New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 93

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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, 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. £20215 £.. £93 £1203 £640 £55 £2782 £19320 £4385 £341 £57 £2400 £1342 £2017 £1137 £16047 £1200 £1451 £19450 £4017 £.. 122687 gal. £98150
" perfumed, " 30s. 125 .. .. .. .. .. 112 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. 1 157 3 .. 307 " 461
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1713 .. .. .. 43 .. 48 1763 220 2 .. 160 .. 71 37 469 36 .. 1977 29 .. 18766 lb. 6568
Cigarettes * 2684 .. .. 132 131 .. 252 2324 534 11 .. 92 .. .. .. 1056 44 26 2367 .. .. .. 9653
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 14324 .. 45 633 1501 66 2373 11804 2496 130 .. 1539 751 1214 680 7880 312 476 12302 1934 .. 345486 lb. 60460
" raw, for manufacture, ₱ lb. 2s. 1254 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12540 " 1254
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 126 .. .. 13 .. .. 4 344 27 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 189 16 .. 82 .. .. 1787 gal. 804
" Australian, " 5s. 552 .. 5 38 8 .. 39 582 93 .. .. 89 33 111 44 423 42 13 444 115 .. 10324 " 2581
" other kinds, " 6s. 956 .. .. 15 15 .. 126 1161 249 .. .. 110 3 38 10 966 8 12 598 168 .. 14783 " 4435
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 966 .. .. 68 .. .. 80 1173 188 .. .. 248 .. 3 12 589 7 .. 639 358 .. 43310 " 4331
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 4631 .. 27 39 274 17 159 6571 182 17 .. 124 54 130 83 2704 121 85 4205 216 .. 1178340 lb. 19639
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 194 .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 18 .. .. 6 .. .. 13 73 .. .. 237 22 .. 81120 " 676
" roasted, " 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 48 " 1
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 199 .. 1 4 5 2 3 251 29 .. .. 71 .. .. .. 119 4 .. 270 10 .. 77440 " 968
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 16326 .. .. 123 89 49 317 2018 1257 79 .. 161 243 414 328 5253 168 157 4653 1096 .. 15710880 " 32731
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. 52 .. .. 100 .. .. 77760 " 324
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 268 .. .. .. .. .. 272 .. .. .. .. 675 .. .. 608 " 1217
Goods by Weight .. 9581 3 12 174 487 38 643 11483 1320 54 .. 1418 43 453 66 5830 144 26 8838 1000 .. .. 41613
" ad valorem .. 51296 9 128 365 761 141 2211 46207 3410 380 3 3766 187 1381 177 29022 2224 1004 38875 3598 .. .. 185145
Other Duties not specified above .. 5700 2 40 99 193 1 630 7589 1088 75 5 1533 122 197 89 5440 223 37 5839 529 .. .. 29431
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2086 .. 2086
Totals .. .. 130942 14 351 2907 4148 367 9667 113083 15499 1089 65 11739 2778 6304 2676 76173 4549 3288 101708 13095 2086 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. .. 124297 62 324 2623 3317 591 8108 102314 17710 682 30 10400 2565 5323 2946 76424 4713 2855 97072 12306 1680 ..

*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 £3,750 £1,778 £2,700 £3,740 £3,529 1,239,760 gallons £15,497
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 669 .. .. .. .. 13,380 lb. 669
Cigars 1s. 6d. per lb. 43 .. .. .. .. 573 " 43
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 69 37 .. 147 .. 6,747 " 253
" less 3d. per lb. .. 1 .. .. .. 80 " 1
Totals .. 4,531 1,816 2,700 3,887 3,529 .. 16,463
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. 4,226 1,725 2,577 3,407 3,495 .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 15th October, 1897. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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15 October 1897
Customs, Excise, Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, 1897, Quarterly return
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector