Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1866 – No. 2

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✨ Customs Revenue Report



Comparative Customs Return for Quarters ended 31st December, 1865 and 1864.

COMPARATIVE Return of the Receipts of Customs of the Province of Wellington for the Quarters ending respectively the 31st day of December, 1865 and 1864. Showing also the Expenses of Collection and Payments to Colonial Treasurer, Wellington, and Sub-Treasurer, Wanganui, for the same periods.

HEADS OF REVENUE QUARTER ENDING 31st Dec., 1865 QUARTER ENDING 31st Dec., 1864
RECEIPTS RECEIPTS
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits... at 9s. per gal. 16,676 18-32 9,969 13-32
...at 12s. 10,005 18 11 2,408 16 32
Tobacco... at 1s. 6d. per lb. 18,970 8,047
...at 2s. 6d. 1,448 2 6 1,316
Cigars and Snuffs at 3s. 1,364 14-16 745 4-16
Wine... at 4s. 6d. per gal. 4,123 42 4-16
...at 3s. 1,130 18-32 2,884 5-32
Ale and Beer... at 1s. 10,012 684 8-32
...at 1s. 6d. ... 201 26-32
Coffee, &c... at 6d. per lb. 26,827 13,855
...at 9d. 18,970 750
Sugar... at 3d. per lb. 503,611 9,704
...at 1½d. ... 28 2 6
Tea... at 4d. per lb. 47,670 286,959
Measurement Duties... at 6d. ... 31,359
...at 4s. 7,928 5-12 3,826
Gunpowder... at 5s. per lb. 250 8,928 7-12
Firearms... at 5s. each ... 542 1-12
Goods by weight at 3s. ... 1
...at 4s. 1,838 9-112 792 37-112
Gold Export Duty at 2s. 6d. ... 240 68-112
Total 20,896 15 10 12,128 10 6
  • The expenses of Collection are now paid direct from the Treasury.

Custom-House, Wellington, the 8th day of January, 1866.

WILLIAM SEED, Collector.



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💰 Comparative Customs Return for Quarters ended 31st December, 1865 and 1864 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
8 January 1866
Customs duties, Revenue, Wellington, Wanganui, 1864-1865
  • WILLIAM SEED, Collector