Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 2

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✨ Customs revenue statistics



COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington, for the Quarters ended respectively the 31st December, 1859 and 1858, shewing also the Expenses of Collection for the same periods.

RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
Quarter ending December 31, 1859 Quarter ending 31st December, 1858 Quarter ending 31st Dec., 1859 Quarter ending 31st Dec., 1858
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £
Balance in hand of Collector at Wanganui 199 5 11 136 13 7 Expenses of Collection 857 7 3 923
Crown's share of Seizures 50 3 7 Drawbacks paid 39 17 4
Surcharges recovered 1 9 Refund of Revenue 25 6 8 7
Spirits, gallons 8209 3694 1 2 7871 26-32 3148 14 7 Payments to Sub.
Tobacco, lbs. 11,872 890 8 0 8858 553 12 6 Treasurer, Wellington 8292 6 9 7292
Cigars and Snuff, lbs. 428 64 4 0 1130 1/2 169 11 6 Do. do. Ahuriri 500
Wine, gallons 2631 3/2 394 13 9 2647 26-32 397 3 5 Balance in hands of
Ale and Beer, gallons, at 1s. 7074 1/2 353 14 6 6738 336 18 0 Collector, Wanganui 496 18 0 508
do. " at 6d. 21 194 529 17 0 20,661 516 10 6
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., lbs. 14,109 176 7 3 25 681 214 0 2
Sugar and Molasses, " 161,053 671 1 1 448,201 933 15 1
Tea, lbs. 24255 404 5 0 15,620 207 15 0
Fixed Duties. 56 2 11
Measurement do. feet at 4s. 10,876 10-12 2175 7 4 0 0 0
ditto at 3s. 10.769 1-12 1615 8 0
ditto at 1s. 10,495 9 12 524 15 11
Goods, cwt. at 2s. 3,705 84-112 370 11 7
do. " 3s. 910 36-112 136 11 0
Gunpowder, lbs. at 3d.
Fire Arms, at 5s. each. 88 22 0 0
£9711 16 0 £9231 18 1 £9711 16 0 £9231 18 1

Custom House, Wellington,
10th January, 1860

S. CARKEEK,




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💰 Comparative return of Customs receipts for the Province of Wellington

💰 Finance & Revenue
10 January 1860
Customs, Revenue, Wellington, Statistics, 1858, 1859
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