[RETURN of the]CUSTOMS RE[VE]NUE at the several [Po]r[ts] of New [Zea]LAND during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1896.

HEADS OF RE[VE]NUE.

Spirits ₱ gal. .. 16s. 14232 £ 1 £ 54 £ 1086 £ 311 £ 169 £ 2241 £ 16078 £ 4447 £ 385 £ 52 £ 2112 £ 601 £ 1706 £ 1004 £ 13751 £ 942 £ 1167 £ 16113 £ 3969 £ .. 100526 gal. 80421 £ 74646 £
" per[fum]ed, " .. 21s. 108 .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 3 .. .. .. .. .. 14 .. .. 200 .. .. 552 " 580 309
" " .. 30s. 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 31 .. .. 59 " 88 ..
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ [l]b. .. 7s. 1415 1 .. 17 43 .. 205 1230 197 9 .. 71 22 41 94 463 11 11 1680 10 .. 15772 [l]b. 5520 7215
Cigare[tt]es .. .. * 2208 .. .. 136 125 .. 252 2346 613 31 .. 22 12 .. 818 22 .. 1992 22 .. .. 8599 5969
Tob[ac]co, [manu]factured, ₱ [l]b. .. 3s. 6d. 12636 5 22 640 1539 111 1719 11348 2974 164 .. 1641 451 1187 761 8308 302 601 11450 2241 .. 33200 [l]b. 53100 53306
" raw, for [manu]facture, ₱ [l]b. .. 2s. 754 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7540 " 754 713
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. .. 9s. 112 .. .. 4 .. 14 2 305 38 .. .. .. 3 .. 129 .. .. 154 5 .. 1671 gal. 752 566
" Australian, " .. 5s. 384 .. 15 41 16 44 526 123 5 .. 44 27 96 21 396 64 53 446 157 .. 9908 " 2477 1997
" other kinds, " .. 6s. 680 .. 10 40 4 10 115 1019 239 8 .. 74 3 19 8 838 45 18 563 111 .. 12630 " 3304 3376
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. .. 2s. 858 .. .. 77 .. 123 1296 299 4 .. 377 38 .. 22 521 8 .. 901 75 .. 45990 " 4599 4223
Tea, ₱ [l]b. .. 4d. 2859 .. 18 14 114 98 191 3663 140 8 .. 118 38 127 56 6287 195 8 4123 200 .. 10,05720 [l]b. 18262 25451
Coffee, raw, ₱ [l]b. .. 2d. 107 .. .. .. .. .. 102 31 .. .. 2 .. .. 12 52 .. .. 212 11 .. 63430 " 529 638
" roasted, " .. 5d. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 288 " 6 16
Chicory, Coca, and Chocolate, ₱ [l]b .. 3d. 132 .. .. 1 3 .. 6 139 29 .. 24 .. .. .. 67 .. .. .. 248 1 .. 52000 " 650 507
Sugar, [Mol]asses, and Treacle, ₱ [l]b. .. 1d. 20083 .. .. 198 166 55 231 2672 1672 .. 529 275 448 431 5061 376 212 7943 1598 .. 20136000 " 41950 36763
Glu[co]se, ₱ [l]b. .. 1d. 37 .. .. .. .. .. 52 19 .. 9 .. .. .. 42 .. .. 100 5 .. 63360 " 264 240
Opium, ₱ [l]b. .. 40s. 41 .. .. .. .. .. 322 .. .. .. .. 272 .. .. .. .. 921 .. .. 778 " 1556 1979
G[oo]ds by [Wei]ght .. .. .. 7190 .. .. 265 373 26 507 9991 1016 1 .. 1208 72 447 134 5020 336 36 8922 1112 .. .. 36656 37756
" ad valorem .. .. .. 39340 .. 216 312 621 307 1767 37447 3490 293 5 2495 143 990 241 24880 2131 548 33933 3228 .. .. 152397 127390
Other [Dut]ies not specified above .. .. .. 4120 .. 1 82 102 30 273 3419 432 26 .. 359 49 228 170 3097 88 45 6134 639 .. .. 19294 26348
Parcels Post [Dut]ies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1596 .. 1596 1460

Totals .. .. .. .. 107328 7 336 2913 3417 820 7676 92236 15767 939 57 9035 1731 5564 2954 69754 4520 2699 96071 13384 1596 .. 438854 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1895 .. .. .. 92267 2 277 2947 3261 842 6812 93324 15624 1203 59 10256 1811 5708 3049 64425 4720 3020 88173 12538 1460 .. .. 411778
Financial Year ended 31st March, 1896.. .. 393170 102 1237 12509 13696 2980 30133 359057 66774 4008 215 40945 8129 21253 12308 257703 17926 10539 341906 49156 5598 .. .. 1649344

• 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2 1/2 [l]b. and under, and 6d. per [oz]. weight over 2 1/2 [l]b. per 1,000.

Excise Duty—

Beer, at 3d. ₱ gal. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,384,560 gal. £17,307 .. 1,306,480 gal. £16,331
Tob[ac]co, at 1s. ₱ [l]b. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,540 [l]b. 327 .. 6,240 [l]b. 312
Cigars and Cigare[tt]es, at 1s. 6d. ₱ [l]b. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,093 " 157 .. 3,187 " 239
Tin[ct]ures, Essences, [Ex]tracts, and Medicinal [Spi]rits containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit, at 9d. ₱ [l]b. .. 80 " 3* .. .. ..

• At Auckland.

De[pa]rtment of [T]r[ade] and [Cus]toms, Wellington, 21st April, 1896.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and [Ins]pect[or].

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