New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 79

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✨ Customs Revenue Table



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th September, 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. £8700 .. .. £90 £946 £194 £192 £1308 £9598 £2899 £786 £30 £1747 £889 £1733 £877 £9060 £1253 £891 £12004 £2341 .. £55538
,, ,, 16s. 7314 .. .. 55 175 59 32 554 6237 1277 424 .. 1285 476 869 436 3958 214 170 6805 879 .. 31219
,, ,, 21s. 117 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 7 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 37 .. .. 126 .. .. 400
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2537 .. .. 3 39 .. .. 132 2278 321 .. .. 93 54 57 45 1035 29 .. 3571 56 .. 10250
Tobacco, ₱ lb. 3s.6d. 11153 89 .. 75 506 321 90 1314 10469 2750 312 .. 1742 612 1534 992 7938 484 444 12119 1467 .. 54411
,, Unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 765 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 765
Wine, ₱ gal. 9s. 63 .. .. .. 9 .. .. 5 225 29 .. .. 17 .. .. .. 142 1 5 91 5 .. 597
,, ,, 5s. 314 .. .. 8 29 8 18 10 365 138 8 .. 55 18 66 37 285 37 32 471 61 .. 1960
,, ,, 6s. 629 .. .. 10 54 25 9 114 1189 254 61 .. 200 43 67 20 1144 67 67 874 134 .. 4961
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 1s.6d. 614 .. .. .. 49 .. .. .. 1437 123 .. .. 1125 18 17 11 585 91 30 775 12 .. 65160
Tea, ₱ lb. 6d. 4531 .. .. 13 101 35 .. 288 3805 420 1 .. 469 53 227 199 9361 170 41 4731 428 .. 994920 lb.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ₱ lb. 3d. 370 .. .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 581 52 3 .. 118 .. .. 38 257 2 .. 603 48 .. 166160
,, roasted, ₱ lb. 5d. 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 672
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 11518 .. .. .. 33 104 41 226 1860 1003 .. .. 664 23 276 342 3793 121 101 5917 1504 .. 13212480
,, Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 87 3 .. 40320
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 57 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 604 .. .. .. 1 .. 96 .. .. .. .. 1264 .. .. 1012
Goods by Weight .. 7032 .. .. 4 355 180 56 454 10069 342 74 .. 2906 64 294 87 5041 244 156 8184 782 .. ..
,, ad valorem .. 43747 3 .. 35 173 259 262 1138 84348 3222 244 10 3231 285 1229 211 22135 1537 923 36160 1922 .. ..
Other Duties not specified above .. 4125 5 .. 14 247 1 24 225 6624 1366 48 .. 1013 111 127 89 3675 479 42 7202 1055 .. ..
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 921 ..
Customs Revenue .. .. 103612 97 .. 307 2720 1186 725 5769 89858 14703 1961 40 14674 2646 6592 3384 68453 4729 2902 100984 10697 921
Primage Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. 103612 97 .. 307 2720 1186 725 5769 89858 14703 1961 40 14674 2646 6592 3384 68453 4729 2902 100984
Corresponding Quarter, 1890 .. .. 91022 127 50 238 1977 779 281 5131 75653 13533 1992 59 11433 2165 6796 3168 70027 4472 2987 100957 8673 594

Excise Duty—

For Quarter, 1891.

For Quarter, 1890.

Tobacco .. .. .. 9060lb., at 1s., £453* .. at 1s., £126
Cigars .. .. .. 2373lb., at 1s.6d., 178† .. at 1s.6d., 39
Beer .. .. .. 980320 gals., at 3d., 12254 .. at 3d., 12630

  • Auckland, £404; Wellington, £4; Lyttelton, £29; Dunedin, £16. † Auckland.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 19th October, 1891. W. T. GLASGOW, for Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
19 October 1891
Customs Revenue, Ports, Quarterly Report, 1891
  • W. T. Glasgow, for Secretary and Inspector