New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 34

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✨ Customs Revenue Table



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1892.

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, 1891.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 15s. 6736 .. .. 106 1012 354 246 1469 8345 3065 419 81 1300 486 1492 829 8138 1142 926 11408 1992 .. 66061 gal. £49546
" " 16s. 6360 .. .. 48 247 112 .. 438 6126 1587 310 20 1331 364 1032 497 3947 291 212 7361 899 .. 38977 " 31182
" " 21s. 149 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 .. .. 91 .. .. 329 345
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 3013 .. .. .. 52 .. .. 171 2163 903 9 .. 404 72 29 70 1159 42 .. 3813 96 .. 34314 lb. 12010
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 11434 28 .. 72 571 427 117 1319 10204 3001 234 .. 1827 447 1349 876 7071 543 453 10954 1476 .. 299446 " 52403
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 1s. 6d. 800 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10667 800
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 118 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 18 244 89 .. 4 23 1 .. .. 94 18 3 167 6 .. 1747 gal. 786
" " 5s. 277 .. .. .. 44 7 9 18 479 133 11 .. 113 14 29 59 307 88 15 448 118 .. 8712 " 2178
" " 6s. 638 .. .. 27 44 29 4 98 1105 320 40 .. 122 45 59 12 1154 75 68 969 170 .. 16597 " 4979
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s. 6d. 704 .. .. 3 17 .. .. 35 1387 270 .. .. 142 19 17 23 671 21 .. 958 85 .. 58027 " 4352
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 4384 .. .. .. 57 122 68 313 4510 310 .. .. 461 67 190 151 10587 359 112 5476 405 .. 1102880 lb. 27572
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 304 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 3 503 14 .. .. 28 1 .. 46 206 .. .. 402 10 .. 121760 " 1522
" roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 96 " 2
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 14738 .. .. .. 14 133 67 296 2698 1455 76 .. 512 12 550 364 4290 241 220 8237 1717 .. 17097600 " 35620
" Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 9 19 .. .. .. .. .. 9 37 .. .. 91 .. .. 39600 " 165
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 640 .. .. .. .. .. 192 .. 98 .. .. 1633 .. .. 1287 " 2575
Goods by Weight .. 7138 .. .. 19 313 92 77 434 9815 1454 70 .. 1711 44 396 124 4280 368 87 9116 1308 .. .. 36846
" ad valorem .. 37952 12 .. 91 278 289 255 1408 36727 3720 128 4 3964 495 1092 262 24442 2260 685 39937 2783 .. .. 156784
Other Duties not specified above .. 3580 .. .. 1 80 55 6 239 7095 2423 12 10 630 125 107 83 4214 225 103 5547 691 .. .. 25226
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1089 .. 1089
Totals.. .. 98332 40 .. 367 2736 1620 866 6264 92098 18763 1309 119 12573 2192 6534 3405 70754 5673 2884 106608 11756 1089 .. 445982
Corresponding Quarter, 1891 .. 89021 116 29 346 2318 853 711 5462 73610 14507 1710 31 12033 2304 5783 2992 64050 4915 3151 90533 9061 814 .. ..
Financial Year ended 31st Mar., 1892 .. 360900 298 76 1311 10777 6082 2632 22994 328733 64373 6717 367 46433 10026 26686 13916 262060 20292 12029 382105 42535 3831 .. ..

Excise Duty—
Tobacco, at 1s. per lb. .. .. £525*
Cigars, at 1s. 6d. per lb. .. .. 177†
Beer, at 3d. per gal. .. .. 15665

  • Auckland, £500; Nelson, £2; Dunedin, £15; Invercargill, £8.
    † Auckland, £177.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 25th April, 1892.

H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.



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