New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 37

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✨ Customs and Excise Revenue Statistics



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 31st March, 1898.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganni. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton and Christchurch. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Parcels Post. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1897.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₱ gal. 16s. 15830 .. 73 1109 612 196 3132 17714 4490 418 33 2551 811 1627 1067 14376 1320 1086 17799 4171 .. 110519 gal. 88415
" perfumed, " 30s. 66 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 30 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 83 .. .. 88 .. .. 183 " 274
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2132 .. .. 9 59 .. 91 1932 262 .. .. 209 14 46 66 794 17 .. 1894 14 .. 21540 lb. 7539
Cigarettes * 3204 .. .. 118 210 .. 328 2404 608 22 .. 263 22 44 22 1061 55 26 2712 .. .. 12684500 11099
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 14797 .. 45 565 1551 40 2380 12013 2625 175 .. 1823 543 1243 649 7878 301 513 11213 1941 .. 344543 lb. 60295
" raw, for manufacture, ₱ lb. 2s. 1114 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11140 " 1114
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 170 .. .. 7 5 .. 37 302 51 .. .. 19 .. 15 5 118 9 .. 95 .. .. 1818 gal. 818
" Australian, " 5s. 315 .. 5 43 19 22 83 672 172 11 .. 80 30 28 29 360 53 58 647 148 .. 11048 " 2762
" other kinds, " 6s. 874 .. .. 72 17 .. 129 1126 262 .. .. 57 16 28 3 848 72 11 668 159 .. 14473 " 4342
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 872 .. .. 48 .. .. 162 1307 215 .. .. 270 .. 18 16 522 8 .. 765 343 .. 45460 " 4546
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 4105 .. 11 14 350 33 267 6253 229 5 .. 227 65 129 67 2826 252 9 4424 214 .. 1168300 lb. 19480
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 113 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 74 36 .. .. 7 .. .. 15 76 .. .. 192 15 .. 63720 " 531
" roasted, " 5d. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 288 " 6
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 129 .. .. 4 5 .1 4 171 17 .. .. 13 1 .. .. 105 3 .. 172 .. .. 50000 " 625
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 20396 .. .. 184 42 49 672 8364 1685 107 .. 338 306 375 299 4698 358 240 7089 1868 .. 20193600 " 42070
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 35 .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 3 .. .. 22 .. .. .. 107 .. .. 161 8 .. 97920 " 408
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 10 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 402 .. .. .. .. .. 512 .. .. .. .. 780 .. .. 852½ " 1705
Goods by Weight .. 8686 4 5 171 455 44 737 10737 1250 32 10 1688 84 343 97 6837 110 96 9501 1079 .. .. 41956
" ad valorem .. 46368 .. 182 576 1008 458 2440 52013 3297 265 .. 3596 301 1266 366 29625 2580 1313 41310 3722 .. .. 190696
Other Duties not specified above .. 4438 3 .. 70 256 24 372 8236 532 39 .. 263 74 78 57 4920 316 190 7528 418 .. .. 27814
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2596 .. 2596
Totals .. 123657 7 321 2991 4590 870 10835 118822 15734 1074 43 11431 2267 5724 2758 75237 5454 3542 107038 14100 2596 .. 509091
Corresponding Quarter, 1897 .. 120950 4 441 3103 4080 706 8380 114426 14998 833 33 10360 2111 5639 3269 72197 4945 2856 105555 12600 2135 .. ..
Financial Year, 1897–98 .. 487857 91 1031 12132 17837 3262 40582 442294 64809 4618 217 40857 10397 23440 11855 289707 19135 12666 389635 50115 9093 .. ..

*17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per oz. for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

EXCISE DUTIES.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Districts. Totals. Corresponding Quarter, 1897.
£ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon 4,469 2,243 3,358 4,841 4,309 1,537,600 gallons 19,220
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 589 .. .. .. .. 11,780 lb. 589
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 54 .. .. .. .. 720 " 54
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 21 66 .. 130 .. 5,786 " 217
Totals .. 5,133 2,309 3,358 4,971 4,309 .. 20,080
Corresponding Quarter, 1897 .. 4,965 2,047 3,311 4,774 4,470 .. ..
Financial Year, 1897–98 .. 20,119 8,401 12,907 18,026 16,357 .. ..

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 18th May, 1898.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties for Quarter Ended 31 March 1898

💰 Finance & Revenue
18 May 1898
Revenue, Statistics, Customs, Excise, Duties, Imports, Ports, Quarterly Return
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector