Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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. 17s.* £22071 £.. £237 £5368 £953 £510 £3070 £29947 £6216 £487 £1889 £781 £2494 £246 £21850 £2877 £3 £10455 £4081 *133,579 gal. £113,535
" perfumed, ℔ gal. 30s. 267 .. .. .. .. .. 1 314 5 .. .. .. .. .. 114 4 1 226 .. 621 " 932
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 7s. 1108 .. .. 36 182 .. 38 1170 86 .. 88 39 24 .. 1011 13 .. 631 82 12,880 lb. 4,508
" South African, ℔ lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cigarettes, ℔ 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under.. 17s. 6d. 12618 .. .. 1760 1554 131 1894 17402 3183 282 902 359 1133 109 5738 86 .. 3623 1434 .. 52,208
" ℔ lb. 7s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" South African, ℔ 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under 16s. 11·7d. 21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. 42
" ℔ lb. 6s. 9½d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 9s. 6d. 26429 .. .. 1651 3410 665 3336 19956 4619 542 1979 420 1818 356 11851 1111 .. 10972 4275 533,657 lb. 93,390
" South African, ℔ lb. 2s. 6d. 174 .. .. 13 31 .. .. 104 6 6 6 .. .. .. 63 .. .. 138 13 4,432 " 554
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 82 .. .. .. .. .. .. 313 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,950 " 395
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 9s. 88 .. .. .. .. 6 8 344 25 74 .. 9 9 .. 147 5 3 32 .. 1,489 gal. 670
" Australian, ℔ gal. 5s. 600 .. .. 135 63 .. 110 1317 168 .. 22 101 164 20 505 75 .. 534 77 15,884 " 3,971
" other kinds, ℔ gal. 6s. 394 .. .. 55 18 .. 36 821 220 .. 24 20 19 .. 1142 19 .. 347 37 10,507 " 3,152
" South African, ℔ gal. 2s. 102 .. 3 40 .. .. .. 145 7 .. 1 4 29 .. 171 .. .. 14 7 5,230 " 523
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 613 .. 1 160 23 8 162 1674 185 .. 124 .. 27 .. 741 187 .. 316 .. 42,210 " 4,221
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 833 .. .. .. 13 .. 1 1204 19 .. .. .. .. .. 288 16 .. 308 62 219,520 lb. 2,744
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. ½d. 34 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 30 4 .. .. .. .. .. 16 3 .. 17 1 43,200 " 108
Opium, ℔ lb 40s. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 6 " 11
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 19249 .. .. 410 553 63 521 18247 1101 69 392 103 370 50 8092 215 76 5318 1188 .. 56,017
Preferential Tariff.. .. 613 .. .. 17 13 2 6 742 12 .. 47 1 4 2 198 8 4 221 31 .. 1,921
South African Tariff .. 192 .. .. .. 14 .. .. 39 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. 250
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 96969 .. 146 3235 3953 649 5195 114861 8921 882 2147 651 1162 221 46273 4186 1463 42788 5814 .. 339,516
Preferential Tariff.. .. 7711 .. 6 116 499 67 285 7907 668 113 132 25 67 -1 5486 152 42 2992 533 .. 26,800
South African Tariff .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 3 18 3 .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 .. 1 .. .. 41
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 7321 .. .. 179 260 11 348 7300 -312 66 117 87 148 1 3753 338 80 3771 290 .. 24,258
Preferential Tariff.. .. 425 .. .. 6 16 1 15 305 49 1 6 5 11 .. 185 25 2 390 43 .. 1,485
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 16016 5 6 420 342 59 586 13846 975 64 249 123 179 17 6634 450 111 5046 829 .. 45,957
Surtax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals { General Tariff .. .. 189144 .. 384 12989 10982 2043 14720 214875 24436 2402 7684 2570 7368 1003 101509 9132 1626 79321 17340 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 8783 .. 6 139 531 70 306 8984 739 114 185 31 82 1 5885 188 48 3620 608 ..
South African Tariff .. .. 497 .. 3 53 45 .. 3 306 16 6 7 4 29 .. 237 5 .. 179 20 ..
Primage .. .. 16016 5 6 420 342 59 586 13846 975 64 249 123 179 17 6634 450 111 5046 829 ..
Surtax .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Grand Totals .. .. 214440 5 399 13601 11900 2172 15615 238011 26160 2586 8125 2728 7658 1021 114265 9775 1785 88166 18797 ..
Corresponding quarter, 1914 .. .. .. 201961 2 322 14838 12151 2537 20447 199164 29850 3203 9356 3564 8299 1535 103555 11030 1419 87581 20584 ..
  • Including amounts at 16s. per gallon, being adjustments on entries passed prior to 27th August, 1915.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of Customs Duties for the YEARS 1915 and 1914.

| Year 1915 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 856397 | 8 | 1313 | 55407 | 44966 | 10281 | 80079 | 920169 | 119330 | 11322 | 34611 | 11091 | 30247 | 4829 | 465994 | 44325 | 6265 | 415148 | 85098 | .. | 3190880 | .. |
| Year 1914 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 910030 | 2 | 1584 | 59997 | 50227 | 13429 | 84936 | 914229 | 125114 | 12791 | 37072 | 13215 | 32975 | 6165 | 488741 | 56414 | 8752 | 440872 | 98070 | .. | .. | 3354615 |

[No. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 497



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💰 Return of Customs and Excise Duties for the Quarter Ended 31st December, 1915

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Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Ports of New Zealand, Quarterly Report

💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for the Years 1915 and 1914

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Customs Duties, Annual Report, Revenue, Ports of New Zealand