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, 1901.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverly 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. £23272 .. £90 £1226 £604 £177 £5230 £25979 £5458 £874 .. £2508 £1461 £2522 £1225 £20744 £1745 £1825 £23011 £6457 .. 1555510 gal. £124408
" perfumed, " 30s. 80 .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 111 .. .. 75 .. .. 229 " 344
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1740 .. .. 7 63 .. 251 1714 201 .. .. 83 66 98 42 958 17 .. 1406 67 .. 19180 lb. 6713
Cigarettes * 4126 .. .. 171 295 13 562 3222 678 11 .. 228 7 149 22 1767 63 26 3174 333 .. .. 14847
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 16245 2 11 808 2031 73 3198 12970 3037 462 .. 1846 529 1479 612 10307 332 503 14550 2751 .. 409977 lb. 71746
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 1317 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1317
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 255 .. .. .. 5 .. 45 491 49 9 .. .. .. 9 .. 284 5 .. 139 18 .. 13170 " 1317
" Australian, " 5s. 278 .. 2 26 49 8 108 1257 90 7 .. 61 31 140 39 257 46 21 467 191 .. 2909 gal. 1309
" other kinds, " 6s. 860 .. 8 48 .. .. 98 1057 165 4 .. 46 8 26 8 945 16 42 573 169 .. 12312 " 3078
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 945 .. .. 48 .. .. 228 1338 116 8 .. 152 54 .. .. 677 5 1 978 21 .. 13577 " 4073
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 2576 .. 13 1 141 4 92 3340 129 7 2 52 .. 65 21 1265 64 40 2297 169 .. 1233360 lb. 10278
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" roasted, " 3d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4 13 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1840 lb. 23
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb 3d. 314 .. .. 5 9 .. 23 292 37 .. .. .. 4 3 .. 198 8 .. 239 44 .. 94080 " 1176
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 22785 .. .. 189 147 52 594 2357 1539 154 .. 131 304 448 384 3201 547 162 4438 1400 .. 18639360 " 38832
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 171 .. .. 153 .. .. 141840 " 591
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 32 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 521 .. .. .. .. .. 352 .. .. .. .. 513 .. .. 711 " 1423
Goods by Weight .. 6465 5 3 108 349 30 688 9386 771 10 2 458 60 64 28 4321 108 36 6301 963 .. .. 30156
" ad valorem .. 33376 8 15 411 1248 412 2246 36597 2374 256 13 1734 366 1095 156 22674 1548 719 29083 2879 .. .. 187210
Other Duties .. 2734 4 .. 50 116 19 328 3990 325 23 2 58 138 211 45 2041 96 159 2324 351 .. .. 13014
Parcels Post.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4825
Totals .. .. 117471 19 142 3098 5058 788 13699 104799 14969 1825 19 7361 3028 6661 2582 69921 4600 3535 89721 15813 4825 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1900 .. .. 118093 97 242 3064 5329 1147 12372 113762 16451 1962 105 8384 2734 6217 2850 72648 5120 3547 100013 16692 3295 ..

*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 £4,099 £2,458 £4,219 £6,235 £4,148 1,692,720 gallons £21,159
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 741 .. .. .. .. 14,820 lb 741
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 80 .. .. .. .. 1,166 " 80
Cigarettes made by hand 1s. per lb. 6 .. .. .. .. 120 " 6
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 181 154 .. 244 7 15,626 " 586
less 3d. per lb. 3 1 .. .. .. 320 " 4
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 13 10 .. .. .. 38 gallons 23
Toilet preparations 6s. per gallon .. .. .. .. 9 15 " 9
Totals .. .. 5,123 2,623 4,219 6,479 4,164 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1900 .. .. 5,195 2,382 3,406 5,314 3,950 ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 22nd July, 1901.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in Quarter Ended 30 June 1901

💰 Finance & Revenue
22 July 1901
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue Returns, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Port Revenue, Quarterly Report, 1901
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs
  • John Mackay, Government Printer