Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 11

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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 July, 1861, both days inclusive.

HEAD OF RECEIPT. TOTAL.
£ s. d.
Spirits
... 2558 9-32 Gallons at 9s. 1151 4 8
Tobacco
... 3709 lbs. at 1s. 6d. 278 3 6
Cigars and Snuff
... 165 lbs. at 3s. 24 15 0
Wine
... 1880 16-32 Gallons at 3s. 282 1 6
Ale and Beer
... 2153 Gallons at 1s. 107 13 0
Do.
... 3750 Gallons at 6d. 93 15 0
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate
... 5267 lbs. at 3d. 65 16 9
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses
... 104215 lbs. at 1d. 434 4 7
Tea
... 29723 lbs. at 4d. 495 7 8
Gunpowder
... 224 lbs. at 3d. 2 16 0
Measurement Duties
... 3383 3-12 ft. at 4s. per cubic ft. 676 13 0
Fire Arms
... 3 in number at 5s. each. 15 0
Goods
... 598 110-112 cwt. at 3s. per cwt. 89 16 11
Gold Export Duty on 12 ozs. 5 dwts. 12 grs. at 2s. 6d. per ounce 1 10 8
Total amount of duties for Wellington 3704 13 3
Remittance from Wanganui 280 1 0
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Total Amount of Duties 3984 14 3

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

1861 Expenses of Collection
8th July Drawback paid 9 16 0
By payment to Sub. Treasurer General Government 1247 1 3
15th do. 606 10 2
22nd do. 600 18 1
31st do. 1311 18 11
Total as above £ 3984 14 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 £3984 14s. 3d. Sterling, paid by me as above, is the whole amount so received by me from the first to the thirty-first day of July, 1861, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me this twelfth day of August, 1861.

GEORGE HUNTER, J.P.



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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for July 1861 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
12 August 1861
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington, July 1861
  • STEPHEN CARKEEK, Collector
  • GEORGE HUNTER, J.P.