✨ Customs Revenue Statement
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STATEMENT of all Moneys received by WILLIAM SEED, Esquire, Sub Collector of Customs for the Port of Ahuriri, New Zealand, from the first to the thirty-first day of March 1857, both days inclusive.
| HEAD OF RECEIPT. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|
| £ s. d | |
| Spirits .................................................... 92 Gallons at 8s. .......................... | 36 16 0 |
| Tobacco ................................................. 367 lbs. at 1s. 3d. .......................... | 22 18 9 |
| Cigars and Snuff .................................... lbs. at 3s. ........................................ | |
| Wine ...................................................... 73 Gallons at 3s. .......................... | 10 19 0 |
| Ale and Beer.......................................... Gallons at 1s. .......................... | |
| Do. do. ................................................. Gallons 6d. ............................. | |
| Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ......... lbs. at 2d. ............................. | |
| Sugar, Raw, Refined and Molasses ............. lbs. at ½d. ............................. | |
| Tea ........................................................ lbs. at 3d. ............................. | |
| Fixed Duties ........................................................................................... | |
| Measurement Duties.................................. at 3s. per cubic foot ............. | |
| Measurement Duties ................................. 9½ at 1s. " " ............. | |
| Goods ..................................................... 1 cwt. at 2s. per cwt. ............. | |
| Total Amount of Duties .................................................................... | £ 70 13 9 |
SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.
| 1857 | Expenses of Collection | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|
| March 30. | Paid J. Torr, freight of parcel of Stationery from Wellington, ................................................................... | 0 2 6 |
| " 31 | Paid W. SEED, Sub Collector, Salary from 1st to 31st Instant, ................................................................. | 16 13 4 |
| " | Sub Treasurer, amount of Net Receipts.......... | 53 17 11 |
| Total as above .................................................... | 70 13 9 |
I, WILLIAM SEED, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing is a true and faithful statement of my Account as Sub Collector of Customs for the period herein mentioned, and that the sum of £70 13s. 9d. Sterling paid by me as above stated is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirty-first day of March, 1857, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.
WILLIAM SEED,
Declared before me this first day of April, 1857.
G. S. COOPER J.P
Sub Collector.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 10
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💰 Statement of moneys received by the Sub Collector of Customs, Port of Ahuriri
💰 Finance & Revenue1 April 1857
Customs, Revenue, Ahuriri, Duties, Imports, Trade, Financial Statement
- J. Torr, Paid for freight of stationery
- William Seed, Sub Collector of Customs
- G. S. Cooper, J.P.