New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 7

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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 DECEMBER, 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. 18402 .. 50 1200 575 266 2970 19728 4817 508 42 2099 1147 2113 1366 15079 1327 1115 18811 3854 .. 119336 gal. 95469
" perfumed, " 30s. 106 .. .. .. .. .. .. 191 3 .. .. 1 .. 5 .. 90 .. .. 177 .. .. 382 " 573
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1682 .. .. 18 51 .. 128 1374 128 .. .. 127 65 55 160 851 23 20 1654 29 .. 18185 lb. 6365
Cigarettes * 3004 .. .. 105 179 .. 434 2608 591 22 .. 153 .. 9 .. 1844 55 35 2576 .. .. .. 11115
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 14586 2 36 583 1573 85 2536 11749 3204 310 .. 1290 646 1227 751 8426 385 593 12232 1981 .. 355057 lb. 62135
" raw, for manufacture, ₱ lb. 2s. 1511 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15110 " 1511
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 185 .. .. 11 .. .. 32 355 9 .. .. 4 5 .. .. 162 .. .. 123 .. .. 1969 gal. 886
" Australian, " 5s. 460 .. 2 44 44 24 60 956 159 41 .. 89 10 153 84 851 66 25 543 132 .. 12972 " 3243
" other kinds, " 6s. 871 .. .. 47 18 .. 125 1316 224 .. 4 102 32 33 8 926 43 23 649 110 .. 15103 " 4531
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 1243 .. .. 90 .. .. 255 1780 321 8 .. 266 .. 47 .. 696 26 4 867 190 .. 57930 " 5793
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 3812 .. 21 60 200 122 105 6228 186 .. .. 178 19 122 90 2618 209 18 4206 192 .. 1103160 lb. 18386
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 111 .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 51 .. .. 2 .. .. 12 42 .. .. 195 12 .. 59040 " 492
" roasted, " 5d. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 836 " 7
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 256 .. .. .. 7 2 26 299 11 .. .. 37 6 .. .. 66 .. .. 197 14 .. 73680 " 921
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. 4d. 20182 .. .. 184 .. 60 436 3609 1470 126 .. 649 285 349 359 5203 425 288 6260 1562 .. 19870560 " 41397
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 84 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 28 .. .. 11 .. .. .. 42 .. .. 59 .. .. 60000 " 250
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 358 .. .. .. .. .. 384 .. 4 .. .. 768 .. .. 761 " 1528
Goods by Weight .. 13615 .. .. 148 912 109 693 17633 1802 45 2 2360 115 313 52 9497 540 34 11752 1010 .. .. 60632
" ad valorem .. 39428 .. 62 422 1299 470 2553 39067 2643 273 11 2164 313 598 356 27895 1955 852 29272 2007 .. .. 151640
Other Duties not specified above .. 4790 .. 1 206 220 57 220 5290 390 33 .. 271 159 199 34 4426 424 72 5813 474 .. .. 23079
Parcels Post Duties .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2602 .. 2602
Totals .. 124337 2 172 3118 5081 1195 10573 112636 16037 1366 59 9803 2802 5607 3272 77720 5478 2969 96154 11567 2602 .. 492550
Corresponding Quarter, 1896 .. 115393 10 202 3162 4637 968 8909 107631 18201 999 32 9670 2231 6205 2983 70951 4256 3330 90720 11552 2289 .. ..
  • 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 1897 and 1896.

Year 1897 .. .. .. .. 485150 88 1151 12244 17327 3098 38127 437898 64073 4377 207 39786 10241 23355 12366 286667 18626 11980 388152 48615 8632 .. 1912160 1897
Year 1896 .. .. .. .. 488847 247 1106 11756 14666 3167 32277 385933 66994 3468 170 38892 8770 21805 11756 277398 16873 11251 364318 48289 7090 .. 1765078 1896


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