✨ Customs Revenue Returns
THE following RETURNS are published for general information.
READER WOOD.
Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 22nd December, 1863.
RETURN OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND, DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1863.
| Heads of Revenue. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Kaipara. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Collingwood. | Nelson. | Wairoa. | Picton. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | DUNEDIN. | MOLYNEUX. | Bluff Harbour. | Invercargill. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter, 1862. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s.d. | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantity | Revenue. | |
| Spirits .. .. | per gal. | 9 0 | 9680 | 168 46 | .. .. | .. .. | 1152 | 733 | 3388 | 1556 | 68 | 2464 | 309 | 165 | 6769 | 122 | 448 | 8466 | .. | 169 | 7804 | 733 | .. | 142755 | 64240 |
| Cigars and Snuff .. | per lb. | 3 0 | 226 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 25 | 13 | 120 | 12 | .. .. | 72 | .. .. | .. .. | 158 | 39 | 12 | 1146 | .. | .. .. | 144 | 26 | .. .. | 13286 | 1993 |
| Tobacco .. .. | " | 1 6 | 2302 | 125 | 180 | 60 | 17 | 227 | 20 | 506 | 208 | .. .. | 547 | 60 | 26 | 848 | .. .. | 93 | 4659 | .. | .. .. | 906 | 151 | 3 | 145373 |
| Wine .. .. | per gal. | 3 0 | 937 | 16 | .. .. | .. .. | 67 | 44 | 479 | 183 | 8 | 278 | 15 | 5 | 1548 | 4 | 52 | 3064 | .. | 15 | 749 | 58 | .. .. | 50406 | 7561 |
| Ale, Beer, &c. (in wood | " | 0 6 | 522 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 48 | .. .. | 441 | 16 | .. .. | 183 | .. .. | .. .. | 853 | .. .. | .. .. | 2135 | .. | 4 | 260 | 34 | .. .. | 180040 | 4501 |
| (in bottle) | " | 1 0 | 872 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 64 | 10 | 279 | 71 | 4 | 95 | 5 | .. .. | 1006 | .. .. | 52 | 2416 | .. | 1 | 154 | 36 | .. .. | 101300 | 5065 |
| Tea .. .. | per lb. | 0 4 | 764 | .. .. | .. .. | 3 | 80 | .. .. | 361 | 70 | 4 | 346 | 48 | 27 | 635 | 9 | 34 | 2063 | 3 | 4 | 469 | 87 | .. .. | 300480 | 5008 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c. .. | " | 0 3 | 433 | 4 | .. .. | .. .. | 33 | .. .. | 128 | 17 | 10 | 131 | 1 | 6 | 281 | .. .. | .. .. | 1013 | .. | 3 | 117 | 15 | .. .. | 175600 | 2195 |
| Sugar .. .. | " | 0 1 | 2813 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 261 | 35 | 1120 | 181 | 14 | 776 | 54 | 45 | 2420 | 6 | 134 | 6345 | 22 | 19 | 943 | 171 | .. .. | 3694320 |
| Fire Arms .. .. | each | 5 0 | 14 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 4 | .. .. | 8 | 1 | .. .. | 1 | .. .. | .. .. | 5 | .. .. | .. .. | 10 | .. | .. .. | 4 | .. .. | .. .. | 188 | 47 |
| Gunpowder .. .. | per lb. | 0 3 | 1 | 3 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 2 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 6 | .. .. | 1 | 85 | .. | .. .. | 2 | 1 | .. .. | 8080 | 101 |
| Goods by measurement | per c ft. | 4 0 | 4509 | .. .. | .. .. | 1 | 11 | 173 | 203 | 2395 | 238 | 4 | 1246 | 90 | 47 | 3178 | 7 | 85 | 11239 | 24 | 38 | 1605 | 180 | .. .. | 25273 |
| Goods by weight .. | per cwt. | 3 0 | 600 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 42 | 13 | 261 | 60 | 1 | 196 | 7 | 10 | 472 | 1 | 49 | 1171 | 2 | 3 | 393 | 33 | .. .. | 3314 | 2213 |
| Totals .. .. | .. .. | 23723 | 328 | 178 | 67 | 4 | 2176 | 1075 | 9488 | 2613 | 113 | 6335 | 592 | 331 | 18179 | 138 | 960 | 63812 | 51 | 262 | 13550 | 1525 | 3 | .. .. | |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1862 .. | 24622 | 328 | 126 | 271 | .. .. | 1660 | 1069 | 7664 | 1899 | 69 | 4217 | 413 | 2 | 12636 | 81 | 851 | 35664 | 3013 | 295 | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. |
R. F. PORTER,
For the Commissioner of Customs.
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- Reader Wood, Commissioner of Customs
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1864, No 290