New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 9

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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, 1904.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Keipara. 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, 1903.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. 24320 2 63 2471 1177 37 5584 30022 5240 1196 .. 2220 1221 2135 1373 21267 1648 1591 18755 5919 .. 157,801 gal. 126241
" perfumed, " 30s. 248 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 285 39 .. .. 4 .. 3 .. 160 1 .. 260 15 .. 678 " 1017
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1527 .. .. .. 149 .. 183 1354 193 .. .. 133 .. 31 19 850 11 .. 1337 121 .. 16,880 lb. 5908
Cigarettes * 5632 .. .. 350 771 .. 842 7076 919 44 .. 405 153 311 98 3001 88 26 3757 256 .. .. 23729
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 20762 .. 21 886 2053 14 3737 16637 3576 318 .. 2389 739 1476 671 10958 553 397 15043 3250 .. 477,028 lb. 83480
" unmanufactured, " 2s. 664 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,640 " 664
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 278 .. .. 27 4 .. 41 458 65 .. .. 13 14 8 .. 207 4 .. 117 6 .. 2,760 gal. 1242
" Australian, " 5s. 575 .. 1 117 185 9 90 774 237 42 .. 93 44 125 70 509 101 45 459 191 .. 14,668 " 3667
" other kinds, " 6s. 888 .. .. 77 23 8 220 1332 236 4 .. 33 24 47 4 914 11 21 604 100 .. 15,153 " 4546
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 878 .. .. 210 37 .. 330 1820 251 34 .. 278 3 .. .. 791 50 .. 478 139 .. 52,990 " 5299
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. + .. .. 2 5 .. + 69 1 .. .. 7 .. 4 5 14 .. .. 27 .. .. 14,880 lb. +124
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 640 " 8
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 474 .. .. .. 12 .. 11 748 36 .. .. 77 9 2 .. 217 3 .. 222 55 .. 149,280 " 1866
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. 39462 .. .. 476 .. 79 1061 2929 1700 247 .. 882 349 436 378 1168 670 235 5730 2134 .. 27809280 " 57936
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 336 .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 .. .. .. 82 .. .. .. 358 .. .. 229 32 .. 265,680 " 1107
Opium, " 40s. 29 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. .. 25 " 51
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 16285 110 3 385 858 77 857 19279 2262 26 2 1509 149 199 58 10030 703 81 10895 1570 .. 65338
Preferential Tariff .. .. 1059 .. .. .. 28 8 9 901 44 .. .. 20 2 12 2 449 29 3 751 46 .. 3363
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 61443 56 100 1161 1728 406 3222 63860 4837 545 53 2932 522 1221 476 41761 2248 1437 31481 4526 .. 224015
Preferential Tariff .. .. 6187 2 .. 78 68 27 707 4988 272 42 25 249 16 64 16 3076 113 49 2250 182 .. 18411
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 2940 6 2 63 89 16 257 5802 490 13 3 418 36 123 37 2312 375 238 2662 388 .. 16270
Preferential Tariff .. .. 52 .. .. 4 .. .. 6 88 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 4 .. 87 12 .. 290
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11342 .. 11342
General Tariff .. .. 176739 174 190 6226 7093 646 16434 152530 20082 2469 58 11475 3263 6121 3189 94517 6468 4071 92061 18702 11842 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 7298 2 .. 82 96 35 722 5977 325 42 25 269 18 76 18 3553 146 52 3088 240 .. 22064
Totals .. .. 184037 176 190 6308 7189 681 17156 158507 20407 2511 83 11744 3281 6197 3207 98070 6614 4123 95149 18942 11342 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1903 .. .. .. 172381 68 304 6148 7995 1113 16124 161845 18697 2000 63 12257 2951 6384 3029 92117 6733 4217 100493 17955 9108 ..

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1904 and 1903.

| Year 1904 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 666537 | 679 | 869 | 25897 | 26540 | 5016 | 67400 | 669400 | 75595 | 9344 | 290 | 42908 | 12372 | 25959 | 12114 | 407803 | 29523 | 16629 | 436155 | 84878 | 34341 | .. | 2650189 | .. |
| Year 1903 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 636740 | 119 | 1281 | 21750 | 29554 | 4193 | 65424 | 636650 | 70650 | 8773 | 134 | 44088 | 12448 | 26018 | 11685 | 369756 | 28140 | 15874 | 413873 | 73715 | 31032 | .. | .. | 2501897 |

  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

† The apparent discrepancies in these totals are caused by the drawbacks on tea at Auckland and Wanganui exceeding the duty on importation.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected During Quarter Ended 31 December 1904

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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for Years 1904 and 1903

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Customs Duties, Annual Comparison, Revenue Statistics, 1904, 1903, National Totals