New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 41

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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 31st MARCH, 1897.

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, 1896.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. 16646 .. 82 1221 440 267 2383 16117 3971 436 26 2094 761 1689 1154 13363 1137 1023 16446 3623 .. 103599 gal. 82879
" perfumed, " 30s. 105 .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 .. .. 68 .. .. 209 " 313
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 2021 1 .. .. 102 .. 110 1408 217 .. .. 184 45 52 101 509 21 .. 1579 13 .. 18181 lb. 6363
Cigarettes * 2489 .. .. 112 167 .. 296 2675 440 .. .. 154 .. .. .. 1138 33 27 2142 22 .. .. 9695
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 13299 3 39 539 1518 49 2079 11041 2617 111 .. 1601 573 1111 747 7679 399 447 11287 1931 .. 326114 lb. 57070
" raw, for manufacture, ℔ lb. 2s. 793 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7930 793
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 166 .. .. 9 .. .. 9 339 .. 23 .. 16 2 .. .. 72 9 .. 122 9 .. 1724 gal. 776
" Australian, " 5s. 462 .. 3 66 7 .. 60 532 68 3 .. 77 67 65 18 417 67 22 479 165 .. 10312 " 2578
" other kinds, " 6s. 832 .. .. 67 9 .. 115 942 173 .. .. 86 7 27 8 868 16 24 648 124 .. 13153 " 3946
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 1299 .. .. 41 .. .. 110 1481 125 .. .. 81 .. 60 .. 710 30 .. 648 145 .. 47300 " 4730
Tea, ℔ lb. 4d. 4060 .. 13 55 226 21 160 7366 368 .. .. 187 15 128 58 2663 137 46 4513 171 .. 1211220 lb. 20187
Coffee, raw, ℔ lb. 2d. 103 :. .. .. .. .. .. 114 20 .. .. 3 .. .. 12 41 .. .. 239 12 .. 65280 " 544
" roasted, " 5d. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 528 " 11
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb 3d. 217 .. .. 2 2 .. 3 164 2 .. .. 39 4 .. .. 127 2 .. 226 .. .. 63040 " 788
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 18896 .. .. 180 106 66 294 3420 1292 19 .. 735 248 423 414 5474 204 225 8156 1325 .. 19908960 " 41477
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 32 .. .. 14 .. .. .. 91 .. .. 69 14 .. 75840 " 316
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 268 .. .. .. .. .. 480 .. 4 .. .. 586 48 .. 695 " 1390
Goods by Weight .. 8179 .. 2 123 334 22 514 11870 737 28 1 1297 93 395 139 7081 316 43 10057 1110 .. .. 42341
" ad valorem .. 47008 .. 291 589 941 259 1849 49506 4282 179 1 3888 120 1037 468 28130 2274 906 40037 3136 .. .. 184401
Other Duties not specified above .. 4313 .. 11 99 228 22 398 7053 631 57 5 404 176 172 150 3771 300 93 8253 752 .. .. 26888
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2135 .. 2135
Totals .. 120950 4 441 3103 4080 706 8380 114426 14998 833 33 10360 2111 5639 3269 72197 4945 2856 105555 12600 2135 .. 489621
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. 107328 7 336 2913 3417 820 7676 92236 15767 939 57 9085 1731 5564 2954 69754 4520 2699 96071 13384 1596 .. ..
Financial Year, 1896–97 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

*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, 1896.
£ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon 4,487 2,047 3,311 4,491 4,470 1,504,480 gallons 18,806
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 421 .. .. 8 .. 8,580 lb. 429
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 35 .. .. .. .. 467 " 35
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 22 .. .. 275 .. 7,920 " 297
Totals .. 4,965 2,047 3,311 4,774 4,470 .. 19,567
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. 4,732 1,971 2,733 4,006 4,352 .. ..
Financial Year, 1896–97 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 27th April, 1897.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st March, 1897

💰 Finance & Revenue
27 April 1897
Customs, Excise, Revenue, Duties, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector