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 & Revenue
13 July 1900
Customs, Excise, Revenue, Duties, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector