New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 48

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1901.

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, 1900.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. 18700 .. 7 1233 681 396 4113 20917 4593 670 .. 2126 1101 1939 1135 18082 1232 1432 18657 5689 .. 128378 gal. 102703
" perfumed, " ℔ 30s. 57 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 152 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 .. .. 87 .. .. 221 " 332
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 2329 .. .. 25 73 .. 366 2068 225 .. .. 73 39 112 64 1101 20 .. 2650 153 .. 26566 lb. 9298
Cigarettes * 3824 .. .. 166 276 26 637 3910 634 22 .. 241 44 156 22 1740 33 26 3134 298 .. .. 15189
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 16291 .. 23 689 1665 102 3139 12694 3016 430 .. 1873 501 1277 504 10363 378 412 13558 3460 .. 402143 lb. 70375
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 964 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9640 " 964
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 174 .. .. 87 57 34 50 560 31 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 272 2 .. 133 27 .. 2784 gal. 1253
" Australian, " 5s. 392 .. 1 37 28 8 108 729 154 50 5 25 46 74 49 439 67 41 717 151 .. 12901 " 3226
" other kinds, " 6s. 724 .. 1 37 28 8 255 1091 259 .. .. 94 8 61 13 893 58 28 619 206 .. 14610 " 4383
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 750 .. .. 49 .. .. 278 1500 212 12 .. 306 .. .. .. 454 29 16 766 175 .. 45470 " 4547
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 2583 .. 5 21 122 23 114 3216 145 3 .. 90 16 72 25 1604 149 8 2397 146 .. 1288680 lb. 10739
Coffee, raw, ℔ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" roasted, " 3d. 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 960 lb. 12
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb 3d. 335 .. .. .. 6 .. 7 291 31 .. .. 50 11 .. .. 84 7 .. 197 27 .. 83680 " 1046
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 27034 .. .. 259 187 87 764 2777 1790 182 .. 311 292 593 423 3828 702 272 5274 2176 .. 22536480 " 46951
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 121 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. 56 .. 416 .. 66 .. .. 290 .. .. 131040 " 546
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 336 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 785 .. .. 769 " 1539
Goods by Weight .. 7631 2 151 144 377 64 732 11346 947 1 10 919 95 110 63 5972 284 46 7233 1164 .. .. 37140
" ad valorem .. 56995 99 .. 710 1662 338 3202 67980 4823 539 7 3216 431 1702 358 38802 4011 1571 52417 5842 .. .. 244856
Other Duties .. 3668 14 .. 59 67 33 300 4236 349 4 11 314 59 94 179 2395 345 172 3007 576 .. .. 15882
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5274 .. 5274
Totals .. .. 142577 115 188 3480 5204 1111 14065 133823 17210 1913 33 9698 2643 6606 2835 86128 7317 4024 111921 20090 5274 .. 576255
Corresponding Quarter, 1900 .. .. 136596 70 401 3718 4946 1008 12655 128337 18663 1877 71 11624 2679 5894 2716 87266 6446 2969 119798 18318 3566 .. ..
Financial Year, 1900–1
.. .. 531886 284 925 13179 21539 4280 55019 502590 67226 7233 171 39796 10958 25307 11004 329073 24938 14405 425632 73194 18351 .. 2176990
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

† Duty, 4d. per pound.

‡ Duty, 5d. per pound.

EXCISE DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1900.
£ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon 4,418 2,585 4,092 6,353 4,877 1,786,000 gallons 22,325
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 533 .. .. .. .. 10,660 lb 533
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 86 65 .. 53 .. 5,440 lb 204
less 3d. per lb. 6 .. .. .. .. 480 " 6
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 7 39 .. .. .. 76 gallons 46
Totals .. 5,050 2,689 4,092 6,406 4,877 .. 23,114
Corresponding Quarter, 1900 .. 5,606 2,748 4,196 5,935 4,872 .. ..
Financial Year, 1900–1 .. 20,673 10,129 15,725 23,846 18,668 .. 89,041

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 1st May, 1901.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 31 March 1901

💰 Finance & Revenue
1 May 1901
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue returns, Port collections, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Financial year 1900–1
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs