Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1858 – No. 13

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✨ Customs Revenue Statement



STATEMENT of all Moneys 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, 1858, both days inclusive.

Head of Receipt Total
Spirits ... 192 14-32 Gallons at 8s. £ s. d.
771 7 7
Tobacco ... 3422 lbs. at 1s. 3d. 213 17 6
Cigars and Snuff ... 498 lbs. at 3s. 74 14 0
Wine ... 514½ Gallons at 3s. 77 3 6
Ale and Beer ... 2227 Gallons at 1s. 111 7 0
Do. do. ... 500 Gallons at 6d. 12 10 0
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... 820 lbs. at 2d. 6 16 8
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... 21,454 lbs. at ½d. 44 18 11
Tea ... 7640 lbs. at 3d. 95 10 0
Other Articles specifically charged 47 12 7
Measurement Duties ... 1978 8-10 at 3s. per cubic foot 295 3 6
Measurement Duties ... 3547 2-10 at 1s. per cubic foot 177 7 2
Goods ... 537 14-112 at 2s. per cwt. 53 14 3

| Amount of Duties for Wellington | 1981 17 7 |
| Remittances from Outports | 313 17 8 |

| Total Amount of Duties | 2295 15 3 |

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

| 1858, January | | £ s. d. |
| Expenses of Collection, Wellington | 208 6 0 |
| Paid Sub Treasurer of General Government | 165 0 3 |
| Do. do. | 272 8 6 |
| Do. do. | 145 4 0 |
| Do. do. | 504 15 9 |

| Total as above | 2295 15 3 |

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 £2295 15s. 3d. 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,
1858, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously
believing the same to be true.\n
S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me this second day of February, 1858.

George Hunter, J.P.



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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for January 1858

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 February 1858
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington, January 1858
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs for Wellington

  • George Hunter, J.P.