Customs and Excise Duties




RETURN showing the CUSTOMS and EXCISE DUTIES collected at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1929.

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, 1928.
Quantities. Revenue.
Spirits (beverages) .. per gal. 36s., 18s. £ 62,869 .. £ 414 £ 8,547 £ 4,810 £ 2,188 £ 7,186 £ 79,572 £ 13,984 £ 1,361 £ 2,787 £ 2,363 £ 4,641 £ 298 £ 49,693 £ 3,485 £ 5 £ 37,791 £ 6,018 160,013 gal.
,, other than beverages ,, 36s. 1,225 .. .. 38 137 .. 90 370 211 .. 42 59 22 24 906 56 .. 886 54 2,289 ,,
Cigars and snuff per lb. 12s. 860 .. .. 12 18 .. 17 902 53 17 .. 2 5 .. 506 14 .. 527 21 4,923 lb.
Cigarettes .. .. (a) 34,034 .. .. 2,873 3,105 819 1,946 54,381 4,971 558 1,670 511 1,316 223 21,267 1,248 .. 11,995 2,774 ..
Tobacco, manufactured per lb. (b) 3,202 .. .. 100 150 25 150 2,463 325 .. 45 .. .. 20 1,080 50 .. 1,020 151 17,561 lb.
,, cut, n.e.i. ,, 4s. 2d. 25,717 .. .. 1,871 2,314 572 2,021 18,242 2,698 697 1,196 483 1,021 323 10,074 1,520 .. 7,339 2,556 377,493 ,,
,, n.e.i. ,, 4s. 6,940 .. .. 353 731 151 513 4,200 781 160 352 193 277 101 4,297 715 .. 3,416 1,139 121,596 ,,
,, manufactured ,, 2s. 158 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,841 8,203 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 292,017 ,,
Wine, sparkling per gal. 15s. 230 .. .. 15 16 .. 22 559 104 8 .. .. .. .. 381 .. .. 76 8 1,892 gal.
,, South African ,, 9s. 6d. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 2 .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. .. ..
,, Australian ,, 10s. 43 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,352 122 2 13 9 6 .. 948 2 .. 11 .. 270 ,,
,, other kinds ,, 6s. 837 .. .. 62 21 3 62 394 45 2 6 12 52 .. 331 .. .. 414 11 12,946 ,,
,, South African ,, 3s. 6d. 434 .. 16 35 60 7 5 394 45 2 6 12 52 .. 331 .. .. 105 77 9,036 ,,
,, Australian ,, 4s. 1,033 .. .. 65 53 25 174 1,112 272 .. 5 16 70 20 796 110 .. 641 164 22,780 ,,
Ale, beer, &c. ,, 2s. 379 .. .. .. 26 .. 29 504 21 .. 12 .. 13 .. 253 10 .. 140 39 14,260 ,,
Tea—
General Tariff per lb. 2d., 4d. 128 .. .. .. 3 .. .. 71 6 .. 4 .. .. .. 194 2 1 34 2 51,860 lb.
British Preferential Tariff ,, 2d. 102 .. .. .. .. .. 12 21 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 2 17,529 ,,
Goods by Weight—
General Tariff .. .. 5,702 .. .. 63 641 2 67 10,110 215 1 23 38 33 2 4,832 139 .. 2,376 1,037 ..
British Preferential Tariff .. .. 7,426 .. .. 84 474 2 225 8,148 513 15 46 59 73 1 2,791 488 17 1,784 647 ..
Goods ad valorem—
General Tariff .. .. 225,877 .. 87 2,424 4,244 285 3,669 329,054 7,187 519 1,855 264 1,580 73 108,342 4,201 510 65,243 7,509 ..
British Preferential Tariff .. .. 196,734 .. 227 4,139 8,951 874 6,994 255,317 15,746 1,319 3,276 842 2,307 260 109,203 9,824 1,550 72,548 12,335 ..
Other Duties—
General Tariff .. .. 21,695 .. .. 76 2,010 2 154 32,548 1,418 12 796 4 63 .. 6,999 752 4 5,855 870 ..
British Preferential Tariff .. .. 4,740 .. 1 86 400 5 295 6,206 390 41 114 7 34 11 2,102 315 52 1,006 298 ..
Primage .. .. 65,254 6 26 863 2,425 145 1,822 70,831 3,539 285 917 206 612 46 30,924 2,495 272 19,429 3,705 ..

(a) 25s. 6d. per 1,000 of 2½ lb. and under, and 10s. 6d. per lb. (b) Fine cut for cigarettes, 10s. per lb.



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