New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 58

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties Statistics



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1896.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

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, 1895.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits ℔ gal. 16s. 18082 .. 79 1440 585 297 2453 18217 4939 525 45 2885 1039 1712 1175 15746 1431 1028 20291 4233 .. 120252 gal. 96202
" perfumed, " 30s. 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 .. .. 56 .. .. 160 " 240
" " 21s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 " 1
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1825 .. .. .. 72 .. 195 1335 394 .. .. 106 17 60 154 568 10 .. 1500 57 .. 17980 lb. 6293
Cigarettes * 1765 .. .. 98 158 .. 197 1876 350 20 .. 76 .. .. .. 738 22 .. 2243 .. .. .. 7543
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 12306 .. 33 700 1356 80 1654 11757 2735 97 .. 1928 633 1339 662 8208 216 373 11915 2239 .. 392749 lb. 58231
" raw, for manufacture, ℔ lb. 2s. 1313 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13130 " 1313
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 133 .. .. 5 20 17 33 228 9 .. .. 11 .. .. .. 84 33 .. 69 .. .. 1271 gal. 57
" Australian, " 5s. 308 .. 5 38 13 .. 90 382 81 16 .. 49 7 85 71 304 32 2 347 111 .. 7632 " 1908
" other kinds, " 6s. 611 .. .. 54 13 .. 97 1002 187 16 .. 66 23 30 .. 770 37 28 443 56 .. 11420 " 3426
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 887 .. .. 32 .. .. 174 1347 107 .. .. 470 .. 16 63 5381 212 18 4421 198 .. 43850 " 4385
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 3426 5 11 51 172 .. .. 8890 311 .. .. 135 19 149 14 5381 212 18 4421 261 .. 1121940 lb. 18699
Coffee, raw, ℔ lb. 2d. 132 .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 25 .. .. 8 .. .. .. 39 .. .. 249 10 .. 66840 " 557
" roasted, " 5d. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 480 " 10
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb 3d. 183 .. .. 4 3 .. 3 185 8 .. .. 17 .. .. 1 227 4 .. 293 .. .. 74240 " 928
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 14170 .. .. 138 78 56 149 1981 1423 14 .. 371 233 394 290 3023 27 103 4028 1017 .. 13197600 " 27495
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 65 .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 37 .. .. 14 .. .. .. 106 .. .. 186 .. .. 108480 " 452
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 292 .. .. .. .. .. 144 .. .. .. .. 864 .. .. 662 " 1324
Goods by Weight .. 7632 23 .. 126 274 45 587 11600 1368 32 .. 1545 33 424 94 6077 169 45 8796 711 .. .. 39581
" ad valorem .. 24953 50 107 165 534 277 1645 22555 2323 107 1 973 171 236 202 14887 1037 601 19154 1590 .. .. 91568
Other Duties not specified above .. 3931 90 9 207 30 16 307 6927 1018 21 5 1083 68 124 147 3601 124 169 4852 563 .. .. 23292
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1526 .. 1526
Totals .. 91829 168 244 3058 3295 788 7584 83752 15316 848 51 9737 2243 4713 2873 60269 3384 2367 80455 11046 1526 .. 385546
Corresponding Quarter, 1895 .. 83539 7 248 2958 3070 471 6820 77800 16127 1066 55 10743 1970 4643 3245 56216 3674 2325 76414 10991 1123 .. ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½lb. and under, and 6d. per oz. for weight over 2½lb. per 1,000.

EXCISE DUTIES.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Ports. Totals. Corresponding Quarter, 1895.
£ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon 3,789 1,711 2,548 3,553 3,458 1,204,720 gallons 15,059
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 447 .. .. .. .. 8,940 lb. 447
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 205 .. .. .. .. 2,733 " 205
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 6 .. .. 8 .. 374 " 14
Totals .. 4,447 1,711 2,548 3,561 3,458 .. 15,725
Corresponding Quarter, 1895 .. 3,838 1,528 2,389 3,380 3,133 .. ..

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



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 30 June 1896

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 July 1896
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector