Customs and Excise Revenue




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 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, ₱ gal. 16s. £23045 .. £67 £3074 £1454 £188 £6187 £30854 £6099 £1213 .. £1972 £1093 £2105 £1327 £22551 £2154 £1486 £18568 £6145 .. 161,977 gal. £129582
" perfumed, " 30s. 258 .. .. 4 7 .. 2 327 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 138 .. .. 225 11 .. 651 " 977
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1247 .. .. 7 85 .. 159 1365 218 24 .. 67 .. 49 25 761 .. .. 1403 63 .. 15,637 lb. 5473
Cigarettes * 6264 .. .. 289 781 .. 859 6598 986 33 .. 427 142 350 98 3008 123 9 4559 319 .. .. 24845
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 20656 .. 10 1243 2182 38 4004 18132 4232 333 .. 2076 772 1379 652 11261 977 470 15588 3479 .. 499,908 lb. 87484
" unmanufactured, " 2s. 301 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,010 " 301
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 155 .. .. 14 5 .. 34 500 37 .. .. 19 .. 11 11 198 .. .. 26 9 .. 2,264 gal. 1019
" Australian, " 5s. 379 .. .. 158 96 51 123 800 334 41 .. 34 77 147 37 336 91 52 486 112 .. 13,416 " 3354
" other kinds, " 6s. 792 .. 1 52 22 .. 180 1277 209 19 .. 46 16 23 .. 846 34 33 426 141 .. 13,723 " 4117
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 905 .. .. 214 46 .. 331 1871 284 20 .. 110 .. 37 .. 915 53 28 564 428 .. 58,060 " 5806
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 19 .. 1 .. 1 1 2 29 .. .. 2 9 3 4 4 9 .. .. 18 1 .. 12,360 lb. 103
Coffee, roasted, ₱ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. 1,440 " 18
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb. 3d. 455 .. .. .. 16 .. 25 452 51 .. .. 28 .. 4 .. 214 14 .. 288 35 .. 126,560 " 1582
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. 28884 9 .. 369 23 69 819 2171 1491 235 .. 632 323 485 357 1399 354 161 3548 1430 .. 20524320 " 42759
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 318 .. .. .. .. .. .. 215 3 .. .. 16 .. .. .. 159 .. .. 108 .. .. 196,560 " 819
Opium, " 40s. 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 24 " 48
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 11540 44 .. 304 456 51 533 14623 1734 25 .. 570 64 64 62 6409 545 131 5702 1768 .. 44625
Preferential Tariff .. .. 386 3 .. 6 14 4 44 608 34 2 .. 20 .. 6 2 244 22 2 160 81 .. 1638
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 78683 19 26 1872 2720 1104 5708 103475 6942 562 134 3313 597 2024 274 53370 5242 1457 48401 8357 .. 324280
Preferential Tariff .. .. 3855 .. 2 28 33 7 167 4793 239 34 10 83 4 12 2 2087 31 23 1644 270 .. 13324
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 2720 .. .. 85 51 20 268 7814 609 14 .. 87 80 89 35 2992 631 200 2038 635 .. 18368
Preferential Tariff .. .. 61 .. .. .. .. .. 6 82 .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. 9 3 .. .. 4 .. 169
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10352 .. 10352
General Tariff .. .. 176632 72 105 7685 7945 1522 19234 190547 23234 2519 136 9406 3167 6771 2882 104571 10218 4027 101954 22933 10352 705912
Preferential Tariff .. .. 4302 3 2 34 47 11 217 5483 273 36 10 107 4 18 4 2340 56 25 1804 355 .. 15131
Totals .. .. 180934 75 107 7719 7992 1533 19451 196030 23507 2555 146 9513 3171 6789 2886 106911 10274 4052 103758 23288 10352 721043
Corresponding Quarter, 1904 .. .. .. 170836 460 261 6884 6936 1363 17454 190941 18913 2357 102 11119 3356 7561 3240 115065 8785 4318 124551 24005 8413 ..
  • 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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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected in New Zealand (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
30 September 1905
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Quarterly Return, Port Statistics, 1905, Regional Ports, Imports, Taxation