty .. 3869 .. 5 3 60 42 24 156 3170 460 60 1 395 34 155 27 2828 185 164 5374 325 ..
Totals .. 89909 101 5 261 2327 1141 511 4893 78666 13642 2194 100 13384 1876 7342 3097 67613 4598 3708 111087 8248 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1888 .. 85506 103 1 244 2084 901 480 3405 56880 11515 2013 47 14066 2410 7013 3544 59558 3955 3962 92818 8728 ..

Excise Duty—

For Quarter, 1889. For Quarter, 1888.

Tobacco .. 7520lb., at 1s., £376† £281
Cigars .. 1200lb., at 1s. 6d., 90‡ 102
Beer .. 957360 gals., at 3d., 11967 10122

Foreign Parcels Post Duties .. £491 14s. 2d.

  • This column actually adds to £464 over, which is caused by an excess of refunds over collections on ad valorem goods at Westport.
    † Auckland, £303; Timaru, £6; Dunedin, £53; Invercargill, £14.
    ‡ Auckland, £86; Dundin, £4.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 15th October, 1889. H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.



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  • H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector