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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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st March, 1918 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
21 May 1918
Customs Duties, Excise Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs