Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1921—continued.

EXCISE DUTIES.

HEADS OF REVENUE. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Other Ports. TOTALS. Corresponding Quarter, 1920.
Quantities. Revenue.
Beer .. .. .. .. .. Minimum 5½d., maximum 6d., per gallon £ 21,995 £ 10,064 £ 14,011 £ 26,665 £ 23,239 3,972,344 gal. £ 95,974
Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. 1s. per lb. .. 61 .. .. 5 1,329 lb. 66
Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. 4s. " 276 .. .. .. .. 1,880 " 276
Cigarettes, made by hand .. .. 4s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
manufactured by machinery .. 5s. 6d. " .. 8,334 .. .. .. 30,305 lb. 8,334
Medicinal Preparations containing more than 50 per cent. of proof spirit 9d. " 128 78 161 262 81 18,886 " 710
Culinary and Flavouring Essences .. 14s. per gallon 476 50 76 517 .. 1,598 gal. 1,119
Perfumed Spirits .. .. .. 20s. " 20 .. 50 205 .. 275 " 275
Toilet Preparations .. .. .. 14s. " 17 .. 85 .. .. 145 " 102
" .. .. .. 6s. " .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. .. .. .. 22,912 18,587 14,383 27,649 23,325 .. 106,856
Corresponding Quarter, 1920 .. .. .. .. 22,223 25,081 15,488 29,069 25,008 .. ..
Financial Year, 1920-21 .. .. .. .. 84,636 94,412 55,768 110,401 88,232 .. 433,449

Customs Department, Wellington, 23rd May, 1921.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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💰 Customs and Excise Duties Collected During the Quarter Ended 31st March 1921 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
23 May 1921
Customs, Excise Duties, Revenue, Ports, New Zealand
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs