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, 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. 37886 .. 162 5321 2172 31 5758 41936 6484 1080 1300 535 2059 328 24043 2076 2 17325 5808 171,451 gal. 154,306
" perfumed, " 30s. 320 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 403 .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 2 .. 131 10 739 " 1,108
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 12s. 2168 .. .. 1 72 .. 151 3288 223 .. 104 .. 48 9 991 .. .. 700 68 13,038 lb. 7,823
Cigarettes See below* 30256 .. .. 3295 5586 .. 3854 30687 6282 1014 1566 319 1275 204 12665 842 .. 15187 4119 .. 117,151
South African Above rates less 3 % .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 38996 .. .. 2829 6614 .. 5974 28726 5852 682 2398 603 2040 462 16509 2095 .. 18516 6420 792,665 lb. 138,716
" South African, ℔ lb. 2s. 6d. 139 .. .. .. 6 .. .. 119 14 .. .. .. .. .. 13 .. .. 82 .. 2,988 " 373
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 197 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4624 122 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,434 " 4,943
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 15s. 309 .. .. .. 90 less 7 .. 88 1034 102 22 38 .. .. .. 165 .. .. 85 11 2,583 gal. 1,937
" South African, ℔ gal. 5s. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 111 " 28
" Australian, ℔ gal. 5s. 1141 .. .. 122 68 91 150 1464 217 62 5 59 60 15 463 142 .. 586 59 18,815 " 4,704
" other kinds, " 6s. 819 .. .. 9 18 .. 48 1064 149 3 .. .. 6 .. 510 21 .. 348 11 10,021 " 3,006
" South African, ℔ gal. 2s. 651 .. .. 26 6 .. 52 467 85 39 39 3 38 .. 1132 15 .. 85 62 26,996 " 2,700
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 176 .. .. .. 34 .. 76 409 27 .. 39 12 .. .. 60 23 .. 37 4 8,970 " 897
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 822 .. .. .. 9 .. 6 2753 18 .. .. .. 9 .. 266 7 1 492 75 356,620 lb. 4,458
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. ½d. 57 .. .. .. .. .. 2 36 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 22 .. .. 29 3 60,915 " 152
Tea—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d., 5d. 9079 .. 17 32 59 9 147 8588 156 31 24 16 .. .. 9246 85 515 10076 344 3,064,752 " 38,424
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. 2d. 466 .. .. .. less 9 .. 10 630 18 .. 11 1 .. .. 199 .. 43 820 .. 262,666 " 2,189
Opium, ℔ lb 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 16499 .. 1 353 325 42 494 17067 810 56 399 34 78 31 9502 175 16 6854 804 .. 53,540
Preferential Tariff.. .. 308 .. .. 23 .. 1 24 546 30 7 5 3 .. .. 185 .. 1 186 23 .. 1,342
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 70
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 135548 .. 71 2600 4036 547 3856 161812 11940 691 1521 392 534 134 63827 4808 761 45014 6362 .. 444,454
Preferential Tariff.. .. 30297 .. 35 312 1484 78 503 42984 2098 92 290 22 46 3 19528 406 57 8498 1678 .. 108,411
South African Tariff .. 11 .. .. .. .. .. 7 1 3 .. .. .. .. .. 51 .. .. 1 .. .. 74
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 5534 .. 1 91 108 9 292 10094 667 43 33 13 27 .. 3326 281 38 2867 454 .. 23,878
Preferential Tariff.. .. 238 .. .. 4 1 .. 7 837 61 15 .. .. 3 .. 204 .. 2 249 29 .. 1,650
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 25650 10 13 452 624 113 769 24256 1666 103 269 111 180 21 11122 807 100 7610 1351 .. 75,227
Totals { General Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 999,345
Preferential Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,744
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,245
Primage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,227
Grand Totals .. 337592 10 300 15472 21303 914 22268 383894 37027 8940 8041 2123 6405 1207 174269 11785 1536 135780 27695 .. 1,191,561
Corresponding quarter, 1918 .. .. 228719 30 295 10279 15725 834 16675 283268 21015 2396 7036 1812 4911 969 118966 7654 988 118579 18127 .. ..
  • 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1919 and 1918.

| Year 1919 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1236547 | 95 | 951 | 61598 | 76103 | 3445 | 87063 | 1462188 | 130502 | 14080 | 30910 | 8435 | 25281 | 4309 | 687127 | 43135 | 5996 | 530767 | 99817 | .. | 4502354 | .. |
| Year 1918 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 948818 | 30 | 1153 | 47535 | 57126 | 12430 | 68737 | 1168546 | 99881 | 11231 | 26796 | 7779 | 21630 | 3772 | 538897 | 34520 | 4005 | 457082 | 76196 | .. | .. | 3586164 |



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st December 1919

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Customs, Excise, Duties, Revenue, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand

💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties for the Years 1919 and 1918

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Customs, Duties, Revenue, Statistics, Comparative, 1919, 1918