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

| Heads of Revenue. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Wangarei. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Kaipara. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Collingwood. | Nelson. | Havelock. | Picton. | Waimea. | Lyttelton and Christchurch. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Molyneux. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbour. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. |
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| | | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Spirits | per gal., 9s. | 161 0 163| 536 117 | ... | ... | 199 6 | 140 0 | 404 3 | 211 7 12 | 855 8 67 | 434 2 88| 670 9 162 | 731 4 | 400 2 | ... | ... | 286 78 ... | ... | ... | ... | 94 1 30 | ... | ... | 494 4 904 | 301 | 8 146,818 |
| | | 3 | | 28 | 56 1 | 121 10 | | | 40 | 27 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 501 | 279 | 64,240 |
| Cigars and Snuff | 1s., 3s. 6d. | 107 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 8 | 10 | 113 8 | 14 10 | 107 8 ... | 52 9 | ... | ... | ... | 51 ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 12 0 | ... | 189,200 | 12,015 | 1,993 | 10,503 |
| Tobacco | 3d., 1s. 6d. | 319 8 | 71 | 90 | 89 26 40 | 308 7 | 37 17 | 51 9 | 162 16 | 65 3 | 17 5 | 38 18 ... | 42 1 | 24 6 | ... | 82 | 147 6 30 | ... | 30 1 | 51 1 | 43 3 3 | 50 4 13 | 60,413 | 7,562 | 2,751 | 7,581 |
| Wine | 1s., 3s. per | 150 1 | ... | 16 | ... | 17 2 | 29 1 | 72 ... | 67 | 15 4 | 74 1 | ... | 40 1 | 15 1 | ... | 7 | 65 10 5 | ... | ... | 16 2 | 53 1 | ... | 113,486 | 2,837 | 4,501 | ... |
| | gal. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ale, Beer, &c. | 3d. | 21 0 | ... | ... | ... | 6 3 | 20 3 | 14 8 | 22 | 12 6 | 27 10 | 31 6 ... | 43 6 | 17 5 | ... | 8 | 155 16 9 | ... | 24 1 | 17 6 | 26 1 5 | ... | 131,220 | 6,561 | 5,055 | 5,565 |
| (in bottle) | 1s. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tea | 6d. per lb. | 110 11 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 19 | 11 4 | 37 ... | 50 | 83 6 | 20 2 | 75 8 ... | 36 1 | 57 1 | 6 2 | 27 | 125 5 1 | ... | 11 2 | 4 1 | 23 1 | ... | 261,540 | 4,369 | 3,008 | ... |
| | ad. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c.| 3d. | 75 8 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 6 5 | 50 5 | 20 | 41 4 | 19 6 | 47 ... | 6 5 | 26 2 | 4 1 | 14 | 69 2 ... | ... | 2 1 | ... | 15 3 2 | 24 1 | 154,320 | 1,929 | 2,195 | ... |
| Sugar | 1s. 4d. | 425 7 | 36 | 20 | ... | ... | 47 6 | 163 10 | 124 25 | 50 1 | 71 12 | 151 2 ... | 84 14 | 23 8 | 8 4 | 73 | 325,640 2 | ... | 4 1 | ... | 13 6 11 | 2 2 | 325,640 | 13,611 | 18,393 | 18,393 |
| Figs | 6d. per lb. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 ... | ... | 2 5 | ... | 1 ... | ... | 2 2 | ... | 3 | 48 ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,350 | ... | ... |
| Firearms | each, 5s. | 56 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 5 | ... | 1 ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 480 | ... | ... | 48 |
| Gunpowder | per lb., 3d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 6 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 5 | ... | 1,760 | ... | ... | 17 |
| Goods by | per ton, 3s. | 84 2 | ... | 2 | 63 4 | 100 4 | 2 1 | 64 ... | 104 6 | 36 5 | 141 6 | 119 ... | 37 1 | 10 6 | 5 0 | 5 | 59 3 8 | ... | 28 8 | ... | 94 3 | 62 | 20,156 | 2,578 | 3,014 | 2,914 |
| measurement | per cwt., 3s. | 73 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 1 | 1 | ... | 1 1 | ... | ... | 14 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |

| Totals ... | ... | 402 82 | 163 | 577 | 228 | 112 27 | 405 4 | 218 0 | 85 49 | 370 1 | 88 50 | 838 891 | 508 16 | 10 55 | 302 10 | 552 | 464 38 ... | 78 21 | 323 7 | 14 | 8 ... | 140,872 | ... | 140,872 | ... | 145,594 |

| Corresponding Quarter, 1863 ... | ... | 237 23 | ... | 328 | 178 | 67 45 | 217 6 | 107 5 | 94 88 | 261 3 | (13 93) | 351 592 | 161 79 | 188 9 | 60 | 96 0 | 68 12 ... | ... | 51 | 135 50 | 262 1 | 3 ... | 132 5 | ... | 145,594 | ... | ... |

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Auckland, 30th December, 1864.

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