✨ Customs Revenue Statistics
RETURN of the Customs Revenue at the Several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st day of December, 1866.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Wangari and Kilipara. | Hokitika. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Nelson. | Collingwood. | Westport. | Picton. | Invercargill. | Waitemata. | Lyttelton and Christchurch. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Hokitika. | Oamaru. | Greymouth. | Dunedin. | Oamaru. | Molyneux. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbor. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Waihaukai. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter of 1865. |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantities. | Revenue. | ||
| Spirits, per gallon | 12s. | 14007 | 485 | 78 | ... | 13 | 1619 | 2944 | 6512 | 3061 | 3004 | ... | 182 | 216 | 148 | 447 | 8155 | 239 | 1414 | 14198 | 488 | 6284 | 18519 | 1084 | 62 | 3456 | 284 | 385 | ... | ... | 146298 | 87779 |
| Cigars and Snuff, per pound | 5s. | 810 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | 61 | 137 | 34 | 253 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 281 | ... | 28 | 693 | 95 | 141 | 786 | ... | ... | ... | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11740 | 2935 |
| Tobacco, per pound | 2s. 6d. | 3630 | 125 | 124 | ... | 15 | 365 | 434 | 1220 | 638 | 1196 | ... | 144 | 33 | 119 | 1810 | ... | 27 | 280 | 3957 | 52 | 1880 | 4306 | 276 | ... | 840 | 21 | 140 | ... | ... | 178376 | 21672 |
| " " | 3d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7520 | 94 |
| Wine, per gallon | 4s. | 1407 | 16 | ... | ... | 6 | 141 | 288 | 910 | 304 | 372 | ... | 77 | 32 | 11 | 85 | 1466 | 29 | 194 | 2342 | 36 | 648 | 2292 | 180 | 11 | 279 | 10 | 154 | ... | ... | 55950 | 11190 |
| " " | 5s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, per gallon | 1s. 3d. | 593 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 54 | 883 | 100 | 118 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 246 | ... | 5 | 15 | 496 | 8 | 4 | 830 | ... | ... | 386 | ... | 53 | ... | ... | 75020 | 3751 |
| " " in Bottle, " | 1s. 3d. | 1102 | 10 | ... | 1 | 63 | 73 | 845 | 944 | 340 | 78 | ... | 50 | 7 | ... | 7 | 550 | 44 | 86 | 1773 | 147 | 1115 | 1939 | 73 | ... | 231 | 14 | 49 | ... | ... | 141216 | 8836 |
| Tea, per pound... | 6d. | 1527 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 203 | 134 | 944 | 217 | 558 | ... | 26 | 40 | ... | 64 | 1660 | 55 | 130 | 1602 | 25 | 559 | 2761 | 92 | ... | 421 | 11 | 101 | ... | ... | 444960 | 11124 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., per pound | 3d. | 384 | ... | ... | 5 | 15 | 21 | 249 | 23 | 99 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 148 | 5 | 18 | 497 | 7 | 183 | 557 | 11 | ... | 97 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 187520 | 2344 |
| Sugar and Molasses, per pound | 1d. | 4975 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 424 | 264 | 1804 | 412 | 841 | ... | 3 | 45 | 1 | ... | 65 | 2688 | 60 | 215 | 2572 | 45 | 986 | 4855 | 253 | ... | 725 | 20 | 138 | ... | ... | 3123840 | 21891 |
| Firearms, each | 5s. | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 336 | 84 |
| Powder, Sporting, per pound | 6d. | 54 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4440 | 111 |
| " Blasting, " | 1d. | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 202 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61680 | 257 |
| Shot, per cwt. | 10s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 40 |
| Goods by Measurement, cubic feet... | 5s. | 3111 | ... | ... | 5 | 116 | 148 | 1850 | 86 | 1065 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 46 | 2119 | 40 | 110 | 2038 | ... | 824 | 8868 | 5 | ... | 415 | 33 | 48 | ... | ... | 81748 | 20437 |
| " " | 3s. | 490 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 18 | 277 | 79 | 161 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 7 | 314 | 11 | 22 | 557 | 2 | 164 | 1839 | 7 | ... | 76 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 27166 | 4075 |
| " " | 2s. 6d. | 532 | ... | ... | 1 | 41 | 47 | 421 | 69 | 114 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 3 | 294 | 7 | 9 | 660 | 6 | 178 | 1068 | 26 | ... | 94 | 1 | 20 | ... | ... | 28720 | 3580 |
| " " | 2s. | 69 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 2 | 55 | 12 | 83 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 15 | 100 | ... | 6 | 51 | ... | 7 | 176 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5650 | 565 |
| " " | 1s. 6d. | 86 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 130 | 16 | 63 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 320 | 2 | 30 | 7 | ... | 7 | 782 | 72 | ... | 62 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | 21520 | 1614 |
