Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1907.

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, 1906.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. 31620 .. 77 4320 2296 24 7657 38012 8113 1794 4 2483 1433 2049 1102 29636 2861 .. 24294 7052 .. 205,971 gal. 164777
" perfumed, ℔ " 30s. 58 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 204 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. 96 3 .. 265 " 397
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1511 .. .. 9 116 .. 168 1953 365 .. .. 81 49 54 .. 806 16 .. 1045 16 .. 17,743 lb. 6210
Cigarettes * 8086 .. .. 755 1431 .. 1063 9587 1754 120 .. 569 230 481 88 4411 186 .. 4528 477 .. .. 83766
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 9s.6d. 23305 .. 24 1191 2648 43 3894 20437 4557 364 .. 2267 809 1588 380 11858 1042 .. 15086 3727 .. 532,686 lb. 93220
" manufactured, ℔ lb., South African Reciprocal Tariff 2s.6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119 .. .. .. .. 1,096 " †137
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. 736 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,830 " 783
Wine, sparkling; ℔ gal. 9s. 351 .. .. 41 9 .. 49 583 39 .. .. 4 91 .. .. 238 2 .. 109 9 .. 3,389 gal. 1525
" Australian, 5s. 591 .. .. 180 109 64 274 765 135 62 1 41 20 67 45 679 89 .. 516 112 .. 15,000 " 3750
" ℔ gal., South African Reciprocal Tariff 2s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 10 " 1
" other kinds, ℔ gal. 6s. 1164 .. 4 109 27 .. 158 1286 207 15 .. 51 6 27 7 1079 37 .. 608 75 .. 16,200 " 4860
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 1303 .. .. 391 16 .. 393 2536 305 36 .. 171 .. 33 .. 845 88 .. 739 216 .. 70,720 " 7072
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 18 .. .. .. .. 1 10 34 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 9 .. .. 29 1 .. 12,720 lb. 106
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 720 " 9
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 605 .. .. 6 19 .. 22 515 83 .. .. 65 6 6 .. 306 19 .. 369 78 .. 167,920 " 2099
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, 4d. 33272 .. .. 630 343 62 1080 2652 1860 250 .. 1250 372 451 267 1227 475 .. 3772 2327 .. 24199200 " 50290
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 87 .. .. .. .. .. 35 203 .. .. .. 58 .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 5 .. 177,120 " 488
Opium, 40s. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. 24 " 49
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 14215 513 .. 540 500 65 809 16211 2243 3 .. 1536 50 100 25 7379 610 39 7129 1927 .. 53894
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 637 .. .. 2 20 2 34 642 53 .. .. 14 1 11 1 285 43 .. 255 105 .. 2105
South African Reciprocal Tariff .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 63110 213 13 1751 2012 518 3499 74659 5486 662 24 2701 627 1104 270 41205 2442 897 34455 4679 .. 240327
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 3678 .. 5 33 57 20 146 4482 227 20 .. 79 4 37 10 2665 187 26 2646 278 .. 14600
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 4070 5 .. 99 183 17 448 9796 684 10 1 407 137 178 13 4121 762 116 4286 956 .. 26289
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 129 .. .. 5 8 .. 21 151 22 .. .. .. .. 3 .. 21 3 5 86 11 .. 465
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10453 .. 10453
General Tariff .. .. 183417 731 118 10022 9710 794 19559 180203 25832 3316 32 11634 3830 6138 2220 103846 8629 1052 97168 21660 10453 700364
Preferential Tariff .. .. 4444 .. 5 40 85 22 201 5275 302 20 .. 93 5 51 11 2971 238 31 2987 394 .. 17170
South African Reciprocal Tariff .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 .. .. .. .. †141
Totals .. .. 187864 731 123 10062 9795 816 19760 185503 26134 3336 32 11727 3835 6189 2231 106937 8862 1083 100148 22054 10453 717675
Corresponding Quarter, 1906 .. .. .. 145991 .. 92 7749 7100 790 18117 156646 21564 2265 62 8370 3113 5904 2637 94227 6552 3972 87995 20597 9168 ..
  • 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 refunds on South African tobacco at Dunedin exceeding the duty on imports by £7.



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🏭 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected for the Quarter Ended 30th June, 1907

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Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue collection, Port statistics, Spirits, Tobacco, Tea, Sugar, Wine, Beer