New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 5

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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, 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. 7782 .. .. 52 1080 349 158 1662 9467 3103 584 62 1363 497 1528 788 8552 1162 851 11201 2011 .. 69669 gal. £52252
" " 16s. 8033 .. .. 38 296 139 18 465 7800 1907 335 .. 1455 414 999 560 4838 356 136 7304 1366 .. 45568 " 36454
" " 21s. 77 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 120 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 8 .. 80 .. .. 318 " 334
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2952 .. 4 .. 64 .. .. 192 2407 709 43 .. 261 48 48 110 1011 52 11 3264 32 .. 32023 lb. 11208
Tobacco, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 11219 7 .. 36 578 742 55 1299 10001 2882 227 .. 1731 636 1239 813 7344 632 285 11290 1735 .. 301434 " 52751
" Unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 1s. 6d. 904 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12053 " 904
Wine, ₱ gal. 9s. 149 .. .. 14 81 19 17 44 687 191 6 .. 160 41 75 54 450 100 22 130 18 .. 2018 gal. 908
" " 5s. 433 8 .. 3 72 23 14 143 1281 263 39 .. 97 27 99 27 1217 57 11 895 170 .. 12056 " 3014
" " 6s. 832 .. .. 7 17 .. .. 22 1747 432 3 .. 653 24 3 .. 936 94 1 893 241 .. 17567 " 5270
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 1s. 6d. 876 .. .. 40 20 71 33 326 4556 425 .. .. 505 40 227 181 8749 265 5 5790 301 .. 79320 " 5949
Tea, ₱ lb. 6d. 4101 .. .. .. 3 5 1 6 519 32 .. .. 38 7 .. 38 226 10 .. 524 27 .. 1025400 lb. 25635
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ₱ lb. 3d. 269 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 136400 " 1705
" roasted, ₱ lb. 5d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 192 " 4
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 12482 .. .. .. .. 162 40 209 3434 1202 99 .. 787 5 376 372 4642 730 161 7751 1222 .. 16163520 " 33674
" Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. .. 16 .. .. .. 76 .. .. 61 .. .. 46800 " 195
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 660 .. .. .. .. .. 192 .. .. .. .. 1248 .. .. 1054 " 2108
Goods by Weight .. 7753 .. .. 19 182 403 56 648 13087 1668 28 13 1820 14 201 102 5965 198 63 10549 1277 .. .. 44046
" ad valorem .. 22750 1 .. 40 267 581 343 1677 23564 2893 365 6 1387 99 552 211 17583 1706 1124 21027 2481 .. .. 98657
Other Duties not specified above .. 4018 .. .. 2 112 95 9 196 3226 1030 11 .. 364 21 16 22 2235 108 216 5476 732 .. .. 17889
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1435 .. 1435
Totals .. 84656 16 4 251 2777 2589 739 6913 82850 16805 1740 81 10662 1878 5555 3278 64081 5487 2886 87992 11717 1435 .. 394392
Corresponding Quarter, 1891 .. 79867 64 70 356 2776 1814 577 6091 79049 17422 1565 36 11504 2606 6567 3465 66308 5298 3183 89399 9853 941 .. 388811

Excise Duty—
Quarter, 1892. | Quarter, 1891. | Total Excise Duty for Year 1892.
Tobacco, at 1s. ₱ lb. | 10880 lb. £544* | £687 | 37740 lb. £1887
Cigars and Cigarettes, at 1s. 6d. ₱ lb. | 3000 " 225† | 152 | 9613 " 721
Beer, at 3d. ₱ gal. | 1415600 gal. 17695 | 16999 | 4752720 gal. 59409

  • Auckland, £467; Dunedin, £77. † Auckland, £205; Dunedin, £20.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE for the YEARS 1892 and 1891.

| Year 1892 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 360652 | 83 | 4 | 1131 | 10860 | 8019 | 3521 | 25901 | 351078 | 68279 | 6495 | 359 | 44715 | 8681 | 23282 | 13223 | 266999 | 20074 | 11101 | 379792 | 44886 | 4929 | .. | 1654064 | .. |
| Year 1891 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 348901 | 374 | 105 | 1290 | 10359 | 5316 | 2478 | 22192 | 310240 | 60117 | 7118 | 279 | 45891 | 10137 | 25935 | 13502 | 255310 | 19534 | 12285 | 365971 | 39813 | 3555 | .. | 1560702 | .. |

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 14th January, 1893. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs Revenue Return for Quarter Ended 31 December 1892

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 January 1893
Customs Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, Ports of New Zealand
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector