Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 15

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✨ Customs and Trade Statistics

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Comparative Return of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington for the Quarters ended respectively the 30th June, 1855 and 1856; shewing also, the Expenses of Collection for the same Period:—

RECEIPTS.	Quarter ended 30th June, 1855.	Quarter ended 30th June, 1856.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Balance in hand of Sub Collector at Wanganui		48 10 8
Spirits ............... 9192 20-32 galls.	2757 15 11	3143 15 4
Tobacco, manufactured 10,938 lbs. ......	546 18 0	931 7 0
Cigars and Snuffs .... 884 4-16 lbs. ....	88 8 6	35 8 0
Fixed Duties ...........	1896 9 11	2061 12 8
Ad Valorem Duties....	959 6 5	1046 9 5
Surcharge recovered ..	0 7 0
	6249 5 9	7267 3 1

PAYMENTS.	Quarter ended 30th June, 1855.	Quarter ended 30th June, 1856.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Expenses of Collection	842 19 1	832 18 0
Drawbacks paid......		8 0 0
Payments to Sub-Treasurer, Wellington ..	5254 15 6	6034 18 0
Do. do. Ahuriri..		190 4 0
Balance in hand of Sub Collector at Wanganui ............	151 11 2	201 3 1
	6249 5 9	7267 3 1

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Custom House, Wellington,
This 17th day of July, 1856.

Exports of New Zealand Produce from the Port of Wanganui, during the Quarter ending 30th June, 1856.

ARTICLES.	QUANTITY.	APPROXIMATE VALUE.
		£ s. d.
Bran	28 bags	10 3 0
Butter	31 kegs	93 0 0
Flour	2½ tons	60 0 0
Hides	77 in number	24 0 0
Oats	1742 bushels	425 0 0
Onions	5 cwt.	5 0 0
Potatoes	238½ tons	260 0 0
Sheep Skins	112 in number	5 0 0
Timber, Sawn	300 feet	3 0 0
Wool	34½ bales	515 0 0
Total................		£1405 0 0

D. S. DURIE,
Acting Sub-Collector.

Custom House, Wanganui, July 23, 1856.

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🏭 Comparative Return of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated17 July 1856
KeywordsCustoms, Revenue, Wellington, Statistics, Imports, Expenses of Collection
👩‍💼 Officials

S. Carkeek, Collector

🏭 Exports of New Zealand Produce from the Port of Wanganui

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated23 July 1856
KeywordsExports, Wanganui, Produce, Statistics, Trade
👩‍💼 Officials

D. S. Durie, Acting Sub-Collector

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