Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st December, 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) £80003 .. £182 £7921 £2390 £2404 £9897 £73068 £11822 £1993 £2517 £1253 £3770 £359 £43839 £4390 £48 £38844 £7680 165,445 gal. £291,880
" perfumed, " (b) 489 .. .. 2 1 .. 7 585 16 .. 4 3 2 .. 216 .. .. 134 .. 368 " 1,459
Cigars and Snuff, ₱ lb. 12s. 2219 .. .. 2 116 .. 177 2482 280 .. 48 2 34 .. 1567 9 .. 1297 11 13,742 lb. 8,244
Cigarettes .. (c) 48197 .. 2 2488 3535 1425 4931 39614 5861 1145 1924 569 1777 536 20268 2205 4 15558 4853 .. 154,892
Tobacco, manufactured, ₱ lb. (d) 53162 .. 1 2410 4433 1665 5749 33969 5828 1352 2086 705 2102 485 20062 3734 .. 16982 6483 599,287 lb. 161,208
" unmanufactured, ₱ lb. 2s. 191 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7153 824 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,687 " 8,168
Wine, sparkling, ₱ gal. 15s., 10s. 730 .. .. 42 13 .. 34 1193 133 .. 25 2 15 .. 341 3 .. 176 18 3,818 gal. 2,725
" South African, ₱ gal.. 9s. 6d. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 " 16
" Australian, ₱ gal. 4s. 1546 .. .. 32 57 79 83 1184 340 76 76 47 179 45 939 203 .. 628 220 28,820 " 5,734
" other kinds, " 6s. 1356 .. .. 96 16 5 60 1361 130 15 91 .. 7 10 1330 1 .. 312 11 15,906 " 4,801
" South African, ₱ gal. 3s. 6d. 780 .. 23 16 46 8 .. 511 53 .. less 1 11 19 less 4 .. 868 51 .. 113 90 14,765 " 2,584
Ale, beer, &c., ₱ gal. 2s. 342 .. .. 2 21 8 88 511 17 13 36 12 .. 4 441 7 .. 95 69 16,664 " 1,666
Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate—
General Tariff, ₱ lb. 5d. 74 .. .. .. 10 .. .. 101 4 .. .. .. .. .. 35 10 .. 59 21 16,437 lb. 314
British Preferential Tariff, ₱ lb. 3d. 382 .. .. .. .. .. .. 362 .. .. .. .. 28 .. 132 12 .. 104 63 86,736 " 1,083
Tea—
General Tariff, ₱ lb. 2d., 4d. 201 .. .. .. less 15 .. 2 215 8 .. 5 .. .. 6 88 4 .. 221 3 86,269 " 738
British Preferential Tariff, ₱ lb 2d. 66 .. .. .. 15 .. .. 78 2 .. .. .. .. 15 .. .. .. 2 3 28,022 " 181
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. 7982 .. .. 47 390 .. 200 4913 451 .. 69 less 1 13 .. 1 1566 66 .. 1027 3538 .. 20,262
British Preferential Tariff .. 18132 .. less1 231 1204 14 647 10774 881 41 114 71 212 34 4460 387 11 3666 1408 .. 42,286
South African Tariff .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 6
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. 122084 .. 134 1499 3330 184 3235 129390 6726 274 1225 165 1145 314 66443 5247 310 42397 3933 .. 388,085
British Preferential Tariff .. 197300 .. 2104 3677 7849 755 8531 180751 14392 1272 2729 797 1976 540 88810 9297 1965 63264 10747 .. 596,756
South African Tariff .. 145 .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 .. .. .. .. .. 259
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. 16200 .. .. 41 871 .. 706 17519 1319 8 488 2 27 .. 8485 246 .. 7086 341 .. 53,339
British Preferential Tariff .. 7925 .. 10 98 150 14 58 8840 974 9 52 29 32 .. 4500 2597 81 4230 300 .. 29,899
South African Tariff .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Primage .. 38768 25 238 679 1823 89 1468 31755 2712 127 461 167 335 64 16105 1712 189 12036 2519 .. 111,272
Special duty on goods from countries having depreciated currency .. 1807 .. 2 9 35 2 35 1477 92 12 30 2 .. 7 218 34 10 486 49 .. 4,307

(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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