FEB. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 549

RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1920.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. CUSTOMS DUTIES.
Wellington. Napier. (including Wairau Pictou). Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1919.
Quantities. Revenue.

Spirits, # gal. .. .. .. 18s. .. .. .. 48266 5090 243 5521 2567 8 227 41840 6378 1002 1256 570 1709 165 23714 1593 16359 5831 162,331 154,306
" perfumed, " .. .. .. 30s. .. .. .. 848 13 29 125 294 43 1115 28 15 .. .. 4 616 16 468 105 3,269 1,108
Cigars and Snuff, # lb. .. .. .. 12s. .. .. .. 4777 925 299 5801 5801 4779 2653 299 56 .. .. .. 3081 110 1120 74 12,915 7,923
Cigarettes .. .. .. See below* .. .. .. 33339 4317 4982 32382 4982 382 1691 1691 1160 .. .. .. 14127 1160 12736 3521 122,235 117,151

{ Above rates less 3% }

South African .. .. .. 3s. 6d. .. .. .. 38578 .. .. 5850 .. .. 5680 1039 2002 427 1492 325 15393 1573 16705 6308 134,986 138,716
Tobacco, manufactured, # lb. .. .. .. 2s. 6d. .. .. .. 55 .. .. .. .. .. 31633 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,808 4,943
" unmanufactured, # lb. .. .. .. 2s. .. .. .. 213 .. .. .. .. .. 8563 13 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,266 1,937
Wine, sparkling, # gal. .. .. .. 15s. .. .. .. 761 37 .. .. .. .. 927 78 16 8 12 .. 239 .. 105 15 544 68 373
" Australian, # gal. .. .. .. 5s. .. .. .. 39 98 3 172 172 153 2051 153 12 11 56 71 871 152 696 73 24,585 4,704
" other kinds, " .. .. .. 6s. .. .. .. 1550 22 .. 43 43 151 1025 151 53 5 52 12 1654 53 439 11 14,618 3,006
Ale, beer, &c., # gal. .. .. .. 2s. .. .. .. 898 19 .. .. .. 7 360 42 9 .. .. .. 643 5 50 52 17,519 2,700
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate— .. .. .. 2s. .. .. .. 441 46 .. .. .. 15 894 43 13 15 24 24 66 20 95 7 16,471 897
General Tariff, # lb. .. .. .. 3d. .. .. .. 747 6 .. .. .. .. 590 3 1 .. .. .. 70 9 712 14 175,753 lb. 4,625
Preferential Tariff, # lb. .. .. .. 3d. .. .. .. 104 1 .. .. .. .. 23 .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. 112 1 100,893 152
Tea— .. .. .. 3d., 5d. .. .. .. 3061 3 .. .. .. .. 2534 105 19 10 .. .. 2489 4 232 142 912,126 38,424
General Tariff, # lb. .. .. .. 2d. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. 57 12 3 2 .. .. 55 3 2 8 72,826 2,189
Preferential Tariff, # lb. .. .. .. 40s. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 4 4 9 9
Opium, # lb .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods by Weight— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20843 59 .. .. .. .. 18876 1034 46 130 35 135 10728 241 24 1406 62,953 52,622
General Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 511 11 .. .. .. .. 433 46 7 .. 4 .. 224 14 22 22 1,579 1,342
Preferential Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. .. 75 70
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods ad valorem— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340653 170 8930 11201 1911 18371 357011 27585 1476 3990 1076 2063 230937 11388 3806 170942 1,209,098 444,824
General Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64052 13 514 3328 199 1816 67828 3737 275 400 58 131 47277 903 169 24905 218,353 108,411
Preferential Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Less 11 1 .. .. .. .. Less 24 .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 12 74
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Other Duties— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14929 3 261 264 85 466 13519 681 12 84 11 18 6966 239 23 646 44,011 24,250
General Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2000 .. 17 34 .. 55 2016 56 .. .. .. .. 491 23 1 22 5,192 1,650
Preferential Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56158 15 1144 1516 253 2088 51275 3616 193 533 163 346 31100 2075 350 21767 176,262 75,227

{ General Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 509865 .. 459 23877 26731 2334 34502 515115 47232 4571 9276 2569 7392 310963 16558 4097 236665 1,788,741 999,345
Preferential Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66668 13 551 3386 199 1893 70357 3852 275 409 62 131 48055 943 172 26211 225,983 113,744
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 574 8 .. .. 19 106 385 42 9 8 52 53 640 5 51 1,952 3,245
Primage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56158 15 26 1144 1516 253 2088 51275 3616 193 533 163 346 31100 2075 350 21767 176,262 75,227
}
Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 633265 15 506 25572 31652 2786 38589 637132 54742 5043 10231 2794 7921 390758 19581 4619 284694 2,192,938 ..
Grand totals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 337592 10 300 15472 21303 914 22268 383894 37027 3940 8041 2123 6405 174269 11785 1536 135780 27695 1,191,561

Corresponding quarter, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

COMPARATIVE RETURN of CUSTOMS DUTIES for the YEARS 1920 and 1919.

• 26s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2# lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.

Year 1920 .. .. .. 2223469 15 1281 95710 111440 7675 125699 2588474 194580 18668 42746 10957 31624 4200 1269057 75518 14290 993642 144432 7,953,477
Year 1919 .. .. .. 1236547 95 951 61598 76103 3445 87068 1462186 130502 14080 30910 8435 25281 4309 687127 43135 5996 530767 93817 4,502,354