New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 52

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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 31st MARCH, 1905.

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, 1904.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, per gal. 16s. £ 20801 £ 4 £ 74 £ 2988 £ 940 £ 249 £ 4923 £ 23887 £ 5194 £ 950 £ 4 £ 1958 £ 799 £ 1777 £ 903 £ 17945 £ 1689 £ 1371 £ 17289 £ 5680 .. 136,788 gal. £ 109430
" perfumed, " 30s. 51 .. .. .. 5 .. 1 122 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 78 .. .. 73 5 .. 225 " 338
Cigars and Snuff, per lb. 7s. 1714 .. .. .. 84 .. 253 1517 133 33 .. 44 50 107 57 476 8 .. 1620 58 .. 17,583 lb. 6154
Cigarettes * 5649 .. .. 386 760 .. 1034 7039 966 .. .. 381 153 232 66 3126 88 18 4112 350 .. .. 24360
Tobacco, manufactured, per lb. 3s. 6d. 21354 .. 13 1216 2278 43 3577 17610 3762 248 .. 2359 593 1310 621 11333 641 351 15444 3527 .. 493,029 lb. 86230
" unmanufactured, " 2s. 408 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,080 " 408
Wine, sparkling, per gal. 9s. 271 .. 1 31 .. .. 36 490 33 .. .. 13 .. .. .. 123 1 4 32 26 .. 2,469 gal. 1111
" Australian, " 5s. 451 .. 1 159 38 .. 87 749 239 29 4 37 55 86 30 374 78 20 489 103 .. 12,116 " 3029
" other kinds, " 6s. 842 .. .. 101 6 8 178 1206 167 19 .. 40 4 55 13 740 14 31 485 109 .. 13,393 " 4018
Ale, Beer, &c., per gal. 2s. 808 .. .. 192 39 32 368 1570 194 4 .. 202 .. .. .. 801 40 .. 668 48 .. 49,660 " 4966
Tea, per lb. 2d. 7 .. .. 3 .. .. 8 48 .. .. 1 5 .. 4 5 65 .. .. 15 1 .. 19,440 lb. 162
Coffee, roasted, per lb. 3d. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 " 10
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, per lb. 3d. 284 .. .. .. 17 15 5 423 41 .. .. 19 8 .. .. 190 12 .. 224 66 .. 104,320 " 1304
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ½d. 35465 .. .. 549 5 73 1081 2788 1987 345 .. 1293 404 573 234 998 336 173 4737 2003 .. 25485120 " 53094
Glucose, per lb. 1d. 138 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 .. .. 200 .. .. 123,600 " 515
Opium, " 40s. 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 21 " 42
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 9928 37 .. 239 351 31 789 13507 1328 22 .. 783 50 43 88 6654 788 116 7136 1533 .. 43423
Preferential Tariff .. .. 396 .. .. 1 10 2 72 474 24 .. .. 29 4 1 20 284 51 5 273 103 .. 1749
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 68576 23 26 2136 2470 831 4471 95267 6718 611 40 3465 572 1925 186 54688 5490 1975 57851 8132 .. 315453
Preferential Tariff .. .. 3076 1 3 30 38 19 198 4342 1265 42 17 91 15 20 13 2270 97 57 2375 237 .. 13206
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 3558 14 .. 63 71 13 465 5766 497 16 .. 333 23 105 20 3510 645 317 3047 851 .. 19314
Preferential Tariff .. .. 27 .. .. .. .. .. 14 56 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 46 .. .. 24 12 .. 183
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8638 .. 8638
General Tariff .. .. 170321 78 115 8063 7064 1295 17276 172028 21259 2277 49 10941 2711 6220 2278 101266 9830 4376 113472 22492 8638 682049
Preferential Tariff .. .. 3499 1 3 31 48 21 284 4872 289 42 17 120 19 21 37 2600 148 62 2672 352 .. 15138
Totals .. .. 173820 79 118 8094 7112 1316 17560 176900 21548 2319 66 11061 2730 6241 2315 103866 9978 4438 116144 22844 8638 697187
Corresponding Quarter, 1904 .. .. 171684 40 312 6874 7134 1884 17237 179869 19383 2136 39 11481 2955 6570 2788 112989 9379 4830 131143 23852 7463 ..
Financial Year, 1904-5 .. .. 668673 722 675 27117 26518 4448 67723 666370 77760 9527 317 42483 12147 25630 11641 398680 30122 16237 421156 83870 35516 ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.


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