Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 8

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✨ Customs Revenue Statement



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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 twenty-eighth day of February, 1859, both days inclusive.

Head of Receipt Total
Spirits......... 3315 14-32 Gallons at 8s. £ s. d.
1326 3 6
Tobacco......... 5487 lbs. at 1s. 3d. 342 18 9
Cigars and Snuff 493 lbs. at 3s. 73 19 0
Wine............ 687 Gallons at 6s. 168 1 0
Ale and Beer..... 76 Gallons at 1s. 3 16 0
do.............. 7567 Gallons at 0d. 189 3 6
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate 7392 lbs. at 2d. 61 12 0
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses 275,150 lbs. at ¼d. 573 4 7
Tea............. 10828 lbs. at 3d. 135 7 0
Other articles specifically charged 43 4 0
Measurement Duties 2846 4-10 ft. at 3s. per cubic foot 426 19 2
Measurement Duties 3860 6-10 ft. at 1s. per " 193 0 7
Goods........... 1062 21-112 cwt. at 2s. per cwt. 106 4 5
Not proceeds of Sale of Boats 13 10 6
Total Amount of Duties for Wellington 3592 4 0
Remittances from Wanganui 263 12 0
Total amount of Duties £3855 16 0

SETTLEMENT of the Foregoing Collections,

1859
Expenses of Collection 231 17 2
Drawback of Duty 40 0 0
Feb. 7 By Payment to Sub-Treasurer General Government 1248 2 11
14 Do. do. do. 871 10 11
21 Do. do. do. 716 2 11
28 Do. do. do. 748 2 1
Total as above £3855 16 0

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 £3855 16s. 0d. sterling paid by me as above is the whole amount so received by me from the 1st to the 28th day of February, 1859, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me this third day of March, 1859.
George Hunter J.P.



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💰 Customs Revenue Statement for February 1859

💰 Finance & Revenue
3 March 1859
Customs, revenue, duties, Wellington, February 1859
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs

  • S. Carkeek, Collector
  • George Hunter J.P.