✨ 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 September 1857, both days inclusive.
| HEAD OF RECEIPT. | TOTAL. | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalty on Seizure No. 1 of 1857 | £ 50 0 0 | |
| Spirits | 1682 9-32 Gallons at 8s | 672 18 4 |
| Tobacco | 3886 lbs. at 1s. 3d. | 242 17 6 |
| Cigars and Snuff | 170 lbs. at 3s. | 25 10 0 |
| Wine | 344 Gallons at 3s. | 51 12 0 |
| Ale and Beer | 89 Gallons at 1s. | 4 9 0 |
| Do. Do. | 6580 Gallons at 6d. | 164 10 0 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate | 1205 lbs. at 2d. | 10 0 10 |
| Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses | 110194 lbs. at ½d. | 229 11 5 |
| Tea | 12500 lbs. at 3d. | 156 5 0 |
| Fixed Duties | 1 11 2 | |
| Measurement Duties | 2235 7-10 at 3s. per cubic foot | 335 7 4 |
| Measurement Duties | 1324 at 1s. per “ “ | 66 4 4 |
| Goods | 469 22-112 at 2s. per cwt. | 46 18 5 |
| Amount of Duties for Wellington, | 2057 15 4 | |
| Remittances from Outports | 197 10 8 | |
| Total amount of Duties | £ 2255 6 0 |
SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS
| 1857 | £ s. d. | |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses of Collection, Wellington, | 253 0 9 | |
| Payment to Seizing Officer | 25 0 0 | |
| September 7 | Paid Sub-Treasurer of General Government, | 321 9 0 |
| “ 8 | Do. do. do. do. | 25 0 0 |
| “ 14 | Do. do. do. do. | 937 2 6 |
| “ 21 | Do. do. do. do. | 371 16 10 |
| “ 30 | Do. do. do. do. | 321 16 11 |
| Total as above | £ 2255 6 0 |
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 £2255 6s. 0d., Sterling, paid by me as above stated, is the whole amount so received by me from the First to the Thirtieth day of September, 1857, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.
Declared before me this second day of October, 1857. S. CARKEEK, Collector.
JAMES KELHAM, J.P.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 21
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💰 Statement of moneys received by the Collector of Customs, Wellington
💰 Finance & Revenue2 October 1857
Customs, Revenue, Wellington, Accounts, Duties, Imports
- Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs, declared the account
- James Kelham (Justice of the Peace), Witnessed the declaration
- Stephen Carkeek, Collector of Customs
- James Kelham, Justice of the Peace