Customs and Excise Duties Table




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1924.

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, 1923.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits ℔ gal. .. (a) £84336 £.. £170 £7886 £2051 £3705 £9292 £73481 £11402 £1925 £2807 £1217 £3309 £464 £46476 £4356 £59 £46090 £7895 176,921 gal. £306,921
" perfumed, " .. (b) 477 .. .. .. .. .. .. 115 9 .. .. .. .. .. 208 .. .. 354 18 304 " 1,181
Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. .. 12s. 663 .. .. 17 34 .. 67 840 157 .. 14 .. 15 .. 710 4 .. 197 13 4,551 lb. 2,731
Cigarettes .. (c) 45440 .. .. 2811 3017 1666 4230 36255 6087 931 1811 516 1649 510 21536 1914 .. 14548 3488 .. 146,409
Tobacco, manufactured, ℔ lb. .. (d) 57114 .. .. 3110 4778 1775 6286 34567 7899 1598 2576 757 2442 400 24027 4226 .. 20985 7012 667,830 lb. 179,552
" unmanufactured, ℔ lb. .. 2s. 188 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7815 550 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,527 " 8,553
Wine, sparkling, ℔ gal. .. 15s., 10s. 507 .. .. 9 35 .. 27 681 23 .. 17 .. 16 .. 250 1 .. 112 38 2,436 gal. 1,716
" South African, ℔ gal. .. 9s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
" Australian, ℔ gal. .. 4s. 790 .. .. 92 33 39 110 641 183 34 67 29 102 7 602 106 .. 539 122 17,479 " 3,496
" other kinds, " .. 6s. 730 .. .. 33 .. 22 50 1062 150 8 40 .. 18 .. 878 31 .. 397 26 11,682 " 3,505
" South African, ℔ gal. .. 3s. 6d. 504 .. 6 47 6 7 36 454 61 .. .. 5 20 .. 446 .. .. 229 86 10,895 " 1,907
Ale, beer, &c., ℔ gal. .. 2s. 254 .. .. 9 1 11 71 386 9 4 20 8 .. .. 173 33 .. 104 29 11,117 " 1,112
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 5d. 175 .. .. .. .. .. 157 155 20 .. .. .. 11 .. 104 9 .. 108 36 37,216 lb. 775
British Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 3d. 470 .. .. .. .. .. .. 820 .. .. 44 .. .. .. 338 14 .. 357 .. 163,408 " 2,043
Tea—
General Tariff, ℔ lb. .. 2d., 4d. 135 .. .. .. .. .. .. 325 less 1 .. .. 5 .. .. .. 52 8 .. 199 .. 100,113 " 723
British Preferential Tariff, ℔ lb .. Free, 2d. 181 .. .. .. 15 .. .. 91 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106 21 54,884 " 432
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 10209 .. 1 320 97 .. 80 7881 116 39 10 .. 15 .. 4711 51 .. 4517 137 .. 28,184
British Preferential Tariff .. .. 9778 .. .. 103 570 6 472 9374 925 4 372 31 82 9 2444 372 8 2911 593 .. 28,054
South African Tariff .. .. 193 .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 306
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 99948 .. 29 791 3929 110 2622 106175 3639 164 571 341 1458 46 49820 2591 566 32022 4871 .. 309,693
British Preferential Tariff .. .. 161992 .. 183 2563 6660 561 8377 148671 11147 843 3120 511 1372 161 64650 7299 1510 52356 8734 .. 480,710
South African Tariff .. .. 54 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 14010 .. .. 18 582 .. 678 19135 606 .. 83 1 .. .. 7217 609 37 5216 755 .. 48,947
British Preferential Tariff .. .. 9890 .. .. 15 139 30 85 9270 488 .. 39 .. 77 13 3882 1991 35 2931 510 .. 29,895
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. .. 34738 .. 17 336 1733 60 1422 25899 1939 137 491 115 267 23 13421 1481 147 10348 3229 .. 95,803
Special duty on goods from countries having depreciated currency .. 563 .. 10 3 19 .. 6 790 51 .. 8 14 12 .. 276 17 3 251 50 .. 2,073

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



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