Customs and Excise Duties Statistics




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1915.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Gisborne. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau (including Picton). Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1914.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 16s. £33381 £.. £139 £5501 £1339 £1016 £6111 £34075 £6333 £655 £1559 £811 £2248 £439 £24469 £2980 £29 £21310 £6286 185,851 gal. £148,681
" perfumed, 30s. 112 .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 .. .. 70 .. 204 " 306
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1092 .. .. .. 88 .. 80 1708 40 2 55 .. 18 9 599 16 .. 723 49 12,797 lb. 4,479
Cigarettes, ℔ 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under.. 17s. 6d. } 14172 .. .. 1712 2163 219 2006 14030 2711 332 818 446 1181 120 6550 460 .. 5644 1347 154,031 " 53,911
" ℔ lb. 7s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. 94 " 32
" South African, ℔ 1,000 of 2½ lb and under, less 3 %, and 7s. per lb, less 3 % 17s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 26439 .. .. 1799 4000 651 3345 18980 4356 595 2133 456 1740 294 12140 1833 .. 13414 4773 553,989 " 96,948
" South African, ℔ lb. 2s. 6d. 163 .. .. .. .. .. .. 157 .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 .. .. 61 .. 3,656 " 457
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 94 .. .. 23 .. 9 31 255 40 .. .. .. 9 .. 110 20 .. 86 4 3,490 " 349
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 224 .. .. 181 118 61 179 690 168 48 26 56 108 36 331 122 .. 462 125 2,138 gal. 962
" Australian, " 5s. 646 .. .. 75 23 4 115 1091 138 .. 10 9 8 .. 927 6 .. 506 6 13,428 " 3,357
" other kinds, " 6s. 970 .. .. 28 .. .. 1 128 6 .. 7 1 26 .. 162 .. .. 48 21 12,960 " 3,888
" South African, ℔ gal. 2s. 138 .. 6 248 35 8 204 1514 208 .. 94 40 .. .. 638 12 .. 536 91 5,720 " 572
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 1640 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52,700 " 5,270
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 433 .. .. 3 .. .. 35 656 19 .. .. .. 10 .. 201 7 .. 197 56 129,360 lb. 1,617
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 41 .. .. 1 .. .. 4 31 4 .. .. .. 2 .. 16 1 .. 18 4 48,800 " 122
Opium, ℔ lb 40s. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 " 3
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. .. 13264 .. 3 432 429 10 514 13868 1358 40 385 62 259 56 37 6466 1329 .. 45,304
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. .. 617 .. 1 21 6 .. 24 385 39 3 30 4 15 3 6 534 5 .. 1,849
South African Tariff .. .. .. 92 .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 5 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 10 12 .. 166
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. .. 90051 .. 133 3525 2416 765 4892 101594 8284 670 1993 540 1487 213 1511 43859 6329 .. 321,114
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. .. 7515 .. .. 104 90 12 206 6190 296 48 86 20 40 13 19 1765 207 .. 19,266
South African Tariff .. .. .. 4 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 6 1 .. .. .. .. 3 13 1 .. .. 30
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. .. 6370 1 .. 156 723 43 741 7917 945 69 179 33 79 6 63 4080 503 .. 28,356
Preferential Tariff.. .. .. .. 306 .. .. 4 5 3 16 347 29 4 .. .. 2 .. 5 109 10 .. 922
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Surtax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals General Tariff .. .. 188891 1 277 13655 11343 2777 18253 196860 24600 2411 7252 2453 7147 1173 106193 11368 1640 97353 20898
Preferential Tariff .. .. 8479 .. 1 130 101 15 250 6953 368 55 116 24 59 16 2774 141 25 2426 226
South African Tariff .. .. 397 .. 6 29 1 .. 1 358 12 .. 7 1 26 .. 242 13 .. 131 33
Surtax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grand Totals .. .. 197767 1 284 13814 11445 2792 18504 204171 24980 2466 7375 2478 7232 1189 109209 11522 1665 99910 21157 ..
Corresponding quarter, 1914 .. .. .. 252420 .. 486 14942 13266 8995 20739 253881 31261 3312 9909 3008 8884 1628 137555 16666 3339 130481 27710 ..
Financial year, 1914-15 .. .. 855376 3 1382 58869 48407 12226 82701 864520 118833 11944 25538 12685 31323 5727 460394 51270 7078 410301 91517 ..
  • Minus quantity.


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💰 Quarterly Customs and Excise Duties Statistics for New Zealand Ports (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
12 July 1915
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