New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 65

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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 JUNE, 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. 21529 .. 81 1370 620 144 3287 20952 5310 533 49 2664 1118 2128 1288 17117 1489 1293 20424 4613 .. 132511 gal. 106009
" perfumed, " lb. 30s. 105 .. .. .. .. .. 4 88 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 .. .. 88 .. .. 239 " 359
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1682 .. .. 10 82 .. 115 1357 242 .. .. 151 23 46 102 597 .. .. 1415 .. .. 16634 lb. 5822
Cigarettes * 2638 .. .. 133 158 .. 326 2425 488 11 .. 105 11 .. .. 1086 75 35 2256 22 .. .. 9769
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s.6d. 13505 .. 32 499 1450 175 2146 12137 2690 144 .. 1698 641 1864 806 7902 288 520 12013 2257 .. 344383 lb. 60267
" raw, for manufacture, ₱ lb. 2s. 1179 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11790 " 1179
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 243 .. .. .. .. .. 11 277 57 .. .. 10 9 .. .. 67 .. 2 93 .. .. 1709 gal. 769
" Australian, " 5s. 282 .. 1 83 16 30 50 564 85 16 .. 24 7 82 32 308 36 7 298 125 .. 7984 " 1996
" other kinds, " 6s. 786 .. .. 62 4 .. 75 1123 267 8 .. 104 23 22 .. 672 89 33 605 157 .. 13250 " 3975
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 844 .. .. 82 .. .. 114 1304 210 .. .. 4 83 11 8 389 .. 19 917 197 .. 41820 " 4182
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 3452 .. 13 15 212 30 162 5820 355 4 .. 226 19 149 61 2386 240 21 4494 211 .. 1072200 lb. 17870
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 135 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 75 9 .. .. 3 .. .. 19 62 .. .. 153 22 .. 57720 " 481
" roasted, " 5d. 12 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 816 " 17
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 195 .. .. .. 6 1 5 296 11 .. .. 3 4 .. .. 124 2 .. 157 11 .. 65200 " 815
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. 1d. 16009 .. .. 173 84 33 265 3289 1452 140 .. 247 285 446 338 3082 37 192 4649 1178 .. 15308640 " 31893
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 119 .. .. 8 .. .. 5 58 51 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. 87 11 .. 86160 " 359
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 8 .. .. .. 5 .. .. 498 3 .. .. .. .. 256 .. .. .. .. 724 .. .. 747 " 1494
Goods by Weight .. 8779 34 13 175 456 95 746 13616 1405 17 .. 1048 25 353 117 6062 53 45 9063 812 .. .. 42914
" ad valorem .. 31931 9 35 315 775 268 1798 28695 3619 210 1 1146 242 849 268 16814 1290 638 22387 1573 .. .. 112863
Other Duties not specified above .. 5488 25 12 241 150 51 396 5185 1280 11 .. 450 60 99 110 3820 105 62 4910 164 .. .. 22619
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1809 .. 1809
Totals .. 108921 *68 187 3116 4018 830 9507 97753 17539 1089 50 7884 2550 5805 3149 60577 8654 2867 84735 11353 1809 .. 427461
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. 91829 168 244 3058 3295 788 7584 83752 15316 848 51 9737 2243 4713 2873 60269 9384 2367 80455 11046 1526 .. ..
  • 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 4,002 1,879 2,997 4,061 3,642 1,326,480 gallons 16,581
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 81 .. .. .. .. 1,620 lb. 81
Cigars 1s. 6d. per lb. 596 .. .. .. .. 7,947 " 596
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 15 .. .. 125 .. 3,733 " 140
" less 3d. per lb. 1 .. .. .. .. 80 " 1
Totals .. 4,695 1,879 2,997 4,186 3,642 .. 17,399
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. 4,447 1,711 2,548 3,561 3,458 .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 23rd July, 1897. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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23 July 1897
Customs, Excise, Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, 1897
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector