New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 89

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✨ Customs and Excise Duties



RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 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. £33188 £.. £102 £4738 £2008 £263 £6639 £38147 £7581 £1174 £.. £2453 £1251 £2441 £1093 £26915 £2386 £25 £22102 £6958 £.. 199,330 gal. £159,464 £154,545
" perfumed, " 30s. 274 .. .. .. .. .. 5 333 7 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 213 .. .. 238 5 .. 721 " 1,082 696
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 7s. 1989 .. .. 51 67 .. 74 1661 179 .. .. 34 .. 56 11 1272 67 .. 857 60 .. 18,223 lb. 6,378 5,890
Cigarettes * 8315 .. .. 390 1369 .. 1051 9843 1457 96 .. 652 219 585 109 4283 186 44 4888 762 .. .. 34,249 31,824
" ₱ lb. 7s. 246 .. .. 7 1352 3108 14 3510 21257 4631 349 .. 2574 677 1794 560 13128 1110 91 15612 4296 .. 2,408 lb.
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. 3s. 6d. 25693 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 570,074 " 99,763 93,879
" South African, ₱ lb. 2s. 6d. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. 504 " 63 133
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 90 .. .. .. .. .. .. 431 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,210 " 521 518
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 9s. 375 .. .. 43 5 .. 27 636 62 .. .. 22 .. .. .. 193 .. .. 87 .. .. 3,222 gal. 1,450 1,437
" Australian, " 5s. 564 .. .. 148 58 84 201 651 124 42 9 69 54 140 13 452 42 .. 399 83 .. 12,532 " 3,133 3,961
" other kinds, " 6s. 913 .. 1 101 13 .. 127 1508 268 .. .. 19 20 12 3 1117 29 .. 592 84 .. 16,023 " 4,807 4,523
" South African, ₱ gal. 2s. 208 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 .. .. .. .. .. 2,600 " 260 ..
Ale, Beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 1272 .. .. 244 8 .. 389 2592 474 4 .. 30 .. .. .. 843 39 .. 731 27 .. 66,530 " 6,653 6,527
Tea, ₱ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. †638
Coffee, roasted, ₱ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. †9
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ₱ lb. 3d. 339 .. .. 5 .. .. .. 526 46 1 .. 26 2 .. .. 342 5 .. 300 54 .. 131,680 lb. 1,646 2,258
Preferential Tariff, ₱ lb. ¾d. 56 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 25 8 1 .. 5 1 .. .. 42 1 .. 28 4 .. 68,800 " 172 ..
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ₱ lb. ¼d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. †43,741
Glucose, ₱ lb. 1d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. †1,390
Opium, " 40s. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 lb. 8 15
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 12553 384 .. 530 431 49 837 15024 2133 36 1 661 97 292 23 6323 235 32 6192 1015 .. .. 46,848 59,436
Preferential Tariff.. .. 373 .. .. 5 12 1 12 297 27 .. .. 26 .. 2 1 171 5 1 239 58 .. .. 1,230 987
South African .. 601 .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 740 ..
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 96032 .. 61 3849 2972 1048 5958 118068 10490 910 81 3118 914 2541 483 56309 5666 1896 59677 8255 .. .. 378,328 394,636
Preferential Tariff.. .. 6439 .. 5 130 143 45 235 7577 536 88 4 204 14 19 59 3884 163 58 4233 382 .. .. 24,168 14,468
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 7963 .. .. 105 201 9 333 10941 851 59 2 250 51 143 119 6043 498 236 3932 632 .. .. 32,368 29,740
Preferential Tariff.. .. 217 .. .. 3 2 .. 3 299 8 1 .. .. .. 3 1 180 6 8 164 25 .. .. 920 645
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13648 .. 13,648 15,946
General Tariff .. ..* 189812 384 171 11556 10240 1467 19151 222033 28316 2671 93 9915 3285 8004 2414 117433 10263 2324 115778 22231 13648 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 7085 .. 5 139 157 46 250 8198 579 40 4 235 15 24 61 4277 175 67 4664 469 .. ..
South African .. .. 834 .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,063 133
Totals .. .. 197731 384 176 11695 10397 1513 19401 230383 28895 2711 97 10150 3300 8028 2475 121787 10438 2391 120442 22700 13648 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1907 .. .. .. 214292 167 140 11313 10595 1851 20674 242609 27950 3105 100 10583 3572 8062 2283 123548 11853 2170 133035 23994 15946 ..
  • 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under. † Now included under weight. ‡ Now on free-list.


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