New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 54

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1891.

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, 1890.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 15s. £8715 .. .. £69 £1112 £351 £40 £1660 £9917 £3409 £798 £22 £1730 £821 £2145 £907 £9879 £1383 £948 £13808 £3041 .. 81007 gal. £60755
" 16s. 7143 .. .. 27 251 111 .. 369 7213 1718 384 .. 1243 533 998 434 3836 241 175 7457 905 .. 41298 ,, 33038
" 21s. 73 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 84 21 .. .. 90 .. .. .. 74 .. .. 44 .. .. 265 ,, 278
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 3166 .. .. 9 10 5 16 159 2089 548 2 .. 240 106 115 100 804 106 .. 3376 78 .. 31226 lb. 10929
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11970 83 .. 58 569 416 90 1111 10821 2821 376 .. 2025 753 1499 997 7723 561 648 12256 1931 .. 324046 ,, 56708
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 700 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7000 ,, 700
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 89 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 175 6 .. .. 14 .. .. .. 121 18 6 198 5 .. 1416 gal. 637
" 5s. 320 .. .. .. 12 22 21 27 362 77 20 .. 43 22 79 34 209 74 8 258 105 .. 6772 ,, 1693
" 6s. 725 .. .. .. 38 8 .. 44 1186 369 43 .. 96 46 81 8 1311 90 27 865 156 .. 16977 ,, 5093
" Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 600 .. .. .. 44 .. .. .. 1090 53 10 .. 11 .. 8 .. 579 24 27 906 80 .. 45760 ,, 8432
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 4043 .. .. .. 35 .. .. 86 4277 299 .. .. 558 45 268 219 8708 309 39 6243 381 .. 1020400 lb. 25510
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 279 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 30 .. .. .. 4 .. 60 270 .. .. 600 16 .. 129520 ,, 1619
" roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 384 ,, 8
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 12111 .. .. .. 18 161 47 140 2115 1038 12 .. 246 .. 480 306 3483 46 138 4799 785 .. 12444000 ,, 25925
" Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 .. .. 133 .. .. 60240 ,, 251
Saccharine, ℔ oz. 5s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 575 .. 1 .. .. .. 1 192 .. .. .. .. 961 .. .. 865 ,, 1730
Goods by Weight .. 5107 .. .. 15 120 41 21 159 8393 466 67 .. 512 53 557 238 4751 120 22 9659 854 .. .. 31155
" ad valorem .. 17595 4 2 13 251 268 226 1017 14354 2185 153 151 930 100 240 281 11874 1307 846 17249 1343 .. .. 70339
Other Duties not specified above .. 3764 10 4 90 85 79 3 91 4701 443 16 .. 1 97 331 128 2818 313 166 6244 522 .. .. 19906
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 880 .. 880
Customs Revenue .. 76405 97 6 281 2545 1462 464 4870 67723 13485 1881 173 7679 2581 6993 3662 56499 4592 3050 85056 10202 880 .. 350586
Primage Duty .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Less refunds of Primage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 5
Totals .. 76401 97 6 281 2545 1462 464 4870 67723 13485 1881 173 7679 2581 6993 3662 56499 4592 3050 85055 10202 880 .. 350581
Corresponding Quarter, 1890 .. 76125 80 .. 325 2343 625 591 4082 65725 13689 2118 52 9734 2469 7396 3682 56269 5127 4195 92186 9227 496 .. ..

Excise Duty—
For Quarter, 1891. | For Quarter, 1890.
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Tobacco | 10480lb., at 1s., £524* | at 1s., £81
Cigars | 1893lb., at 1s.6d., 142† | at 1s.6d., 54
Beer | 1030080 gals., at 3d., 12876 | at 3d., 12948

  • Auckland, £516 Dunedin, £8. † Auckland.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 21st July, 1891. W. T. GLASGOW, for Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
21 July 1891
Customs Revenue, Ports, Statistics, Excise Duty
  • W. T. Glasgow, for Secretary and Inspector