New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 82

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 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. 19153 .. 44 1013 455 70 2496 17373 4963 421 27 2592 1221 1915 1186 15506 1038 1128 16645 3715 .. 113701 gal. 90961
" perfumed, 30s. 119 .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. 118 .. .. 224 " 336
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1980 .. .. .. 36 .. 49 1143 263 .. .. 151 21 20 89 658 25 7 1556 15 .. 17180 lb. 6013
Cigarettes * 2506 .. .. 142 123 .. 194 2247 662 11 .. 98 22 .. .. 1095 33 .. 2151 .. .. .. 9284
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 13268 .. 29 565 1508 77 1873 11784 2863 83 .. 1517 524 1352 739 8589 333 517 11871 2180 .. 340983 lb. 59672
" raw, for manufacture, ₱ lb. 2s. 1054 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10540 " 1054
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 150 .. .. 18 .. .. 4 267 31 .. .. 9 .. .. .. 101 .. 5 79 4 .. 1484 gal. 668
" Australian, " 5s. 437 .. 37 41 2 25 31 590 142 .. .. 86 26 60 18 362 36 3 435 122 .. 9812 " 2453
" other kinds, " 6s. 825 .. 2 65 .. 7 88 1093 250 13 .. 125 10 39 3 888 47 10 634 136 .. 14117 " 4235
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 802 .. 6 39 .. .. 62 1309 165 7 .. 92 .. 6 6 452 9 .. 447 111 .. 35130 " 3513
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 3515 .. 19 48 144 57 155 3907 161 5 .. 201 14 97 60 5381 187 42 4244 201 .. 1106280 lb. 18438
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 149 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 125 20 .. .. 1 .. .. 15 53 .. .. 235 21 .. 74640 " 622
" roasted, " 5d. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 528 " 11
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 321 .. 2 .. 7 2 3 298 14 .. .. 34 3 .. .. 90 1 .. 170 1 .. 75680 " 946
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 14004 .. .. 145 70 47 173 2654 1405 .. .. 639 145 303 315 4129 132 68 4738 1168 .. 14464800 " 30135
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 46 .. .. .. .. .. 3 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 .. .. 92 19 .. 61200 " 255
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 1 .. .. .. 4 .. .. 368 2 .. .. .. .. 192 .. .. .. .. 528 .. .. 547 " 1095
Goods by Weight .. 9941 29 9 186 338 36 502 11684 1273 23 .. 1230 63 238 86 7086 260 24 9743 874 .. .. 43625
" ad valorem .. 51268 12 169 287 533 223 2303 41391 4920 118 3 3385 336 959 251 28625 2196 835 38066 3126 .. .. 179006
Other Duties not specified above .. 4758 21 7 74 94 44 172 5997 574 1 .. 240 180 142 178 3293 416 216 5320 613 .. .. 22340
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1680 .. 1680
Totals .. 124297 62 324 2623 3317 591 8108 102314 17710 682 30 10400 2565 5323 2946 76424 4713 2855 97072 12306 1680 .. 476342
Corresponding Quarter, 1895 .. 104425 88 406 3173 3126 866 7788 102437 17460 1114 47 10802 2257 5800 2964 66361 4850 2901 88856 11718 1242 .. ..

*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 3,693 1,712 2,577 3,392 3,495 1,189,520 gallons 14,869
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 405 .. .. .. .. 8,100 lb. 405
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 119 .. .. .. .. 1,587 " 119
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 9 13 .. 15 .. 987 " 37
Totals .. 4,226 1,725 2,577 3,407 3,495 .. 15,430
Corresponding Quarter, 1895 .. 3,685 1,655 3,019 3,869 3,037 .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 20th October, 1896.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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20 October 1896
Customs, Excise, Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, 1896
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector