New Zealand Gazette – 1901 – No. 94

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✨ Customs and Excise Revenue Statistics



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 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. £23405 .. £147 £1192 £785 £279 £5565 £26900 £5658 £862 .. £3077 £1609 £2831 £1400 £23067 £1421 £1803 £23512 £6606 .. 162649 gal. £130119
" perfumed, " 30s. 182 .. .. 16 1 .. 2 136 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 5 3 176 4 .. 429 " 644
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1814 .. .. 38 112 .. 288 1758 254 .. .. 125 104 106 88 963 10 .. 2116 181 .. 22734 lb. 7957
Cigarettes * 3508 .. .. 155 313 .. 560 3438 552 .. .. 262 11 120 33 1809 85 35 2851 407 .. .. 14139
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 17462 .. 33 742 2088 106 3268 13709 3177 367 .. 2428 516 1637 619 10066 407 438 14145 3254 .. 425497 lb. 74462
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 1647 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16470 " 1647
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 180 .. .. 19 .. .. 49 280 9 5 .. 23 9 5 4 271 2 5 105 13 .. 2175 gal. 979
" Australian, " 5s. 466 .. .. 71 27 52 67 631 201 95 6 88 100 83 58 663 43 34 531 64 .. 13120 " 3280
" other kinds, " 6s. 601 .. .. 72 8 .. 176 1106 260 21 .. 27 10 19 .. 1215 43 42 749 220 .. 15230 " 4569
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 885 .. .. 65 .. .. 396 1495 240 12 .. 529 .. .. .. 467 36 .. 698 39 .. 48620 " 4862
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 3866 .. 10 25 151 2 293 5595 162 6 .. 184 45 57 28 1995 149 29 3851 163 .. 1993320 lb. 16611
Coffee, raw, ₱ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" roasted, " 3d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 480 lb. 6
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb. 3d. 248 .. .. 4 17 3 21 418 63 .. .. 64 6 .. .. 122 3 .. 361 11 .. 107280 " 1341
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 21425 .. .. 212 47 54 577 2768 1267 154 .. 320 308 450 177 3677 325 174 4880 1345 .. 18316800 " 38160
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 238 .. .. .. .. .. .. 97 .. .. .. 37 .. .. .. 57 .. .. 243 .. .. 161280 " 672
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 132 .. .. .. .. .. .. 611 2 .. .. 2 .. 512 .. 6 .. .. 745 .. .. 1005 " 2010
Goods by Weight .. 8239 .. .. 171 493 58 790 11422 1337 10 1 1308 57 82 56 4328 110 69 6240 659 .. .. 35450
" ad valorem .. 60714 .. 32 840 2170 521 3422 73843 5229 487 3 3806 295 1599 414 41102 3930 1426 56973 6695 .. .. 263501
Other Duties .. 3007 .. .. 70 102 29 174 4748 471 18 3 430 81 72 31 2657 291 87 3073 399 .. .. 15743
Parcels Post.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5463 .. 5463
Totals .. .. 148020 .. 222 3692 6314 1104 15648 148959 18887 2037 13 12710 3151 7573 2908 92580 6860 4145 121249 20060 5463 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1900 .. .. 142808 40 299 3030 4624 924 14028 128076 16565 1493 14 12234 2507 6008 2504 89243 5658 5415 120974 19093 4200 ..

*17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

†And, at 4d. per pound, £10,550.

‡At 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 £3,947 £2,121 £3,832 £5,474 £3,948 1,545,760 gallons £19,322
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 682 .. .. .. .. 13,640 lb 682
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 49 .. .. .. .. 653 " 49
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 179 216 .. 279 4 18,080 " 678
less 3d. per lb. 4 .. .. .. .. 320 " 4
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon .. 44 .. .. .. 73 gallons 44
Totals .. 4,861 2,381 3,832 5,753 3,952 .. 20,779
Corresponding Quarter, 1900 .. 4,766 2,293 3,421 5,281 4,149 .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 24th October, 1901.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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

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24 October 1901
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