✨ 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, 1916.
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. Quantities. | TOTALS. Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter, 1915. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Spirits, per gal. .. .. | 17s. | 31417 | .. | 244 | 5653 | 1261 | 635 | 5051 | 37778 | 8015 | 982 | 1287 | 833 | 2267 | 263 | 22232 | 2628 | 28 | 20852 | 5319 | 172,512 gal. | 146,635 | 113,535 |
| " perfumed, .. .. | 30s. | 349 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | 456 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 204 | 2 | .. | 2 | 7 | 823 " | 1,234 | 932 |
| Cigars and Snuff, per lb. .. .. | 7s. | 1279 | .. | 134 | 21 | 85 | .. | 45 | 1859 | 145 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 15 | .. | 911 | 3 | .. | 599 | 65 | 14,894 lb. | 5,213 | 4,508 |
| " South African, per lb. | 6s. 9 3/4d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cigarettes, per 1,000 of 2 1/2 lb. and under .. | 17s. 6d. | 15777 | .. | 1 | 1667 | 2264 | 131 | 2034 | 16532 | 3191 | 411 | 897 | 273 | 1059 | 66 | 6660 | 433 | .. | 6219 | 1380 | .. | 58,995 | 52,208 |
| " per lb. .. .. | 7s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| " South African, per 1,000 of 2 1/2 lb. and under .. | 16s. 11 7/10d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 |
| " per lb. .. .. | 6s. 9 3/4d. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tobacco, manufactured, per lb. .. | 3s. 6d. | 27079 | .. | 19 | 1528 | 3575 | 428 | 3426 | 19505 | 4546 | 799 | 1866 | 552 | 1554 | 274 | 11571 | 1827 | .. | 12917 | 4884 | 550,571 lb. | 96,350 | 93,390 |
| " South African, per lb. | 2s. 6d. | 274 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | .. | 6 | 288 | 6 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 63 | .. | .. | 80 | 6 | 6,104 " | 763 | 554 |
| " unmanufactured, per lb. .. | 2s. | 131 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 280 | 279 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6,900 " | 690 | 395 |
| Wine, sparkling, per gal. .. .. | 9s. | 198 | .. | .. | 39 | 9 | .. | 11 | 517 | 74 | .. | 5 | 9 | 39 | .. | 117 | 5 | .. | 53 | .. | 2,391 gal. | 1,076 | 670 |
| " South African, per gal. .. | 5s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| " Australian, per gal. .. | 5s. | 658 | .. | .. | 92 | 33 | 23 | 81 | 1264 | 116 | 25 | 36 | 79 | 44 | 35 | 326 | 109 | .. | 445 | 31 | 13,588 gal. | 3,397 | 3,971 |
| " other kinds, " .. | 6s. | 642 | .. | .. | 78 | 22 | .. | 80 | 1001 | 256 | 72 | 14 | 8 | 24 | .. | 1159 | 25 | .. | 522 | 30 | 13,110 " | 3,933 | 3,152 |
| " South African, per gal. .. | 2s. | 165 | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 6 | 95 | 6 | .. | 4 | 1 | 66 | .. | 189 | 5 | .. | 52 | 22 | 6,260 " | 626 | 523 |
| Ale, beer, &c., per gal. .. .. | 2s. | 735 | .. | 1 | 287 | 34 | .. | 194 | 2375 | 260 | .. | 21 | 24 | 67 | .. | 679 | 60 | .. | 305 | 7 | 50,490 " | 5,049 | 4,221 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Tariff, per lb. .. .. | 3d. | 472 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 5 | 15 | 937 | 26 | 1 | 26 | .. | .. | 4 | 129 | 17 | .. | 236 | 58 | 156,080 lb. | 1,951 | 2,744 |
| Preferential Tariff, per lb. .. | 1/5d. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | 17 | 2 | 47,200 " | 118 | 108 |
| Opium, per lb. .. .. .. | 40s. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 11 | 11 |
| Goods by Weight- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Tariff .. .. .. | .. | 14449 | .. | .. | 298 | 650 | 22 | 529 | 17566 | 1554 | 34 | 444 | 57 | 220 | 27 | 5100 | 469 | 56 | 5056 | 1032 | .. | 47,563 | 56,017 |