| " " | 1s. | 262 | ... | ... | 1 | 54 | 18 | 966 | 28 | 79 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 208 | ... | 18 | 237 | 3 | 60 | 676 | 9 | ... | 41 | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 40440 | 2022 |
| " " | 9d. | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 148 | 11 | 34 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 90 | ... | 1 | 84 | ... | 24 | 182 | 1 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24800 | 620 |
| " " | 6d. | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | 62 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 15680 | 195 |
| Goods, by Weight, per cwt. | 4s. | 231 | ... | ... | 3 | 42 | 37 | 164 | 40 | 109 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 4 | 255 | 5 | 4 | 265 | ... | 58 | 623 | 22 | ... | 36 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 9535 | 1007 |
| " " | 3s. | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 247 | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | 25 | ... | 5 | 58 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2847 | 427 |
| " " | 2s. 6d. | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 55 | 5 | 32 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | 4 | 55 | 5 | ... | 55 | 1 | 15 | 70 | 9 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2936 | 367 |
| " " | 2s. | 208 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 6 | 100 | 15 | 32 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 78 | 1 | ... | 56 | 1 | 10 | 321 | 7 | ... | 22 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8810 | 881 |
| " " | 1s. | 98 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | 231 | 21 | 48 | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | 18 | 447 | ... | 1 | 126 | ... | 40 | 670 | 93 | ... | 78 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 38980 | 1949 |
| " " per pound | 3d. | 113 | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 17 | 35 | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | ... | 159 | 663 | 3 | 1 | 129 | ... | 39 | 202 | 8 | ... | 45 | 1 | 29 | ... | ... | 120720 | 1509 |
| " " | 1d. | 816 | ... | ... | ... | 93 | 43 | 710 | 94 | 354 | ... | ... | 49 | 21 | ... | 8 | 677 | 20 | ... | 2205 | 40 | 541 | 2866 | 91 | ... | 178 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2123040 | 8846 |
| Ad Valorem, per cent. | 10 | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 1 | 25 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 184 | ... | 1 | 241 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64600 | 135 |
| " " | 5 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 40 | 22 | 93 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | ... | ... | 31 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 591 |
| Other Duties, not specified above | ... | 855 | ... | ... | ... | 116 | 63 | 263 | 90 | 869 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 6 | 988 | 6 | 6 | 628 | 4 | 9 | 2137 | 18 | ... | 107 | 3 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 5738 | ... |
| Totals | ... | 35015 | 644 | 2600 | ... | 67 | 3499 | 4701 | 18694 | 5760 | 9435 | ... | 579 | 460 | 201 | 1037 | 23823 | 567 | 2595 | 35495 | 960 | 13413 | 57968 | 2296 | 73 | 7649 | 357 | 1700 | ... | ... | 227253 | ... |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1865 | ... | 35884 | 362 | 404 | ... | ... | 4617 | 5322 | 15075 | 6629 | 10842 | 105 | ... | 535 | 279 | 812 | 19603 | 263 | 2568 | 35521 | ... | 2428 | 48507 | 1367 | 81 | 6870 | 294 | 1138 | 12 | ... | ... | 198418 |
The following return was received too late for insertion in previous Quarter's Statement—Mongonui, £223.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Custom Revenue for the Years 1866 and 1865.
| Totals, Customs Revenue—1866 | ... | 148875 | 2302 | 1336 | ... | 749 | 14356 | 20204 | 71914 | 23694 | 36225 | ... | 579 | 1712 | 765 | 3157 | 100642 | 1407 | 9526 | 115293 | 2567 | 51935 | 195330 | 6439 | 115 | 27697 | 1191 | 6162 | 122 | ... | 844254 | ... | ... |
| Totals, Customs Revenue—1865 | ... | 17692 | 1798 | 1631 | 292 | 245 | 16719 | 20331 | 56731 | 21864 | 38061 | 273 | ... | 2179 | 1762 | 2606 | 87673 | 1315 | 3146 | 60920 | ... | 2428 | 198095 | 4143 | 291 | 22360 | 957 | 2735 | 24 | 12 | 730008 | ... | ... |
Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington, 7th February, 1867.
J. HACKWORTH, for the Secretary.
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💰 Customs Revenue Return for Quarter Ended 31 December 1866
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Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Quarterly Return, New Zealand Ports
- J. Hackworth, for the Secretary