New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – 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, 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. £7920 .. .. £140 £943 £211 £182 £1293 £7456 £2998 £634 £20 £1292 £844 £2077 £944 £8461 £1432 £1076 £11713 £2223 69145 gal. £51859
" " 16s. 7841 .. .. 35 240 75 80 625 6818 1815 384 .. 1520 589 1016 535 4310 314 189 8212 1116 44642 " 35714
" " 21s. 56 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 .. .. 60 .. 207 " 217
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2933 .. .. 9 27 .. 16 44 2254 591 25 .. 187 87 126 93 1166 67 .. 2935 57 30191 lb. 10567
Tobacco, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 11516 89 .. 44 418 88 60 955 8809 3095 334 .. 1686 703 1682 940 8090 607 654 11944 1740 305451 " 53454
" Unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 600 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6000 " 600
Wine, ₱ gal. 9s. 160 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 9 361 81 .. .. 23 .. 12 .. 215 18 15 178 .. 2393 gal. 1077
" " 5s. 521 .. .. 6 59 30 46 64 614 281 18 .. 80 49 151 47 463 107 100 910 157 14812 " 3703
" " 6s. 963 .. .. 4 61 11 .. 124 1448 852 49 .. 208 51 137 49 1264 99 39 1130 165 20513 " 6154
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 1s. 6d. 895 .. .. 3 39 .. .. .. 1853 124 14 .. 618 36 33 41 1029 80 30 1433 68 83947 " 6296
Tea, ₱ lb. 6d. 4489 .. .. 42 6 39 82 279 3814 316 .. .. 663 33 183 126 8817 206 37 5792 331 1010200 lb. 25255
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ₱ lb. 3d. 382 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 330 47 .. .. 107 4 .. 55 226 3 .. 512 33 136160 " 1702
" roasted, ₱ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 48 " 1
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 11369 4 .. .. .. 34 36 323 2776 805 52 .. 2173 42 293 233 5569 122 .. 6793 778 15072960 " 31402
" Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 79 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 26 .. .. 166 .. 96240 " 401
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 482 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1170 .. 830 " 1660
Goods by Weight .. 7697 .. .. 15 151 43 48 709 11456 1342 49 .. 3077 40 270 43 6159 269 242 10458 720 .. 42788
" ad valorem .. 20275 6 .. 37 227 236 317 1196 19175 3292 319 13 1657 127 438 258 16604 1650 1334 20125 1435 .. 88721
Other Duties not specified above .. 3083 .. .. 4 57 25 5 233 5560 1265 32 .. 1102 138 131 43 2791 305 71 5549 312 .. 20706
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 575 .. 575
Customs Revenue .. 80717 99 .. 339 2236 792 872 5854 73396 16484 1910 33 14348 2743 6549 3407 65216 5279 3787 89081 9135 575 382852
Primage Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 91
Totals .. 80717 99 .. 339 2236 792 872 5854 73480 16484 1910 33 14348 2743 6553 3407 65216 5282 3787 89081 9135 575 382943
Refunds of primage 163
Total 382780
Corresponding Quarter, 1889 .. 73366 93 .. 362 3114 979 430 4553 66033 15110 1895 66 10969 2621 6228 3326 63239 4753 4522 90208 8376 488 382780

Excise Duty—
For Quarter, 1890. For Quarter, 1889. Total Excise Duty for Year 1890—
Tobacco .. 6420lb., at 1s., £321* £341 Tobacco .. 14620lb., at 1s., £731
Cigars .. 1467lb., at 1s. 6d., 110† 66 Cigars .. 3613lb., at 1s. 6d., 271
Beer .. 1402080 gals., at 3d., 17526 16520 Beer .. 4676240 gals., at 3d., 58453

  • Auckland, £317; Dunedin, £4. † Auckland.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1890 and 1889.

| Total Customs Revenue, 1890 (exclusive of Primage Duty) | .. | 325622 | 389 | 63 | 1197 | 9065 | 2934 | 2109 | 18933 | 276524 | 56115 | 7867 | 172 | 46115 | 9099 | 27393 | 13156 | 255250 | 18905 | 14213 | 377350 | 35240 | 2375 | .. | .. | 1500086 |
| Total Customs Revenue, 1889 (ditto) | .. | 302913 | 474 | 37 | 1205 | 9600 | 3720 | 1896 | 15532 | 260651 | 50348 | 7494 | 277 | 43870 | 8844 | 24632 | 12753 | 244484 | 16533 | 16135 | 359133 | 30738 | 1701 | .. | .. | 1412970 |
| Total Primage Duty, 1890 | .. | 9371 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 129 | 86 | 79 | 344 | 7779 | 993 | 132 | 4 | 965 | 60 | 332 | 106 | 7257 | 685 | 385 | 11679 | 900 | .. | .. | .. | 41309 |
| 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 |

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 13th January, 1891. W. T. GLASGOW, for Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
13 January 1891
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, 1890, 1889
  • W. T. Glasgow, for Secretary and Inspector