Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 2

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✨ Customs Revenue Statement



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Customs—December Quarter, 1863.

STATEMENT of all Moneys received by STEPHEN CARKEEK, Esquire, Collector of Customs for the Port of Wellington, New Zealand, from the first October, to the thirty-first day of December, 1863, both days inclusive.

HEAD OF RECEIPT. TOTAL.
Spirits ... 8557 14-32 Gallons at 9s... £3850 17 1
Tobacco ... 7320 lbs. at 1s. 6d ... 549 0 0
Cigars and Snuff ... 878 10-16 lbs. 3s ... 131 15 10
Wine ... 3200 Gallons at 3s ... 480 0 0
Ale and Beer ... 10,347 Gallons at 1s ... 517 7 0
Do. Do ... 24,230 Gallons at 6d ... 605 15 0
Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate ... 11,571 lbs. at 3d ... 144 12 9
Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses ... 326,473 lbs. at 1d ... 1360 6 1
Tea ... 29,312 lbs. at 4d ... 488 10 8
Gunpowder ... 507 lbs. 2 oz. at 3d ... 6 6 11
Measurement Duties ... 12,114 5 12 at 4s. per cubic foot 2422 17 8
Fire-arms ... 5 at 5s. each ... 1 5 0
Goods ... 1311 102-112 at 3s. per cwt. 196 15 9
Total Amount of Duties ... £10,755 9 9

SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.

£ s. d.
1863.
October 7 Expenses of Collection ... 780 18 0
" Drawback and Refund of Duty ... 45 7 4
14 By Payment to Sub-Treasurer, General Government 1194 14 5
" 22 Do. 1000 4 8
" 30 Do. 1124 3 4
November 12 Do. 733 3 8
" 25 Do. 908 0 3
December 3 Do. 992 0 8
" 12 Do. 1110 15 1
" 31 Do. 1114 16 7
Do. 1751 5 9
Total as above ... £10,755 9 9

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 £10,755 9s. 9d. Sterling paid by me as above is the whole amount so received by me from the 1st October to the thirty-first day of December, 1863, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

S. CARKEEK,
Collector.

Declared before me this eleventh day of
January, 1864.
JAMES C. CRAWFORD, J.P.



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💰 Customs Revenue Statement for December Quarter 1863

💰 Finance & Revenue
11 January 1864
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wellington, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Ale, Beer, Coffee, Sugar, Tea, Gunpowder, Measurement Duties, Fire-arms
  • STEPHEN CARKEEK, Collector of Customs
  • JAMES C. CRAWFORD, J.P.