Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 2

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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 thirty-first day of December, 1859, both days inclusive.

HEAD OF RECEIPT. TOTAL.
£ s. d.
Spirits 2377 1-32 gallons at 9s. 1069 13 5
Tobacco 2983 lbs. at 1s. 6d. 223 14 6
Cigars and Snuff 169 lbs. at 3s. 25 7 0
Wine 990 2-32 gallons at 3s. 148 10 2
Ale and Beer 1538½ gallons at 1s. 76 18 6
Do. do. 3829 gallons at 6d. 95 14 6
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate 5701 lbs. at 3d. 71 5 3
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses 44,209 lbs. at 1d. 184 4 1
Tea 12,056 lbs. at 4d. 200 18 8
Gunpowder Nil
Measurement Duties 2405 8-12ft. at 4s. per cubic ft. 481 2 8
Fire Arms 12 in number at 5s. each 3 0 0
Goods 216 84-112 cwt. at 2s. per cwt. 32 10 3
Total amount for Wellington £2612 19 0
Remittance from Wanganui 416 9 3
Total amount of Duties £3029 8 3

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

1859 £ s. d.
Expenses of Collection 257 6 6
Drawback paid 13 12 4
Refund of Revenue 25 6 8
Dec. 3 By Payment to Sub-Treasurer General Government 797 13 1
" 10 do. do. do. 605 6 6
" 17 do. do. do. 644 5 1
" 24 do. do. do. 257 18 11
" 31 do. do. do. 427 19 2
Total as above £3029 8 3

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 £3029 8s. 3d. sterling, paid by me as above, is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirty-first day of December, 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 January, 1860.
ROBERT R. STRANG, J.P.



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💰 Statement of Customs duties collected in the Province of Wellington for December 1859

💰 Finance & Revenue
3 January 1860
Customs, Revenue, Wellington, Statistics, Duties, Accounts, December 1859
  • Stephen Carkeek (Esquire), Collector of Customs, declared statement true
  • Robert R. Strang (J.P.), Witnessed declaration

  • Stephen Carkeek, Collector of Customs
  • Robert R. Strang, J.P.