✨ Customs Revenue Statistics
RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the Several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended the 31st day of DECEMBER, 1867.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Kaipara. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Havelock. | Nelson. | Westport. | Brighton. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Otago. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Molyneux. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbour. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantities. | ||
| Spirits, ℔ gal. | 12s. | 12076 | 183 | 77 | ... | ... | 877 | 9454 | 6468 | 3843 | 593 | 165 | 129 | 2188 | 4819 | 125 | 5837 | 11564 | 819 | 7214 | 283 | 1416 | 1688 | 19902 | 120 | 301* | 66 | 782 | ... | 145173 |
| Cigars and Snuff, ℔ lb. | 5s. | 183 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 273 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 166 | 229 | ... | 275 | 693 | 37 | 289 | ... | 14 | ... | 639 | ... | 9 | 3 | 28 | ... | 11633 |
| Tobacco, ℔ lb. | 2s. 6d. | 2787 | 111 | 102 | ... | ... | 283 | 626 | 1490 | 751 | 105 | 14 | ... | 875 | 902 | 10 | 1587 | 2541 | 114 | 2163 | 49 | 252 | 245 | 5 93 | 25 | 663 | ... | 113 | ... | 167443 |
| (Sheepwash) ℔ lb. | 3d. | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 205 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 236 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38329 |
| Wine, ℔ gal. | 4s. | 796 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 253 | 973 | 339 | 69 | 16 | ... | 41 | 512 | 11 | 645 | 1820 | 29 | 1214 | 9 | 215 | 121 | 222 | ... | 235 | 3 | 56 | ... | 49955 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, ℔ gal. | 1s. | 150 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 63 | 480 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 87 | 25 | ... | 3 | 125 | ... | 291 | ... | ... | ... | 638 | ... | 97 | ... | ... | ... | 39440 |
| " in Bottle, ℔ gal. | 1s. 3d. | 443 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 87 | 686 | 291 | 7 | ... | ... | 181 | 571 | ... | 767 | 1082 | 24 | 518 | 10 | 41 | 102 | 1849 | ... | 187 | ... | 36 | ... | 110672 |
| Tea, ℔ lb. | 6d. | 1604 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 115 | 166 | 1353 | 371 | 100 | 21 | ... | 571 | 589 | ... | 634 | 1118 | ... | 1736 | 29 | 144 | 189 | 8458 | 5 | 582 | ... | 120 | ... | 513840 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., ℔ lb. | 3d. | 354 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 236 | 12 | 4 | 4 | ... | 118 | 22 | ... | 138 | 357 | ... | 55 | 2 | ... | 63 | 669 | ... | 32 | 13 | 24 | ... | 169280 |
| Sugar and Molasses, ℔ lb. | 5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 140 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | ... | ... | ... | 11904 |
| Firearms, each | 5s. | 2573 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 228 | 317 | 1971 | 600 | 134 | 23 | ... | 1313 | 1190 | ... | 632 | 1942 | 19 | 2441 | 48 | 295 | 298 | 4568 | ... | 866 | 9 | 161 | ... | 1663680 |
| Powder, Sporting, ℔ lb. | 6d. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 144 |
| Blasting, ℔ lb. | 1d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1120 |
| Shot, ℔ cwt. | 10s. | 1729 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 406 | 1375 | 219 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1387 | 235 | ... | 516 | 1063 | ... | 2119 | 24 | 75 | 20 | 3912 | 11 | 318 | ... | 22 | ... | 54068 |
| Goods by Measurement, c. ft. | 5s. | 360 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 97 | 347 | 107 | 7 | 2 | ... | 231 | 106 | ... | 248 | 335 | ... | 339 | 5 | 42 | 6 | 890 | ... | 65 | ... | 10 | ... | 21473 |
| " | 3s. | 294 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | 161 | 70 | 3 | 3 | ... | 110 | 103 | ... | 117 | 322 | ... | 210 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 620 | ... | 84 | ... | 10 | ... | 17325 |
| " | 2s. 6d. | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 28 | 63 | 92 | 5 | 4 | ... | 76 | 1 | ... | 14 | 18 | ... | 114 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 154 | ... | 23 | 1 | 6 | ... | 6150 |
| " | 1s. 6d. | 99 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 28 | 248 | 31 | 2 | 5 | ... | 101 | 50 | ... | 58 | 150 | ... | 428 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 875 | ... | 50 | ... | 9 | ... | 25533 |
| " | 1s. | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 140 | 66 | 27 | ... | ... | 196 | 81 | ... | 19 | 44 | ... | 273 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 724 | ... | 37 | ... | 2 | ... | 41060 |
| " | 6d. | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 32 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 8 | ... | 3 | 14 | ... | 41 | 5 | ... | 4 | 147 | ... | 90 | ... | ... | ... | 19800 |
| " | 3d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 13 | 139 | 43 | 3 | 1 | ... | 218 | 66 | ... | 23 | 170 | ... | 219 | 3 | ... | 11 | 534 | ... | 32 | ... | 2 | ... | 20160 |
| Weight, ℔ cwt. | 4s. | 164 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 19 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 6 | ... | 7 | 18 | ... | 19 | ... | ... | ... | 50 | ... | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | 8203 |
| " | 3s. | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 51 | 23 | 3 | 1 | ... | 23 | 22 | ... | 41 | 66 | ... | 37 | ... | ... | 8 | 59 | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1126 |
| " | 2s. 6d. | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | 49 | 16 | ... | 22 | 85 | ... | 87 | ... | ... | 74 | 48 | 910 | 90 | ... | 5 | ... | 2936 |
| " | 2s. | 127 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 19 | 48 | 25 | 80 | 1 | ... | 60 | 29 | ... | 8 | 49 | ... | 259 | ... | ... | 3 | 188 | ... | 77 | ... | 15 | ... | 9711 |
| " | 1s. | 186 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 429 | 72 | 6 | 10 | ... | 490 | 657 | ... | 582 | 1592 | ... | 401 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 1868 | ... | 262 | ... | 25 | ... | 112889 |
| " ℔ lb. | 3d. | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 35 | 428 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 1 | ... | 1 | 59 | ... | 704 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 1743120 |
| " | 1d. | 723 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 17 | ... | 3 | ... | 45600 |
| Ad Valorem ℔ cent. | 10 p.c. | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 55 | ... | ... | ... | 72 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 421 |
| Other Duties not specified | 5 " | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2100 | ... | 124 | 6 | 3 | ... | 197 |
| Totals | ... | 25546 | 331 | 179 | * | ... | 1796 | 5723 | 17729 | 7277 | 1183 | 284 | 134 | 9292 | 10552 | 146 | 12379 | 26069 | 542 | 21516 | 430 | 2679 | 3014 | 53109 | 161 | 7061 | 102 | 1437 | * | 208670 |
| Corresponding Qr. 1866 | ... | 35015 | 644 | 200 | 67 | ... | 3499 | 4701 | 18694 | 5760 | 1037 | 460 | 201 | 9433 | 579 | ... | 13418 | 35495 | 960 | 23828 | 567 | 2595 | 2226 | 57968 | 73 | 7649 | 357 | 1760 | ... | ... |
*Returns not received. (Returns for last quarter received too late for publication in September Statement—Brighton, £292. Chatham Islands, £29.)
COMPARATIVE RETURN OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE FOR THE YEARS 1866 AND 1867.
| Totals, Customs Revenue—1867. | 116954 | 1315 | 813 | 817 | 133 | 9488 | 21875 | 70085 | 24098 | 4479 | 1511 | 619 | 36754 | 17430 | 4335 | 51839 | 121992 | 2183 | 91733 | 1706 | 12241 | 9452 | 210326 | 584 | 26298 | 534 | 5473 | 129 | 843413 | ... | ... |
| Totals, Customs Revenue—1866. | 148875 | 2302 | 1296 | 749 | ... | 14356 | 20204 | 71914 | 23934 | 3157 | 1712 | 765 | 36225 | 579 | ... | 51985 | 115293 | 2567 | 100644 | 1407 | 9526 | 6439 | 195330 | 115 | 27697 | 1291 | 6162 | 123 | 844354 | ... | ... |
*Returns from Hokianga and Chatham Islands for December Quarter not yet received.
Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington,
31st January, 1868.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
Otago Provincial Gazette 1868, No 531
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