New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 6

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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, 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. 7458 .. .. 53 1051 377 178 1335 8160 2804 518 35 1257 689 1580 768 8293 1030 1051 11768 1937 .. 67123 gal. 50342 | 51836
" " 16s. 7667 .. .. 26 278 105 .. 560 7960 1720 322 .. 1372 468 1196 489 4382 295 177 7801 1201 .. 45024 " 36019 | 35737
" " 21s. 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 .. .. 94 .. .. 315 " 331 | 217
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 2696 .. .. 7 17 .. 16 89 2016 472 .. .. 261 17 185 102 1194 52 7 3100 11 .. 29263 lb. 10242 | 10567
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 11502 58 .. 86 449 466 12 1103 9662 2697 278 .. 1871 651 1509 946 6864 568 498 10978 1696 .. 296537 " 51894 | 53454
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 1088 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10880 " 1088 | 600
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 126 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 216 32 .. .. 18 3 .. .. 206 14 5 137 5 .. 1709 gal. 769 | 1077
" " 5s. 583 .. .. 3 58 21 .. 21 555 310 27 .. 93 41 163 39 391 132 89 603 164 .. 12972 " 3243 | 3703
" " 6s. 942 .. .. .. 70 21 .. 127 1242 324 69 .. 167 49 66 17 1195 80 36 1117 167 .. 18963 " 5689 | 6154
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s.6d. 847 .. .. 6 26 .. .. .. 1588 161 .. .. 610 .. 17 9 680 102 35 955 91 .. 68360 " 5127 | 6296
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 4228 .. .. 32 10 124 72 293 3998 492 11 .. 464 51 315 162 8831 284 67 6106 426 .. 1040640 lb. 26016 | 25263
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 253 .. .. 3 .. .. .. 6 560 64 6 .. 26 3 .. 28 242 3 .. 447 45 .. 135280 " 1691 | 1702
" roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 11445 .. .. .. 58 130 59 231 2204 1106 .. .. 689 .. 448 374 4853 202 216 6937 1010 .. 14381760 lb. 29962 | 31402
" Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. 103 .. .. 71280 " 297 | 401
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 870 .. .. .. .. .. 96 .. 4 .. .. 1057 .. .. 1016 " 2031 | 1660
Goods by Weight .. 8179 .. .. 26 246 135 18 383 10859 1269 44 .. 2401 10 329 181 7194 214 28 11005 907 .. .. 43428 | 42779
" ad valorem .. 19450 1 68 69 307 388 215 1682 23349 4787 248 1 1910 260 466 213 17629 1616 945 22151 1727 .. .. 97482 | 88731
Other Duties not specified above .. 3297 5 2 45 206 47 7 254 5647 1111 42 .. 365 364 197 137 4202 706 79 5040 466 .. .. 22219 | 20695
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 941 .. 941 | 575
Customs Revenue .. 79867 64 70 356 2776 1814 577 6091 79049 17422 1565 36 11504 2606 6567 3465 66308 5298 3183 89399 9853 941 .. 388811 | 382850
Primage Duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 93
Totals .. 79867 64 70 356 2776 1814 577 6091 79049 17422 1565 36 11504 2606 6567 3465 66308 5298 3183 89399 9853 941 .. 388811 | 382943
Corresponding Quarter, 1890 .. 80717 99 .. 339 2236 792 872 5854 73480 16484 1910 33 14348 2743 6553 3407 65216 5282 3787 89081 9135 575 .. .. | 382780

Excise Duty—
For Quarter, 1891. For Quarter, 1890. Total Excise Duty for Year 1891—
Tobacco .. 13740lb., at 1s., £687 £321 Tobacco .. 41600lb., at 1s., £2080
Cigars, &c. .. 2027lb., at 1s.6d., 152 110 Cigars, &c. .. 10387lb., at 1s.6d., 779
Beer .. 1359920 gals., at 3d., 16999 17526 Beer .. 4567920 gals., at 3d., 57099

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1891 and 1890.
Total Customs Revenue, 1891 .. 348901 374 105 1290 10359 5316 2478 22192 310240 60117 7118 279 45891 10137 25935 13502 255310 19534 12285 365971 39813 3555 .. 1560702 ..
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 14211 377350 35240 2375 .. 1500084 ..
Total Primage Duty, 1890 .. 9371 2 8 13 129 86 79 344 7779 993 132 4 965 60 332 106 7257 685 387 11679 900 .. .. 41311 ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 18th January, 1892. W. T. GLASGOW, for Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue at New Zealand Ports

💰 Finance & Revenue
18 January 1892
Customs Revenue, Ports, Statistics, 1891, 1890
  • W. T. Glasgow, for Secretary and Inspector