Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1915—continued.

EXCISE DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1914.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer .. .. .. .. .. 3d. per gallon £ 6,263 £ 3,264 £ 4,680 £ 10,819 £ 6,665 2,535,280 gal. £ 31,691
Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 122 .. .. .. 2,440 lb. 122
Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. .. .. 1s. 6d. " 117 .. .. .. .. 1,560 " 117
Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. .. 1s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
manufactured by machinery .. .. 2s. 6d. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Medicinal Preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. " 302 38 162 377 .. 23,440 lb. 879
Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. .. .. 12s. per gallon 111 62 58 367 .. 997 gal. 598
Perfumed Spirits .. .. .. .. .. 20s. " 81 .. 5 .. .. 86 " 86
Toilet Preparations .. .. .. .. .. 12s. " 32 .. .. .. .. 53 " 32
" .. .. .. .. .. 6s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,906 3,486 4,905 11,563 6,665 .. 33,525
Corresponding Quarter, 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 7,675 3,851 4,217 9,100 6,899 .. ..

Customs Department, Wellington, 31st August, 1915. W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Value of Imports by Country and Port for Quarter Ended 30 June 1915 (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
31 August 1915
Imports, Trade, Statistics, Ports, Countries
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs