RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1925.

| 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. | Quantities. | Revenue. | Corresponding Quarter, 1924. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirits (beverages) ? gal | 36s., 18s. | 84663 | ... | 170 | 9019 | 2903 | 2348 | 10884 | 81085 | 13787 | 1894 | 2746 | 1381 | 4096 | 353 | 48723 | 3813 | ... | 41195 | 8319 | 176,515 gal. | 317,379 | 289,258 |
| " other than beverages, ? gal. | 36s. | 1972 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | ... | 45 | 1177 | 165 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 47 | ... | 851 | ... | 9 | 363 | 13 | 2,648 | 4,767 |
| Cigars and Snuff, ? lb. | 12s. | 970 | ... | ... | 34 | 27 | ... | 30 | 1624 | 144 | ... | 17 | ... | 25 | ... | 702 | 2 | ... | 611 | 20 | 7,010 lb. | 4,206 | 4,304 |
| Cigarettes | (a) | 45817 | ... | ... | 3440 | 3400 | 1348 | 4787 | 38283 | 6670 | 806 | 1880 | 553 | 1704 | 318 | 20588 | 1764 | ... | 14220 | 5223 | 150,801 | 126,175 |
| Tobacco, manufactured | (b) | 11963 | ... | ... | 241 | 882 | 181 | 1038 | 6969 | 1075 | 146 | 199 | ... | 105 | ... | 2961 | 439 | ... | 2798 | 865 | 59,723 lb. | 29,832 | 30,763 |
| " cut, n.e.i. | (c) | 25844 | ... | ... | 2360 | 2625 | 856 | 3615 | 17512 | 4170 | 844 | 1186 | 487 | 1479 | 365 | 10363 | 1919 | ... | 8687 | 4186 | 415,177 | 86,498 | 82,995 |
| " n.e.i. | (d) | 13452 | ... | 2 | 533 | 1039 | 341 | 1290 | 8584 | 1563 | 290 | 714 | 244 | 572 | 168 | 7834 | 1524 | ... | 6830 | 2840 | 239,101 | 47,820 | 49,333 |
| " unmanufactured, ? lb. | 2s. | 172 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6684 | 1118 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80,733 | 8,074 | 6,664 |
| Wine, sparkling, ? gal. | 15s. | 476 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 22 | 783 | 99 | ... | 8 | 8 | 13 | ... | 296 | 15 | ... | 119 | 8 | 2,488 gal. | 1,866 | 1,687 |
| " South African, ? gal. | 9s. 6d. | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| " Australian, ? gal. | 10s. | 87 | ... | ... | 45 | 7 | ... | 12 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 28 | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | 626 | 313 | 225 |
| " other kinds, ? gal. | 6s. | 1042 | ... | ... | 110 | ... | 11 | 125 | 1655 | 196 | 4 | 63 | ... | 16 | ... | 1839 | 20 | ... | 374 | 16 | 18,234 | 5,471 | 5,014 |
| " South African, ? gal. | 3s. 6d. | 206 | ... | 22 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 391 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 616 | ... | ... | 206 | 44 | 8,948 | 1,565 | 2,210 |
| " Australian, ? gal. | 4s. | 1275 | ... | ... | 67 | 76 | 12 | 201 | 1124 | 250 | 32 | 19 | 44 | 127 | 11 | 1027 | 163 | ... | 558 | 176 | 25,814 | 5,162 | 3,121 |
| Ale, beer, &c., ? gal. | 2s. | 383 | ... | ... | 21 | 29 | 12 | 27 | 470 | 61 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 10 | ... | 198 | 1 | ... | 84 | 41 | 13,753 | 1,374 | 1,176 |
| Chicory, Cocoa, and Chocolate | General Tariff, ? lb. | 5d. | 182 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | 28 | 193 | 33 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 64 | 17 | ... | 187 | 25 | 36,685 lb. | 765 | 334 |
| British Preferential Tariff, ? lb. | 3d. | 1124 | ... | ... | ... | 55 | ... | ... | 1731 | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 407 | ... | ... | 324 | 37 | 299,910 | 3,748 | 1,739 |
| Tea | General Tariff, ? lb. | 2d., 4d. | 259 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 378 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 18 | ... | 159 | 19 | 104,676 | 888 | 994 |
| British Preferential Tariff, ? lb | 2d. | 75 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 15,853 | 132 | 463 |
| Goods by Weight— | General Tariff | ... | 8858 | ... | 1 | 80 | 854 | ... | 222 | 7954 | 577 | ... | 121 | ... | 8 | 2 | 2659 | 64 | 2 | 4065 | 761 | 26,223 | 39,650 |
| British Preferential Tariff | ... | 9931 | ... | ... | 113 | 1000 | 9 | 703 | 7613 | 739 | 52 | 28 | 26 | 115 | 26 | 2476 | 86 | 5 | 2290 | 372 | 25,584 | 29,915 |
| South African Tariff | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | 4 |
| Goods ad valorem— | General Tariff | ... | 166033 | ... | 381 | 1973 | 4076 | 272 | 3949 | 173746 | 7835 | 364 | 1633 | 265 | 479 | 125 | 77912 | 3868 | 684 | 59643 | 6990 | 510,288 | 441,412 |
| British Preferential Tariff | ... | 206907 | ... | 508 | 5880 | 8118 | 1422 | 10348 | 226280 | 17840 | 1475 | 3362 | 858 | 2298 | 365 | 93091 | 9515 | 1821 | 80377 | 12098 | 682,563 | 667,237 |
| South African Tariff | ... | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 35 |
| Other Duties— | General Tariff | ... | 24404 | ... | ... | 15 | 1375 | ... | 470 | 25592 | 1350 | ... | lsss19 | 1 | 41 | ... | 11663 | 255 | 3 | 7923 | 1308 | ... | 74,381 | 66,169 |
| British Preferential Tariff | ... | 3770 | ... | 7 | 56 | 397 | 32 | 200 | 7828 | 359 | 9 | 35 | 21 | 19 | ... | 2716 | 215 | 20 | 1931 | 145 | ... | 17,760 | 35,091 |
| South African Tariff | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Primage | ... | 41127 | 1 | 117 | 729 | 1932 | 123 | 1473 | 34772 | 3122 | 189 | 467 | 142 | 333 | 39 | 15519 | 1402 | 188 | 13660 | 2489 | 117,824 | 124,761 |
| Special duty on goods from countries having depreciated currency | less 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 2 | less 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | less 113 | 4,196 |

(a) 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2?lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb.

(b) Fine cut for cigarettes, 10s. per lb.

(c) 4s. 10d., 4s. 2d. per lb.

(d) 4s. per lb.