New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 83

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th September, 1892.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Russell. 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. 8073 .. 90 1023 306 257 1416 9986 3067 534 38 1330 593 1492 730 9261 990 809 12395 2138 .. 72704 gal. 54528
" " 16s. 7076 .. 33 259 136 33 438 6603 1484 302 .. 1335 409 777 421 4165 216 125 6861 959 .. 39540 " 31632
" " 21s. 97 .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. .. 103 .. .. 413 " 434
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 2422 .. .. 12 3 31 133 2580 577 26 .. 149 45 78 81 967 44 15 3411 5 .. 30226 lb. 10579
Tobacco, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 10629 7 22 567 302 155 1185 10728 2826 264 .. 1695 478 1213 959 7598 584 416 11736 1760 .. 303566 " 53124
" Unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 1s. 6d. 1081 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14413 " 1081
Wine, ℔ gal. 9s. 82 .. .. 5 .. .. 5 269 23 1 .. 3 .. .. .. 78 5 .. 107 .. .. 1284 gal. 578
" " 5s. 430 5 6 9 21 10 18 440 111 29 .. 32 33 70 31 252 34 9 441 101 .. 8328 " 2082
" " 6s. 704 .. 1 32 33 4 78 1344 357 43 .. 133 27 60 9 1036 30 11 927 112 .. 16470 " 4941
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 1s. 6d. 481 .. 3 15 .. .. 15 1155 332 .. .. 527 .. 21 3 852 24 .. 872 103 .. 58707 " 4403
Tea, ℔ lb. 6d. 4827 .. 5 21 79 .. 275 5423 301 .. .. 361 48 148 167 9392 155 72 5554 144 .. 1078880 lb. 26972
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. 3d. 259 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 343 50 22 .. 42 .. .. 57 292 4 .. 615 25 .. 136800 " 1710
" roasted, ℔ lb. 5d. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 480 " 10
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 11845 .. .. .. 170 35 159 2030 1091 41 .. 299 23 359 295 4021 205 58 5016 830 .. 12708960 " 26477
" Glucose, ℔ lb. ¼d. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 23 3 .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. 27 .. .. 24720 " 103
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 852 .. .. .. .. .. 96 .. .. .. .. 768 .. .. 858 " 1716
Goods by Weight .. 6378 .. .. 237 283 29 458 9605 1227 39 .. 1048 60 304 160 5107 288 29 8303 735 .. .. 34290
" ad valorem .. 40085 1 60 309 616 419 1517 33913 4162 254 51 4209 350 1086 260 27418 1972 973 39163 2853 .. .. 159671
Other Duties not specified above .. 3424 .. 4 187 25 8 227 6336 1283 48 5 427 48 75 18 2250 364 52 5277 1074 .. .. 21132
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1211 .. 1211
Totals .. 97922 13 224 2677 1974 981 5924 91759 16914 1606 94 11590 2114 5779 3191 72802 4915 2569 101576 10839 1211 .. 436674
Corresponding Quarter, 1891 .. 103612 97 307 2720 1186 725 5769 89858 14703 1961 40 14674 2646 6592 3384 68453 4729 2902 100984 10697 921 .. ..

Excise Duty—

September Quarter, 1892. September Quarter, 1891.
Tobacco, at 1s. per lb. .. 9840 lb. £492* £453
Cigars and cigarettes, at 1s. 6d. per lb. .. 1987 " 149† 178
Beer, at 3d. per gal. .. .. 1010560 gal. 12632 12254

  • Auckland, £448; Greymouth, £17; Westport, £6; Hokitika, £21. † Auckland.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 18th October, 1892.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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18 October 1892
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, 1892, Ports, Duty
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector