Customs and Excise Duties Report




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1921.

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, 1920.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits, ℔ gal. 18s. 36929 .. 147 4631 1610 234 3477 32664 4970 575 985 393 1820 147 21640 1554 6 15545 4234 146,179 gal. £131,561
" perfumed, " 30s. 575 .. .. 1 5 .. .. 342 2 .. 13 .. .. .. 197 .. .. 259 .. 929 " £1,394
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. 12s. 909 .. .. 92 55 .. 83 1083 95 .. 19 .. 1 .. 1124 47 .. 417 24 6,582 lb. £3,949
Cigarettes .. See below* 27288 .. .. 2367 4967 127 3859 22243 5181 650 1661 383 1331 447 8874 867 .. 8810 2755 .. £91,810
" South African .. Above rates less 3 % .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. 3s. 6d. 30249 .. .. 3418 4219 53 4055 21742 4902 573 1518 355 1131 339 14180 1136 .. 11882 4045 593,126 lb. £103,797
" South African, ℔ lb. 2s. 6d. 19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 6 .. 267 " £33
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. 2s. 90 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2224 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,143 " £2,314
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. 15s. 204 .. .. 20 22 27 29 542 30 .. 12 .. .. .. 188 3 .. 74 15 1,554 gal. £1,166
" South African, ℔ gal.. 5s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 18 " £5
" Australian, ℔ gal. 5s. 922 .. .. 134 83 43 90 518 117 40 52 58 101 46 411 143 .. 206 75 12,156 " £3,039
" other kinds, " 6s. 786 .. 1 10 45 .. 41 687 116 .. .. .. 48 .. 594 .. .. 255 21 8,680 " £2,604
" South African, ℔ gal. 2s. 229 .. .. 2 31 .. 20 316 21 24 7 .. 31 .. 286 .. .. 41 28 10,360 " £1,036
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. 2s. 56 .. .. 90 39 .. 32 289 35 .. 22 8 .. .. 59 4 .. 97 1 7,320 " £732
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d. 120 .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 .. .. .. .. 4 .. 73 3 6 68 .. 38,350 lb. £480
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. ⅔d. 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. Less 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1 .. 4 .. 7,141 " £18
Tea—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. 3d., 5d. 3467 .. .. .. 48 .. 66 2970 16 .. 12 .. 1 .. 3338 16 237 3926 159 1,138,211 " £14,256
Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. 2d. 183 .. .. .. 27 .. .. 126 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 26 1 2 615 .. 118,442 " £987
Opium, ℔ lb 40s. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 5 " £10
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 15163 .. 1 167 554 50 304 11804 513 65 355 17 109 23 7685 152 8 4128 567 .. £41,665
Preferential Tariff.. .. 475 .. .. 3 1 .. 57 494 48 10 67 Less 2 3 .. 263 4 .. 102 7 .. £1,532
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 340423 .. 98 6092 7706 1355 13163 342607 21375 1572 4514 1138 1633 220 166750 15838 2636 121675 12050 .. £1,060,845
Preferential Tariff.. .. 49317 .. 9 336 1078 48 914 47526 1631 84 324 26 277 3 27015 830 706 12407 2573 .. £145,104
South African Tariff .. 52 .. .. .. .. .. 10 49 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. £118
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. .11053 .. 1 347 712 40 267 11307 354 24 39 5 18 7 6587 129 39 4160 214 .. £35,303
Preferential Tariff.. .. 1075 .. .. 13 22 9 20 1168 26 .. .. .. .. .. 355 12 3 295 13 .. £3,011
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. .. 48427 .. 23 716 1112 202 1634 43711 3361 196 557 100 256 32 24369 2109 347 16052 1767 .. £144,971
Totals { General Tariff .. 468234 .. 248 17369 20065 1929 25466 451228 37706 3499 9202 2357 6197 1229 231710 19892 2932 171502 24160 .. £1,494,925
Preferential Tariff .. 51065 .. 9 352 1128 57 991 49309 1705 94 398 24 280 3 27662 848 711 13423 2593 .. £150,652
South African Tariff .. 300 .. .. 2 31 .. 30 374 22 24 9 1 31 .. 289 1 .. 48 30 .. £1,192
Primage .. 48427 .. 23 716 1112 202 1634 43711 3361 196 557 100 256 32 24369 2109 347 16052 1767 .. £144,971
Grand totals .. 568026 .. 280 18439 22336 2188 28121 544622 42794 3813 10166 2482 6764 1264 284030 22850 3990 201025 28550 .. £1,791,740
Corresponding quarter, 1920 .. .. 375762 .. 176 17215 21430 1008 21628 474585 36084 3943 7656 2448 6358 787 219147 20660 2210 177035 28865 .. ..
Financial year, 1920-21 .. 2415733 15 1385 96934 112346 8855 132192 2658511 201290 18538 45256 10991 32030 4677 1333940 77708 16070 1017632 144117 .. £8,328,220
  • 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.


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