✨ Customs and Excise Duties
RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 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 | £ 12,677 | £ 7,031 | £ 9,837 | £ 24,074 | £ 15,956 | 2,817,674 gal. | £ 69,575 |
| Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. | 1s. per lb. | .. | 184 | .. | .. | 297 | 9,620 lb. | 481 |
| Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. .. .. | 4s. " | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,225 " | 245 |
| Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. .. | 4s. " | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| " manufactured by machinery .. .. | 5s. 6d. " | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Medicinal Preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit | 9d. " | 190 | 58 | 206 | 346 | 65 | 23,067 lb. | 865 |
| Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. .. | 14s. per gallon | 257 | 86 | 139 | 496 | .. | 1,397 gal. | 978 |
| Perfumed Spirits .. .. .. .. .. | 20s. " | 120 | 228 | 12 | 25 | .. | 385 " | 385 |
| Toilet Preparations .. .. .. .. .. | 14s. " | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | 20 " | 14 |
| " .. .. .. .. .. | 6s. " | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Totals .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 13,489 | 7,587 | 10,208 | 24,941 | 16,318 | .. | 72,543 |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1917 .. .. .. | .. | 10,628 | 6,466 | 7,066 | 18,445 | 11,919 | .. | .. |
| Financial year, 1917–1918 .. .. .. | .. | 48,930 | 29,057 | 34,890 | 85,922 | 52,727 | .. | 251,526 |
Customs Department, Wellington, 21st May, 1918.
W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.
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NZ Gazette 1918, No 76
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NZ Gazette 1918, No 76
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Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st March, 1918
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💰 Finance & Revenue21 May 1918
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand
- W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs