Customs and Excise Revenue




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1914—continued.

Excise Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1913.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer .. .. .. .. 3d. per gallon £ 6,209 £ 3,274 £ 4,256 £ 8,525 £ 6,737 2,320,080 gal. £ 29,001
Tobacco .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 160 .. .. .. 3,200 lb. 160
Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. .. 1s. 6d. " 75 .. .. .. .. 1,000 " 75
Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. .. 1s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" manufactured by machinery .. .. 2s. 6d. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Medicinal preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. " 321 38 175 433 .. 25,787 lb. 967
Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. .. 12s. per gallon 353 72 65 526 45 1,768 gal. 1,061
Perfumed Spirits .. .. .. .. 20s. " 54 100 .. 51 .. 205 " 205
Toilet Preparations .. .. .. .. 12s. " .. .. 3 .. .. 5 " 3
" .. .. .. .. 6s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 7,012 3,644 4,499 9,535 6,782 .. 31,472
Corresponding Quarter, 1913 .. .. .. .. 7,220 3,242 4,314 8,833 6,814 .. ..

Customs Department, Wellington, 15th February, 1915. W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 30th September, 1914 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
15 February 1915
Customs, Excise, Duties, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs