Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1916—continued.

EXCISE DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1915.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer .. .. .. .. .. *3¾d. per gal., &c. £7,802 £4,754 £5,635 £14,137 £9,177 2,445,333 gal. £41,505
Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 156 .. .. 329 9,700 lb. 485
Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. .. .. 1s. 6d. " 113 .. .. .. .. 1,507 " 113
Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. .. 1s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" manufactured by machinery .. .. 2s. 6d. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Medicinal Preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. " 255 79 98 339 62 22,213 lb. 833
Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. .. .. 13s. per gallon 279 106 112 481 .. 1,505 gal. 978
Perfumed Spirits .. .. .. .. .. 20s. " 124 200 .. 50 .. 374 " 374
Toilet Preparations .. .. .. .. .. 13s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" .. .. .. .. .. 6s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,573 5,295 5,845 15,007 9,568 .. 44,288
Corresponding Quarter, 1915 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,518 3,927 4,153 10,626 7,503 .. ..

Vide Section 46, Finance Act, 1915.

Customs Department, Wellington, 31st October, 1916.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
31 October 1916
Customs, Excise, Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs