✨ Customs Revenue Statement
March Customs—Wanganui.
STATEMENT of all Moneys received by James G. Woon, Esquire, Acting Collector of Customs for the Port of Wanganui, New Zealand, from the first to the thirty-first day of March, 1863, both days inclusive.
| Head of Receipt | Total |
|---|---|
| Spirits ... 710. 26 gallons at 9s. | £319 17 4 |
| Tobacco ... 210 lbs. at 1s. 6d. | £15 15 0 |
| Cigars and Snuff ... 85 lbs. at 3s. | £12 15 0 |
| Wine ... 281 gallons at 3s. | £42 3 0 |
| Ale and Beer ... nil | — |
| Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... nil | — |
| Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... 4373 lbs. at 1d. | £18 4 5 |
| Tea ... 84 lbs. at 4d. | £1 8 0 |
| Gunpowder ... nil | — |
| Measurement Duties ... 336 ft. 11 in. at 4s. per cubic foot | £67 7 8 |
| Firearms ... nil | — |
| Goods ... 5 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lbs. at 3s. per cwt. | £16 3 0 |
| Fees received under Merchant Shipping Act | £8 0 0 |
Total amount of Duties ... £478 14 8
SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.
| 1863 | £ s. d | |
|---|---|---|
| March 12 | By Drawback paid ... | 30 4 6 |
| „ 24 | Incidents ... | 3 4 0 |
| „ 31 | Salaries of the Department ... | 35 13 4 |
| „ „ | Rent of Offices, One Quarter ... | 11 5 0 |
| „ „ | Incidents ... | 8 0 9 |
| „ „ | Balance paid Sub-Treasurer, Wanganui, this date ... | 390 7 1 |
Total as above ... £478 14 8
I, James G. Woon, 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 £478 14s. 8d., sterling, paid by me, James G. Woon, is the whole amount so received by me, from the first to the thirty-first day of March, 1863, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.
JAS. G. WOON,
Acting Collector.
Declared before me this thirty-first day of March, 1863,
D. S. DURIE, R.M.
Printed under the Authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas McKenzie and James Munro, Printers for the time being for such Government.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1863, No 18
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💰 Statement of Customs Revenue for Wanganui, March 1863
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Customs, Revenue, Wanganui, March 1863, Duties, Tariffs
- James G. Woon (Esquire), Acting Collector of Customs
- James G. Woon, Acting Collector
- D. S. Durie, R.M.