New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 7

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✨ Customs Duties Statistics



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st December, 1898.

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, 1897.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₱ gal. 16s. 18309 .. 76 1189 621 180 2953 19383 5719 551 65 2364 1165 2265 1415 15380 1324 1361 20006 4559 .. 123606 gal. 98885
" perfumed, " 30s. 132 .. .. .. 4 .. .. 122 25 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 171 4 3 197 .. .. 441 " 661
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1804 12 .. 10 77 .. 198 1096 253 .. .. 152 33 90 80 671 19 .. 1526 54 .. 17350 lb. 6075
Cigarettes * 3125 .. .. 258 154 .. 350 3059 723 22 .. 109 .. 43 22 1320 33 35 2924 .. .. .. 12177
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 14413 4 40 678 1698 57 2286 12627 2874 292 .. 1817 676 1334 761 8989 335 408 12395 2276 .. 365486 lb. 63960
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 1218 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12180 " 1218
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 191 .. .. 9 6 .. 23 400 85 .. .. 18 .. 6 .. 156 5 5 180 4 .. 2373 gal. 1068
" Australian, " 5s. 528 .. 2 84 44 53 87 819 85 32 .. 86 45 154 59 362 77 15 781 158 .. 13884 " 3471
" other kinds, " 6s. 859 .. 1 38 8 .. 112 1163 324 4 4 45 3 34 .. 1062 41 42 709 150 .. 15330 " 4599
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 952 .. .. 106 .. .. 112 1492 318 .. .. 195 4 59 8 871 4 .. 1551 493 .. 61650 " 6165
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 4200 .. 26 50 159 111 138 6358 222 23 8 160 80 198 79 2883 250 3 4541 262 .. 1185060 lb. 19751
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. 174 .. .. .. .. 6 .. 80 .. .. .. 4 .. .. 10 41 .. .. 129 13 .. 54840 " 457
" roasted, " 5d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. 1392 " 29
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 227 .. .. 3 7 4 5 156 15 .. .. 19 1 .. .. 124 .. .. 299 10 .. 69600 " 870
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 22605 67 .. 121 61 62 551 2993 1532 222 .. 385 320 418 316 5526 691 224 6340 1627 .. 5287320 " 44061
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 47 .. .. .. .. .. 3 148 9 .. .. 31 .. .. .. 76 .. .. 109 2 .. 102000 " 425
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 76 .. .. .. 4 .. .. 214 .. .. .. .. .. 288 .. .. .. .. 576 .. .. 579 " 1158
Goods by Weight .. 12605 46 .. 193 900 88 808 16787 2056 29 .. 1644 89 406 97 8698 430 66 12064 1160 .. .. 58166
" ad valorem .. 36513 22 48 590 876 472 1951 35191 2991 297 22 2228 408 739 179 22964 1324 515 27032 2641 .. .. 137003
Other Duties .. 4810 38 .. 66 286 67 302 7861 822 61 .. 234 78 89 115 3461 173 98 6443 675 .. .. 25679
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3475 .. 3475
Totals .. .. .. 122788 189 193 3395 4905 1100 9879 109972 18033 1533 99 9491 2902 6126 3141 72761 4710 2775 97802 14084 3475 ..
Corresponding quarter, 1897 .. .. .. 124337 2 172 3118 5081 1195 10573 112636 16037 1366 59 9803 2802 5607 3272 77720 5478 2969 96154 11567 2602 ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1898 and 1897.

| Year 1898 .. .. .. .. | .. | 490184 | 294 | 1145 | 13024 | 19045 | 3668 | 42080 | 451977 | 66833 | 5089 | 245 | 41923 | 10644 | 23130 | 11804 | 285374 | 20658 | 12105 | 398147 | 52632 | 11725 | .. | 1961726 | .. |
| Year 1897 .. .. .. .. | .. | 485150 | 88 | 1151 | 12244 | 17327 | 3098 | 38127 | 437898 | 64073 | 4377 | 207 | 39786 | 10241 | 23355 | 12366 | 286667 | 18626 | 11980 | 388152 | 48615 | 8632 | .. | 1912160 | .. |



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected by Port for Quarter Ended 31 December 1898

💰 Finance & Revenue
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue, Ports of New Zealand, Quarterly returns, 1898

💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for Years 1898 and 1897

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Customs duties, Annual comparison, Revenue, 1898, 1897, Port statistics