Customs and Excise Duties




May 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2039

RETURN showing the CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st March, 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. Quantities. TOTALS. Revenue. Corresponding Quarter, 1917.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Spirits, per gal. 18s. 21672 .. 176 5626 440 1420 3858 26100 4260 509 939 500 1593 274 20890 1166 1 13330 4568 119,247 gal. 107,322 143,283
" perfumed, " 30s. 180 .. .. .. .. .. .. 232 3 .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. .. 43 .. 380 " 570 480
Cigars and Snuff, per lb. 12s. 922 .. 40 63 144 .. 111 1224 87 1 .. 66 19 37 .. 933 40 .. 446 71 6,997 lb. 4,198
Cigarettes See below* 20441 .. 25 2758 3558 1116 3818 27940 4511 .. 638 1337 255 1188 293 10294 775 .. 8181 2320 .. 89,448
" South African Above rates less 3% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, per lb. 3s. 6d. 28452 .. 13 2128 3543 .. 815 4102 20932 4307 726 1790 393 1771 216 12812 1660 .. 11899 4387 571,120 lb. 99,946
" South African, per lb. 2s. 6d. 174 .. .. 13 .. .. .. 151 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. 50 .. 3,360 " 420
" unmanufactured, per lb. 2s. 119 .. .. .. .. .. .. 376 29 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,240 " 524
Wine, sparkling, per gal. 15s. 232 .. .. 35 22 .. 7 63 1308 104 7 15 .. .. .. 152 7 .. 96 4 2,376 gal. 1,782
" South African, per gal. 5s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" Australian, per gal. 5s. 497 .. .. 87 34 .. 32 78 955 108 29 .. 49 37 .. 242 97 .. 262 75 10,328 " 2,582
" other kinds, " 6s. 301 .. .. 47 32 .. .. .. 790 116 .. 32 3 12 .. 683 8 .. 258 6 7,627 " 2,288
" South African, per gal. 2s. 91 .. .. 9 6 .. 6 11 353 32 6 16 3 24 .. 341 .. .. 63 51 10,120 " 1,012
Ale, beer, &c., per gal. 2s. 286 .. .. 136 4 .. .. 16 406 49 .. .. .. .. .. 183 8 .. 62 14 11,640 " 1,164
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, per lb. 3d. 159 .. .. .. 15 .. 15 564 11 19 2 16 4 .. 64 4 .. 135 19 82,160 lb. 1,027 976
Preferential Tariff, per lb. ½d. 28 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 80 2 .. .. 4 .. 1 .. 8 1 .. 32 1 65,200 " 163
Tea—
General Tariff, per lb. 3d., 5d. 5324 .. .. 58 71 .. 33 136 5289 112 12 50 6 30 .. 14761 340 7 7081 369 2,691,760 " 33,679
Preferential Tariff, per lb. 2d. 48 .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. 24 5 .. 10 .. .. .. 74 .. .. 66 .. 28,560 " 238
Opium, per lb. 40s. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 " 5
Goods by weight—
General Tariff .. 14283 .. 1 244 289 .. 7 428 15061 948 21 473 21 113 40 7468 129 9 4283 648 .. 44,466
Preferential Tariff .. 456 .. .. 37 12 .. .. 40 529 104 6 1 .. 10 5 319 3 1 480 23 .. 2,026
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 94160 .. 82 2138 3324 .. 566 3977 129570 7353 963 1081 342 341 49 52960 3930 843 38118 4913 .. 344,710
Preferential Tariff .. 19899 .. 6 263 1256 .. 20 437 31930 1386 140 177 162 48 11 12323 300 67 8340 907 .. 77,672
South African Tariff .. 6 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 15 1 .. 4 1 1 .. 11 2 .. .. 2 .. 44
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 7975 .. .. 106 721 .. 1 240 9316 487 13 67 8 20 11 3533 384 36 2635 301 .. 25,854
Preferential Tariff .. 1440 .. .. 20 2 .. .. 42 1188 83 4 19 1 4 2 11 546 19 3 382 .. 3,791
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 15315 .. 4 361 397 .. 58 606 19416 1017 79 217 67 130 11 10013 930 141 6705 1082 .. 56,549
Totals: General Tariff 195007 .. 337 13426 12165 3997 16874 239794 22485 2919 5869 1592 5158 887 125087 8548 896 86829 17695 .. 759,565 809,716
Preferential Tariff 21871 .. 6 331 1273 20 522 33751 1580 150 211 163 63 18 13270 323 71 9300 967 .. 83,890 51,960
South African Tariff 271 .. 9 7 20 .. 11 519 55 7 17 3 25 .. 365 2 .. 114 51 .. 1,476 1,451
Primage 15315 .. 4 361 397 58 606 19416 1017 79 217 67 130 11 10013 930 141 6705 1082 .. 56,549 56,923
Grand Totals .. 232464 .. 356 14125 13855 4075 18013 293480 25137 3155 6314 1825 5376 916 148735 9803 1108 102948 19795 .. 901,480 ..
Corresponding quarter, 1917 .. 242259 7 282 15369 13619 2691 19181 293050 30825 3250 7799 2265 6307 723 136994 11859 1681 110932 20957 .. .. 920,050
Financial year, 1917-1918 .. 884973 4 1499 52906 50552 11910 73984 1050772 102486 12564 27633 8083 22755 3684 508298 36811 4168 405659 81092 .. 3,349,833 ..

* 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.



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