✨ Customs and Excise Duties Return




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1909—continued.

Excise Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1908.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer 3d. per gallon £7,713 £3,706 £5,069 £9,847 £7,340 2,694,000 gallons.. £38,675 | £33,946
Tobacco 1s. per lb. .. 246 .. .. .. 4,920 lbs. 246 | 249
Cigars and Snuff 1s. 6d. 40 .. .. .. .. 533 40 | 31
Cigarettes, made by hand 1s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 5
manufactured by machinery 2s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 7
Medicinal Preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. 127 29 80 274 .. 13,600 lbs. 510 | 506
Culinary and Flavouring Essences 12s. per gallon 158 32 42 444 34 1,183 gallons.. 710 | 390
Perfumed Spirits 20s. 8 .. 2 .. .. 10 10 | 64
Toilet Preparations 12s. 15 .. 3 3 .. 35 21 | 15
Surtax .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. 4 | ..
Totals .. 8,065 4,013 5,196 10,568 7,374 .. 35,216 | ..
Corresponding Quarter, 1908 .. 8,281 4,149 5,195 10,356 7,232 .. .. | 35,213

COMPARATIVE RETURN OF EXCISE DUTIES FOR THE YEARS 1909 AND 1908.

Year 1909 .. .. 27,241 14,381 18,140 36,136 23,926 .. 119,824 ..
Year 1908 .. .. 28,731 15,981 17,423 35,336 23,438 .. .. 120,909

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 15th January, 1910.

RICH'D. CARTER Secretary and Inspector.



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties Collected - Quarter ended 31 December 1909

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 January 1910
Customs duties, Excise duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand, 1909, 1908, Beer, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Preparations, Essences, Spirits, Toiletries
  • RICH'D. CARTER, Secretary and Inspector

💰 Comparative Return of Excise Duties for the Years 1909 and 1908

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 January 1910
Excise duties, Revenue, Comparison, Annual returns, 1909, 1908
  • RICH'D. CARTER, Secretary and Inspector