✨ Customs and Excise Duties
RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1900.
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, 1899. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantities. | Revenue. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spirits, ₱ gal. | 16s. | £22376 | £2 | £89 | £1139 | £671 | £338 | £4434 | £24447 | £5785 | £677 | £54 | £2511 | £1136 | £2416 | £1263 | £21066 | £1409 | £1646 | £24858 | £6680 | £.. | 153746 gal. | £122997 |
| " perfumed, " lb. | 90s. | 120 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 168 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 60 | 8 | 1 | 83 | .. | .. | 294 " | 442 |
| Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. | 7s. | 1697 | 1 | .. | 19 | 91 | 23 | 190 | 2021 | 189 | .. | .. | 77 | 48 | 72 | 55 | 893 | 11 | .. | 2035 | 55 | .. | 21363 lb. | 7477 |
| Cigarettes | * | 8300 | .. | .. | 100 | 228 | 44 | 444 | 2944 | 621 | 11 | .. | 206 | 29 | 86 | 11 | 1585 | 66 | 26 | 3019 | 337 | .. | .. | 13057 |
| Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. | 3s. 6d. | 15356 | 2 | 28 | 685 | 1748 | 20 | 2886 | 12815 | 3013 | 555 | .. | 1839 | 460 | 1353 | 618 | 9500 | 881 | 468 | 13766 | 3074 | .. | 391783 lb. | 68562 |
| " unmanufactured, ₱ lb. | 2s. | 1190 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11900 " | 1190 |
| Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. | 9s. | 157 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 15 | 320 | 31 | .. | .. | 33 | 2 | .. | .. | 143 | .. | .. | 145 | 22 | .. | 1940 gal. | 873 |
| " Australian, " | 5s. | 229 | .. | 1 | 47 | 32 | 68 | 57 | 617 | 92 | 24 | 21 | 42 | 17 | 84 | 54 | 372 | 36 | 15 | 428 | 114 | .. | 9400 " | 2350 |
| " other kinds, " | 6s. | 751 | .. | 1 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 146 | 1284 | 193 | 11 | .. | 53 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 1107 | 43 | 52 | 864 | 222 | .. | 16123 " | 4837 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. | 2s. | 772 | .. | .. | 55 | 2 | .. | .. | 1302 | 135 | .. | .. | 42 | .. | .. | 1 | 671 | 32 | .. | 622 | 78 | .. | 37120 " | 3712 |
| Tea, ₱ lb. | 4d. | 5312 | .. | 14 | 19 | 211 | 1 | 197 | 6988 | 149 | 18 | 9 | 131 | 75 | 105 | 60 | 2787 | 153 | 60 | 4793 | 282 | .. | 1281840 lb. | 21364 |
| Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. | 2d. | 196 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 10 | 51 | .. | .. | 250 | 18 | .. | 75600 " | 630 |
| " roasted, " | 5d. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 528 " | 11 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb | 3d. | 276 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 15 | 276 | 19 | .. | .. | 20 | 8 | .. | .. | 106 | 4 | .. | 241 | 30 | .. | 80160 " | 1002 |
| Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. | ½d. | 21216 | .. | .. | 142 | 155 | 63 | 575 | 2498 | 1265 | 182 | .. | 210 | 267 | 412 | 355 | 3194 | 597 | 198 | 6038 | 1680 | .. | 18742560 " | 39047 |
| Glucose, ₱ lb. | 1d. | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 175 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83 | 9 | .. | 78720 " | 328 |
| Opium, ₱ lb. | 40s. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 294 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 513 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 960 | .. | .. | 900 " | 1799 |
| Goods by Weight | .. | 9882 | 49 | .. | 152 | 628 | 41 | 808 | 13139 | 1520 | 14 | 9 | 1174 | 76 | 249 | 55 | 6680 | 194 | 53 | 9031 | 971 | .. | .. | 44725 |
| " ad valorem | .. | 30104 | 41 | 107 | 609 | 1148 | 500 | 2218 | 36528 | 2418 | 381 | 12 | 1805 | 394 | 729 | 257 | 21995 | 1954 | 686 | 27197 | 2149 | .. | .. | 131232 |
| Other Duties | .. | 5057 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 395 | 41 | 385 | 7850 | 1021 | 89 | .. | 232 | 202 | 172 | 108 | 2436 | 232 | 342 | 5600 | 971 | .. | .. | 25194 |
| Parcels Post .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3295 | .. | 3295 |
| Totals | .. | .. | 118093 | 97 | 242 | 3064 | 5329 | 1147 | 12372 | 113762 | 16451 | 1962 | 105 | 8384 | 2734 | 6217 | 2850 | 72648 | 5120 | 3547 | 100013 | 16692 | 3295 | .. |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1899 .. | .. | .. | 108801 | 68 | 212 | 2832 | 4655 | 1042 | 10159 | 109947 | 17484 | 1681 | 87 | 8629 | 2624 | 5993 | 2975 | 68734 | 3884 | 3021 | 89700 | 15071 | 3117 | .. |
- 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, 1899. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantities. | Revenue. | |||||||
| Beer | 3d. per gallon | £4,399 | £2,279 | £3,406 | £5,230 | £3,950 | 1,541,120 gallons | £19,264 |
| Tobacco | 1s. per lb. | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 460 lb | 23 |
| Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff | 1s. 6d. per lb. | 591 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,880 " | 591 |
| Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit | 9d. per lb. | 173 | 82 | .. | 83 | .. | 9,013 " | 338 |
| less | 3d. per lb. | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 400 " | 5 |
| Culinary and Flavouring Essences | 12s. per gallon | 5 | 21 | .. | .. | .. | 43 gallons | 26 |
| Perfumed Spirits | 20s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Toilet preparations | 12s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals | .. | 5,195 | 2,882 | 3,406 | 5,314 | 3,950 | .. | 20,247 |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1899 | .. | 4,827 | 2,105 | 3,228 | 4,872 | 3,941 | .. | .. |
Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 13th July, 1900.
W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
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💰 Customs and Excise Duties collected during the quarter ended 30th June, 1900
💰 Finance & Revenue13 July 1900
Customs, Excise, Revenue, Duties, Ports, New Zealand
- W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector
NZ Gazette 1900, No 67