Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1854 – No. 10

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington, for the three quarters commencing 1st July, 1852 and 1853, and ending 31st March, 1853 and 1854, and showing the Expenses of Collection, &c., for the same period:

RECEIPTS.—

Quarter ending September 30th:

  1. £ s. d. 1852. £ s. d.
    Spirits ........................ 2,452 8 0 4,896 19-32 galls. 1,468 18 5
    Tobacco, manufactured .......... 533 12 0 10,043 lbs. 502 8 0
    Do. Unmanufactured ............ 19 12 0 765 lbs. 25 13 0
    Cigars and Snuffs .............. 193 6 0 124 8-16 lbs. 12 9 0
    Fixed Duties ................... 2,601 7 10 2,633 1 3
    Ad Valorem ..................... 974 6 7 533 12 7
    Duties collected at Whanganui ..
    £6,762 9 11 £5,173 18 0

Quarter ending 31st December:

  1. £ s. d. 1852. £ s. d.
    Spirits ........................ 1,587 18 6 3,771 16-32 galls. 1,131 9 0
    Tobacco, manufactured .......... 821 16 0 8,532 lbs. 426 12 0
    Cigars and Snuffs .............. 79 6 0 55 10-16 lbs. 5 11 3
    Fixed Duties ................... 2,358 14 10 11,56 5 2
    Ad Valorem ..................... 1,133 9 7 884 17 0
    Duties collected at Whanganui ..
    £6,261 4 11 £3,104 14 5

Quarter ending 31st March:

  1. £ s. d. 1853. £ s. d.
    Spirits ........................ 2,280 7 3 4,374 28-32 galls. 1,313 9 4
    Tobacco, manufactured .......... 773 13 0 9,696 lbs. 484 16 0
    Cigars and Snuffs .............. 93 13 2 411 lbs. 41 2 0
    Fixed Duties ................... 2,796 4 8 1,298 2 7
    Ad Valorem ..................... 1,419 3 9 201 2 2
    Seizures and Penalties ......... 349 10 2 0 0 0
    Refund from Collector at Otago . 53 0 0 0 0 0
    £7,753 12 0 £3,337 12 1

PAYMENTS.—

Quarter ending 30th September:

  1. £ s. d. 1852. £ s. d.
    Expenses of Collection ......... 354 7 2 351 2 6
    Drawbacks paid ................. 123 19 1 35 19 0
    Payments to Colonial Treasurer . 3,993 6 9 4,788 10 6
    " Provincial Treasurer .... 3,151 16 11
    £6,762 9 11 £5,173 18 0

Quarter ending 31st December:

  1. £ s. d. 1852. £ s. d.
    Expenses of Collection ......... 447 3 5 332 8 10
    Drawbacks paid ................. 25 17 6 33 18 9
    Advanced to Coll. of Otago, under "Interest" ..................... 85 0 0 0 0 0
    Paid to Agent of Colonial Treasurer 3,426 5 11 0 0 0
    Payments to Colonial Treasurer . 6 0 0 2,739 6 10
    Paid to Provincial Treasurer ... 2,294 18 1 0 0 0
    £6,261 4 11 £3,104 14 5

Quarter ending 31st March:

  1. £ s. d. 1853. £ s. d.
    Expenses of Collection ......... 529 13 4 307 5 9
    Drawbacks paid ................. 21 7 0 32 11 4
    Payments to Colonial Treasurer . 0 0 0 2,917 15 0
    " Sub-Treasurer, Wellington 7,002 14 7 0 0 0
    Paid Officer’s Share of Seizures 199 15 1 0 0 0
    £7,753 12 0 £3,337 13 1

INCREASE of Customs’ Revenue for nine months ended 31st March, 1854, as compared with nine months ended 31st March, 1853, £9,099 2s. 4d.

The Duties collected at the Port of Whanganui for the nine months ending on the 31st March, 1854, and included in this Return, amount to £1,455 1s. 2d.

Custom House, Wellington, 11th May, 1854.

S. CARRERE, Collector.




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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Receipts and Expenses for Wellington Province

💰 Finance & Revenue
11 May 1854
Customs, Revenue, Expenditure, Wellington, Whanganui
  • S. Carriere, Collector