Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 17

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✨ Customs Revenue Report

Comparative Return of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington, for the Quarters ended respectively, the 30th September, 1854, and 1855—showing also, the expenses of Collection for the same period.

RECEIPTS.			PAYMENTS.
	QUARTER			QUARTER
	ENDING			ENDED
	30TH SEPT.	30TH SEPT.		SEPT. 30,	SEPT. 30,
	1854	1855		1854	1855
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.		£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Balance in hand of Sub-Collectors at Wanganui & Ahuriri		168 8 4	Expenses of Collections...	561 15 0	758 5 5
Spirits* .................................	7708 30-32	2312 13 9	Drawbacks paid.....................	12 1 6	17 13 4
	gallons	gallons
Cigars and snuffs ........................	894 lbs.	89 8 0	Payments to Sub-Treasurer..........	6915 17 1	4884 10 2

Tobacco manufactured.....................	10847 lbs.	542 7 0
		11385 lbs.
Fixed duties..............................	2650 12 1	1689 19 2	By Balances in hand of Sub-Collectors at Wanganui and Ahuriri...		136 5 3
Ad valorem duties ........................	1894 12 9	948 9 9
	7489 13 7	5796 14 2		7489 13 7	5796 14 2

Custom House, Wellington,
this 16th day of October, 1855.

Clerical error in last Return as to the number of gallons—Amount of duty, correct.—S. C, Collector,

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1855, No 17

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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Receipts and Expenses

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated16 October 1855
KeywordsCustoms, Receipts, Expenses, Wellington, Wanganui, Ahuriri, Spirits, Tobacco, Duties
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S. Carkeek, Collector

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