New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – 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, 1889.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Thames. Russell. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wangani. Foxton. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1888.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 15s. 7148 .. .. .. 120 1002 187 45 1360 .. 6468 2170 607 54 1534 829 1663 746 8034 1359 1105 12732 1796 65279 gal. 48959
" " 16s. 6482 .. .. .. 78 244 67 2 509 .. 6373 1403 246 .. 1053 442 737 414 2933 80 120 5099 863 33931 ,, 27145
" " 21s. 109 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 98 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 4 .. 78 7 359 ,, 377
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1899 .. .. .. 7 28 .. .. 75 .. 1954 253 .. .. 184 106 78 68 678 30 .. 3420 15 25129 lb. 8795
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 10898 .. 88 .. 44 396 195 120 684 .. 9118 2813 469 .. 1739 696 1591 922 6925 752 567 11607 1388 291497 ,, 51012
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 550 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 5530 ,, 553
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 113 .. .. .. .. 9 .. 1 8 .. 243 36 .. .. 25 .. 9 .. 137 9 8 485 9 2427 gal. 1092
" " 5s. 442 .. .. .. .. 53 .. 17 .. .. 531 183 16 .. 105 59 91 89 339 71 72 670 76 11256 ,, 2814
" " 6s. 865 .. .. .. 10 43 19 .. 63 .. 1272 295 48 .. 155 87 96 12 954 120 79 1569 164 19503 ,, 5851
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 824 .. .. .. 8 24 .. .. .. .. 1253 145 16 .. 371 .. .. .. 975 .. .. 1439 111 68880 ,, 5166
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 3464 .. .. .. 29 56 14 .. 146 .. 4570 525 2 .. 728 66 250 191 9049 166 223 6062 372 1036520 lb. 25913
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 398 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 3 .. 242 52 .. .. 14 .. .. 62 191 .. 3 390 39 111600 ,, 1395
" Roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. 91 .. .. 61 .. 2489 1142 14 .. 372 10 479 360 4507 150 .. 6218 641 13357920 ,, 27829
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 11281 .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. 103 .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 10 .. .. 218 .. 90480 ,, 377
" Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 37 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 560 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1319 .. 946 ,, 1892
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 304 .. 8753 949 90 .. 2073 41 383 95 5992 414 379 9227 639 .. 35253
Goods by Weight .. 5716 .. .. .. 11 69 84 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85527
" ad valorem .. 17936 .. .. .. 39 346 334 190 1084 .. 16341 3453 330 11 1901 206 671 277 16959 1201 1091 21561 1596 .. 16751
Other Duties not specified above .. 2552 .. 5 .. 6 662 6 19 131 .. 3543 1178 7 .. 409 44 103 47 2326 226 692 4384 411 .. ..
Customs Revenue .. 70719 .. 93 .. 352 3023 937 412 4428 .. 63911 114600 1845 65 10663 2595 6151 3283 60094 4586 4339 86481 8127 .. 346704
Primage Duty .. 2647 .. .. .. 10 91 42 18 125 .. 2122 510 50 1 306 26 77 43 3145 167 183 3727 249 .. 13539
Totals .. 73366 .. 93 .. 362 3114 979 430 4553 .. 66033 15110 1895 66 10969 2621 6228 3326 63239 4753 4522 90208 8376 .. 360243
Corresponding Quarter, 1888 .. 75148 .. 156 7 335 3298 1348 723 3783 .. 71432 13932 1935 37 18745 3783 8017 4316 73642 4630 3900 111209 9857 .. ..

Excise Duty—
For Quarter, 1889.
For Quarter, 1888.
| Total Excise Duty for Year 1889— |
| Tobacco | .. | 6820lb., at 1s., | £341* | £269 | Tobacco | .. | 23340lb., at 1s., | £1167 |
| Cigars | .. | 880lb., at 1s. 6d., | 66† | 190 | Cigars | .. | 5467lb., at 1s. 6d., | 410 |
| Beer | .. | 1321600 gals., at 3d., | 16520 | 14187 | Beer | .. | 4402480 gals., at 3d., | 55031 |
Foreign Parcels Post Duties for Quarter, 1889 .. £488 2s. 7d.
Foreign Parcels Post Duties for Year 1889 .. £1701 6s. 4d.

  • Auckland, £288; Patea, £15; Dunedin, £14; Invercargill, £24.
    † Auckland.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1889 and 1888.

| Total Customs Revenue, 1889 (exclusive of Primage Duty) | .. | 302193 | .. | 474 | 37 | 1205 | 9600 | 3720 | 1896 | 15532 | .. | 260651 | 50348 | 7494 | 277 | 43870 | 8844 | 24632 | 12753 | 244484 | 16533 | 16135 | 359133 | 30738 | .. | .. | *1411269 |
| Total Customs Revenue, 1888 (ditto) | .. | 296665 | 842 | 480 | 12 | 1096 | 9777 | 3831 | 1662 | 10989 | 2 | 229200 | 46134 | 7601 | 153 | 54024 | 10708 | 28591 | 14759 | 236407 | 15251 | 13253 | 352436 | 32045 | .. | .. | 1365918 |
| Total Primage Duty, 1889 | .. | 12585 | .. | 2 | 11 | 26 | 257 | 122 | 75 | 478 | .. | 9730 | 1529 | 193 | 4 | 1342 | 117 | 438 | 134 | 10629 | 684 | 605 | 16014 | 1072 | .. | .. | †56047 |
| Total Primage Duty, 1888 | .. | 6585 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | 132 | 76 | 42 | 214 | .. | 5337 | 810 | 100 | 2 | 985 | 58 | 291 | 102 | 5973 | 424 | 218 | 8477 | 638 | .. | .. | 30473 |

  • Including £2207 drawback paid.
    † Including £156 drawback paid.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 20th January, 1890.

H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1890
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Statistics, 1889
  • H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector