✨ Customs Revenue Report
Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 1st April, 1864.
RETURN OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND, DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1863.
| Heads of Revenue. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | New Plymouth. | Wanganni. | Wellington. | Napier. | Nelson. | Collingwood. | Westland. | Waran. | Picton. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | OAMARU. | DUNEDIN. | MOLYNEUX. | Bluff Harbour. | Invercargill. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. | £ s. | £ s. d. | £ s. | £ s. | £ s. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ | |
| Spirits | per gal. 9 0 | 11478 218 45 | ... | ... | ... | 980 11 4 | 753 2 6 | 3851 12 5 | 1254 8 5 | 1605 13 8 | 212 6 8 | 126 5 | 6558 10 4 | 731 1 8 | 30544 12 | ... | 90 3 | 903 1 8 | ... | 343 8 9 | 10212 12 6 | 1534 7 6 | 6907 3 6 | ... | 153495 6 9 |
| Cigars and Snuff | per lb. 3 0 | 628 10 6 | ... | 29 15 6 | ... | 209 12 11 | 132 14 | 132 3 4 | 34 15 | 109 17 6 | 12 2 2 | ... | 212 16 | 25 15 | 1588 16 6 | ... | ... | 237 16 | 30 4 | ... | 2029 8 1 | 304 4 8 | ... | 2029 8 1 | 2029 |
| Tobacco | 1 6 | 2950 64 14 | ... | ... | ... | 227 16 8 | 549 17 | 349 2 18 | 218 2 | 397 2 8 | 28 4 7 | 126 3 | 147 16 | 51 12 | 6284 12 8 | 40 10 | 103 2 | ... | ... | 10 2 4 | 561 2 9 1834 | 1375 5 8 | ... | 10110 1 0 | ... |
| Wine | per gal. 3 0 | 1531 5 4 | ... | 62 18 9 | 90 16 1 | 105 17 11 | 480 17 | 230 7 7 | ... | 296 3 13 | 33 2 3 | ... | 129 1 | 14 2 | 4124 11 | 22 10 | 146 10 | ... | 2 10 | 25 15 | 6295 3 944 3 | 944 3 0 | ... | 6198 12 6 | ... |
| Ale, Beer, &c. (in wood) | per gal. 0 6 | 1116 11 4 | ... | 71 8 10 | 7 1 1 | 94 8 3 | 606 10 | 517 15 4 | 94 15 | 117 14 | 212 2 2 | 128 3 | 109 6 | 5 3 | 2186 18 1 | 25 5 | 50 0 | ... | ... | 309 17 | 2194 4 548 6 | 323 5 0 | ... | 3235 14 0 | ... |
| ... (in bottle) | 1 0 | 759 10 6 | ... | ... | ... | 71 11 10 | 154 3 | 511 17 10 | 134 15 | 322 2 | 2 12 6 | 128 3 | ... | 30 15 | 3386 18 6 | ... | 50 0 | 6 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3138 3 0 | ... |
| Tea | per lb. 0 4 | 1628 19 1 | ... | ... | 110 13 | 14 4 8 | 488 10 | 301 11 1 | 30 14 | 537 2 1 | 21 11 8 | ... | 113 6 | 48 15 | 34 5 3 | 2 10 | 69 0 | 1 10 | ... | 23 5 | 789 12 6 | 789 12 6 | ... | 1506 14 1 | ... |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c. | 0 3 | 804 11 8 | ... | ... | 63 5 6 | 4 14 6 | 30 10 | 145 2 1 | ... | 331 12 | 29 7 0 | ... | ... | 23 10 | 1212 10 | ... | 2 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2580 10 2 | 32 5 0 | ... | 325 10 2 | ... |
| Sugar | 0 1 | 6162 7 1 | 274 10 | ... | ... | 26 16 8 | 1360 10 | 300 15 9 | ... | 1509 7 | 78 6 22 | 221 1 | 47 5 | 21 4 | 5274 14 | 17 10 | 195 5 | 276 1 | 21 4 | ... | 4756 0 981 5 | 1815 0 0 | ... | 15820 1 2 | ... |
| Fire Arms | each 5 0 | 72 10 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 15 0 | ... | 15 10 | ... | ... | 1 4 | ... | 7 10 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 2 6 | 10 8 0 | ... | 76 0 0 | ... |
| Gunpowder | per lb. 0 3 | ... | ... | 7 3 0 | ... | 6 15 0 | 3 12 6 | ... | ... | 1 8 4 | 1 1 0 | ... | 6 8 | ... | 3 18 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 0 | 25 0 0 | ... | ... | 26 0 0 | ... |
| Goods by measurement | per cft. 4 9 | 5090 1 1 | ... | 325 10 0 | ... | ... | 175 1 | 2423 2 3 | 333 12 | 1864 13 | 59 3 6 | 409 2 | 103 15 | ... | 12047 11 | ... | 198 2 | ... | 15 10 | ... | 2874 0 0 | ... | ... | 20892 17 11 | ... |
| Goods by weight | per cwt. 3 0 | 500 14 2 | ... | 58 17 6 | ... | 12 12 0 | 197 10 | 326 10 0 | 33 1 | 671 15 | 18 1 6 | 6 10 | 2 15 | 15 15 | 994 15 11 | ... | ... | 11 4 | ... | 41 8 | ... | 22 9 0 | ... | 2293 3 10 | ... |
| Totals | ... | 32716 289 187 | 2257 12 97 | 10755 12 20 | 2738 13 9 | 7317 5 44 37 | 20086 14 5 | 1450 1 1 | 537 17 48 | 1843 3 0 | 6707 13 11 | 1748 1 | 597 14 1 | 1480 14 6 | ... | 1159 7 | ... |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1862 | ... | 23486 15 31 | 29 18 7 | 1097 10 9 | 2521 12 | 5738 6 72 25 | 8140 7 4 | 1028 15 6 | 400 8 | 202 1 | 5186 9 6 | ... | 11852 6 | ... |
COMPARATIVE RETURN OF CUSTOMS REVENUE FOR THE YEARS 1862 AND 1863.
| Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Nelson. | Collingwood. | Westland. | Other Ports. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals of Customs Revenue for 1862 | 84,669 11 53 | 675 16 | 166 16 6 | 6,544 4 5 | 16,36,348 | 8,522 25 | 820,085 18 | 16 536 | 50,509 | 286 3 17 | 68,16 70 | 9 43 11,293 | 399,434 |
| Totals of Customs Revenue for 1863 | 99,239 10 70 | 808 20 | 201 12 6 | 8,832 8 3 | 32,38,48 38 | 9,936 10 | 509 25,44 | 9 240 5 | 2613 98 | 67,800 6 | 49 657 | 102,26 398 | 591,137 |
R. F. PORTER,
For the Commissioner of Customs.
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