New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 40

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✨ Customs Revenue Table



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 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. 9380 .. .. 122 1044 282 45 1501 8849 2970 902 40 1704 902 2145 991 10521 1696 1381 14325 2329 .. 81505 gal. 61129
" " 16s. 7426 .. .. 29 202 107 .. 547 5852 1523 312 .. 1252 460 1053 451 3839 132 278 6950 1011 .. 39280 " 31424
" " 21s. 68 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 .. .. 77 .. .. 214 " 225
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 2109 .. .. .. 27 .. 14 .. 2174 394 13 .. 121 52 74 41 1174 47 .. 3052 89 .. 26803 lb. 9381
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 10203 80 .. 29 381 80 130 622 9708 2410 357 .. 1624 607 1529 842 6734 565 726 12225 1694 .. 288834 " 50546
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 " 3
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 97 .. .. .. .. 2 .. 10 138 22 .. .. 25 .. .. .. 97 22 .. 78 .. .. 1102 gal. 496
" " 5s. 253 .. .. 8 40 15 .. 2 369 102 7 .. 91 43 32 65 214 91 10 753 83 .. 8712 " 2178
" " 6s. 753 .. .. 2 44 .. .. 72 1039 314 50 .. 152 41 88 7 1419 145 37 1204 139 .. 18353 " 5506
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s. 6d. 733 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 1427 80 17 .. 505 23 .. .. 690 5 .. 1395 9 .. 65200 " 4890
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 3869 .. .. 4 8 .. .. 98 3821 388 1 .. 570 78 247 329 8276 157 35 6138 195 .. 968560 lb. 24214
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 331 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 551 31 15 .. 47 .. .. 47 274 8 .. 511 64 .. 150400 " 1880
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 11316 .. .. .. 33 2 20 114 1341 912 .. .. 103 5 477 272 3170 117 .. 4621 519 .. 11050560 " 23022
" Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 93 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. .. 167 .. .. 80640 " 336
Saccharine, per oz. 5s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 oz. 1
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 55 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 418 .. .. .. .. .. 96 .. .. .. .. 1638 2 .. 1104 " 2209
Goods by Weight .. 4938 .. .. 18 156 11 56 159 7397 762 54 .. 1505 26 487 142 4439 195 65 9303 590 .. .. 30303
" ad valorem .. 18087 .. .. 25 218 95 265 773 14908 2488 347 9 1577 130 872 370 11621 1379 1447 20511 1791 .. .. 76913
Other Duties not specified above .. 3989 .. .. 83 145 18 28 85 5470 895 2 .. 188 84 207 87 2030 360 70 6306 466 .. .. 20513
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 496 .. 496
Customs Revenue .. .. 73629 80 .. 320 2304 612 559 3984 63537 13384 2077 49 9464 2451 7307 3644 54560 4919 4049 89254 8986 496 345665
Primage Duty .. .. 2496 .. .. 5 39 13 32 98 2188 305 41 3 270 18 89 38 1709 208 146 2932 241 .. 10871
Totals .. .. 76125 80 .. 325 2343 625 591 4082 65725 13689 2118 52 9734 2469 7396 3682 56269 5127 4195 92186 9227 496 356536
Corresponding Quarter, 1889 .. .. 65936 143 32 388 2237 880 554 3460 59711 11802 1864 87 9941 2546 5884 3697 59818 3799 4385 79402 7824 370 ..

Excise Duty—
For Quarter, 1890.
For Quarter, 1889.
Tobacco .. .. 1620lb., at 1s., £81* .. £270
Cigars .. .. 720lb., at 1s. 6d., 54† .. 96
Beer .. .. 1035840 gals., at 3d., 12948 .. 112147

  • Auckland, £67 Patea, £6; Wanganui, £8. † Auckland.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 16th July, 1890. H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
16 July 1890
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Report, 1890
  • H. S. McKellar, Secretary and Inspector