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, 1918—continued.

Excise Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1917.
£ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Beer .. .. .. .. .. Minimum 5½d., maximum 6d., per gallon 11,559 6,285 9,023 22,253 13,934 2,523,255 gal. 63,054
Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 11 .. .. 250 5,220 lb. 261
Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. .. .. 4s. " 200 .. .. .. .. 1,000 " 200
Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. .. 4s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
manufactured by machinery .. .. 5s. 6d. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Medicinal Preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. " 196 152 165 503 42 28,213 lb. 1,058
Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. .. 14s. per gallon 418 45 128 867 .. 2,063 gal. 1,458
Perfumed Spirits .. .. .. .. .. 20s. " 160 26 101 100 .. 387 " 387
Toilet Preparations .. .. .. .. .. 14s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" .. .. .. .. .. 6s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,533 6,519 9,417 23,723 14,226 .. 66,418
Corresponding Quarter, 1917 .. .. .. .. 10,050 6,475 6,800 18,497 10,630 .. ..

Customs Department, Wellington, 29th November, 1918.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 30th September 1918 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
29 November 1918
Customs, Excise Duties, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs