New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 82

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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, 1903.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganoi. 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. 25710 .. 50 2608 1255 162 6100 30580 5455 1049 .. 2597 1262 2718 1294 22696 1967 1517 20609 5808 .. 166671 gal. 133337
„ perfumed, „ lb. 30s. 218 .. .. .. 2 .. 8 212 .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 189 .. .. 173 6 .. 541 „ 812
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1821 .. .. 1 81 .. 254 1865 167 12 .. 122 26 79 53 937 30 .. 1894 16 .. 21023 lb. 7358
Cigarettes * 5277 .. .. 214 503 7 879 5130 634 .. .. 382 98 186 11 2648 60 17 2999 332 .. .. 19377
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 19519 .. 25 998 2089 36 3159 15941 3489 351 .. 2350 659 1516 731 11216 609 390 15641 3353 .. 468983 lb. 82072
„ unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 905 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9050 „ 905
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 211 .. .. 23 .. .. 57 452 33 .. .. 9 .. .. .. 218 9 13 73 9 .. 2460 gal. 1107
„ Australian, „ 5s. 515 .. .. 93 124 73 103 812 213 32 .. 72 34 91 18 393 68 41 445 110 .. 12948 „ 3237
„ other kinds, „ 6s. 729 .. .. 52 74 .. 218 1394 230 8 .. 28 32 53 22 1027 65 32 575 140 .. 15597 „ 4679
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 870 .. .. 116 25 .. 285 1183 89 4 .. 112 .. 20 .. 715 32 .. 571 119 .. 41460 „ 4146
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 2243 .. 10 50 193 10 109 3587 203 26 13 39 63 34 42 1579 129 35 2577 221 .. 1339530 lb. 11163
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 „ 3
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 291 .. .. 5 21 .. 20 510 45 .. .. 23 9 .. .. 120 7 .. 249 88 .. 111040 „ 1388
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. 24342 .. .. 431 19 96 780 2119 1480 154 .. 767 296 364 257 2345 264 174 3408 1157 .. 18457440 „ 38453
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 110 .. .. .. .. .. 11 244 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 .. .. 503 55 .. 258720 „ 1078
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 17 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 27 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 „ 45
Goods by Weight .. 7613 5 16 289 612 62 592 12486 1343 8 3 647 184 128 32 5286 540 41 6204 821 .. .. 36912
„ ad valorem .. 69605 8 295 1771 2909 529 4558 97454 5004 729 19 3956 678 1980 496 52333 3177 1783 55951 7267 .. .. 312502
Other Duties .. 2213 10 .. 104 65 29 317 5767 555 18 .. 162 100 117 23 3035 771 77 2738 580 .. .. 16681
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7151 .. 7151
Totals .. .. 162211 23 396 6755 7973 1004 17450 179768 18940 2395 35 11266 3442 7286 2979 104892 9628 4120 114610 20082 7151 .. 682406
Corresponding Quarter, 1902 .. .. 163359 22 201 3943 7123 928 14650 150947 17770 1929 31 10406 3675 8118 2869 95220 6133 3758 101310 16080 5716 .. ..
  • 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 4,360 2,464 3,878 5,704 4,264 1,653,600 gals. 20,670
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 448 .. .. .. .. 8,960 lb. 448
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. per lb. 113 .. .. .. .. 1,507 „ 113
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. 235 727 .. 377 12 36,027 „ 1,351
less 3d. per lb. 4 3 .. .. .. 560 „ 7
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 7 14 .. .. 26 78 gals. 47
Totals .. 5,167 3,208 3,878 6,081 4,302 .. 22,636
Corresponding Quarter, 1902 .. 4,953 2,434 3,560 6,035 4,176 .. ..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 20th October, 1903.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in Quarter Ended 30 September 1903

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 October 1903
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly return, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, New Zealand ports
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector, Department of Trade and Customs