New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – 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, 1895.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton and Christchurch. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Parcels Post. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1894.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits ₱ gal. 16s. £16464 .. £109 £1150 £433 £186 £1999 £16368 £4845 £308 £51 £2522 £1044 £1799 £1317 £12989 £1288 £1096 £18347 £3765 .. 107600 gal. £86080
" perfumed, " 21s. 85 .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 2 .. .. .. .. 7 .. 34 .. .. 121 1 .. 302 " 317
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1402 .. .. 30 24 .. 145 1183 450 .. .. 178 7 29 118 379 7 .. 1152 28 .. 14663 lb. 5132
Cigarettes * 2016 .. .. 158 106 .. 205 1708 591 20 .. 131 11 .. .. 672 44 .. 1732 22 .. .. 7416
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 12486 .. 37 747 1461 51 1639 12103 3184 126 .. 1799 596 1208 860 8237 362 427 12045 2233 .. 340577 " 59601
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 865 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8650 " 865
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 159 .. .. 13 .. .. 3 291 45 .. .. 4 2 .. .. 141 .. .. 82 4 .. 1653 gal. 744
" Australian, " 5s. 447 .. 22 49 25 31 40 662 166 9 .. 121 26 156 62 379 55 48 342 170 .. 11240 " 2810
" other kinds, " 6s. 747 .. 5 64 13 .. 85 914 226 .. .. 113 40 46 21 833 53 22 581 173 .. 13120 " 3936
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 929 .. .. 31 .. .. 170 1482 394 4 .. 494 .. 22 .. 514 3 4 938 178 .. 51580 " 5158
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 2542 .. 19 50 161 29 193 2714 227 6 .. 145 4 109 88 5285 158 19 2737 337 .. 889380 lb. 14823
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 81 .. .. .. .. .. 1 48 23 .. .. 3 .. .. 6 29 .. .. 207 31 .. 51480 " 429
" roasted, " 5d. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 672 " 14
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 246 .. 3 3 5 4 .. 130 24 .. .. 24 4 2 1 125 4 .. 113 3 .. 55280 " 691
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 17049 .. .. 193 119 66 308 4421 1555 48 .. 839 196 397 309 5459 582 264 6040 1700 .. 18981600 " 39545
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 29 .. .. 19 .. .. .. 38 25 .. .. 11 .. .. .. 43 .. .. 159 5 .. 78960 " 329
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 .. .. .. .. .. 368 .. 4 1 .. 750 .. .. 678 " 1356
Goods by Weight .. 9727 .. 6 296 496 29 750 12386 1692 26 .. 1852 56 387 145 7633 313 38 9194 1131 .. .. 46157
" ad valorem .. 26604 .. 40 469 1176 419 2134 25467 3011 331 5 1766 148 612 153 19116 1738 628 21178 2647 .. .. 107642
Other Duties not specified above .. 3727 .. 6 192 62 9 177 6388 959 12 .. 309 36 104 66 3498 274 68 4797 640 .. .. 21324
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1638 .. 1638
Totals .. .. 95689 .. 247 3464 4081 824 7849 86581 17419 890 56 10311 2170 5246 3146 65372 4882 2614 80515 13063 1638 406007
Corresponding Quarter, 1894 .. .. 84584 38 170 3553 3775 758 6588 82235 17927 1366 47 10723 1841 5053 3463 62286 4665 2675 76628 12404 1568 382347

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Customs Revenue for the Years 1895 and 1894.

| Year 1895 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 375869 | 97 | 1177 | 12543 | 13539 | 3002 | 29269 | 360142 | 66631 | 4272 | 217 | 42113 | 8208 | 21397 | 12403 | 252374 | 18127 | 10860 | 333959 | 48309 | 5462 | .. | 1619970 | 1895 |
| Year 1894 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 333971 | 81 | 1098 | 13024 | 12945 | 2893 | 26911 | 348765 | 70888 | 5204 | 258 | 41678 | 7965 | 21428 | 12512 | 251724 | 17836 | 11104 | 337420 | 49422 | 5340 | .. | 1572467 | 1894 |

  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½lb. and under, and 6d. per oz. weight over 2½lb. per 1,000.

Excise Duty—
Tobacco, at 1s. ₱ lb. .. .. .. .. December Quarter, 1895. December Quarter, 1894. Total Excise Duty for the Year 1895.
Cigars and Cigarettes, at 1s. 6d. ₱ lb. .. .. .. .. 8360 lb. £418* .. £498 .. £1431
Beer, at 3d. ₱ gal. .. .. .. .. 1933 " 145† .. 177 .. 879
Tinctures, &c., at 9d. ₱ lb. .. .. .. .. 1362960 gal. 17037 .. 17775 .. 61705
1413 lb. 53‡ .. .. .. 53

  • Auckland, £416; Westport, £2. † Auckland. ‡ Auckland, £4; Wellington, £2; Dunedin, £47.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 20th January, 1896. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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🏭 Customs Revenue Report for Quarter Ended 31 December 1895

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
20 January 1896
Customs Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Report, 1895, 1894
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector