✨ 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.
Next Page →
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 76
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 76
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st March, 1918
💰 Finance & RevenueCustoms Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand