New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 52

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✨ Customs Excise Revenue Report



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1905—continued.

Excise Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE: Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1904.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon £5,190 £2,694 £4,127 £7,690 £5,492 2,015,440 gal. £25,193
Tobacco 1s. per lb. 229 .. .. .. .. 4,590 lb. 229
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. 2 .. .. .. .. 26 2
Cigarettes, made by hand 1s. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
manufactured by machinery 2s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tinctures, &c., containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. 99 37 .. 356 25 13,787 lb. 517
less 3d. 3 .. .. .. .. 240 3
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 21 .. .. .. 9 .. ..
Perfumed Spirits 20s. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Toilet Preparations 12s. 6 .. .. .. .. 10 gal. 6
6s. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. 5,550 2,731 4,127 7,987* 5,526 .. 25,921*
Corresponding Quarter, 1904 .. 5,970 3,190 4,477 8,093 5,632 .. ..
Financial Year, 1903-4 .. 23,244 10,840 16,091 30,167 20,524 .. 100,866
  • The apparent discrepancies in these totals are caused by the amount refunded on culinary and flavouring essences as Dunedin exceeding the amount collected by £59.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 29th April, 1905. W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected by Port for Quarter Ended 31 March 1905 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
29 April 1905
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue Returns, Port Collections, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Quarterly Statistics, 1905
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector