RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1909.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Kaipara. | Tauranga. | Poverty Bay. | New Plymouth. | Patesa. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Lyttelton and Christchurch. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Parcels Post. | Quantities. | Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter, 1908. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spirits, & gal. | .. | 16s. | £30571 | .. | £119 | £4438 | £2647 | £152 | £7200 | £33598 | £7103 | £1193 | £2602 | £1280 | £2427 | £895 | £28606 | £3343 | .. | £23073 | £7202 | .. | 195,561 gal. | £156,449 | 163,720 |
| " perfumed, | " | .. | 30s. | 85 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 71 | 9 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 1 | .. | 68 | .. | .. | 182 | 278 | 420 |
| Cigars and Snuff, & lb. | .. | 7s. | 1458 | .. | .. | 11 | 77 | .. | 108 | 1242 | 169 | .. | .. | 53 | .. | 38 | 9 | 693 | .. | .. | 970 | 13 | .. | 18,817 lb. | £4,836 | 5,464 |
| Cigarettes, & 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under.. | 17s. 6d. | 8325 | .. | .. | 521 | 1623 | .. | 1094 | 9695 | 1943 | 125 | .. | 591 | 252 | 568 | 131 | 3921 | 295 | .. | 4347 | 599 | .. | 34,030 | £35,550 |
| " & lb. | .. | 7s. | 138 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 172 | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 149 | 23 | .. | 115 | .. | .. | 1,780 b. | £623 | 1,045 |
| Tobacco, manufactured, & lb. | .. | 3s. 6d. | 23931 | .. | 4 | 1634 | 3468 | 18 | 3238 | 21177 | 4463 | 404 | .. | 2478 | 671 | 1754 | 436 | 11607 | 1514 | 146 | 15516 | 4158 | .. | 552,097 " | £96,617 | 94,402 |
| " South African, & lb. | .. | 2s. 6d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 552 " | £69 | 94 |
| " unmanufactured, & lb. | .. | 2s. | 39 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 694 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,330 " | £738 | 465 |
| Wine, sparkling, & gal. | .. | 9s. | 279 | .. | .. | 45 | 6 | .. | 27 | 562 | 58 | 1 | .. | 18 | .. | 9 | 5 | 166 | .. | .. | 109 | 9 | .. | 2,876 gal. | £1,294 | 1,570 |
| " Australian, | " | .. | 5s. | 407 | .. | 1 | 145 | 36 | 50 | 163 | 684 | 213 | 81 | 22 | 58 | 111 | 190 | 37 | 351 | 99 | .. | 359 | 119 | .. | 12,504 " | £3,126 | 3,544 |
| " other kinds, | " | .. | 6s. | 1132 | .. | 2 | 156 | 25 | .. | 127 | 1321 | 238 | .. | .. | 33 | 21 | 32 | .. | 1086 | 76 | .. | 734 | 54 | .. | 16,790 " | £5,087 | 5,365 |
| " South African, & gal. | .. | 2s. | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | 6 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 1,640 " | £164 | 59 |
| Ale, beer, &c., & gal. | .. | 2s. | 1230 | .. | . | 406 | 88 | .. | 352 | 2256 | 288 | 16 | .. | 306 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | 779 | 37 | .. | 704 | 214 | .. | 66,920 " | £6,692 | 6,799 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate— | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General Tariff, & lb. | .. | .. | 3d. | 367 | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 1 | 12 | 372 | 64 | 5 | .. | 58 | 9 | .. | .. | 306 | 8 | .. | 265 | 44 | .. | 121,920 lb. | £1,524 | 1,120 |
| Preferential Tariff, & lb. | .. | .. | 3d. Extra | 53 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 2 | 55 | 10 | 2 | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | .. | 32 | 2 | .. | 31 | 2 | .. | 80,800 " | £202 | 130 |
| Opium, | " | .. | 40s. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 " | £4 |
| Goods by Weight— | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 11807 | .. | .. | 262 | 293 | 43 | 686 | 11877 | 1494 | 50 | .. | 1165 | 67 | 213 | 28 | 6282 | 445 | 41 | 5831 | 1338 | .. | 41,922 | £46,182 |
| Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 455 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 32 | 355 | 48 | .. | .. | 26 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 131 | 16 | .. | 165 | 78 | .. | 1,352 | 1,496 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Goods ad valorem— | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 49126 | 12 | 7 | 1259 | 1511 | 358 | 2173 | 49762 | 4178 | 295 | 29 | 1328 | 599 | 1590 | 270 | 24268 | 1656 | 520 | 28602 | 3295 | .. | 170,838 | £193,342 |
| Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 4566 | 6 | .. | 126 | 79 | 11 | 114 | 4328 | 317 | 22 | 29 | 114 | 46 | 50 | 42 | 2182 | 117 | 28 | 2948 | 164 | .. | 15,234 | 17,060 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 .. |
| Other Duties— | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 5416 | .. | .. | 68 | 153 | 12 | 443 | 8900 | 1671 | 14 | .. | 456 | 61 | 114 | 14 | 4520 | 682 | 75 | 4589 | 527 | .. | 27,715 | 25,841 |
| Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | .. | 271 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 582 | 35 | 1 | .. | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 123 | .. | 1 | 184 | 6 | .. | 1,223 | 891 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Parcels Post | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10,743 | £12,746 |
| Totals | {General Tariff | .. | .. | 134315 | 12 | 133 | 8945 | 9942 | 634 | 15624 | 142383 | 21917 | 2188 | 51 | 9147 | 3071 | 6951 | 1825 | 82760 | 8179 | 782 | 85282 | 17572 | 10743 | .. | 562,456 | £597,579 |
| | {Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 5345 | 6 | .. | 129 | 84 | 11 | 151 | 5320 | 410 | 25 | 29 | 153 | 53 | 96 | 44 | 2418 | 135 | 24 | 3328 | 250 | .. | 18,011 | 19,577 |
| | {South African Tariff | .. | .. | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 104 | 6 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 235 | 165 |
| Grand Totals | .. | .. | 139712 | 18 | 133 | 9074 | 10026 | 645 | 15775 | 147745 | 22836 | 2213 | 80 | 9300 | 3130 | 7047 | 1869 | 85282 | 8320 | 806 | 88626 | 17822 | 10743 | .. | 580,702 | .. |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1908 | .. | .. | 146857 | 111 | 132 | 10313 | 9536 | 563 | 17339 | 165071 | 22740 | 2529 | 39 | 9218 | 3539 | 6449 | 1929 | 91649 | 8330 | 872 | 87792 | 19567 | 12746 | .. | .. | £617,321 |