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 DECEMBER, 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. £31496 .. £17 £4206 £1717 £292 £6768 £34964 £7326 £1238 £7 £2376 £1359 £2204 £1079 £26600 £2688 £3 £21711 £6675 .. 190,908 gal. £152,726
" perfumed, ℔ gal. 30s. 302 .. .. 1 1 .. 3 298 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 2 .. 183 21 .. 633 " 950
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1902 .. .. 52 170 .. 168 1845 187 .. .. 102 27 82 46 1079 .. .. 1385 41 .. 20,246 lb. 7,086
Cigarettes * 8131 .. .. 674 1562 .. 1188 9913 1877 44 .. 687 252 661 107 4891 219 .. 4479 784 .. 40,536 " 35,469
" n.o.e., ℔ lb. 7s. 265 .. .. .. .. .. 5 562 1 .. .. 9 .. .. .. .203 .. .. .263 .. .. 3,737 " 1,308
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 28426 .. 21 1449 2797 59 3410 21764 4887 461 .. 2286 785 1662 490 12017 1325 203 15529 4349 .. 553,543 " 96,870
" manufactured, South African 2s. 6d. 98 .. .. .. 6 .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. 464 " 58
Reciprocal Tariff, ℔ lb.
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 554 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,540 " 554
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 568 .. .. 74 11 .. 76 761 58 .. .. 14 4 4 .. 367 .. .. 183 28 .. 4,773 gal. 2,148
" Australian, ℔ gal. 5s. 885 .. 1 242 104 93 277 1134 219 130 .. 43 102 150 57 694 144 .. 799 105 .. 20,716 " 5,179
" other kinds, ℔ gal. 6s. 1192 .. .. 151 29 .. 148 1604 288 21 .. 54 12 29 .. 1332 67 .. 694 90 .. 19,037 " 5,711
" South African Reciprocal Tariff, ℔ gal. 2s. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 40 " 4
Ale, Beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 1732 .. .. 420 8 35 337 2753 258 40 .. 153 3 12 .. 1145 40 .. 598 28 .. 76,120 " 7,612
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. 79 .. .. 24 1 .. 61 .. .. .. 9 .. 4 1 2 .. 15 .. 20,760 lb. †173
" Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. 2d. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 480 " 4
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 400 " 5
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate, ℔ lb. 3d. 549 .. .. 9 11 .. 14 493 47 .. .. 12 5 .. .. 164 3 .. 294 81 .. 134,560 " 1,682
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. 4d. 4027 .. .. 102 103 12 194 796 295 70 12 199 101 107 65 591 23 12 869 425 .. 3,841,440 " 8,003
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. 149 .. .. .. .. .. 40 89 .. .. .. 57 .. .. .. 323 .. .. 337 1 .. 239,040 " 996
Opium, ℔ lb. 40s. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 8 .. .. 10 " 21
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 16459 44 .. 417 381 45 824 16370 2464 17 2 438 136 583 34 8104 977 79 7515 1672 .. .. 56,561
Preferential Tariff.. .. 618 .. .. 28 18 1 80 365 30 .. .. 11 11 22 3 159 27 .. 453 52 .. .. 1,828
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 76442 .. 33 1774 2307 717 4288 82060 7407 869 138 2046 1106 1463 197 40086 3956 1151 38822 7882 .. .. 272,744
Preferential Tariff.. .. 7008 .. 5 56 319 10 262 4323 331 38 .. 114 9 64 16 2486 4 25 2702 282 .. .. 18,054
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 4610 .. .. 71 231 27 303 6588 1405 49 .. 274 137 136 23 4686 1298 194 2282 667 .. .. 22,981
Preferential Tariff.. .. 102 .. .. .. .. .. 8 48 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 4 19 .. .. †182
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19139 .. 19,139
General Tariff .. 172225 44 72 9640 9456 1281 18093 182612 26719 2939 159 8709 4029 7097 2099 102426 10736 1642 95966 22835 19139 .. 697,918
Preferential Tariff .. 7728 .. 5 85 337 11 300 4736 369 38 .. 128 20 86 19 2661 30 29 3133 353 .. .. 20,068
South African Reciprocal Tariff .. 39 .. .. 2 6 .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 62
Totals .. 179992 44 77 9727 9799 1292 18393 187355 27088 2977 159 8837 4049 7183 2118 105095 10766 1671 99099 23188 19139 .. 718,048
Corresponding Quarter, 1906 .. .. 191477 63 210 9527 9097 1232 19704 185388 25413 2705 177 12745 3867 7811 2714 126593 12059 1992 106817 23166 15379 .. 767,636

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1907 and 1906.

| Year 1907 .. | .. | .. | .. | 779914 | 1031 | 478 | 40532 | 38908 | 5769 | 78112 | 822669 | 104486 | 12597 | 463 | 41264 | 14407 | 28016 | 8770 | 453768 | 42205 | 6535 | 448136 | 92730 | 58632 | .. | 3079422 | .. |
| Year 1906 .. | .. | .. | .. | 706482 | 87 | 598 | 35643 | 31087 | 4806 | 77768 | 760155 | 96300 | 10950 | 468 | 42784 | 13410 | 26242 | 10294 | 460498 | 41435 | 11661 | 434264 | 89097 | 45074 | .. | .. | 2899103 |

  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under. † Apparent discrepancies due to refunds being greater than collections.


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