RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1922

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. | Timaru. | Lyttelton. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Quantities. | Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter, 1921. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirits | ₤ gal. | (a) | ₤54601 | ₤194 | ₤4128 | ₤981 | ₤1606 | ₤5270 | ₤50367 | ₤6976 | ₤1070 | ₤1494 | ₤916 | ₤2517 | ₤273 | ₤31724 | ₤2214 | ₤62 | ₤27947 | ₤5137 | 114,138 gal. | ₤197,477 | ₤457,071 |
| | perfumed, | (b) | ₤464 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 249 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142 | ... | ... | 272 | ... | 311 | ₤1,132 | ₤1,238 |
| Cigars and Snuff, ₤ lb. | 12s. | 286 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | ... | 17 | 736 | 88 | ... | 20 | ... | 9 | 52 | 660 | ... | ... | 348 | 13 | 3,757 lb. | ₤2,254 | ₤7,808 |
| Cigarettes | ... | (c) | ₤28609 | ... | ... | 1640 | 2299 | 845 | 3208 | 24832 | 5007 | 523 | 1215 | 398 | 1607 | 319 | 11904 | 831 | ... | 9752 | 3036 | ... | ₤96,015 | ₤137,340 |
| | South African | (d) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tobacco, manufactured, ₤ lb. | ... | (e) | 57947 | ... | 3246 | 4981 | 1854 | 8119 | 34680 | 8807 | 1454 | 2869 | 837 | 2745 | 240 | 26091 | 2017 | ... | 23245 | 7010 | 684,171 lb. | ₤186,142 | ₤141,945 |
| | South African, ₤ lb. | 2s. 6d. | 205 | ... | ... | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 175 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 181 | ... | ... | 219 | 6,540 | less 149 |
| | unmanufactured, ₤ lb. | 2s. | 198 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5610 | 185 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59,927 | ₤5,993 | ₤4,354 |
| Wine, sparkling, ₤ gal. | ... | 15s., 10s. | 87 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | 206 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90 | ... | ... | 24 | ... | ... | 574 gal. | ₤418 | ₤6,369 |
| | South African, ₤ gal. | 5s. | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 83 | ₤21 | ₤4 |
| | Australian, ₤ gal. | ... | 722 | ... | ... | 77 | 74 | 23 | 10 | 245 | 113 | 2 | ... | 10 | 9 | ... | 115 | 12 | ... | 322 | 21 | 7,849 | ₤1,755 | ₤6,074 |
| | other kinds, | ... | 762 | ... | ... | 37 | ... | ... | 27 | 564 | 91 | ... | 7 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 637 | ... | ... | 185 | 12 | 7,842 | ₤2,353 | ₤8,303 |
| | South African, ₤ gal. | 2s. | 426 | ... | ... | 21 | 18 | ... | ... | 244 | 7 | 20 | ... | 13 | ... | 1079 | ... | ... | 161 | 270 | 22,593 | ₤2,259 | ₤3,054 |
| Ale, beer, &c., ₤ gal. | ... | 2s. | 100 | ... | ... | 16 | 12 | ... | 8 | 177 | 7 | ... | 17 | ... | 9 | ... | 107 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 4,706 | ₤471 | ₤1,691 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | General Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 3d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,239 |
| | Preferential Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 3d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 |
| + | General Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 5d. | 211 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41 | 101 | 45 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 169 | ... | ... | 60 | 5 | 30,603 lb. | ₤638 | |
| | British Preferential Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 3d. | 550 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 498 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 200 | ... | ... | 190 | ... | 116,498 | ₤1,456 | |
| Tea— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | General Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 3d.,5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32,552 |
| | Preferential Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 2d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,593 |
| + | General Tariff, ₤ lb. | ... | 7d., 5d | 762 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 670 | 11 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 561 | ... | 2 | 753 | 50 | 133,895 | 2,824 | |
| | British Preferential Tariff, ₤ lb | ... | 3d.,5d | 6309 | ... | ... | 20 | 55 | 14 | 175 | 5923 | 358 | ... | 52 | 47 | 77 | 8261 | 64 | 175 | 8044 | 462 | 2,393,131 | 30,041 | |
| Goods by Weight— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | General Tariff | ... | ... | less 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | less 6 | 31,497 |
| | Preferential Tariff | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1,034 |
| | South African Tariff | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| + | General Tariff | ... | ... | 4903 | ... | ... | 45 | 265 | 10 | 122 | 8441 | 215 | 50 | 452 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 3,755 | 87 | ... | 2466 | 412 | 21,307 | ... |
| | British Preferential Tariff | ... | ... | 6552 | ... | ... | 42 | 284 | 6 | 148 | 6057 | 240 | 1 | 368 | 3 | 40 | ... | 2107 | 53 | 100 | 2028 | 884 | 18,913 | ... |
| Goods ad valorem— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | General Tariff | ... | ... | 751 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 30 | less 238 | 52 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 338 | less 3 | less 264 | ... | less 70 | 409,287 |
| | Preferential Tariff | ... | ... | less 243 | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 10 | less 173 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 190 | ... | ... | less 46 | ... | less 637 | 68,476 |
| | South African Tariff | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 99 |
| + | General Tariff | ... | ... | 110545 | ... | 11 | 1191 | 2132 | 267 | 2650 | 83144 | 4317 | 206 | 996 | 324 | 1294 | 21 | 49608 | 1900 | 480 | 34339 | 3717 | 297,142 | ... |
| | British Preferential Tariff | ... | ... | 157810 | ... | 99 | 2956 | 4512 | 644 | 4910 | 136320 | 8311 | 660 | 2225 | 625 | 1220 | 82 | 57489 | 4876 | 1347 | 56152 | 7903 | 448,141 | ... |
| Other Duties— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | General Tariff | ... | ... | less 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 115 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 3 | ... | ... | less 126 | 21,353 |
| | Preferential Tariff | ... | ... | less 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 1 | ... | ... | less 23 | 2,349 |
| | South African Tariff | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| + | General Tariff | ... | ... | 9294 | ... | 1 | 1 | 284 | 1 | 24 | 11363 | 528 | ... | 6 | 4 | 30 | ... | 3678 | 158 | ... | 2636 | 584 | 28,592 | ... |
| | British Preferential Tariff | ... | ... | 3678 | ... | ... | 61 | 57 | 19 | 79 | 4205 | 81 | 4 | 17 | ... | 33 | ... | 1024 | 282 | 5 | 867 | 75 | 10,487 | ... |
| Primage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31760 | 12 | 9 | 389 | 1068 | 80 | 752 | 20764 | 1568 | 123 | 434 | 198 | 264 | 10 | 11485 | 840 | 183 | 9473 | 1898 | 81,310 | 59,493 |
| +Special duty on goods from countries | ... | ... | ... | 574 | ... | ... | 9 | 2 | ... | 49 | 1309 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 1156 | 13 | ... | 819 | 18 | ... | 3,957 | ... |
| having depreciated currency | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| +Dumping Duty | ... | ... | ... | less 98 | ... | ... | less 2 | ... | ... | ... | less 26 | ... | ... | less 8 | ... | ... | ... | less 78 | ... | ... | less 7 | ... | ... | less 219 | ... |

(a) 36s., 30s, 18s., 16s., 4s. 6d. per gallon.
(b) 90s., 70s. per gallon.
(c) 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.
(d) Same rates as (c) less 3 per cent.
(e) 10s., 4s. 10d., 4s. 8d. per lb.

• Old Tariff.
  † New Tariff.