Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 18

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✨ Customs Revenue Statement

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STATEMENT of all Moneys received by Stephen Carkeek, Esquire, Collector of Customs for the Province of Wellington, New Zealand, from the first to the thirtieth day of June, 1857, both days inclusive.

Head of Receipt	Total
	£
Spirits ... 2861 3-32 Gallons at 8s ...	1144
Tobacco ... 4201 lbs. at 1s. 3d. ...	262
Cigars and Snuff ... 84 lbs. at 3s. ...	12
Wine ... 803½ Gallons at 3s ...	120
Ale and Beer ... 2537 Gallons at 1s ...	126
Do. do. ... 5550 Gallons at 6d ...	138
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... 5480 lbs. at 2d ...	48
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... 40,788 lbs. at ¼d ...	84
Tea ... 244 lbs. at 3d ...	3
Fixed Duties ...	29
Measurement Duties ... 1325 7-10 at 3s. per cubic foot ...	198
Measurement Duties ... 4317 at 1s. " " ...	215
Goods ... 1167 23-112 at 2s. per cwt. ...	116
Amount of Duties for Wellington ...	2503
Remittances from Outports ...	356
Total amount of Duties ...	£2860

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS

Date	Details	Amount
		£	s.
1857	Expenses of Collection, Wellington	337	18
June 8	Paid Sub Treasurer of the General Government	959	18
June 15	Do. do. do. do.	791	11
June 22	Do. do. do. do.	195	5
June 30	Do. do. do. do.	575	12
	Total as above	£2860	5

I, Stephen Carkeek, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing is a true and faithful statement of my Account as Collector of Customs for the period herein mentioned, and that the sum of £2,860 5s. 9d. Sterling paid by me, as above stated, is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirtieth day of June, 1857, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me, this third
day July, 1857.

GEORGE HUNTER, J. P.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 18

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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue (continued from previous page)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated3 July 1857
KeywordsCustoms duties, Revenue collection, Wellington Province, Stephen Carkeek, George Hunter
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Stephen Carkeek, Collector of Customs
George Hunter, J. P.

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