✨ 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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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1919, No 23
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1919, No 23
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