Otago Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 340

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✨ Customs Revenue Report



RETURN OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND, DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1864.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Wanganni. Russell. Mongonui. Hokitika. New Plymouth. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Nelson. Collingwood. Nelson. Picton. Waimea. Lyttelton and Christchurch. Akaroa. Timaru. OAMARU. DUNEDIN. MOLYNEUX. Invercargill. Bluff Harbour. 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.d £ s.d £ s. d. £ s.d £ s.d £ s.d £ s.d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits per gal., 8s. 15382 123 368 171 ... 430 .. .. 1739 1263 4266 ... 82 .. .. 2060 47 .. 3487 938 356 8719 140 799 288 24482 ... 1049 .. .. ... 5695 360 585 103 .. .. 156484 71318 63627
per lb., 3s. 2790
Cigars and Snuff per lb., 3s. 430 .. .. ... .. .. .. 82 .. .. .. 97 14 .. 145 12 .. 165 .. .. 662 84 19 ... .. 2013 32 90 3550 .. .. 643 .. .. ... 1049 .. 140633 10549 11980
Tobacco per lb., 1s. 6d. 3061 .. 16 137 ... 16 .. .. 4 191 142 633 ... 142 211 14 662 84 19 1343 12 242 69 72 .. 231 .. .. 210 .. .. 32 90 .. .. 426 234 279 ... 51333 7730 6830
Wine gal., 3s. 1869 .. 16 137 ... 134 .. .. 71 57 233 ... 58 26 81 304 61 23 85 .. .. 114 .. .. 303 2 .. 1544 .. .. 61 2 .. 171 19 40 303 2 48 ... 684 3275 3403
Ale, Beer, &c. (in wood) per gal., 6d. 666 .. .. ... 88 .. .. 16 286 41 ... 89 .. .. 50 10 .. 202 .. .. 95 5 10 .. 584 .. .. 5 10 .. 268 .. .. 1664 20 20 ... 1252 31000 3275
Ale, Beer, &c. (in bottle) per gal., 1s. 1640 .. 16 37 ... 144 .. .. 49 437 74 ... 11 .. .. 29 2 12 303 2 .. 21 12 .. 1044 .. 80 45 .. 1852 10 39 739 10 26 1904 6 .. 345 16 6 3658
Tea per lb., 4d. 1449 .. 16 37 ... 3 .. .. 144 .. .. ... 6 .. .. 628 .. .. 236 60 43 749 11 6 213 4 10 10 39 .. 2561 .. 594 3 .. 2457 11 7 445 4 4 5852
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. per lb., 2d. 352 .. .. ... 6 .. .. 138 .. .. ... 42 .. .. 21 7 .. 205 1 10 74 2 11 26 .. .. 362 6 .. 11 .. .. 26 10 39 611 12 8 362 6 8 2136
Sugar per cwt., 1s. 3d. 3142 .. 3 6 .. .. 42 .. .. 265 138 954 ... 20 .. .. 254 .. 5 1861 161 39 2 10 .. 369 .. .. 739 2 .. 44 9 .. 191 4 4 12827 440 690 1 5 15357
Firearms each, 10s. 114 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 .. 4 .. .. 42 10 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 343 10 0 .. .. .. 72
Gunpowder per lb., 2d. 42 .. .. .. .. .. 39 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. 491 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 10 .. .. 18 .. .. 40 .. .. .. .. .. 16
Goods by measurement per ton, 10s. 7917 .. 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. .. 562 .. .. 2347 .. .. 1690 97 18 5351 27 10 1088 10 2 439 16 .. 9943 .. .. 243 14 2 1080 337 28 167 24 11 28478
or weight per cwt., 3s. 824 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 .. .. .. .. .. 44 .. .. .. .. .. 4 15 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2886 .. .. .. .. .. 2799

| Totals ... | ... | 37347 123 407 308 | 51 | 2148 | 10860 | 3880 | 67 | 7785 1447 530 | 19524 | 2811330 390 | 51381 | ... | 9615 797 883 | 1 | ... | 152629 | ... |

| Corresponding Quarter, 1863 ... | ... | 22133 .. .. | 184 | 205 | 117 | 2351 | 819 | 9475 321 508 | 15047 | 2071311 .. | 67659 | 636 13606 | 1761066 54 | ... | 147777 | ... |

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 27th October, 1864.

Correct Returns not received from Port Waikato.

R. F. PORTER,
For the Commissioner of Customs.



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💰 Customs Revenue Report for Quarter Ended 30th June 1864

💰 Finance & Revenue
27 October 1864
Customs, Revenue, Taxes, Imports, Exports
  • R. F. Porter, For the Commissioner of Customs