| Preferential Tariff .. .. | .. | 188 | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 410 | 79 | .. | 33 | .. | 20 | .. | 238 | 34 | 5 | 190 | 21 | .. | 1,260 | 1,921 |
| South African Tariff .. .. | .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 250 |
| Goods ad valorem- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Tariff .. .. .. | .. | 116577 | - 8 | 49 | 4635 | 4517 | 747 | 6465 | 161626 | 11162 | 1001 | 2954 | 583 | 1161 | 37 | 71045 | 5086 | 1198 | 60137 | 7698 | .. | 456,673 | 339,516 |
| Preferential Tariff .. .. | .. | 11340 | 2 | 2 | 413 | 744 | 25 | 584 | 17600 | 1596 | 128 | 197 | 9 | 95 | 6 | 7577 | 257 | 24 | 4375 | 671 | .. | 45,646 | 26,800 |
| South African Tariff .. .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 40 | 41 |
| Other Duties- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Tariff .. .. .. | .. | 6500 | 1 | .. | 197 | 391 | 25 | 445 | 12002 | 1176 | 14 | 138 | 13 | 56 | 2 | 4955 | 622 | 226 | 5844 | 657 | .. | 33,264 | 24,258 |
| Preferential Tariff .. .. | .. | 387 | .. | .. | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 1012 | 49 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 245 | 43 | 2 | 507 | 43 | .. | 2,335 | 1,485 |
| South African Tariff .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Primage .. .. .. .. | .. | 19134 | 13 | 29 | 616 | 531 | 88 | 824 | 20230 | 1731 | 132 | 430 | 111 | 212 | 23 | 10197 | 795 | 168 | 8387 | 1414 | .. | 65,065 | 45,957 |
| Surtax .. .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals: | General Tariff .. .. | .. | 216264 | - 7 | 448 | 14496 | 12867 | 2006 | 18385 | 273698 | 30806 | 3249 | 7725 | 2438 | 6510 | 704 | 125088 | 11286 | 1508 | 113392 | 21161 | .. | 862,024 |
| Preferential Tariff .. | .. | 11947 | 2 | 2 | 430 | 764 | 29 | 636 | 19056 | 1729 | 128 | 237 | 9 | 119 | 6 | 8071 | 336 | 31 | 5092 | 737 | .. | 49,359 | |
| South African Tariff .. | .. | 462 | .. | .. | 15 | 25 | .. | 12 | 418 | 12 | .. | 19 | 1 | 66 | .. | 252 | 5 | .. | 134 | 28 | .. | 1,449 | |
| Primage .. .. | .. | 19134 | 13 | 29 | 616 | 531 | 88 | 824 | 20230 | 1731 | 132 | 430 | 111 | 212 | 23 | 10197 | 795 | 168 | 8387 | 1414 | .. | 65,065 | |
| Surtax .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Grand Totals .. .. | .. | 247807 | 8 | 494 | 15542 | 14187 | 2123 | 19857 | 313402 | 34278 | 3509 | 8411 | 2559 | 6907 | 733 | 143608 | 12422 | 1707 | 127005 | 23340 | .. | 977,897 | .. |
| Corresponding quarter, 1915 .. | .. | 214440 | 5 | 399 | 13601 | 11900 | 2172 | 15615 | 238011 | 26160 | 2586 | 8125 | 2728 | 7658 | 1021 | 114265 | 9775 | 1785 | 88166 | 18797 | .. | .. | 777,209 |
COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1915 and 1914.
| Auckland. | Kaipara. | Tauranga. | Gisborne. | New Plymouth. | Patea. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau (including Picton). | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Lyttelton. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | TOTALS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1916 .. .. | .. | 975309 | 47 | 1367 | 61193 | 52882 | 12284 | 79654 | 1213479 | 126410 | 12769 | 36297 | 10380 | 26970 | 3820 | 583304 | 47259 | 6415 | 479193 | 93979 | .. | 3823011 |
| Year 1915 .. .. | .. | 856397 | 8 | 1313 | 55407 | 44966 | 10281 | 80079 | 920169 | 113330 | 11322 | 34611 | 11091 | 30247 | 4829 | 465994 | 44325 | 6265 | 415148 | 85098 | .. | 3190880 |
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[Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1917, No 17
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NZ Gazette 1917, No 17
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