✨ Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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. Quantities. TOTALS. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter, 1907.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. 28285 .. 17 4474 1907 464 6256 34820 6866 1310 7 2496 1293 2211 992 26433 2792 .. 21040 6468 .. 185,164 gal. 148,131 152,726
" perfumed, " 30s. 239 .. .. 6 1 .. 17 217 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 203 .. .. 124 .. .. 551 " 827 950
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1586 .. .. 68 145 .. 156 1548 127 28 .. 105 14 64 10 869 .. .. 1102 87 .. 16,883 lb. 5,909 7,086
Cigarettes, South African * 8471 .. .. 963 1448 .. 1323 10731 1820 147 .. 661 186 687 142 5001 295 9 4374 569 .. .. 36,827 35,469
Cigarettes ℔ lb. 7s. 227 .. .. .. .. .. .. 382 65 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 149 .. .. 2,354 lb. 824 1,308
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s.6d. 24520 .. .. 1997 3400 21 3508 23066 5020 506 .. 2498 822 1678 495 12569 1423 170 15177 4230 .. 577,714 " 101,100 96,870
" South African, ℔ lb. 2s.6d. 12 .. .. .. 6 .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 55 .. .. .. .. .. 720 " 90 58
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 81 .. .. 76 .. .. 51 475 .. .. .. .. .. 9 4 263 11 .. 111 13 .. 5,560 " 556 554
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 322 .. 4 76 8 5 51 752 52 .. .. 13 91 9 4 263 11 .. 111 13 .. 3,958 gal. 1,781 2,148
" Australian, " 5s. 563 .. .. 177 112 .. 190 1129 571 .. 90 13 55 1 12 341 45 .. 653 140 .. 18,952 " 4,738 5,179
" other kinds, " 6s. 1100 .. .. 137 28 .. 161 1494 208 .. .. .. 93 .. 44 19 997 56 .. 613 76 .. 16,753 " 5,026
" South African, ℔ gal. 2s. 40 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 440 " 44 4
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 1323 .. .. 146 41 .. 397 3006 315 16 .. 145 .. 18 .. 1168 45 .. 745 79 .. 74,440 " 7,444 7,612
Tea, ℔ lb. 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. †173
" preferential, ℔ lb 2d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ‡4
Coffee, roasted, ℔ lb. 3d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ‡5
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 311 .. 1 61 18 3 6 329 47 .. .. 45 .. .. .. .. 121 10 .. 185 46 .. 90,160 lb. 1,127
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d.§ 34 .. .. 3 .. 1 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 2 .. 18 4 .. 58,400 " 146
Sugar, Molasses, and Treacle, ℔ lb. ½d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ‖8,003
Glucose, ℔ lb. 1d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ‡996
Opium, " 40s. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 lb. 12 21
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 13163 197 .. 442 632 101 845 17180 1738 32 4 1070 130 284 64 6810 551 .. 7346 1751 .. .. 52,413 56,561
Preferential Tariff.. .. 492 .. .. 3 10 7 41 665 63 .. .. 29 .. 41 16 155 18 6 308 73 .. .. 1,954 1,828
South African Tariff .. 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 ..
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 55296 .. 6 2143 1858 615 4600 71862 6889 580 54 2158 503 1358 1086 35207 2894 928 32792 4684 .. .. 225,513 272,744
Preferential Tariff.. .. 6489 .. .. 21 146 32 403 6930 .. 437 44 .. 196 .. 32 100 141 3958 332 64 3902 316 .. 23,643
South African Tariff .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 ..
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 8656 .. .. 91 254 30 340 10450 589 29 5 472 50 187 49 7247 1241 251 3683 576 .. .. 34,200 22,981
Preferential Tariff.. .. 352 .. .. .. 2 2 1 5 290 27 .. .. 11 1 4 9 139 6 1 139 14 .. .. 993
Parcels Post .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19207 19,207 19,139
Totals .. 151595 197 27 10880 10019 1279 18300 185384 24863 2782 83 10040 3143 7027 3072 101731 9814 1502 92463 19126 19207 .. 672,534 ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1907 .. .. 179992 44 1 77 9727 9799 1292 18393 187355 27088 2977 159 8837 4049 7183 2118 105095 10766 1671 99099 23188 19139 .. ..
  • 13s. 1½d. per 1,000. + 17s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½lb. and under. ‡ Now included under weight. § Extra. ‖ Now on free list.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1908 and 1907.

Year 1908 .. .. .. .. 681209 923 446 44572 38555 5459 73608 807268 103095 10590 305 38711 13799 28260 9196 435662 38861 6597 420961 82818 62195 .. 2903090
Year 1907 .. .. .. .. 779914 1031 478 40532 38908 5769 78112 822669 104486 12597 463 41264 14407 28016 8770 453768 42205 6535 448186 92730 58632 .. 3079422


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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1909, No 6





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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st December, 1908

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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for the Years 1908 and 1907

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