New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 38

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties Returns



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1908.

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, 1907.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. £24235 .. £23 £4356 £1215 £583 £5863 £31164 £7292 £954 .. £2076 £904 £1794 £668 £21829 £2152 .. £19535 £5328 .. 162,464 gal. £129,971
" perfumed, " 30s. 111 .. .. .. 2 .. .. 185 24 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 54 .. .. 118 .. .. 882 " 498
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1678 .. .. 36 96 .. 98 1802 210 .. .. 40 18 55 18 991 9 .. 1060 32 .. 16,123 lb. 5,643
Cigarettes * 7907 .. .. 930 1503 .. 1055 10589 2088 55 .. 689 164 560 98 4273 324 .. 5080 693 .. .. 36,008
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 23362 .. 14 1656 2592 32 3603 20617 4537 308 .. 2260 768 1623 462 11915 1279 152 14956 3923 .. 268,471 lb. 94,059
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 14 .. .. .. .. .. .. 421 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,350 " 435
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 380 .. .. 59 19 .. 51 540 67 .. .. 5 .. 5 2 153 .. .. 165 .. .. 3,214 gal. 1,446
" Australian, " 5s. 766 .. .. 178 75 86 251 1111 321 65 5 87 139 182 88 613 40 .. 518 109 .. 18,536 " 4,634
" other kinds, " 6s. 1060 .. .. 166 4 .. 107 1376 255 .. .. 35 14 70 5 1069 42 .. 688 49 .. 16,467 " 4,940
Ale, Beer, &c., " 2s. 1112 .. .. 246 8 .. 405 2386 364 40 .. 53 .. .. .. 1057 26 .. 388 201 .. 62,860 " 6,286
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. 53 3 31 1189 78 .. .. 85 .. .. .. 303 22 .. 548 129 .. 239,840 lb. 2,998
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 557 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, " ½d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 2 lb. 4
Opium, " 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 11903 220 8 381 258 49 809 14694 1569 35 4 647 123 164 51 8282 504 81 7419 1752 .. .. 48,953
Preferential Tariff.. .. 577 11 .. 18 26 3 59 410 53 2 .. 16 5 25 14 242 2 .. 202 89 .. .. 1,754
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 99675 .. 62 3499 2475 1292 5538 121621 8151 1043 77 2940 1607 2030 268 59670 4979 1509 60891 8164 .. .. 385,491
Preferential Tariff.. .. 3480 .. 4 51 59 17 225 4813 362 34 .. 123 26 15 11 3126 97 14 2392 247 .. .. 15,096
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 8048 .. .. 107 218 39 473 13801 1226 32 .. 243 49 232 35 6820 802 72 6261 691 .. .. 39,149
Preferential Tariff.. .. 161 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 211 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 94 1 4 43 18 .. .. 534
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16594 .. 16,594
General Tariff .. 180808 220 107 11614 8518 2084 18284 220996 26182 2532 86 9164 3786 6715 1695 117033 10179 1814 117627 21071 .. .. 760,515
Preferential Tariff .. 4218 11 4 70 85 20 284 5434 415 36 .. 139 31 41 25 3462 100 18 2637 354 .. .. 17,384
Totals .. 185026 231 111 11684 8603 2104 18568 226430 26597 2568 86 9303 3817 6756 1720 120495 10279 1832 120264 21425 16594 .. 794,493
Corresponding Quarter, 1907 .. .. 197768 89 138 9431 8717 1811 19285 207201 23319 3179 172 10116 2949 6582 2139 118187 10723 1610 115853 23494 13095 .. ..
Financial Year, 1907–8 .. 767173 1178 451 42785 38794 6062 77395 841898 107765 11985 377 40451 15274 28188 8351 456076 41761 6757 452546 90660 62131 .. 3,098,053
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 7s. the lb. + Now included under weight.


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