✨ 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, 1906.

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, 1905.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ₱ gal. 16s. £26311 .. £90 £3796 £1442 £289 £6209 £33939 £6777 £952 .. £2229 £1349 £2360 £1086 £26463 £2650 .. £20667 £6194 .. £178,504 gal. | £142803 | £128283
" perfumed, " 30s. 281 .. .. .. 3 .. 2 268 .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. 182 1 .. 143 1 .. 591 " | 887 | 547
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 2006 .. .. 70 180 .. 95 1574 122 .. .. 99 .. 59 10 1185 80 .. 1376 60 .. 19,760 lb. | 6916 | 5978
Cigarettes * 7158 .. .. 365 937 .. 945 8221 1321 66 .. 538 252 551 138 4721 198 .. 4455 485 .. .. | 30351 | 26465
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 23332 .. 18 1057 2554 71 4281 19071 4436 419 .. 2715 756 1737 551 12952 1331 .. 16208 3809 .. 544,560 lb. | 95298 | 88692
" unmanufactured, " 2s. 704 .. .. .. .. .. .. 544 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,480 " | 1248 | 610
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 367 .. .. 46 18 .. 52 674 77 .. .. 40 9 9 .. 463 3 .. 128 25 .. 4,246 gal. | 1911 | 1311
" Australian, " 5s. 764 .. 6 223 100 46 233 1140 319 65 11 101 101 241 40 837 88 .. 583 119 .. 20,068 " | 5017 | 2881
" other kinds, " 6s. 1015 .. 1 107 30 .. 91 1572 162 8 .. 45 12 17 .. 1181 12 .. 659 66 .. 16,593 " | 4978 | 4466
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 1210 .. .. 500 39 .. 576 2562 313 60 .. 308 .. 64 .. 1264 16 .. 637 25 .. 75,740 " | 7574 | 6194
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 20 .. 1 1 1 .. 3 63 2 .. .. 7 .. 1 1 6 .. .. 30 1 .. 16,440 lb. | 137 | 147
Coffee, roasted, ₱ lb. 3d. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 " | 2 | ..
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb. 3d. 422 .. .. 6 14 .. 16 394 36 .. .. 59 13 5 .. 313 12 .. 237 43 .. 125,600 " | 1570 | 1337
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. 34685 .. .. 649 383 86 1236 3447 2003 261 .. 1710 437 450 332 3038 581 .. 5102 3134 .. 27616320 " | 57534 | 53211
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 323 .. .. .. .. .. .. 305 .. .. .. 29 .. .. .. 430 .. .. 587 43 .. 412,080 " | 1717 | 1324
Opium, " 40s. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 " | 8 | 87
Goods by Weight— | |
General Tariff .. .. 15468 13 2 408 1043 76 852 17433 2096 26 1 1580 139 123 83 10913 1369 77 9672 2106 .. | .. | 63480 | 63234
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 503 .. .. 11 13 .. 29 557 68 .. .. 23 4 2 .. 362 49 .. 350 78 .. | .. | 2049 | 1911
Goods ad valorem— | |
General Tariff .. .. 68155 40 92 2138 2215 620 4528 81651 6584 787 148 2713 684 1608 435 53825 4598 1592 40251 5870 .. | .. | 278534 | 239453
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 4918 .. .. 63 50 20 238 4798 547 25 15 105 6 29 17 4355 348 50 2284 422 .. | .. | 18290 | 17673
Other Duties— | |
General Tariff .. .. 3742 9 .. 87 74 20 311 7033 539 34 2 438 105 55 21 4047 719 271 3389 677 .. | .. | 21578 | 19886
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 83 1 .. .. 1 4 7 142 11 2 .. .. .. .. .. 56 4 2 59 8 .. | .. | 380 | 432
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15379 .. | .. | 15379 | 12788
General Tariff .. .. 185973 62 210 9453 9033 1208 19430 179891 24787 2678 162 12617 3857 7280 2697 121820 11658 1940 104124 22658 15379 | .. | 736917 | 656894
Preferential Tariff .. .. 5504 1 .. 74 64 24 274 5497 626 27 15 128 10 31 17 4773 401 52 2693 508 .. | .. | 20719 | 20016
Totals .. .. 191477 63 210 9527 9097 1232 19704 185388 25413 2705 177 12745 3867 7311 2714 126593 12059 1992 106817 23166 15379 | .. | 757636 | ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1905 .. .. .. 166874 23 144 7721 8060 1151 18902 170200 20955 2334 102 11466 3076 5868 2689 99909 10037 4802 109499 20310 12788 | .. | .. | 676910

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1906 and 1905.

Year 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 706482 87 598 35643 31087 4806 77768 760155 96300 10950 468 42784 13410 26242 10294 460498 41435 11661 434264 89097 45074 .. 2899103 ..
Year 1905 .. .. .. .. .. 669917 218 483 30282 29544 4731 71558 681493 84896 9411 475 40526 11693 24016 10322 389644 35698 17281 416560 84191 39728 .. .. 2652667
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000.


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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1907, No 10





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