✨ Customs and Excise Duties Statistics




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1918.

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, 1917.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. .. 18s. £26943 .. £189 £4191 £554 £888 £4188 £34757 £6387 £673 £1138 £714 £1715 £239 £22452 £1200 £1 £17123 £4427 141,977 gal. £127,779 £230,029
" perfumed, " .. 30s. 119 .. .. .. .. .. 192 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 151 .. .. 23 .. 323 " 485 425
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. .. 12s. 1223 .. 17 1 83 .. 50 1723 111 6 56 .. .. 12 1154 2 .. 778 24 8,733 lb. 5,240 4,656
Cigarettes .. .. See below* 21312 .. 2573 3643 891 3201 27450 4029 542 1391 269 935 172 9996 798 .. 10207 1943 .. 89,352 70,655
South African .. Above rates less 3% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. .. 3s. 6d. 28336 .. .. 1989 3379 985 4280 24429 5248 649 2082 506 1685 462 13692 1724 .. 15698 4204 624,846 lb. 109,348 101,766
" South African, ℔ lb. .. 2s. 6d. 109 .. .. .. .. .. 67 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. 1,608 " 201 623
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. .. 2s. 127 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 259 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,860 " 386 734
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. .. 15s. 207 .. .. 15 .. .. 60 619 74 .. 23 .. 15 .. 158 60 .. 105 .. 1,781 gal. 1,336 1,394
" South African, ℔ gal. .. 5s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 " 4 Less 2
" Australian, ℔ gal. .. 5s. 333 .. .. 74 46 22 100 739 163 51 29 76 46 10 480 68 .. 831 68 10,544 " 2,636 2,853
" other kinds, " .. 6s. 368 .. .. 14 15 .. 66 851 108 11 8 3 6 8 429 16 .. 346 12 7,537 " 2,261 3,236
" South African, ℔ gal. .. 2s. 141 .. .. 18 10 9 6 213 17 10 28 .. 9 .. 262 .. .. 126 84 9,330 " 933 741
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. .. 2s. 83 .. .. 80 .. .. 5 258 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 16 26 4,890 " 489 1,609
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 3d. 963 .. .. .. 40 .. 83 829 125 20 10 .. 2 .. 340 5 .. 421 38 230,080 lb. 2,876 638
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 3d. 176 .. .. .. 6 .. 9 97 18 3 2 .. .. .. 44 .. .. 65 3 169,200 " 423 95
Tea—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 3d., 5d. 4666 .. 11 66 19 48 116 7965 241 12 44 12 58 .. 9294 33 .. 6571 434 2,365,600 " 29,590 3,304
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 2d. 836 .. .. .. .. .. 23 1244 5 .. 6 .. .. .. 974 .. .. 1711 .. 575,880 " 4,799 41
Opium, ℔ lb .. 40s. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. 4 " 9 6
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 10270 .. .. 15 147 5 311 13898 347 6 255 6 73 20 3643 65 2 4266 271 .. 33,600 25,725
Preferential Tariff .. .. 464 .. .. .. 2 .. 35 345 39 1 .. .. 10 .. 143 2 .. 123 28 .. 1,192 869
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Less 1
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 104420 .. 28 1739 3008 391 3155 136545 7325 424 1117 297 526 83 54693 2911 695 48141 4044 .. 369,542 265,344
Preferential Tariff .. .. 24174 .. 1 159 1034 25 491 35194 1189 71 157 29 166 Less 3 13700 338 183 9245 733 .. 86,886 43,845
South African Tariff .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 25 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 18
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 7039 .. .. 167 282 15 135 10195 734 6 6 8 73 15 3542 251 54 4870 210 .. 27,632 15,250
Preferential Tariff .. .. 1474 .. .. 31 32 .. 37 1184 63 13 .. .. 2 8 716 41 8 789 31 .. 4,429 2,137
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. .. 19867 .. 7 351 515 92 650 21765 1082 73 252 58 129 14 9736 414 95 7903 920 .. 63,923 39,917
* Totals { General Tariff .. .. 206412 .. 245 10924 11216 3245 15750 260452 25171 2430 6159 1891 5134 1021 120028 7134 752 108896 15701 .. 802,561 727,624
Preferential Tariff .. .. 27124 .. 1 190 1074 25 595 38064 1314 88 165 29 178 5 15577 381 191 11933 795 .. 97,729 46,987
South African Tariff .. .. 252 .. .. 18 10 9 31 286 18 10 28 .. 9 .. 262 .. .. 151 84 .. 1,168 1,389
Primage .. .. 19867 .. 7 351 515 92 650 21765 1082 73 252 58 129 14 9736 414 95 7903 920 .. 63,923 39,917
Grand Totals .. .. 253655 .. 253 11483 12815 3371 17026 320567 27585 2601 6604 1978 5450 1040 145603 7929 1038 128883 17500 .. 965,381 ..
Corresponding quarter, 1917 .. .. 227892 1 309 11466 10506 1790 18220 252235 26200 3714 6986 2231 5671 1062 113437 8779 734 103807 20877 .. .. 815,917
  • 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.

[DEC. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1068



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