✨ Customs Revenue Report
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Printed under the Authority of the Provincial Government of Otago by Mills, Dick & Co., of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.
RETURN of the Customs Revenue at the Several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 30th day of September 1868.
| Heads of Revenue. | Rates of Duty. | Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Havelock. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Oamaru. | Timaru. | Akaroa. | Dunedin. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbour. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Spirits, 3% gal. | 12s. | 18750 | 261 | 44 | 96 | 668 | 2990 | 5455 | 2442 | 547 | 119 | 87 | 2577 | 3932 | 5621 | 8471 | 256 | 1353 | 136 | 19488 | 2698 | 154 | 531 | 1036 | 142501 |
| Chars. and Stuff per lb. | 3s. | 423 | 81 | 82 | 5 | 146 | 12 | 99 | 727 | 19 | 249 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 10508 | ||||||||||
| Tobacco, 3% lb. | 1s. | 116 | 625 | 169320 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wine, 3% gal. | 4s. | 1821 | 7 | 70 | 167 | 944 | 246 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 282 | 274 | 461 | 917 | 10 | 159 | 13 | 1883 | 539 | 21463 | |||||
| Ale, Beer, &c., in bottles, 3% gal. | 1s. | 20647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tea, 3% lb. | 3d. | 2068 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., 3% lb. | 3d. | 411 | 978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugar and Molasses, 3% lb. | 1s. | 2241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Firearms, each | 5s. | 5032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Powder, Sporting, 3% lb. | 1s. | 11695 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Powder, Blasting, 3% lb. | 1s. | 2223 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goods by Measurement, c. ft. | 10433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot, 3% cwt. | 1s. | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 135 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight, 3% cwt. | 1s. | 777 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 12978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 2456 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 2129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 6313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 2116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 408 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 1871 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 1360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 418 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 1502 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 1929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 459 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 6700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| " " | 1s. | 4583 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4d. Tallow, 3% cent. | 191606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Duties, not specified | 198624 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 39276 | 340 | 126 | 256 | 1138 | 1420 | 13477 | 4379 | 908 | 222 | 37 | 7839 | 7100 | 11186 | 16354 | 357 | 19806 | 2288 | 62868 | 5477 | 200 | 1039 | 721085 | 191606 | |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1867 | 28592 | 2911 | 149 | *379 | 1754 | 5807 | 16130 | 4390 | 977 | 554 | 172 | 8527 | 6212 | 11766 | 31601 | 447 | 20670 | 415 | 2404 | 2208 | 46929 | 107 | 5203 | 191606 |
*There was an error in insertion in published Return for September Quarter, 1867 — Brighton, £292. The amount now shown is correct.
Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington,
29th Oct., 1868.
WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.
Printed under the Authority of the Provincial Government of Otago by Mills, Dick & Co., of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.
Otago Provincial Gazette 1868, No 583
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💰 Customs Revenue Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 1868
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Customs Revenue, Ports of New Zealand, Taxation, Trade, Statistics
- William Seed, Secretary and Inspector