New Zealand Gazette – 1900 – No. 90

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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 30th SEPTEMBER, 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. £19636 .. £135 £964 £514 £443 £4011 £23462 £5174 £607 £7 £2642 £1002 £1932 £1165 £18923 £1218 £1479 £19449 £5296 .. 135074 gal. £108059
" perfumed, " lb. 30s. 121 .. .. .. .. .. 5 148 16 .. .. 6 .. .. .. 106 .. .. 168 4 .. 383 " 574
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1771 .. .. 17 39 .. 371 1475 265 .. .. 99 73 78 19 749 7 .. 2164 86 .. 20609 lb. 7213
Cigarettes * 2900 .. .. 63 199 .. 553 2648 503 .. .. 217 33 78 .. 1634 55 35 2584 273 .. 13457 m. 11775
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 16162 .. 14 728 1954 15 8415 12646 3024 282 .. 1899 560 1391 539 9913 331 281 13250 3181 .. 397629 lb. 69585
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 1153 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11530 " 1153
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 62 .. .. .. 4 .. 18 287 10 .. .. 14 .. .. .. 158 4 .. 109 13 .. 1509 gal. 679
" Australian, " 5s. 292 .. 2 38 40 20 59 385 107 8 .. 18 9 39 .. 317 34 11 538 141 .. 8352 " 2088
" other kinds, " 6s. 595 .. .. 60 4 .. 161 1020 250 3 .. 70 4 22 3 943 16 37 754 249 .. 13987 " 4196
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 664 .. .. 47 .. .. 423 983 95 .. .. 372 .. .. .. 606 .. .. 657 482 .. 43290 " 4329
Tea, ₱ lb. 4d. 2035 .. 27 1 167 .. 130 3284 145 .. .. 98 17 63 13 1418 152 60 2891 57 .. 633480 lb. 10558
" " 2d. 2048 .. .. .. 118 .. 78 3361 94 .. .. 23 24 61 24 711 53 2 2739 41 .. 1125240 " 9377
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 .. .. .. 28 .. .. 9 35 .. .. 120 18 .. 30600 " 255
" roasted, " 5d. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. 480 " 10
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 318 .. .. 2 19 .. 24 353 18 .. .. 32 2 .. 1 137 .. 2 200 33 .. 91280 " 1141
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 20530 .. .. 145 126 49 556 1907 1260 121 .. 149 264 412 286 3141 422 166 3525 1104 .. 16398240 " 4163
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 138 .. .. .. .. .. 11 65 .. .. .. 53 .. .. .. 105 .. .. 194 .. .. 135840 " 566
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 386 1 .. .. .. .. 400 .. .. .. .. 739 2 .. 765 " 1530
Goods by Weight .. 9644 37 .. 157 341 25 866 11267 1207 22 .. 1609 53 96 64 6274 68 92 8562 1289 .. .. 41673
" ad valorem .. 60866 .. 120 695 876 368 2948 58091 3724 448 2 3665 371 1223 229 39710 3056 1196 56814 6201 .. .. 240603
Other Duties .. 3870 3 1 113 220 4 399 6262 672 2 5 1239 95 213 117 4360 242 54 5516 623 .. .. 24010
Parcels Post.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4200 .. 4200
Totals .. .. 142808 40 299 3030 4624 924 14028 128076 16565 1493 14 12234 2507 6008 2504 89243 5658 3415 120974 19093 4200 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1899 .. .. 142380 71 334 2986 5382 906 11592 126808 19692 1639 97 12395 2798 5613 2821 86412 6345 3573 110201 18306 3464 ..

*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 £4,017 £2,117 £3,421 £5,123 £4,149 1,506,160 gallons £18,827
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 596 .. .. .. .. 11,920 lb 596
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 142 149 .. 158 .. 11,973 lb 449
less 3d. per lb. 4 .. .. .. .. 320 " 4
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 7 27 .. .. .. 57 gallons 34
Perfumed Spirits 20s. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Toilet preparations 12s. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" 6s. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 4,766 2,293 3,421 5,281 4,149 .. 19,910
Corresponding Quarter, 1899 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

ERRATUM.—New Zealand Gazette No. 67, 26th July, page 1430, Excise duties, tobacco and cigars, should read: Tobacco.—1s. per lb.; Auckland, £591: total, 11,820 lb., £591. Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff.—1s. 6d. per lb.; Auckland, £23: total, 307 lb., £23.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 15th October, 1900.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 30 September 1900

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 October 1900
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue Statistics, Ports of Entry, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Quarterly Report
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs