Customs and Excise Duties Revenue




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1902.

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, 1901.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₱ gal. 16s. £24430 .. £103 £1405 £875 £2 £6366 £28405 £6022 £992 .. £3141 £1221 £2636 £1287 £21679 £1276 £1788 £24413 £6326 .. 165459 gal. £132367
" perfumed, " 30s. 48 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 127 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 7 .. 41 .. .. 181 " 272
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1572 .. .. 62 113 .. 167 1478 108 .. .. 104 26 65 40 975 8 .. 1851 46 .. 18900 lb. 6615
Cigarettes * 3724 .. .. 164 416 .. 755 4151 613 .. .. 228 88 163 55 1916 59 18 3038 225 .. .. 15613
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 16085 .. 14 787 1993 70 2873 13986 3136 363 .. 2167 561 1466 662 10264 392 418 14441 2887 .. 414655 lb. 72565
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 783 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7830 " 783
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 239 .. .. 11 5 .. 49 409 40 .. .. 23 .. 9 .. 143 .. 4 158 41 .. 2514 gal. 1131
" Australian, " 5s. 375 .. .. 33 45 .. 71 743 105 39 .. 55 67 93 44 333 52 14 451 74 .. 10376 " 2594
" other kinds, " 6s. 792 .. .. 32 15 11 161 1294 238 16 3 88 8 54 8 1191 37 28 704 178 .. 16193 " 4858
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 908 .. .. 199 20 .. 202 1701 171 30 .. 94 .. .. .. 640 44 .. 763 142 .. 49140 " 4914
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 1979 .. 1 6 165 1 54 3410 106 23 2 34 36 42 28 1097 71 .. 2531 121 .. 1164840 lb. 9707
Coffee, roasted, ₱ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 " 1
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb. 3d. 442 .. .. .. 13 .. 14 664 79 4 .. 8 .. .. .. 174 2 .. 307 37 .. 139520 " 1744
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ½d. 27547 .. .. 214 9 88 730 2350 1534 175 .. 268 337 383 332 1748 538 159 4261 1501 .. 20243520 " 42174
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 140 .. .. .. .. .. 6 67 .. .. .. 27 .. .. .. 160 .. .. 226 .. .. 150240 " 626
Opium, ₱ lb. 40s. 11 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 " 21
Goods by Weight .. 10281 2 .. 84 441 33 447 10609 1205 68 2 674 43 69 40 5156 79 45 6818 843 .. .. 36939
" ad valorem .. 42450 .. 148 433 1216 308 2416 40153 2411 280 9 1500 583 491 140 22816 1388 488 26402 2458 .. .. 146090
Other Duties .. 2605 17 .. 40 78 11 190 4256 284 26 .. 60 58 77 26 2578 332 49 2988 453 .. .. 14128
Parcels Post.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4381 .. 4381
Totals .. £134411 19 266 3470 5407 524 14501 113813 16052 2016 16 8471 3028 5548 2662 70917 4285 3011 89393 15332 4381 .. 497523
Corresponding Quarter, 1901 .. .. £117471 19 142 3098 5058 788 13699 104799 14969 1825 19 7361 3028 6661 2582 69921 4600 3535 89721 15813 4825 ..

*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, 1901.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon £4,664 £2,208 £3,941 £5,959 £4,156 1,674,240 gallons £20,928
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 494 .. .. .. .. 9,880 lb 494
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 88 .. .. .. .. 1,173 " 88
Cigarettes, made by hand 1s. per lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 166 130 .. 171 .. 12,453 lb 467
" less 3d. per lb. 3 .. .. .. .. 240 " 3
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 7 77 .. .. .. 140 gallons 84
Toilet preparations 6s. per gallon .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 5,422 2,415 3,941 6,130 4,156 .. 22,064
Corresponding Quarter, 1901 .. .. 5,123 2,623 4,219 6,479 4,164 ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 28th July, 1902. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand for Quarter Ended 30 June 1902

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28 July 1902
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue return, Quarterly statistics, Ports of New Zealand
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs