Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 3

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✨ Customs Revenue Statement



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STATEMENT of all Money's received by STEPHEN CARKEEK, Esquire, Collector of
Customs for the Province of Wellington, New Zealand, from the First to
the Thirty-first day of January, 1857, both days inclusive.

HEAD OF RECEIPT. TOTAL.
£ s. d.
Crown's Share of Seizures ............................ 4 14 6
Spirits ............................ 2149 25-32 Gallons at 8s. 0d. 859 18 5
Tobacco ............................ 4916 lb at 1s. 3d. 307 5 0
Cigars and Snuff .................... 106 lb at 3s. 0d. 15 18 0
Wine ............................ 792 15-32 Gallons at 3s. 0d. 118 17 6
Ale and Beer ............................ 4438 ½ Gallons at 1s. 0d. 221 18 8
Ale and Beer ............................ 9079 Gallons at 0s. 6d. 226 19 6
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... 9079 lb at 0s. 2d. 0 0 0
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses .... 80,338 lb at 0s. ½d. 167 7 5
Tea ............................ 6222 lb at 0s. 3d. 77 15 6
Fixed Duties ............................ 11 6 8
Measurement Duties ............................ 2057 @ 3s. per cubic foot 313 11 0
Measurement Duties ............................ 8091 1-10 @ 1s. 404 11 1
Goods ............................ 1861½ @ 2s. per cwt. 186 3 0
Amount of Duties for Wellington ............ £2916 6 2
Remittances from Out Ports ............................ 475 19 11
Total amount of Duties ............ £3392 6 1

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

£ s. d.
Expenses of Collection, Wellington ............ 256 4 2
January 12, Paid Sub Treasurer of General Government 1546 15 8
" 19, Do. do. do. 603 12 11
" 26, Do. do. do. 333 5 1
" 31, Do. do. do. 652 8 3
Total as above ............ £3392 6 1

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 £3392 6s. 1d., Sterling, paid by me as above
stated, is the whole amount so received by me from the First to the Thirty-first day of
January, 1857, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscienti-
ously, believing the same to be true.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me, this sixth
day of February, 1857.

GEORGE HUNTER, J. P.



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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for Wellington Province (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
6 February 1857
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington Province, Seizures, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Ale, Beer, Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Measurement Duties, Goods
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs

  • GEORGE HUNTER, J. P.