New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 94

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties Report



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 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. £28523 .. £92 4232 1875 420 7601 37375 7932 1189 22 2373 1401 2469 1064 26222 2443 .. 22810 6502 .. 193,181 gal. £154545
" perfumed, " 30s. 137 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 291 5 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 148 .. .. 112 .. .. 464 " 696
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1481 .. .. 13 89 34 80 1706 198 .. .. 95 61 45 20 1012 7 .. 1041 8 .. 16,828 lb. 5890
Cigarettes * 7093 .. .. 690 1344 .. 976 9539 1481 55 .. 588 208 473 76 3551 196 .. 4908 646 .. .. 31824
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s.6d. 22939 .. 14 1013 2877 32 3232 21159 4608 440 .. 2366 767 1545 514 11825 1383 81 15373 3711 .. 536,451 lb. 93879
" manufactured, South African 2s.6d. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 .. .. 25 .. .. 1,064 " 133
Reciprocal Tariff, ₱ lb.
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 95 .. .. .. .. .. .. 423 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,180 " 518
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 306 .. .. 22 .. .. 62 500 67 .. .. 9 .. 27 .. 339 11 .. 94 .. .. 3,193 gal. 1437
" Australian, " 5s. 682 .. 1 138 118 64 220 599 348 80 15 63 113 304 7 619 47 .. 418 125 .. 15,844 " 3961
" other kinds, ₱ gal. 6s. 813 .. .. 127 40 .. 166 1321 204 17 .. 56 8 60 .. 1038 20 .. 598 55 .. 15,077 " 4528
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 1102 .. .. 185 9 .. 491 2402 376 8 .. 153 .. 20 .. 1014 .. .. 734 33 .. 65,270 " 6527
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. 97 .. .. 6 11 .. 7 240 6 .. .. 5 4 8 4 73 9 .. 128 40 .. 76,560 lb. 638
Coffee, roasted, ₱ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 2 .. .. 720 " 9
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ₱ lb. 3d. 508 .. .. 4 19 .. 16 909 39 .. .. 32 3 .. .. 330 8 .. 331 59 .. 180,640 " 2258
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. 24955 .. .. 578 322 71 1011 3224 1336 250 28 1087 280 384 229 3376 649 117 3893 1951 .. 20995680 " 43741
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. 198 .. .. .. .. .. 6 161 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 429 .. .. 596 .. .. 333,600 " 1390
Opium, " 40s. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 " 15
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 17861 166 .. 703 721 40 1077 19514 1609 24 .. 336 173 101 43 8125 446 34 7305 1158 .. 59436
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 318 .. .. 3 36 4 26 290 34 .. .. † 1 8 1 139 12 .. 109 31 .. †987
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 97743 1 33 3399 2863 1130 5132 127219 8267 997 30 3178 476 2388 272 57911 5974 1761 67194 8668 .. 394636
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 4285 .. .. 61 64 28 192 4446 357 26 .. 141 3 26 15 2104 49 11 2360 300 .. 14468
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 4998 .. .. 131 206 26 372 11033 1064 19 5 121 74 204 38 5089 589 166 4898 707 .. 29740
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. 151 .. .. 7 .. 2 6 203 12 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 144 10 .. 106 .. .. 645
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15946 .. 15946
General Tariff .. .. 209531 167 140 11242 10495 1817 20450 237633 27541 3079 100 10463 3568 8028 2267 121103 11782 2159 130435 23663 15946 851609
Preferential Tariff .. .. 4754 .. .. 71 100 34 224 4939 403 26 .. †120 4 34 16 2387 71 11 2575 331 .. 16100
South African Reciprocal Tariff .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 .. .. 25 .. .. 133
Totals .. .. 214292 167 140 11313 10595 1851 20674 242609 27950 3105 100 †10583 3572 8062 2283 123548 11853 2170 133035 23994 15946 867842
Corresponding Quarter, 1906 .. .. .. 186576 23 163 9702 7648 1527 19835 217088 26637 2876 66 10201 3442 6874 2489 131719 11533 1693 126659 22125 11236 ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 6d. per ounce for weight over 2½ lb. per 1,000, up to and including 16th July, 1907; thereafter 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 7s. per lb. for cigarettes weighing over 2½ lb. per 1,000.

† The apparent discrepancies in these totals are caused by the refunds on goods by weight—preferential tariff—exceeding the duty on imports by £25



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected - Quarter ended 30th September 1907

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Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue Collection, Financial Report, Ports of New Zealand, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Sugar