New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 21

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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, 1890.

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. Parcels Post. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1889.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₱ gal. 15s. £ 6510 £ .. £ .. £ 95 £ 970 £ 226 £ 1 £ 1298 £ 6598 £ 2183 £ 648 £ 30 £ 1199 £ 543 £ 1713 £ 701 £ 7690 £ 1176 £ 1122 £ 11483 £ 1911 £ .. £ 46097
" " 16s. 5160 .. .. 22 336 48 7 373 5096 1318 327 .. 1093 312 816 329 3104 127 207 5327 825 .. 24829
" " 21s. 73 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 44 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 .. .. 98 .. .. 264
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2023 .. .. .. 43 .. 14 69 2054 487 .. .. 205 25 108 74 949 74 .. 3341 73 .. 9599
Tobacco, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 10587 72 12 60 367 113 100 650 9040 2522 342 .. 1551 545 1476 730 6860 608 647 11362 1285 .. 48929
" Unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 221 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 221
Wine, ₱ gal. 9s. 126 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 175 45 .. .. 23 .. .. .. 74 9 2 175 5 .. 642
" " 5s. 225 .. .. 7 12 .. .. 14 335 103 7 2 65 25 105 62 322 79 41 717 79 .. 2200
" " 6s. 640 .. .. 13 43 9 9 69 1003 263 59 .. 112 57 94 16 1234 41 75 938 101 .. 4776
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 1s. 6d. 718 .. 1 8 25 .. 15 .. 1702 186 6 .. 211 .. 28 43 726 7 .. 1148 18 .. 4836
Tea, ₱ lb. 6d. 3639 .. .. 54 6 44 38 77 3767 310 .. .. 668 48 157 134 9056 79 70 5802 391 .. 24341
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ₱ lb. 3d. 420 .. .. 2 3 .. .. .. 347 47 11 .. 69 4 .. 29 308 12 .. 441 27 .. 1720
" Roasted, ₱ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 3
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 13620 .. 1 .. 42 15 11 47 1725 1067 .. .. 1562 16 490 382 4577 77 33 8233 676 .. 32574
" Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 25 .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. 45 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 15 .. .. 146 .. .. 249
Saccharine, per oz. 5s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 616 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1442 .. .. 2064
Goods by Weight .. 4987 .. .. 10 216 25 78 400 6251 838 52 .. 1447 2 352 102 4870 102 54 8424 798 .. 29008
" ad valorem .. 31806 8 .. 31 210 271 140 1008 25276 3088 443 .. 2836 146 1371 267 25398 1926 1237 39072 2016 .. 136550
Other Duties not specified above .. 3017 4 .. 5 301 35 8 67 2735 686 42 .. 170 39 159 79 2956 149 27 3993 502 .. 14974
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 710 .. 710
Customs Revenue .. .. 83803 84 16 302 2583 786 421 4080 66809 13144 1937 32 11211 1762 6869 2957 68190 4466 3515 102142 8707 710
Primage Duty .. .. 3389 1 5 6 55 38 23 130 2636 336 42 .. 354 20 111 48 2815 243 114 4675 398 ..
Totals .. .. .. 87192 85 21 308 2638 824 444 4210 69445 13480 1979 32 11565 1782 6980 3005 71005 4709 3629 106817 9105
Corresponding Quarter, 1889 .. .. 86287 139 11 220 2179 842 476 3104 65971 11323 1734 28 10918 1918 5616 2767 64443 4067 4125 94450 7362 352
Customs Revenue for Financial Year ended 31st March, 1890 .. .. 304533 420 45 1293 10062 3684 1857 16617 264146 52505 7749 282 44542 8713 26010 12979 250938 17126 15650 371190 32422 2060
Primage Duty ditto .. .. 11870 2 13 26 254 140 82 499 9709 1529 183 3 1317 112 424 146 10737 733 594 16324 1130 ..
Totals ditto .. .. .. 316403 422 58 1319 10316 3824 1939 17116 273855 54034 7932 285 45859 8825 26434 13125 261675 17859 16244 387514 33552

Excise Duty—

For Quarter, 1890. For Quarter, 1889.
Tobacco 4060lb., at 1s., £203*
Cigars 907lb., at 1s. 6d., 68†
Beer 1227920 gals., at 3d., 15349
  • Auckland, £155; Wellington, £8; Dunedin, £20; Invercargill, £20.
    † Auckland.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 22nd April, 1890. | H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
22 April 1890
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Statistics, Excise Duty, Revenue Comparison
  • H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector