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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