Customs Revenue Statement




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STATEMENT of all Moneys received by D. S. Durie, Esq., Acting Sub-Collector of Customs for the Port of Wanganui, New Zealand, from the first to the 31st day of October, 1858, both days inclusive.

Head of Revenue Total
Spirits 214 Gallons at 8s. ... £85 12 0
Tobacco 1427 lbs. at 1s. 3d. ... 89 3 9
Cigars and Snuff 72 lbs. at 3s. ... 10 16 0
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate 504 lbs. at 2d. ... 4 4 0
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses 11,200 lbs. at ½d. ... 23 6 8
Tea 800 lbs. at 3d. ... 10 0 0
Measurement Duties 27 feet at 1s. per cubic ft. ... 1 7 0
Total amount of Duties £224 9 5

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

1858
Oct. 5 By payment to Powell and Co. for freight of Stationery from Wellington, for H. M. Customs ... 0 4 0
Oct. 31 Salaries of Customs Department for October, 1858 ... 12 10 0
Balance carried to next month ... 211 15 5
Total as above ... £224 9 5
  1. D. S. Durie, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing is a true and faithful statement of my account as Sub-Collector of Customs for the period herein mentioned, and that the sum of £224 9s. 5d. sterling paid by me as above stated is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirty first day of October 1858, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

D. S. DURIE,
Acting Sub-Collector.

Declared before me this third day of November, 1858.

J. Nixon, J.P.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1858, No 34





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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for October 1858 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
3 November 1858
Customs, Revenue, Wanganui, Duties, Remittances
  • D. S. Durie (Esquire), Acting Sub-Collector of Customs

  • J. Nixon, J.P.