RETURN OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND, DURING THE QUARTER ENDED THE 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1865.

| Heads of Revenue | Rates of Duty | Wellington | Wangarei | Auckland | Wanganui | Russell | Mongonui | Hokianga | Kaipara | New Plymouth | Napier | Nelson | Collingwood | Picton | Havelock | Wairau | Lyttelton and Christchurch | Akaroa | Timaru | Hokitika | DUNEDIN | OAMARU | MOLYNEUX | Invercargill | Bluff Harbour | Riverton | Chatham Islands | Totals | Corresponding Quarter of 1864 |
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| Spirits ... | £ s. d. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | £ s. d. | | | £ s. d. | | £ s. d. | | £ s. d. |
| Gall. 1, 2s | | 611 12 6 | 368 18 0 | 1659 7 4 | 255 1 2 | 12 | 2878 3 11| 309 4 | 48 2 9 | 283 4 0 | 293 | 890 6 4 | 26 17 6 | 62 | 4 5 0 | | 3102 1 6 | 30 2 6 | | 85 16 3 | | 91 7 0 | 13870 8 | 6606 6 6 | | 8522 16 0 |
| Cigars and Snuff ... | 3 lb. 4s 6d | 281 15 0 | 47 0 0 | 806 10 0 | 27 15 0 | 3 | 111 3 7 | 22 10 0 | 2 | 511 1 4 | | 19 17 0 | | | 14 10 0 | | 358 5 0 | 1 4 0 | | 1939 8 | 358 5 | | 13672 0 | 277 9 0 | 120 15 | 3715 10 0 |
| Tobacco ... | 3 lb. 2s 6d | 986 12 9 | 419 10 0 | 4307 0 0 | 397 7 6 | 38 | 440 16 8| 112 15 0 | 87 10 0 | 1039 15 12 | 123 10 | 80 15 0| 30 15 0 | 18 15 | 42 10 6 | | 1645 12 0 | 12 15 0| | 645 1 6 | 120 10 | | 17090 10| | | 9306 10 6 |
| Wine in Cask ... | 3 gal. 4s | 967 6 0 | 228 10 0 | 1548 12 0| 186 0 0 | | 127 3 9 | 24 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 47 15 6 | 3 | 176 12 0| 1 7 6 | 26 10 | 64 10 0 | | 1805 2 6 | 7 | | 147 1 6 | 19 10 | 8 17 0 | 3848 0 | 76 9 6 | | 4292 12 0 |
| in Bottle ... | 1 gal. 12s | 201 15 0 | 81 13 9 | 731 5 0 | 19 17 6 | | 29 4 6 | 3 4 0 | 12 0 0 | 50 7 6 | | 87 16 0 | | | 10 17 6 | | 1276 5 0 | 4 0 0 | | 32 10 0 | | 1 15 0 | 5904 15 | 147 6 0 | | 2531 0 0 |
| Malt Liquors, in Cask | 3 gal. 9d | 63 5 0 | 1 13 4 | 87 15 0 | 11 17 0 | | 45 10 0 | 9 0 0 | | 9 0 0 | 18 10 | 94 14 0| 6 10 0 | 4 12 6 | 7 5 0 | | 493 12 6 | 10 10 | | 107 15 | 7 12 6 | | 944 0 0 | 38 0 0 | | 2430 12 0 |
| Ale and Beer, in Bottle | 1 gal. 1s 6d | 54 9 6 | 8 15 0 | 261 16 7 | 14 16 6 | 8 | 10 14 0 | | | 52 18 0 | | 102 17 6| 8 12 6 | | 4 14 0 | | 200 7 6 | 11 0 0 | | 120 0 0 | 16 7 6 | | 936 0 3 | 65 6 0 | | 1964 10 0 |
| Tea ... | 1 lb. 6d | 113 10 0 | 34 16 0 | 342 2 6 | 24 9 0 | | 46 0 6 | 1 16 0 | 10 0 0 | 180 0 0 | 12 10 | 26 16 0| 10 7 6 | 3 10 0 | | | 1177 10 0 | 17 0 0 | | 225 5 0 | 35 15 | | 4153 10 | 103 8 4 | | 3670 10 0 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... | 1 lb. 3d | 18 2 0 | 10 12 6 | 103 0 0 | 6 12 0 | | 1 11 6 | | | 26 5 0 | | 7 12 6 | | | 8 10 0 | | 117 10 0 | | | 40 2 6 | 15 7 6 | | 241 8 0 | 30 2 3 | | 444 12 3 |
| Sugar ... | 1 cwt. 12s | 120 17 0 | 19 17 10 | 513 7 6 | 13 0 0 | | 37 1 6 | | | 71 2 6 | 16 10 | 27 5 0 | 5 0 0 | | 7 2 6 | | 342 12 6 | 6 5 0 | | 180 10 | 43 2 6 | | 3595 5 | 149 10 0 | | 3940 17 6 |
| Molasses ... | 1 gal. 3d | 2 10 0 | | 47 10 0 | | | 3 10 0 | | | 5 5 0 | | 7 15 0 | | | 10 0 0 | | 57 10 0 | | | 13 10 0 | | | 292 5 0 | | | 352 10 0 |
| Firearms ... | each 6s | 2 4 0 | 4 7 0 | 4 14 0 | | | 1 12 0 | | | 1 12 0 | | | | | | | 3 0 0 | | | 15 0 0 | | | 8 10 0 | | | 40 10 0 |
| Gunpowder ... | 1 lb. 3d | | 2 0 0 | 12 10 0 | 3 7 6 | | 1 1 0 | | | 4 0 0 | | 1 10 0 | | | 4 0 0 | | 7 0 0 | | | 40 0 0 | 1 10 0 | | 68 10 0 | 3 10 0 | | 84 10 0 |
| Goods by Measurement or Weight | 4' ft, 3d |
| | 4' cwt. 4s | 1547 14 9 | 449 6 8 | 6853 10 0| 353 16 10| 17 10 0 | 284 1 9 | 47 7 6 | 2 10 0 | 3665 10 6 | 19 17 6| 974 14 | 80 6 8 | 29 10 | 110 10 0 | 11 8 0 | 8027 15 6 | 7 0 0 | | 377 15 | 62 12 6| 16 1 0 | 922 16 | 23 10 0 | 22 0 0 | 2470 5 0 |

| Totals ... | | 1406 4 6 | 612 10 3 | 4352 17 | 321 3 2 | 81 10 0 | 4360 4 | 562 4 7 | 224 8 3 | 7754 9 9 | 52 | 2741 14 | 186 7 0 | 175 7 | 468 10 6 | 118 5 0| 17549 4 0 | 105 17 | | 543 6 0 | 343 6 | 89 8 0 | 18101 6 | 494 1 0 | | 18016 0 |

| Corresponding Quarter, 1864... | | 854 9 0 | 218 0 3 | 4038 2 | 577 2 8 | 112 5 0 | 2075 3 | 370 1 3 | 88 9 10 | 3082 10 | 160 5 | 5 16 5 | 58 8 0 | 71 | | 17 10 0| 9461 15 0 | 50 15 | | 464 8 8 | 55 2 6 | | 14087 2 | | | 14087 2 |

• No a Port of Entry at this time.
  † Return not Received.

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 10th December, 1865.

W.M. FRANCE,
For Secretary and Inspector of Customs.