Customs and Excise Revenue Returns




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 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. £24123 .. £125 £1587 £1259 £12 £5711 £29045 £5941 £916 .. £2702 £1570 £2801 £1363 £21196 £1803 £1745 £22237 £5574 .. 161512 gal. £129210
" perfumed, " 30s. 247 .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 .. .. .. 13 2 .. .. 89 .. 1 128 9 .. 406 " 609
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1679 .. .. 135 108 .. 173 1729 114 .. .. 68 27 115 91 956 8 .. 1839 49 .. 20260 lb. 7091
Cigarettes * 4378 .. .. .. 496 .. 654 4536 615 .. .. 241 44 131 93 2185 44 26 3331 210 .. 19342 m 16924
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 16694 .. 18 815 1951 100 2843 13618 3246 284 .. 2434 633 1334 618 10200 413 400 13212 2682 .. 408542 lb. 71495
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 959 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9590 " 959
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 148 .. .. 10 .. .. 23 407 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 181 9 15 47 24 .. 1931 gal. 869
" Australian, " 5s. 352 .. 2 55 28 26 52 685 109 31 5 60 55 96 47 466 53 30 459 163 .. 11096 " 2774
" other kinds, " 6s. 624 .. 1 36 28 .. 212 1548 186 9 8 62 18 17 .. 1034 16 58 561 161 .. 15263 " 4579
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 673 .. .. 34 8 .. 285 1941 196 .. 8 116 .. 20 1 674 29 .. 509 89 .. 45750 " 4575
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 3350 .. 14 8 145 .. 36 3556 212 .. 8 56 54 83 22 1344 127 13 2637 142 .. 1416840 lb. 11807
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 240 " 3
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 373 .. .. 3 9 .. 19 368 18 .. .. 8 .. 5 .. 136 .. .. 219 46 .. 96320 " 1204
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 24040 .. .. 120 28 58 434 2087 1205 86 .. 268 345 300 234 2282 460 137 3195 942 .. 17386080 " 36221
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 137 .. .. .. .. .. .. 256 .. .. .. 49 .. .. .. 288 .. .. 124 12 .. 207840 " 866
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 26 " 53
Goods by Weight .. 9156 11 .. 156 526 78 502 10800 1087 16 3 421 46 135 57 6136 115 14 6666 760 .. .. 36685
" ad valorem .. 73260 11 40 954 2410 630 3490 75802 4557 575 7 3826 758 2877 375 45210 3381 1080 43459 4770 .. .. 267472
Other Duties .. 3189 .. 1 30 127 24 216 4427 284 12 .. 77 123 204 28 2837 175 239 2687 446 .. .. 15076
Parcels Post.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5716 .. 5716
Totals .. .. 163359 22 201 3943 7123 928 14650 150947 17770 1929 31 10406 3675 8118 2869 95220 6133 3758 101310 16080 5716 .. 614188
Corresponding Quarter, 1901 .. .. 148020 .. 222 3692 6314 1104 15648 148959 18887 2037 13 12710 3151 7573 2908 92580 6860 4145 121249 20060 5463 .. ..
  • 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 £4,302 £2,261 £3,560 £5,776 £4,172 1,605,680 gallons £20,071
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 446 .. .. .. .. 8,920 lb 446
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 200 161 .. 259 4 16,640 lb 624
less 3d. per lb. 5 .. .. .. .. 400 " 5
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon .. 12 .. .. .. 20 gallons 12
Totals .. 4,953 2,434 3,560 6,035 4,176 .. 21,158
Corresponding Quarter, 1901 .. 4,861 2,381 3,832 5,753 3,952 .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 14th October, 1902.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected During Quarter Ended 30 September 1902

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 October 1902
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue returns, Quarterly statistics, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Ports of New Zealand
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector