New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 5

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties Collection Statistics



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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. £ 24427 £ 1 £ 81 £ 3010 £ 1291 £ 276 £ 5500 £ 29351 £ 5833 £ 1005 £ 7 £ 2037 £ 1199 £ 1863 £ 1216 £ 21016 £ 2339 £ 1710 £ 19409 £ 6712 .. 160,354 gal. £ 128283
" perfumed, " 30s. 170 .. .. .. .. .. 4 162 4 .. .. 11 1 2 1 79 .. 2 109 2 .. 365 " 547
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1551 .. .. 7 204 .. 171 1309 186 .. .. 130 27 87 51 782 48 .. 1391 34 .. 17,080 lb. 5978
Cigarettes * 5884 .. .. 355 818 .. 1148 7464 1021 33 .. 470 197 324 121 3571 175 9 4607 268 .. .. 26465
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 21512 2 27 1365 2369 65 4092 18041 4007 321 .. 2122 682 1430 590 11990 1056 422 15488 3111 .. 506,811 lb. 88692
" unmanufactured, " 2s. 610 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,100 " 610
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 284 .. .. 27 3 .. 50 479 28 5 .. 9 .. .. .. 252 5 54 95 20 .. 2,913 gal. 1311
" Australian, " 5s. 647 .. 1 93 57 36 114 545 158 46 8 64 38 103 36 316 73 49 367 130 .. 11,524 " 2881
" other kinds, " 6s. 821 .. 1 100 29 .. 131 1311 248 .. .. 53 15 30 9 990 26 103 520 79 .. 14,887 " 4466
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 1056 .. .. 276 43 .. 309 2368 199 22 .. 149 .. 8 .. 738 34 .. 946 46 .. 61,940 " 6194
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 17 .. .. .. 2 .. 6 52 2 .. .. 5 .. 3 6 15 .. .. 29 10 .. 17,640 lb. 147
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 323 .. .. .. 13 .. 19 398 29 .. .. 64 3 .. .. 157 17 .. 267 47 .. 106,960 lb. 1337
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. 35883 1 .. 506 57 55 1010 2520 1833 175 .. 999 399 413 281 1096 376 163 4597 2847 .. 25541280 " 53211
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 49 .. .. .. .. .. 68 24 5 .. .. 183 .. .. .. 590 .. .. 399 6 .. 317,760 " 1324
Opium, " 40s. 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. 14 .. .. 43 " 87
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 14126 1 .. 355 923 51 929 17958 2055 32 1 1519 83 178 85 10161 1150 212 11771 1644 .. .. 63234
Preferential Tariff .. 409 .. .. 5 20 .. 29 615 68 5 .. 55 1 19 12 199 26 9 367 72 .. .. 1911
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 51994 18 31 1488 2081 632 4618 75816 4476 597 59 2986 418 1283 220 40303 8861 1791 42147 4634 .. .. 239453
Preferential Tariff .. 4223 .. 1 51 76 20 468 4860 406 48 20 170 5 32 16 3642 392 62 2955 226 .. .. 17673
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 2729 .. 2 83 74 16 229 6711 384 45 7 440 8 93 45 3963 454 216 3965 422 .. .. 19886
Preferential Tariff .. 128 .. .. .. .. .. 7 178 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 5 .. 56 .. .. .. 432
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12788 .. 12788
General Tariff .. .. 162114 23 143 7665 7964 1131 18398 164547 20468 2281 82 11241 3070 5817 2661 96023 9614 4731 106121 20012 12788 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 4760 .. 1 56 96 20 504 5653 487 53 20 225 6 51 28 3886 423 71 3378 298 .. ..
Totals .. .. 166874 23 144 7721 8060 115 18902 170200 20955 2334 102 11466 3076 5868 2689 99909 10037 4802 109499 20310 12788 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1904 .. .. .. 184037 176 190 6308 7189 681 17156 158507 20407 2511 83 11744 3281 6197 3207 98070 6614 4123 95149 18942 11342 ..

COMPARATIVE RETURN of Customs Duties for the YEARS 1905 and 1904.

| Year 1905 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 669917 | 218 | 483 | 30282 | 29544 | 4731 | 71558 | 681493 | 84896 | 9411 | 475 | 40526 | 11693 | 24016 | 10322 | 389644 | 35698 | 17281 | 416560 | 84191 | 39728 | .. | 2652667 | .. |
| Year 1904 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 666537 | 679 | 869 | 25897 | 26540 | 5016 | 67400 | 669340 | 75595 | 9344 | 290 | 42908 | 12372 | 25959 | 12114 | 407803 | 29523 | 16629 | 436155 | 84878 | 34341 | .. | .. | 2650189 |

  • 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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🏭 Customs Duties Collected at New Zealand Ports During Quarter Ended 31st December 1905

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for Years 1905 and 1904

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