Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1918.

Customs Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Gisborne. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau (including Fiction). Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1917.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, per gal. 18s. 29071 .. 219 4396 1598 3 4730 36517 5303 649 1649 678 1721 256 23670 1780 1 21916 5144 154,779 gal. 129,201
" perfumed, 30s. 294 .. .. 4 .. .. 2 187 .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 .. .. 155 .. 485 740
Cigars and Snuff, per lb. 12s. 1218 .. 38 2 93 .. 119 2097 296 .. 194 28 54 .. 508 2 .. 549 60 8,747 lb. 5,245
Cigarettes See below* 16185 .. 13 1098 3709 .. 2623 24940 3129 435 1829 176 979 210 10703 604 .. 12195 2134 .. 80,462
South African Above rates less 3% .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, per lb. 3s. 6d. 20808 .. .. 1872 3941 .. 3620 20054 3979 647 1839 .59 1478 365 11806 1204 .. 15137 3872 519,891 lb. 90,981
" South African, per lb. 2s. 6d. 231 .. .. .. 13 .. .. 37 13 .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. .. .. 2,456 307
" unmanufactured, per lb. 2s. 104 .. .. .. .. .. .. 342 99 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,450 545
Wine, sparkling, per gal. 15s. 345 .. .. 53 7 .. 70 1172 137 .. .. .. .. .. 157 15 .. 70 .. 2,701 gal. 2,026
" South African, per gal. 5s. ..* .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 32
" Australian, per gal. 5s. 638 .. .. 8 68 .. 123 702 117 19 15 56 20 10 439 40 .. 375 80 10,840 2,710
" other kinds, 6s. 400 .. .. 26 4 .. 84 539 102 .. 6 .. 15 .. 420 15 .. 242 2 6,183 1,855
" South African, per gal. 2s. 165 .. 6 28 3 .. 45 199 31 2 19 1 7 .. 389 .. .. 40 19 9,540 954
Ale, beer, &c., per gal. 2s. 67 .. .. .. 6 .. 8 360 53 .. .. .. .. .. 8 4 .. 26 23 5,550 555
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, per lb. 3d. 566 .. .. .. 42 2 21 480 12 7 .. .. 3 .. 222 4 .. 326 24 136,720 lb. 1,709
Preferential Tariff, per lb. 3d. 75 .. .. .. 4 1 4 88 2 .. .. .. .. .. 33 .. .. 51 4 104,800 262
Tea—
General Tariff, per lb. 3d., 5d. 6766 .. .. 76 101 40 122 6852 187 6 41 .. .. .. 4845 50 .. 7776 125 2,156,816 26,987
Preferential Tariff, per lb. 2d. 534 .. .. .. 42 .. 3 1907 5 .. 4 .. .. .. 211 .. .. 1793 .. 539,880 4,499
Opium, per lb. 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 4 .. 7 14
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 8882 .. .. 65 205 3 179 12342 170 10 124 34 20 8 2271 183 12 2316 201 .. 27,025
Preferential Tariff.. .. 291 .. .. .. 2 .. 7 247 15 .. 1 .. 1 .. 148 4 1 130 9 .. 856
South African Tariff .. 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. .. 61 .. .. .. .. .. 178
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 91748 .. 19 1889 3773 583 3657 117790 5363 476 1421 379 474 92 42698 2792 666 38441 4353 .. 316,614
Preferential Tariff.. .. 20196 .. 4 297 932 121 402 27331 734 41 134 22 46 13 8866 291 127 7346 835 .. 67,678
South African Tariff .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 24 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 .. .. 54
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 10292 18 .. 172 525 .. 223 9345 327 6 67 7 6 .. 3045 97 29 2824 238 .. 27,221
Preferential Tariff.. .. 1714 .. .. 23 45 .. 42 1069 40 2 19 .. .. .. 429 16 13 288 25 .. 8,725
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 18034 12 1 330 612 81 667 18638 871 96 174 77 87 15 7929 553 139 6558 979 .. 55,753
Totals { General Tariff .. .. 187384 18 284 9661 14072 631 15581 233719 19274 2255 6685 1712 4770 941 100887 6790 708 102352 16256 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 22810 .. 4 260 1025 122 458 30642 796 43 158 22 47 13 9687 311 141 9608 873 ..
South African Tariff .. .. 491 .. 6 29 16 .. 69 269 74 2 19 1 7 .. 463 .. .. 61 19 ..
Primage .. .. 18034 12 1 330 612 81 567 18638 871 96 174 77 87 15 7929 553 139 6558 979 ..
Grand Totals .. 228719 30 295 10279 15725 830 16675 283268 21015 2396 7036 1812 4911 969 118966 7654 988 118579 16127 .. 858,278
Corresponding quarter, 1917 .. .. 230473 .. 530 13995 12940 2312 17966 281744 26192 2944 6862 1903 5619 780 127957 9257 1433 99164 19824 .. ..
  • 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1918 and 1917.

| Year 1918 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 948818 | 30 | 1153 | 47535 | 57126 | 12420 | 68737 | 1168546 | 99881 | 11281 | 26796 | 7779 | 21630 | 3772 | 598897 | 34520 | 4005 | 22560 | 76196 | .. | 3556164 | .. |
| Year 1917 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 894768 | 11 | 1425 | 54150 | 50816 | 10526 | 75152 | 1060342 | 108174 | 12333 | 20116 | 8523 | 29686 | 3491 | 496557 | 38367 | 4741 | 218648 | 82254 | .. | .. | 3868403 |

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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