New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 59

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✨ 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, 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?
Spirits, £ gal. 18s. 22657 .. 154 4022 1511 166 3171 31454 4690 601 693 281 1193 109 18333 1334 .. 13039 3998 119,340 gal. 107,406 107,322
perfumed, 30s. 353 .. .. .. .. .. 82 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 167 .. 206 .. 739 1,108 570
Cigars and Snuff, £ lb. 12s. 772 .. .. 56 50 .. 86 931 151 4 .. .. .. .. 12 316 .. 515 16 4,848 lb. 2,909 4,198
Cigarettes See below* 29089 .. .. 3698 5202 .. 5067 25878 6007 778 1373 415 1140 299 11709 706 .. 8382 2221 .. 101,964 89,448
Above rates less 3 % .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South African .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, £ lb. 3s.6d. 36145 .. .. 2783 3866 .. 4025 21291 4543 534 2074 81 1263 340 14947 1257 .. 12627 4232 630,331 lb. 110,308 99,946
unmanufactured, £ lb. 2s. 102 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 577 less 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,224 153
Wine, sparkling, £ gal. 15s. 300 .. .. 89 45 .. 153 716 119 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 173 .. .. 30 8 2,177 gal.
South African, £ gal. 5s. 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 ..
Australian, £ gal. 5s. 779 .. .. 13 5 12 119 730 91 5 10 16 7 3 308 47 397 46 10,352 2,588 2,582
other kinds, 6s. 692 .. .. 2 3 .. 42 896 89 .. 8 3 .. .. 624 6 424 16 9,850 2,805 2,288
South African, £ gal. 2s. 143 .. .. 36 24 .. .. 271 72 4 5 .. 2 .. 319 .. .. 54 35 9,650 965 1,012
Ale, beer, &c., £ gal. 2s. 70 .. .. .. 3 .. 11 399 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 .. .. 18 11 5,530
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, £ ib. 3d. 707 .. .. 11 21 .. 43 771 29 .. .. .. .. .. 2 215 .. .. 340 38 174,160 lb. 2,177
Preferential Tariff, £ ib. 3d. 135 .. .. 2 4 .. 5 142 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 .. 28 1 136,000
Tea—
General Tariff, £ ib. 3d.,5d. 3775 .. 12 .. 69 .. 14 3582 109 52 46 .. 10 .. 6960 45 47 5187 257 1,608,120 20,165 38,679
Preferential Tariff, £ ib. 2d. 226 .. .. .. .. .. .. 395 .. .. 4 .. 5 .. 311 .. .. 870 .. 217,320 1,811 238
Opium, £ ib 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 9
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 8020 .. .. 84 249 4 165 10515 441 2 95 18 62 6 3870 45 3 3661 399 27,639 44,466
Preferential Tariff .. 409 .. .. 7 4 1 14 612 12 1 14 .. 2 1 126 4 .. 425 8 1,640 2,026
South African Tariff .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 .. .. .. .. .. 39 .. .. 10 ..
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 149806 .. 24 3621 4568 613 6248 204619 11334 1034 1447 612 745 78 67459 4700 1361 54755 5875 518,899 344,710
Preferential Tariff .. 35624 .. 1 287 906 32 887 56416 1449 50 203 43 215 7 16144 359 159 7907 1182 121,871 77,672
South African Tariff .. 4 .. .. 4 .. 123 3 1 .. 1 .. .. 9 6 .. 5 .. .. .. 156 44
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 4643 3 208 164 6 242 10901 389 4 41 2 19 .. 2972 176 16 2782 209 22,777 25,854
Preferential Tariff .. 662 .. 32 .. .. 22 1372 64 .. 2 .. 4 .. 450 31 1 285 .. 2,948 3,791
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 24345 .. 5 384 604 141 876 30692 1198 90 255 61 135 14 10047 770 144 7317 1209 78,287 56,549
Totals General Tariff .. 257910 3 190 14587 15756 801 19386 313648 27995 3014 5787 1728 4439 849 128076 8316 1427 102366 17326 923,604 759,565
Preferential Tariff .. 37056 .. 1 328 914 33 928 58937 1531 51 223 43 226 8 17048 394 160 9515 1214 128,610 83,890
South African Tariff .. 234 .. .. 36 28 .. 123 345 100 4 18 .. 2 .. 367 6 .. 69 35 1,367 1,476
Primage .. 24345 .. 5 384 604 141 876 30692 1198 90 255 61 135 14 10047 770 144 7317 1209 78,287 56,549
Grand Totals .. 319545 3 196 15335 17302 975 21313 403622 30824 3159 6283 1832 4802 871 155538 9486 1731 119267 19784 .. 1,131,868 ..
Corresponding quarter, 1918 .. 232464 .. 356 14125 13855 4075 18013 293480 25137 3155 6314 1825 5376 916 148735 9803 1108 102948 19795 .. .. 901,480
Financial year, 1918-1919 .. 1035899 33 993 48745 60578 9330 72037 1278688 105668 11235 26765 7786 21056 3727 545700 34203 4628 473401 76185 .. 3,816,552 ..
  • 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 24 lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.


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