New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 61

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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 June, 1903.

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, 1902.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. £26160 £4 £100 £1922 £1330 £7 £6652 £28757 £5829 £1012 £2 £2883 £1328 £2494 £1422 £23198 £1691 £1919 £22664 £6414 £.. 169716 gal. £185773
" perfumed, " 30s. 106 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 132 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 .. .. 40 1 .. 224 " 336
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 2127 .. .. .. 103 .. 219 1375 158 13 .. 77 55 56 64 876 20 .. 1219 107 .. 18483 lb. 6469
Cigarettes * 5300 .. .. 276 570 6 1035 5855 897 .. .. 372 98 244 33 2796 88 26 2701 232 .. .. 20529
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 19513 .. 17 868 2337 26 3782 16248 3377 347 .. 2378 704 1488 644 10747 467 461 14900 3189 .. 465674 lb. 81493
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 1125 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11250 " 1125
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 292 .. .. 22 .. .. 18 353 26 .. 7 4 .. 9 9 118 .. .. 67 5 .. 2051 gal. 923
" Australian, " 5s. 368 .. 1 54 58 19 76 638 182 51 .. 44 47 128 62 387 90 37 417 178 .. 11376 " 2844.
" other kinds, " 6s. 884 .. 1 83 25 .. 229 1237 157 9 .. 60 15 11 8 968 33 23 572 99 .. 14713 " 4414
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 808 11 .. 150 7 .. 498 1552 166 12 .. 58 23 .. .. 712 29 4 764 47 .. 48410 " 4841
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 2365 .. 2 .. 117 6 68 3533 154 .. .. 41 33 81 23 1369 72 28 2801 191 .. 1306080 lb. 10884
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. 1360 " 17
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 398 .. .. 4 12 .. 14 638 1 .. .. 18 14 .. .. 319 4 .. 426 42 .. 151200 " 1890
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 28667 .. .. 405 19 76 957 2382 1640 189 .. 666 300 456 437 2683 316 196 4015 1338 .. 21476160 " 44742
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 111 .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 .. .. .. 82 .. .. .. 188 .. .. 40 .. .. 132720 " 553
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 5 .. .. 30 " 61
Goods by Weight .. 8688 .. 1 120 530 50 668 13121 831 39 .. 709 82 122 47 7681 119 85 7203 1221 .. .. 41317
" ad valorem .. 40202 .. 89 818 1539 562 2183 51474 1915 303 10 1994 391 719 168 26310 1824 819 33108 2936 .. .. 167364
Other Duties .. 2357 1 .. 20 110 33 329 7839 444 48 .. 211 99 165 47 3003 217 78 2789 567 .. .. 18357
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7293 .. 7293
Totals .. .. .. 189502 16 211 4742 6758 785 16728 135297 15777 2023 19 9597 3184 5973 2964 81413 4960 3676 93731 16576 7293 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1902 .. .. .. 134411 19 266 3470 5407 524 14501 113813 16052 2016 16 8471 3026 5548 2662 70917 4285 3011 89393 15332 4381 ..
  • 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, 1902.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon £5,046 £2,334 £3,823 £6,040 £4,351 1,727,520 gals. £21,594
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 402 .. .. .. .. 8,040 lb. 402
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 34 .. .. .. .. 454 " 84
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 211 65 .. 353 .. 16,774 " 629
less 3d. per lb. 2 .. .. .. .. 160 " 2
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 15 .. .. .. .. 25 gals. 15
Totals .. 5,710 2,399 3,823 6,393 4,351 .. 22,676
Corresponding Quarter, 1902 .. 5,422 2,415 3,941 6,130 4,156 .. 22,064

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 29th July, 1903. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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🏭 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected for Quarter Ended 30 June 1903

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
29 July 1903
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs