Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 17

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✨ 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 June, 1859, both days inclusive.

HEAD OF RECEIPT. TOTAL.
Spirits … … … … … 1804 17-32 gallons at 8s. £721 16 3
Tobacco … … … … 1299 lbs. at 1s. 3d. 81 3 9
Cigars and Snuff … … 125 lbs. at 3s. 18 15 0
Wine … … … … … 500 9-32 Gallons at 3s. 75 0 10
Ale and Beer … … … … … … … … … … … … … … “ “ “
do. … … … … … 3000 Gallons at 6d. 75 0 0
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory and Chocolate… 4724 lbs. at 2d. 39 7 4
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses … 63,594 lbs. at ½d. 132 9 9
Tea … … … … … 4790 lbs. at 3d. 59 17 6
Other articles specifically charged … … … … 38 7 7
Measurement Duties … … 3512 4-10 ft. at 3s. ½ cub. ft. 526 17 4
Measurement Duties … … 5126 ft. at 1s. per 256 6 0
Goods … … … … 1267 60-112 cwt. at 2s. ½ cwt. 126 15 1
Total Amount of Duties for Wellington £2151 16 5
Remittance from Wanganui 130 8 11
Total Amount of Duties £2282 5 4

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

1859 Expenses of Collection… … … … … … … … £ s. d.
June 6. Drawback paid 249 18 0
13 By Payment to Sub-Treasurer General Government… 20 0 0
20 Do. do. do. 645 3 5
27 Do. do. do. 333 18 5
30 Do. do. do. 476 11 10
Do. do. do. 218 10 0
Do. do. do. 338 3 8
Total as above £2282 5 4

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 £2282 5s. 4d. Sterling paid by me as above is the whole amount so received by me, from the 1st to the 30th day of June 1859, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Declared before me this fourth day of July, 1859.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

WILLIAM HICKSON,, J. P.



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💰 Customs Revenue Statement for June 1859 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
4 July 1859
Customs Duties, Revenue, Wellington Province, June 1859
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs

  • Stephen Carkeek, Collector of Customs
  • William Hickson, J.P.