✨ 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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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1920, No 21
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1920, No 21
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