New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 12

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✨ Customs Duties Table



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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 per gal. 16s. 18595 .. 76 1116 635 255 2295 18832 5267 470 11 2404 929 2035 1021 14428 1236 1234 19233 3686 .. 117197 gal. 93758
" perfumed, 30s. 125 .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 .. .. 100 1 .. 223 " 335
Cigars and Snuff, per lb. 7s. 2042 .. .. 33 48 .. 157 1200 267 .. .. 80 31 43 159 341 26 13 1530 36 .. 17160 lb. 6006
Cigarettes * 2519 .. .. 242 175 .. 271 2181 615 11 .. 110 22 .. .. 909 33 9 2433 .. .. .. 9530
Tobacco, manufactured, per lb. 3s. 6d. 13569 .. 49 613 1520 132 1981 11899 2841 52 .. 1524 566 1242 713 7871 228 489 12146 2036 .. 339834 lb. 59471
" raw, for manufacture, per lb. 2s. 1396 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13960 " 1396
Wine, sparkling, per gal. 9s. 305 .. .. .. .. .. 4 300 24 .. .. 14 .. .. .. 150 .. .. 107 .. .. 2009 gal. 904
" Australian, 5s. 556 .. 11 54 28 .. 60 748 139 16 .. 63 37 110 88 326 59 22 563 94 .. 11896 " 2974
" other kinds, 6s. 1089 .. 1 37 4 .. 74 1216 236 19 4 100 18 47 8 949 38 19 707 106 .. 15573 " 4672
Ale, Beer, &c., per gal. 2s. 1208 .. .. 64 .. 8 81 1742 400 .. .. 157 88 56 12 735 52 8 979 172 .. 57120 " 5712
Tea, per lb. 4d. 3972 2 11 71 127 126 165 5239 355 11 .. 100 43 184 73 3337 157 20 4311 152 .. 1107360 lb. 18456
Coffee, raw, per lb. 2d. 109 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 84 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 13 42 .. .. 162 22 .. 52560 " 438
" roasted, 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 192 " 4
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, per lb 3d. 266 .. .. 3 5 1 3 145 15 .. .. 102 .. .. .. 61 2 .. 175 17 .. 63600 " 795
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, per lb. ½d. 17885 .. .. 170 93 62 252 3639 1488 47 .. 887 222 504 402 6350 659 355 6224 1587 .. 19596480 " 40826
Glucose, per lb. 1d. 115 .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 28 .. .. .. .. 416 .. 138 .. .. 217 .. .. 133440 " 556
Opium, per lb. 40s. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 436 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 528 48 .. 717 " 1435
Goods by Weight .. 11365 4 3 247 639 26 776 14781 1995 29 .. 1932 41 502 70 8869 66 38 10641 848 .. .. 52872
" ad valorem .. 35850 .. 50 393 1239 338 2638 38260 3343 332 7 1686 220 839 359 23810 1661 1099 25433 2432 .. .. 139989
Other Duties not specified above .. 4422 4 1 119 124 17 150 6810 1187 12 10 508 64 226 65 2585 39 24 5231 315 .. .. 21913
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2289 .. 2289
Totals .. .. 115393 10 202 3162 4637 968 8909 107631 18201 999 32 9670 2231 6205 2983 70951 4256 3330 90720 11552 2289 464381
Corresponding Quarter, 1895 .. .. 95639 .. 247 3464 4081 824 7849 86581 17419 890 56 10311 2170 5246 3146 65372 4882 2614 80515 13063 1638 ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½lb. and under, and 6d. per oz. for weight over 2½lb. per 1,000.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1896 and 1895.

| Year 1896 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 438847 | 247 | 1106 | 11756 | 14666 | 3167 | 32277 | 385933 | 66994 | 3468 | 170 | 38892 | 8770 | 21805 | 11756 | 277398 | 16873 | 11251 | 364318 | 48289 | 7090 | .. | 1765073 | 1896 |
| 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 |



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