✨ Customs and Excise Duties
RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1923.
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, 1922. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantities. | Revenue. | ||
| Spirits per gal. | (a) | 70250 | .. | 135 | 7488 | 1970 | 2905 | 8141 | 72496 | 9885 | 1359 | 2330 | 941 | 3660 | 348 | 46502 | 4055 | 48 | 43803 | 7447 | 162,557 gal. | 283,763 |
| " perfumed, | (b) | 151 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 190 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 71 | .. | 135 | 517 |
| Cigars and Snuff, per lb. | 12s. | 640 | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | 95 | 882 | 53 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 466 | .. | .. | 135 | .. | 3,871 lb. | 2,323 |
| Cigarettes | (c) | 37534 | .. | .. | 2582 | 3261 | 1562 | 4490 | 29860 | 4995 | 1060 | 1796 | 520 | 1622 | 383 | 17814 | 1928 | 2 | 12469 | 3440 | .. | 125,318 |
| " South African | (d) | 53132 | .. | .. | 3312 | 4831 | 1934 | 6759 | 36208 | 7443 | 1296 | 2650 | 851 | 2708 | 381 | 23213 | 3675 | .. | 19839 | 6678 | 711,075 lb. | 174,913 |
| Tobacco, manufactured, per lb. | (e) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| " South African, per lb. | 2s. 6d. | 142 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7134 | 88 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,368 lb. | 7,364 |
| " unmanufactured, per lb. | 2s. | 521 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 18 | 383 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .. | .. | 171 | 8 | .. | 77 | 3 | 2,046 gal. | 1,207 |
| Wine, sparkling, per gal. | 15s., 10s. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| " South African, per gal. | 9s. 6d., 5s. | 875 | .. | .. | 83 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 602 | 78 | 16 | 6 | 62 | 92 | .. | 343 | 92 | .. | 343 | 84 | 13,739 gal | 2,766 |
| " Australian, per gal. | 4s., 5s. | 683 | .. | .. | 47 | .. | 6 | 6 | 953 | 100 | .. | 16 | .. | 15 | .. | 942 | 41 | .. | 303 | 20 | 10,439 | 3,132 |
| " other kinds, | 6s. | 515 | .. | .. | 11 | 27 | .. | .. | 436 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 27 | 1 | 665 | .. | .. | 139 | 64 | 10,911 | 1,910 |
| Ale, beer, &c., per gal. | 3s.6d, 2s. | 196 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 11 | 5 | 396 | 29 | .. | 17 | 8 | .. | .. | 85 | .. | .. | 130 | 60 | 9,420 | 942 |
| Chloroy, Cocoa, and Chocolate— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †{General Tariff, per lb. | 5d. | 164 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 77 | 129 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 94 | 5 | .. | 68 | 17 | 29,160 lb. | 607 |
| †{British Preferential Tariff, per lb. | 3d. | 435 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 757 | 2 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 281 | .. | .. | 180 | .. | 134,748 | 1,684 |
| Tea— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †{General Tariff, per lb. | 7d., 5d. | 2434 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | less 21 | 606 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 146 | 20 | 8 | 1044 | 52 | 204,692 lb. | 4,295 |
| †{British Preferential Tariff, per lb. | 3d., 5d. | 2556 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 47 | 60 | 2527 | 90 | 33 | 5 | 40 | 56 | .. | 1770 | 160 | 204 | 2911 | 289 | 858,701 | 10,758 |
| Goods by Weight— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *{General Tariff | .. | .. | less 83 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | less 42 |
| {Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | less 83 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| †{General Tariff | .. | .. | 3325 | .. | 86 | 161 | .. | 50 | 4301 | 219 | .. | 68 less 2 | 18 | .. | 6 | 1903 | 15 | 3 | 1737 | 141 | .. | 12,031 |
| †{British Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 10103 | .. | 95 | 811 | 8 | 254 | 8264 | 942 | 2 | 402 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 4438 | 216 | 13 | 2935 | 479 | .. | 29,033 |
| Goods ad valorem—. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *{General Tariff | .. | .. | 583 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 583 |
| {Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 224 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 224 |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 39 |
| †{General Tariff | .. | .. | 103724 | .. | 60 | 1128 | 4548 | 96 | 2338 | 108032 | 3245 | 94 | 931 | 87 | 433 | 169 | 60627 | 1146 | 784 | 33859 | 4024 | .. |
| †{British Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 177862 | .. | 288 | 3225 | 6530 | 903 | 7025 | 176505 | 8959 | 854 | 3021 | 532 | 1199 | 185 | 76371 | 5646 | 1734 | 52485 | 7347 | .. |
| Other Duties— | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| *{General Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| South African Tariff | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| †{General Tariff | .. | .. | 13055 | .. | 74 | 850 | 100 | 474 | 18682 | 700 | .. | 76 | .. | 6 | .. | 8334 | 417 | 130 | 3858 | 491 | .. | 47,247 |
| †{British Preferential Tariff | .. | .. | 6771 | .. | 53 | 72 | 20 | 37 | 7504 | 104 | 9 | 14 | .. | 60 | .. | 2511 | 1196 | 7 | 1895 | 327 | .. | 20,580 |
| Primage | .. | .. | 35639 | 9 | 21 | 399 | 2163 | 85 | 1044 | 28713 | 1556 | 114 | 519 | 148 | 271 | 30 | 15084 | 997 | 208 | 10304 | 1864 | .. |
| †Special duty on goods from countries having depreciated currency | .. | .. | 622 | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | .. | 38 | 541 | 58 | .. | 16 | .. | .. | 199 | .. | .. | 175 | 2 | .. | 1,662 |
| †Dumping Duty | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
(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.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1923, No 64
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1923, No 64
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