RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1919.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Kaipara. | Tauranga. | Gisborne. | New Plymouth. | Patea. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairarapa (including Picton). | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Lyttelton. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Quantities. | Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter, 1918. |
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| Spirits, | 18s. | £39260 | £215 | £6307 | £2438 | £257 | £5018 | £47987 | £7041 | £710 | £1582 | £672 | £2264 | £286 | £32997 | £2011 | £26269 | £5701 | £1 | £201,131 gal.| £181,018 | £127,779 |
| perfumed, | 30s. | £112 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £148 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £91 | £.. | £74 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £283 | £425 | £485 |
| Cigars and Snuff, | 12s. | £1408 | £.. | £.. | £80 | £.. | £116 | £1714 | £114 | £19 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £783 | £.. | £3 | £420 | £94 | £7,919 lb. | £4,751 | £5,240 |
| Cigarettes | See below* | £32109 | £.. | £1750 | £5583 | £.. | £4955 | £33665 | £6215 | £784 | £1576 | £417 | £1721 | £434 | £14480 | £1228 | £.. | £12273 | £3188 | £120,378 | £89,352 | |
| Above rates less 3 % | | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | | | |
| Tobacco, manufactured, | 3s. 6d. | £28994 | £.. | £1863 | £4000 | £.. | £3187 | £18668 | £5235 | £679 | £2394 | £508 | £1515 | £285 | £17789 | £1329 | £.. | £15702 | £5345 | £614,244 lb. | £107,493| £210 |
| South African, | 2s. 6d. | £151 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £47 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £12 | £.. | £.. | £1,679 | £201 | £386 |
| unmanufactured, | 2s. | £184 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £2831 | £133 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £31,480 | £3,148 | £2,261 |
| Wine, sparkling, | 15s. | £112 | £.. | £6 | £.. | £8 | £60 | £867 | £44 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £7 | £172 | £9 | £.. | £98 | £12 | £1,860 gal. | £1,395 | £812 |
| South African, | 5s. | £12 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £33 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £182 | £45 | £489 |
| Australian, | 5s. | £896 | £.. | £74 | £64 | £14 | £42 | £939 | £68 | £12 | £34 | £38 | £35 | £.. | £272 | £70 | £431 | £74 | £.. | £12,253 | £3,063 | £2,876 |
| other kinds, | 6s. | £337 | £.. | £1 | £36 | £37 | £.. | £102 | £8 | £7 | £.. | £981 | £9 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £8,439 | £2,532 | £423 |
| South African, | 2s. | £596 | £.. | £6 | £3 | £63 | £.. | £13 | £7 | £.. | £356 | £17 | £3 | £.. | £42 | £.. | £702 | £.. | £.. | £19,264 | £1,926 | £933 |
| Ale, beer, &c., | 2s. | £86 | £.. | £.. | £76 | £6 | £.. | £40 | £22 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £84 | £45 | £8,125 | £812 | £227 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff, | 3d. | £362 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £12 | £2049 | £3 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £325 | £.. | £489 | £19 | £381 |
| Preferential Tariff, | ½d. | £12 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £2 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £13 | £.. | £.. | £51 | £3 | £138 |
| Tea— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff, | 3d., 5d. | £8628 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £43 | £.. | £6913 | £189 | £45 | £38 | £.. | £22 | £3108 | £28 | £280 | £5184 | £127 | £1,979,705 | £24,778| £29,590 |
| Preferential Tariff, | 2d. | £557 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £569 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £85 | £122 | £.. | £2 | £308,277 | £2,569 | £8 |
| Opium, | 40s. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £6 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. |
| Goods by Weight— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff | | £10122 | £.. | £71 | £162 | £31 | £383 | £10515 | £327 | £6 | £176 | £89 | £16 | £3757 | £38 | £6 | £2943 | £381 | £.. | £29,030 | £33,600| £1,408 |
| Preferential Tariff | | £476 | £.. | £.. | £1 | £10 | £62 | £539 | £35 | £2 | £3 | £.. | £9 | £166 | £7 | £1 | £79 | £.. | £12 | £1,408 | £1,192 | £138 |
| South African Tariff | | £211 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £4 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. |
| Goods ad valorem— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff | | £102349 | £10 | £4 | £1954 | £2893 | £294 | £3887 | £149929 | £8811| £832 | £1474 | £197 | £833 | £37 | £64403 | £3814 | £464 | £42127 | £4268 | £388,580| £369,542 |
| Preferential Tariff | | £29168 | £11 | £235 | £1338 | £33 | £712 | £42688 | £1343 | £77 | £355 | £202 | £56 | £.. | £19936 | £347 | £104 | £10796 | £1137 | £108,538 | £86,886| £2,546 |
| South African Tariff | | £128 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £5 | £.. | £.. | £.. | £1 | £.. | £.. | £2 | £.. | £.. | £1 | £.. | £138 | £30 | £1,168 |
| Other Duties— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Tariff | | £5654 | £7 | £.. | £92 | £38 | £9 | £177 | £5530 | £362 | £64 | £29 | £3 | £72 | £.. | £2351 | £76 | £16 | £1795 | £75 | £16,350| £27,632 |
| Preferential Tariff | | £830 | £.. | £.. | £32 | £5 | £.. | £8 | £658 | £45 | £17 | £3 | £.. | £12 | £.. | £317 | £4 | £4 | £336 | £10 | £2,281 | £4,429 |
| South African Tariff | | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. | £.. |
| Primage | | £16848 | £47 | £3 | £332 | £390 | £128 | £580 | £20497 | £1518| £107 | £250 | £75 | £109 | £11 | £9751 | £464 | £147 | £6707 | £956 | £58,920| £63,923 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Totals | | £230613 | £17 | £220 | £15301 | £656 | £18152| £282685 | £28676 | £3132| £7330 | £1856 | £6558 | £1060 | £141599 | £8620 | £770 | £108233| £19318 | £887,020 | £802,561| £114,884 |
| | | £31043 | £11 | £268 | £1353 | £34 | £784 | £44467 | £1423 | £96 | £361 | £202 | £77 | £.. | £20511 | £358 | £231 | £12498 | £1167 | £114,884 | £97,729| £2,546 |
| | | £1098 | £6 | £3 | £63 | £.. | £13 | £441 | £17 | £3 | £8 | £.. | £42 | £.. | £708 | £.. | £1 | £121 | £22 | £2,546 | £1,168 | £63,923 |
| | | £16848 | £47 | £3 | £332 | £390 | £128 | £580 | £20497 | £1518| £107 | £250 | £75 | £109 | £11 | £9751 | £464 | £147 | £6707 | £956 | £58,920| £63,923 |
| Grand Totals | | £279602 | £64 | £240 | £12832 | £17107 | £818 | £19529 | £348090 | £31634| £3338 | £7949 | £2133 | £6786 | £1071 | £172569 | £9442 | £1149 | £127559 | £21458 | £1,063,370| £965,381 |
| Corresponding quarter, 1918 | | £253655 | £.. | £253 | £11483 | £12815 | £3371 | £17026 | £320567 | £27585| £2601 | £6604 | £1978 | £5450 | £1040 | £145603 | £7929 | £1038 | £128883 | £17500 | £.. | £.. |

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