Customs and Excise Duties




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

Customs Duties.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Gisborne. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau (including Picton). Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1918.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 18s. £43800 .. £150 £6213 £2456 £30 £5909 £45013 £8075 £1049 £1724 £578 £2605 £361 £29075 £2450 £31 £21978 £5542 196,710 gal. £177,039
" perfumed, " 30s. 116 .. .. 16 2 .. .. 102 3 .. .. .. .. .. 84 .. .. 76 2 267 " 401
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 12s. 1436 .. .. less16 82 .. 108 1351 188 .. 22 1 .. .. 735 .. .. 538 13 7,430 lb. 4,458
Cigarettes .. See below* 29714 .. 13 4478 5643 .. 3730 29235 4729 842 1782 334 1337 319 14146 1196 .. 12482 2842 .. 112,822
South African Above rates less 3 % .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 9s. 6d. 30633 .. .. 3615 6611 .. 5362 24398 6143 1080 2601 650 2051 359 16325 1775 .. 17521 5088 709,783 lb. 124,212
" South African, ℔ lb. 2s. 6d. 63 .. .. .. 6 .. .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 648 " 81
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 123 .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 44 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,820 " 182
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 15s. 147 .. .. 23 .. .. .. 711 96 8 .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. 15 8 1,411 gal. 1,058
" South African, ℔ gal.. 5s. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 " 20
" Australian, ℔ gal. 5s. 1039 .. .. 98 55 .. 79 1476 193 12 20 49 6 21 569 85 .. 434 32 16,672 " 4,168
" other kinds, " 6s. 561 .. .. 21 3 .. 71 735 90 .. .. .. 12 .. 775 12 .. 491 6 9,257 " 2,777
" South African, ℔ gal. 2s. 277 .. 3 28 3 .. 9 425 25 3 13 .. 48 .. 528 .. .. 92 30 14,840 " 1484
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 94 .. .. 20 .. .. 23 461 25 .. 4 12 2 .. 64 .. .. 27 3 7,350 " 735
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 477 .. .. 5 44 .. 8 1403 70 .. .. .. 2 .. 88 .. .. 209 37 187,440 lb. 2,343
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. ½d. 38 .. .. .. 6 .. 1 26 14 .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 19 2 45,200 " 113
Tea—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d., 5d. 7151 .. .. .. 89 .. 79 4474 54 .. 22 .. .. .. 5778 110 .. 6773 480 1,996,076 " 25,010
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. 2d. less 131 .. .. .. .. .. .. 317 .. .. 4 .. .. .. 40 .. .. 1256 .. 178,320 " 1,486
Opium, ℔ lb 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 " 2
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 9811 .. 1 121 204 .. 912 9456 489 3 470 39 94 26 4149 89 4 5854 712 .. 32,434
Preferential Tariff.. .. 695 .. .. 19 17 .. 15 689 19 .. 5 .. 9 .. 218 1 1 222 50 .. 1,960
South African Tariff .. 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. 3 .. .. 34
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 112542 .. 35 2324 3662 499 5417 135029 7709 471 1363 490 749 45 74563 5378 1170 54302 6675 .. 412,428
Preferential Tariff.. .. 31904 .. 5 218 833 65 1019 39013 1411 54 272 99 113 18 22066 291 180 12264 1705 .. 111,530
South African Tariff .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 19 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. less 2 .. .. 22
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 6702 16 .. 294 84 1 312 10765 415 25 26 5 23 .. 3463 95 22 3787 244 .. 26,279
Preferential Tariff.. .. 924 .. .. 49 8 .. 13 1446 54 3 7 .. 6 .. 436 17 1 623 32 .. 3,619
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 21653 2 8 433 582 143 872 20018 1170 93 302 90 231 11 11582 923 171 9197 1377 .. 68,858
Totals { General Tariff .. .. 244346 16 199 17212 18935 530 22010 264626 28323 3490 8034 2158 6881 1131 149869 11190 1227 124487 21684 ..
Preferential Tariff .. .. 33430 .. 5 286 864 65 1048 41491 1498 57 288 99 128 18 22767 309 182 14384 1789 ..
South African Tariff .. .. 379 .. 3 28 10 .. 28 447 26 3 13 .. 48 .. 533 .. .. 93 30 ..
Primage .. .. 21653 2 8 433 582 143 872 20018 1170 93 302 90 231 11 11582 923 171 9197 1377 ..
Grand Totals .. 299808 18 215 17959 20391 738 23958 326582 31017 3643 8637 2347 7288 1160 184751 12422 1580 148161 24880 .. 1,115,555
Corresponding quarter, 1918 .. .. 233980 .. 249 11648 14731 4150 17023 271231 26144 3079 6842 2164 5893 847 125593 9134 871 106672 20774 .. ..
  • 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.


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