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 DECEMBER, 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. 20741 .. 87 1205 725 173 4145 22975 5633 397 .. 2853 1235 1987 1332 17214 1247 1510 21234 6166 .. 138574 gal. £110859
" perfumed, " 30s. 205 .. .. .. 11 .. .. 266 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 3 .. 144 5 .. 473 " 709
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2055 .. .. 1 107 .. 290 1746 181 .. .. 169 75 79 80 1501 23 9 2293 82 .. 24831 lb. 8691
Cigarettes * 4281 .. .. 168 212 18 428 2943 789 11 .. 175 7 140 22 1718 85 35 2866 300 .. .. 14198
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 16001 .. 21 733 1996 28 3051 12956 3340 461 .. 2108 530 1434 678 9371 370 460 13790 3094 .. 402411 " 70422
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 1395 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13950 " 1395
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 297 .. .. .. .. .. 43 407 13 .. .. 18 .. .. .. 317 3 .. 171 15 .. 2853 gal. 1284
" Australian, " 5s. 429 .. 4 52 69 39 118 1359 181 29 .. 102 78 160 65 490 57 30 867 173 .. 17008 " 4252
" other kinds, " 6s. 861 .. .. 50 21 .. 227 1092 231 15 .. 112 9 45 .. 938 38 41 697 193 .. 15233 " 4570
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 1010 .. .. 68 .. .. 165 1444 235 4 .. 77 .. .. .. 604 20 20 846 458 .. 49510 " 4951
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 2001 .. 18 3 68 67 81 2711 22 6 80 50 55 26 1146 120 25 1257 151 .. 924600 lb. 7705†
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" roasted, " 3d. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 400 " 5
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 194 .. .. 9 19 3 5 314 39 .. .. 48 4 .. .. 134 6 1 259 19 .. 84320 " 1054
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 27588 .. .. 194 187 57 678 2829 1503 335 .. 418 338 334 271 4017 545 156 5183 1501 .. 22144320 " 46134
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 52 .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. .. 56 .. .. .. 155 .. .. 150 .. .. 105120 " 438
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 52 .. .. .. .. .. .. 379 .. .. .. .. .. 432 .. 2 .. .. 704 1 .. 785 " 1570
Goods by Weight .. 10470 13 .. 145 836 50 961 16079 1471 30 .. 1174 72 94 43 6349 564 64 8866 1046 .. .. 48327
" ad valorem .. 38305 17 65 941 2012 660 4488 55576 3645 548 12 2535 563 1493 270 35898 3262 1037 30854 3659 .. .. 185840
Other Duties .. 2527 2 .. 37 119 4 3826 13 .. 112 223 28 1135 500 32 2623 455 .. .. 11053†
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5581 .. 5581
Totals .. .. .. 128408 32 195 3606 6382 1099 14554 126929 16999 1865 18 9481 3073 6476 2815 81055 6843 3420 92725 17319 5581 528875†
Corresponding Quarter, 1899 .. .. .. 120169 42 250 3239 6024 1097 11151 112059 19336 1526 100 11403 3116 6497 2912 73505 5491 3463 105968 16820 4663 508831
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

† The apparent discrepancies in these totals are due to drawbacks occasioned by change of tariff.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1899 and 1900.

| Year 1900 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 525905 | 238 | 1138 | 13418 | 21281 | 4178 | 53608 | 497104 | 68679 | 7197 | 209 | 41722 | 10993 | 24595 | 10885 | 830212 | 24068 | 13350 | 433509 | 71422 | 16642 | .. | 2170354 | 1900 |
| Year 1899 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 498819 | 280 | 1066 | 12288 | 20350 | 3754 | 42482 | 465076 | 74593 | 6201 | 336 | 41166 | 11134 | 24039 | 11254 | 303634 | 21674 | 13415 | 410037 | 66036 | 14368 | .. | 2042002 | 1899 |



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 31 December 1900

💰 Finance & Revenue
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Invercargill, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Port Collections, Quarterly Return, 1900

💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for Years 1899 and 1900

💰 Finance & Revenue
Customs Duties, Annual Comparison, Revenue Statistics, 1899, 1900, National Totals, Tariff Data