Customs and Excise Revenue




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1905.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kai para. 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, ₱ gal. 16s. 26589 .. 52 3356 1454 57 6637 32209 6422 1117 .. 2545 994 1808 1241 22912 2205 2015 21928 7025 .. 175,707 gal. 140566
" perfumed, " 30s. 70 .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. 39 .. .. 135 " 203
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1291 .. .. 60 65 .. 83 1385 127 .. .. 134 24 24 19 617 17 11 1131 23 .. 14,317 lb. 5011
Cigarettes * 5565 .. 10 280 810 .. 938 7045 925 55 .. 473 186 280 76 2937 109 26 3266 180 .. .. 23161
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 20559 .. .. 1049 2271 47 3858 16352 3783 370 .. 2309 771 1433 588 11155 1012 474 15313 3117 .. 482,634 lb. 84461
" unmanufactured, " 2s. 352 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,520 " 352
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 277 .. .. 22 14 .. 27 485 32 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 113 7 .. 61 5 .. 2,329 gal. 1048
" Australian, " 5s. 381 .. .. 62 60 21 77 568 352 37 .. 44 18 61 21 340 46 27 408 116 .. 10,556 " 2639
" other kinds, " 6s. 715 .. 9 95 35 8 167 1146 229 12 .. 58 13 8 8 880 25 5 480 178 .. 13,570 " 4071
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 842 .. .. 206 51 .. 313 1547 282 26 .. 154 .. .. .. 699 39 .. 528 177 .. 48,640 " 4864
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 60 5 .. .. 8 .. 2 4 6 .. .. 34 1 .. 14,880 lb. 124
Coffee, roasted, ₱ lb. 3d. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 480 " 6
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb. 3d. 262 .. .. 6 27 .. 11 879 70 .. .. 14 5 5 .. 240 7 .. 305 50 .. 150,480 " 1881
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. 30719 .. .. 555 16 66 951 2177 1647 223 .. 842 278 415 236 1115 310 179 3015 1512 .. 21242880 " 44256
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 118 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 179 .. .. .. 28 .. .. .. 176 .. .. 260 .. .. 182,880 " 762
Opium, " 40s. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 " 26
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 10064 2 .. 211 405 38 548 15371 1332 34 1 649 75 88 29 5964 111 75 7343 1165 .. 43505
Preferential Tariff .. .. 403 .. .. 4 12 .. 13 436 29 .. .. 16 .. 11 .. 189 7 .. 206 80 .. 1406
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 43117 5 39 746 1063 452 1777 49527 3128 261 23 1054 250 868 163 26563 1182 1049 27525 3324 .. 162116
Preferential Tariff .. .. 4245 .. 4 47 36 27 82 3302 99 13 121 51 11 25 3 2154 49 43 1840 311 .. 12463
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 2642 33 .. 48 61 15 161 5564 424 53 16 107 91 89 40 2844 283 85 3442 481 .. 16479
Preferential Tariff .. .. 65 .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 19 .. .. 35 3 .. 173
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7950 .. 7950
General Tariff .. .. 143576 40 110 6696 6333 704 15549 134576 18758 2188 40 8420 2705 5081 2429 76595 5353 3946 85078 17354 7950 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 4713 .. 4 51 48 27 95 3787 128 15 121 67 11 36 3 2362 56 43 2081 394 .. ..
Totals .. .. 148289 40 114 6747 6381 731 15644 138363 18886 2203 161 8487 2716 5117 2432 78957 5409 3989 87159 17748 7950 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1904 .. .. .. 139980 3 106 5831 5281 1088 15553 140022 16892 2340 66 8564 2780 5631 2879 81679 4745 3358 85312 18079 7123 ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2¼ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2¼ lb. per 1,000.


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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected by Port for Quarter Ended 30 June 1905

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Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue Return, Port Collections, Quarterly Report, 30 June 1905