Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1858 – No. 29

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✨ Customs Revenue Statement



STATEMENT of all Moneys received by S. Carkeek, Esquire, Collector of Customs

for the Province of Wellington, New Zealand, from the first to the thirty-first day
of August, 1858, both days inclusive.

Head of Receipt Total
Spirits ... 9875 8-32 Gallons at 8s ... £ 3950 2 2
Tobacco ... 9943 lbs. at 1s. 3d ... 621 8 9
Cigars and Snuff ... 2194 lbs. at 3s ... 329 2 0
Wine ... 5948 Gallons at 3s ... 892 5 7
Ale and Beer ... 1247 Gallons at 1s ... 62 7 0
do. ... 4755 Gallons at 6d ... 118 17 6
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... 2564 lbs. at 2d ... 21 7 4
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... 77,402 lbs. at ¼d ... 161 5 1
Tea ... 3876 lbs. at 3d ... 48 9 0
Other articles specifically charged ... 92 74-112 cwt. at 1s ... 4 12 8
Measurement Duties ... 3140 3-10 ft. at 3s. per cubic foot 471 0 7
Measurement Duties ... 6032 7-10 ft. at 1s. per " 301 12 8
Goods ... 630 37-112 cwt. at 2s. per cwt. 63 0 8

| Remittances from Outports ... | 7045 11 0 |
| | 538 18 3 |

| Total amount of Duties ... | £ 7584 9 3 |

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

1858
Aug. 9 Expenses of Collection, Wellington ... 227 9 6
Payment to Sub-Treasurer General Government ... 3390 14 11
16 Do. do. do. ... 2587 17 11
23 Do. do. do. ... 1183 9 8
31 Do. do. do. ... 194 17 3
Total as above ... 7584 9 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 £7664 9s. 3d. sterling paid by me, as above stated is the whole amount so received by me from the 1st to the 31st day of August, 1858, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

STEPHEN CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me this ninth day of
September, 1858.

John Johnston, J.P.



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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for August 1858

💰 Finance & Revenue
9 September 1858
Customs, Revenue, Wellington, Tariffs, Duties
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs
  • John Johnston (Justice of the Peace), Witness to declaration

  • Stephen Carkeek, Collector of Customs
  • John Johnston, J.P.