New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 42

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties Statistics



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st March, 1899.

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, 1898.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₱ gal. 16s. £15053 £6 £52 £1056 £449 £192 £2595 £18384 £4866 £453 £43 £2230 £724 £1734 £878 £15756 £1159 £1267 £17820 £3837 .. 110692 gal. £88554
" perfumed, 30s. 115 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 117 .. .. .. 12 .. .. .. 58 .. .. 140 3 .. 299 " 448
*Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1416 .. .. 42 60 .. 129 1478 419 .. .. 138 86 80 136 999 12 .. 2115 62 .. 20491 lb. 7172
Cigarettes * 3220 .. .. 131 259 5 372 3167 788 22 .. 184 33 43 22 1432 77 17 2953 88 .. .. 12813
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 14023 .. 30 675 1572 49 2031 11948 3003 290 .. 1814 563 1275 652 8926 363 428 12340 2175 .. 355183 lb. 62157
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 1087 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10870 " 1087
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 142 .. .. 5 .. .. 15 302 6 .. .. 9 .. 4 .. 165 .. .. 72 9 .. 1620 gal. 729
" Australian, 5s. 307 .. .. 48 27 34 79 645 142 23 .. 69 28 102 55 513 51 28 612 91 .. 11416 " 2854
" other kinds, 6s. 636 .. .. 43 7 .. 112 1123 191 .. .. 85 6 26 8 1030 40 15 622 198 .. 13807 " 4142
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 691 .. .. 68 .. .. 257 1086 236 .. .. 108 .. 31 .. 518 20 12 615 95 .. 37370 " 3737
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 3836 .. 26 24 211 36 159 6535 195 3 .. 199 58 145 81 2418 210 46 4572 279 .. 1141980 lb. 19033
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 123 .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 9 .. .. 4 .. .. 7 55 .. .. 145 7 .. 51960 " 433
" roasted, 5d. 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 672 " 14
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 295 .. .. 2 6 .. 13 223 16 .. .. 5 10 .. .. 140 4 .. 274 43 .. 82480 " 1031
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 21652 70 .. 145 70 62 654 3334 1633 215 .. 611 362 502 425 5249 713 419 7731 1898 .. 21957600 " 45745
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 35 .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 204 .. 11 256 2 .. 137320 " 568
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 13 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 224 .. .. .. .. .. 336 .. .. .. .. 865 1 .. 720 " 1440
Goods by Weight .. 8978 5 .. 148 634 31 657 12099 1395 6 .. 683 124 528 90 4708 289 70 8678 933 .. .. 40056
" ad valorem .. 50970 4 161 771 868 272 2301 49608 4726 327 3 2405 539 1096 136 29505 2612 912 39914 5629 .. .. 192759
Other Duties .. 4864 14 1 71 122 28 206 5854 447 15 5 182 63 35 57 3307 403 133 4444 488 .. .. 20739
Parcels Post.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3124 .. £3124
Totals .. £127469 99 270 3230 4288 709 9580 116262 18081 1354 51 8738 2596 5937 2547 74983 5953 3358 104168 15838 3124 .. 508635
Corresponding Quarter, 1898 .. £123657 7 321 2991 4590 870 10835 118822 15734 1074 43 11431 2267 5724 2758 75237 5454 3542 107038 14100 2596 .. 509091
Financial Year, 1898–99 .. £493997 386 1093 13263 18743 3507 40825 449417 69180 5369 253 39231 10974 29343 11593 285120 21157 11921 395278 54370 12253 .. 1961273
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

EXCISE DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1898.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon £4,436 £2,333 £3,677 £5,140 £4,683 1,622,120 gallons £20,269
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 600 .. .. .. .. 12,000 lb. 600
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 18 .. .. .. .. 240 " 18
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 58 75 .. 161 .. 7,840 " 294
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 10 6 .. .. .. 26⅔ gallons 16
Totals .. 5,122 2,414 3,677 5,301 4,683 .. 21,197
Corresponding Quarter, 1898 .. 5,133 2,309 3,358 4,971 4,309 .. 20,080
Financial Year, 1898–99 .. 19,981 9,103 13,654 20,051 17,168 .. 79,957

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 31 March 1899

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Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue Collection, Port Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Quarterly Report, 1899
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector