✨ Customs Revenue Report
RETURN of the CUSTOMS REVENUE at the Several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended the 31st day of MARCH, 1868.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Russell. | Kaipara. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Havelock. | Nelson. | Westport. | Brighton. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Otarita. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Moiyneux. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbour. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter of 1867. |
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | Quantities. | Revenue. | ||
| Spirits, per gal. | 12s. | 10764 | 178 | ... | 35 | ... | 918 | 2284 | 5793 | 3124 | 712 | 104 | 79 | 2274 | 3438 | 234 | 4239 | 9169 | 172 | 7886 | 267 | 1643 | 1537 | 16009 | 178 | 3049 | 41 | 490 | 2 | 124261 | 74557 |
| Cigars and Snuff, per lb. | 5s. | 275 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 20 | 147 | 100 | ... | ... | ... | 148 | 239 | ... | 262 | 699 | ... | 169 | 9 | ... | 18 | 855 | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 9 | 11984 | 2996 |
| Tobacco, per lb. | 2s. 6d. | 3801 | 93 | ... | 128 | ... | 259 | 445 | 1118 | 821 | 175 | 25 | ... | 858 | 1187 | 68 | 1539 | 2584 | 40 | 1635 | ... | 949 | 249 | 4135 | 18 | 737 | 15 | 108 | ... | 163108 | 20396 |
| " (Sheepwash) per lb. | 3d. | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 36 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 141 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16560 | 207 |
| Wine, per gal. | 4s. | 879 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 62 | 214 | 911 | 306 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 281 | 344 | 5 | 497 | 1188 | 16 | 974 | 33 | 221 | 146 | 1546 | 5 | 247 | 4 | 27 | ... | 39715 | 7943 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood, per gal. | 1s. | 154 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 200 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 45 | ... | ... | 15 | 18 | ... | 295 | ... | 29 | ... | 463 | ... | 66 | ... | 5 | ... | 26960 | 1348 |
| " , in Bottle, per gal. | 1s. 3d. | 475 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | 30 | 97 | 808 | 196 | 4 | 2 | ... | 137 | 274 | ... | 636 | 1083 | 46 | 722 | 6 | 55 | 39 | 1170 | ... | 150 | ... | 19 | 1 | 95408 | 5963 |
| Tea, per lb. | 6d. | 2587 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 107 | 243 | 1312 | 220 | 29 | 6 | ... | 1028 | 292 | ... | 660 | 950 | 23 | 1954 | 21 | 244 | 110 | 2719 | 7 | 474 | 6 | 84 | ... | 528320 | 13083 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., per lb. | 3d. | 327 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 170 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 154 | 7 | ... | 18 | 195 | 3 | 115 | ... | ... | ... | 822 | ... | 41 | ... | ... | ... | 149040 | 1863 |
| " , Roasted, per lb. | 5d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 22 | ... | 49 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 8256 | 172 |
| Sugar and Molasses, per lb. | 1d. | 3443 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 281 | 540 | 1545 | 341 | 202 | 37 | ... | 1132 | 350 | ... | 964 | 2276 | 47 | 2740 | 39 | 150 | 188 | 4723 | ... | 565 | 14 | 151 | ... | 14740450 | 18752 |
| Firearms, each | 5s. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 8 | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 248 | 62 |
| Powder, Sporting, per lb. | 6d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4180 | 112 |
| " , Blasting, per lb. | 1d. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Shot, per cwt. | 10s. | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 79 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 312 | 156 |
| Goods by Measurement, c. ft. | 5s. | 1915 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 94 | 1223 | 323 | 51 | 11 | ... | 1301 | 44 | ... | 415 | 625 | ... | 1562 | 7 | 199 | 4 | 7913 | ... | 357 | 6 | 2 | ... | 64368 | 16092 |
| " | 3s. | 338 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 10 | 340 | 124 | 12 | ... | ... | 261 | 20 | ... | 294 | 240 | 3 | 232 | 4 | 57 | ... | 2075 | ... | 51 | ... | 2 | ... | 27083 | 4064 |
| " | 2s. 6d. | 218 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 20 | 195 | 67 | 2 | ... | ... | 149 | 58 | ... | 185 | 401 | 12 | 259 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 977 | ... | 72 | 2 | 9 | ... | 21208 | 2651 |
| " | 2s. | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 66 | 38 | 1 | ... | ... | 133 | 6 | ... | 8 | 19 | ... | 93 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 231 | ... | 36 | 1 | 7 | ... | 7170 | 717 |
| " | 1s. 6d. | 62 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 20 | 12 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 349 | ... | 165 | 59 | 406 | ... | 48 | ... | 5 | ... | 15538 | 1165 |
| " | 1s. | 79 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 28 | 249 | 47 | 5 | ... | ... | 235 | 23 | ... | 51 | 140 | ... | 295 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 777 | ... | 14 | ... | 9 | ... | 40640 | 2032 |
| " | 6d. | 88 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 11 | 56 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | ... | 12 | 39 | ... | 115 | ... | 4 | ... | 233 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 25160 | 629 |
| " | 3d. | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 740 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 14160 | 177 |
| Weight, per cwt. | 4s. | 150 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 22 | 94 | 35 | 6 | 1 | ... | 189 | 10 | ... | 40 | 188 | 1 | 158 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 612 | ... | 49 | ... | ... | ... | 8340 | 1078 |
| " | 3s. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | 6 | 13 | ... | 12 | ... | 5 | ... | 39 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3528 | 441 |
| " | 2s. 6d. | 28 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 95 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ... | 55 | 9 | ... | 28 | 25 | ... | 74 | ... | 9 | 3 | 379 | ... | 15 | ... | 1 | ... | 8030 | 805 |
| " | 2s. | 137 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 10 | 30 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 62 | 6 | ... | 24 | 62 | 3 | 430 | ... | 21 | 9 | 874 | ... | 64 | 9 | 4 | ... | 41180 | 2063 |
| " | 1s. | 63 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 90 | 27 | 25 | ... | ... | 173 | 3 | ... | 15 | 64 | 1 | 358 | ... | 177 | 99 | 230 | ... | 42 | ... | 63 | ... | 91120 | 1139 |
| " , per lb. | 3d. | 32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 105 | ... | ... | 70 | 8 | ... | 12 | 35 | ... | 430 | ... | ... | ... | 1705 | ... | 141 | 3 | 31 | ... | 1524240 | 6351 |
| " | 1d. | 552 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 62 | 32 | 271 | 42 | 1 | 2 | ... | 279 | 298 | ... | 810 | 1648 | 62 | 388 | ... | 37 | 5 | 19 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 59620 | 124 |
| " | ½d. | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 3 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 121 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 288 | 588 |
| Ad Valorem, per cent. | £10 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ... | 29 | ... | ... | ... | 53 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 152 | 144 |
| " | £5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 55 | ... | 12 | 2 | 2032 | ... | 70 | ... | 4 | ... | 5048 | 5482 |
| Other Duties, not specified | ... | 294 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 78 | 288 | 62 | 14 | 6 | ... | 311 | 15 | ... | 76 | 655 | 4 | 1011 | ... | 36 | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | ... | 26773 | 310 | 166 | * | 1912 | 4199 | 15245 | 5973 | 1392 | 221 | 84 | 9190 | 6657 | 307 | 10875 | 22406 | 433 | 21969 | 403 | 3552 | 2545 | 51651 | 208 | 6354 | 102 | 1033 | 13 | ... | 194278 | ... |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1867 | ... | 31340 | 418 | 130 | 325 | 392 | 3328 | 4367 | 18648 | 6834 | 1269 | 502 | 131 | 9364 | 311 | 14493 | 30182 | 694 | 28021 | 415 | 4101 | 2171 | 53168 | 114 | 7690 | 202 | 1433 | 100 | ... | ... | 220183 |
- Return not received.
Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington,
1st May, 1868.
J. HACKWORTH,
For the Secretary.
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