✨ Customs Revenue Statement
Wanganui Customs.—March, 1865.
STATEMENT of all Moneys received by James G. Woon, Esquire, Collector of Customs for the Port of Wanganui, New Zealand, from the First to the Thirty-first day of March, 1865, both days inclusive.
| Head of Receipt | Total |
|---|---|
| Spirits ... 1014 1-17 gallons at 12s. | £608 14 3 |
| Tobacco ... 1710 lbs. at 2s. 6d. | 87 12 6 |
| Cigars and Snuff ... 429 lbs. at 4s. 6d. | 96 10 6 |
| Wine ... 211 gallons at 4s. | 42 4 0 |
| Ale and Beer... 198 gallons at 1s. 6d. | 14 17 0 |
| do. do. ... 432 gallons at 9d. | 16 4 0 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, Chicory, and Chocolate Nil lbs. at 3d. | ... |
| Sugar, Raw, Refined, and Molasses 65669 lbs. at 1d. | 273 12 5 |
| Tea ... 610 lbs. at 6d. | 15 5 0 |
| Gunpowder ... Nil lbs. at 3d. | ... |
| Measurement Duties ... 32ft. lin. at 5s. per cubic foot | 8 0 5 |
| Firearms ... Nil at 5s. each | ... |
| Goods ... Nil at 3s. per cwt. | ... |
| Wine ... 90 1-16 gallons at 6s. | 22 12 6 |
| Surcharges Recovered | 20 0 0 |
Total Amount of Duties ... £1205 12 7
SETTLEMENT OF THE FOREGOING COLLECTIONS.
| 1865 | £ s. d | |
|---|---|---|
| March 20 | By Remittance to Sub-Treasurer | 500 0 0 |
| " 31 | Salaries of the Department | 48 7 0 |
| " | Rent of Offices, one quarter at £60 per annum | 15 0 0 |
| " | Incidents | 1 3 0 |
| " | Balance paid Sub-Treasurer General Government | 646 2 7 |
Total as above ... £1205 12 7
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 £1205 12s. 7d. 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, 1865, both days inclusive, and I do make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.
JAS. G. WOON,
Collector.
Declared before me this first day of April, 1866.
W. H. WATT, J.P.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1865, No 12
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Comparative Return of Wanganui Customs for March Quarter 1865
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💰 Finance & Revenue1 April 1866
Customs, Revenue, Duties, Wanganui, Tariffs, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Tea, Sugar
- James G. Woon (Esquire), Collector of Customs
- JAS. G. WOON, Collector
- W. H. WATT, J.P.