Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 5

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✨ Customs Revenue and Settlement



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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 December, 1858, both days inclusive.

HEAD OF RECEIPT. TOTAL.
£ s. d.
Spirits... 2305 29-32 Gallons at 8s. ... 922 7 4
Tobacco... 1678 lbs. at 1s. 3d. ... 98 12 6
Cigars and Snuff ... 172 lbs. at 3s. ... 25 16 0
Wine ... 1379 10-32 Gallons at 3s. ... 206 17 11
Ale and Beer... 2242 Gallons at 1s. ... 112 2 0
do. ... 3770 Gallons at 6d. ... 94 5 0
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... 5778 lbs. at 2d. ... 48 4 8
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... 93,940 lbs. at 1/2d. ... 195 14 2
Tea... 1140 lbs. at 3d. ... 14 5 0
Other articles specifically charged ... 10 15 0
Measurement Duties... 3461 7-10 ft. at 3s. per cubic foot 519 5 2
Measurement Duties... 2942 3-10 ft. at 1s. per " 147 2 4
Goods ... 984 32-112 cwt. at 2s. per cwt. 98 8 7
Crown's Share of Seizure... 50 3 7
Total Amount of Duties for Wellington ... 2543 19 3
Remittances from Wanganui ... 202 1 5
Total amount of Duties... £2746 0 8

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

1858
Expenses of Collections, ... ... 376 13 2
Refund of Duties ... ... 0 8 0
Dec. 2 By Payment to Sub-Treasurer General Government ... ... 50 3 7
6 Do. do. do. ... ... 296 5 3
13 Do. do. do. ... ... 273 5 3
20 Do. do. do. ... ... 915 18 2
27 Do. do. do. ... ... 397 5 2
31 Do. do. do. ... ... 436 2 1
Total as above ... ... £2746 0 8

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 £2746 0s. 8d. sterling paid by me as above
is the whole amount so received by me from the 1st to the 31st day of December
1858, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving the same to be true.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me this fifth day }
of January, 1859. }
JOHN JOHNSTON, J P.



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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for December 1858

💰 Finance & Revenue
5 January 1859
Customs revenue, Duties, Wellington, December 1858
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs

  • JOHN JOHNSTON, J P.