New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 8

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 31st December, 1903—continued.

Excise Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1902.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer .. .. .. .. .. 3d. per gallon £ 6,003 £ 2,965 £ 4,923 £ 7,974 £ 6,288 2,252,240 gals. £ 28,153 | £ 25,361
Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 375 .. .. .. .. 7,500 lb. 375 | 589
Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. .. .. 1s. 6d. per lb. 46 .. .. .. .. 613 " 46 | 81
Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 100 " 5 | ..
" manufactured by machinery .. .. .. 2s. 6d. per lb. 158 .. .. .. .. 1,264 " 158 | ..
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. per lb. .. 202 315 .. 355 15 23,653 " 887 | 691
less 3d. per lb. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 320 " 4 | 4
Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. .. .. 12s. per gallon 7 67 .. 20 .. 157 gals. 94 | 60
Perfumed spirits .. .. .. .. .. 20s. per gallon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | ..
Toilet preparations .. .. .. .. .. 12s. per gallon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | ..
" .. .. .. .. .. 6s. per gallon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,800 3,347 4,923 8,349 6,803 .. 29,722 | ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1902 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,411 3,015 4,305 7,239 5,816 .. .. | 26,786

COMPARATIVE RETURN OF EXCISE DUTIES FOR THE YEARS 1903 AND 1902.
Year 1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,266 11,809 16,735 28,099 20,112 .. 100,021 ..
Year 1902 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,317 10,747 15,989 26,283 19,148 .. .. 94,484

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 20th January, 1904. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties for Quarter Ended 31st December, 1903 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
20 January 1904
Excise Duties, Quarterly Return, 1903, Revenue Statistics, Ports, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector