Customs Revenue Report




RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the Several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 30th day of September, 1867.

Heads of Revenue. Rates of Duty. Auckland. Russell. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. New Plymouth. Wanganni. Wellington. Napier. Wairarapa. Wanganui. Nelson. Picton. Havelock. Lyttelton. Akaroa. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Bluff Harbour. Riverton. 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.
Spirits, per gal. 12s. 1258 0 10 135 13 4 972 8 2 600 2 8 2823 5 10 155 1 4 3039 3 4 144 17 2 44 18 1 8 4 0 187 19 4 15 1 10 4151 1 7 756 1 2 187 4 8 31 4 1 172 7 6 81 6 3 1436 7 8 862 0 4 76 1 8 89252 2 4
7s. 6d. 207 15 0 161 14 7 120 13 0 29 15 0 19 8 0 138 2 0 80 19 0 6 1 4 39 14 0 18 18 9 8 5 13 24 0 7
Tobacco, per lb. 2s. 6d. 843 2 11 131 1 3 228 7 9 106 1 8 675 14 3 123 12 10 35 13 0 91 6 8 30 8 0 54 17 6 2056 10 8 394 10 0 40 1 7 8 13 0 17 8 10 164 2 10 40 5 7 2549 10 7
1s. 28 0 6 11 8 0 13 1 0 10 0 0 3 2 0 81 10 0 29 13 0 8 1 3 7 1 8 58 8 6 338 18 0 1 4 2 2027 15 1
(Sheepwash) per lb. 5d. 3 4 2 21 15 0 83 1 0
Wine, per gal. 4s. 1196 16 0 84 1 2 119 8 2 272 3 8 17 3 4 70 1 0 149 6 0 304 17 0 17 10 0 1856 15 10 87 18 6 11 18 0 27 9 6 16 1 6 47 0 0 47 0 0 9 0 0 1797 17 0
Ale, Beer, &c. in Wood, per gal. 1s. 275 19 4 4 10 0 75 1 0 42 10 0 163 7 10 25 4 4 3 8 0 36 10 0 380 6 8 125 4 4 18 18 0 4 4 0 44 0 0 15 7 6 373 3 10
in Bottle, per gal. 1s. 8d. 18 4 0 59 1 0 62 3 10 186 12 6 12 8 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 41 15 0 601 1 0 17 10 0 9 0 0 10 1 0 1 12 6 26 8 0 5 12 6 732 4 0
Tea, per lb. 6d. 208 17 0 160 16 9 90 5 10 250 17 6 180 2 11 61 10 0 13 7 6 175 14 0 11 13 0 2695 15 6 20 6 0 21 2 6 6 12 0 21 6 3 466 2 6 116 7 3 1080 7 7
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. per lb. 3d. 10 6 0 20 14 0 82 9 0 18 15 0 11 18 0 1 16 0 75 4 2 6 12 0 6 5 12 10 0 0 7 7 0 177 2 8 2 2 10 217 6 8
Sugar and Molasses, per cwt. 10s. 202 3 7 131 0 3 25 7 6 12 4 0 6 12 0 697 2 6 27 16 0 4 4 0 37 0 8 2 10 0 87 17 0
Firearms, each 5s. 3 10 0 11 5 0 2 8 0 23 0 0 90 13 0
Powder, Sporting, per lb. 6d. 50 10 0 31 10 0 31 14 0 2 8 0 16 1 0 18 0 0 54 0 0 13 10 0 90 11 0
Blasting, per lb. 1d. 1 12 0 15 7 0 15 7 0
Ships’ Stores per cwt. 10s. 21 14 0 14 0 0 17 1 0 3 4 0 48 4 0 15 14 0 7 7 0 157 14 0
Goods by Measurement, per cubic 5s. 204 7 6 15 16 0 12 15 4 154 3 9 240 18 4 18 4 0 4 8 0 60 12 0 1356 10 12 60 2 0 52 16 0 2 12 0 1 6 0 40 15 12 12 3 0 1237 2 7
foot 3s. 43 4 0 32 2 0 10 8 0 168 18 9 57 14 0 39 1 0 891 2 6 34 2 0 1 10 0 1 8 0 22 0 8 3 8 0 306 8 11
1s. 6d. 83 0 0 5 1 0 19 7 0 42 9 6 14 0 0 56 2 0 9 10 0 1 1 0 61 8 0 195 18 6
1s. 25 10 0 10 1 0 69 2 0 23 3 0 2 4 0 28 15 0 14 0 0 6 0 0 61 3 0
9d. 62 12 0 16 1 2 16 8 0 1 10 0 3 7 0 33 7 0 14 7 2 311 2 0
6d. 21 2 0 26 8 0 1 0 0 13 10 0 31 6 0 1 0 0 22 12 0
3d. 8 3 0 40 3 0 24 1 2 1 10 0 1 1 0 17 2 0 197 2 0
Weight, per cwt. 4s. 60 1 0 6 0 0 12 12 0 30 0 0 16 0 0 18 0 0 5 0 0 346 15 0
1s. 6d. 17 2 0 12 12 0 8 0 0 3 8 0 3 8 0 35 0 0 23 8 0
1s. 1 6 0 20 0 0 8 0 0 4 6 0 4 6 0 2 0 0 96 14 0
6d. 1 12 0 1 4 0 52 0 0 4 0 0 39 4 0
3d. 1 8 0 5 2 0 3 8 0 1 8 0 27 12 0 34 14 8
Ad Valorem, per cent. 10 per cent. 11 1 0 34 1 3 19 0 0 1 16 0 46 18 6 13 3 8 150 11 3
Other Duties, not specified 20 10 7 2 4 2 2 4 2 8 7 9 3 1 6 47 2 8
Totals 2853 2 11 291 14 8 273 0 0 1784 5 3 977 3 4 16180 4 8 897 7 0 11736 3 4 447 1 2 192 17 5 316 0 1 267 10 0 415 2 0 24041 2 2 4632 9 0 107 5 9 372 14 0 529 2 3 72 10 8 5903 2 0 72 16 2 3 196489 15 3
Corresponding Quarter, 1866 3545 5 8 53 8 0 99 0 0 3817 4 2 1843 5 6 3516 3 7 674 8 2 16386 9 6 1217 10 0 275 6 1 1265 14 7 247 5 0 601 9 4 1947 11 6 4485 4 0 237 2 0 880 16 0 1623 15 0 72 10 8 380 16 3 199224 12 2
199452 0 0

Corresponding Quarter of 1866 ...

Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington,
23rd October, 1867.

William Seed,
Secretary and Inspector.




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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1868, No 520





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🏭 Customs Revenue Report for September Quarter 1867

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
23 October 1867
Customs, Revenue, Ports, Duties, Statistics
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector