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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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1864, No 290





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💰 Customs Revenue Returns for Quarter Ended 30 September 1863

💰 Finance & Revenue
22 December 1863
Customs Revenue, Ports of New Zealand, Quarterly Returns, 1863
  • Reader Wood, Commissioner of Customs
  • R. F. Porter, For the Commissioner of Customs