✨ Customs revenue statement
Statement of Moneys Received — Wellington Customs, November 1859
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 November, 1859, both days inclusive.
Head of Receipt
| Item | Quantity/Rate | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirits | 2336 19-32 Gallons at 9s. | 1051 | 9 | 6 |
| Tobacco | 3274 lbs. at 1s. 6d. | 245 | 11 | 0 |
| Cigars and Snuff | 259 lbs. at 3s. | 38 | 17 | 0 |
| Wine | 697 6-32 Gallons at 3s. | 104 | 11 | 7 |
| Ale and Beer | 3752 Gallons at 1s. | 187 | 12 | 0 |
| do. | 4126 Gallons at 6d. | 103 | 3 | 0 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate | 4359 lbs. at 3d. | 54 | 9 | 9 |
| Sugar — Raw, Refined, and Molasses | 56,011 lbs. at 1d. | 233 | 7 | 7 |
| Tea | 5990 lbs. at 4d. | 99 | 16 | 8 |
| Gunpowder | Nil | — | — | — |
| Measurement Duties | 3455 7-12 ft. at 4s. pr. cubic ft. | 691 | 2 | 4 |
| Fire Arms | 9 in number at 5s. each | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Goods | 261 8-112 cwt. at 3s. per cwt. | 39 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Amount for Wellington | 2851 | 8 | 8 | |
| Remittance from Wanganui | 161 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total Amount of Duties | 3012 | 10 | 1 |
Settlement of the Foregoing Collections
| Date (1859) | Item | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses of Collection | 219 | 11 | 0 | |
| Drawback paid | 26 | 5 | 0 | |
| Nov. 7 | Payment to Sub-Treasurer General Government | 623 | 1 | 3 |
| " 14 | do. do. do. | 501 | 5 | 3 |
| " 21 | do. do. do. | 1030 | 11 | 1 |
| " 30 | do. do. do. | 611 | 16 | 6 |
| Total as above | 3012 | 10 | 1 |
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 £3012 10s. 1d. sterling paid by me as above is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirtieth day of November, 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 first day of December, 1859.
George Moore, J.P.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1860, No 2
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💰 Statement of Customs duties collected in the Province of Wellington for November 1859
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- Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs, declared statement of accounts
- George Moore (J.P.), Witnessed declaration of accounts
- Stephen Carkeek, Collector of Customs
- George Moore, J.P.