Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1866 – No. 7

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



Customs, Province of Wellington—March Quarters, 1865 and 1866.

COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the amount of Customs Duties collected in the Province of Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, (according to the several Heads of Revenue under-mentioned) for the Quarters ended respectively 31st March, 1866, and 31st March, 1865.

Heads of Revenue Quarter Ended 31st March, 1866 Quarter Ended 31st March, 1865
Quantity Duty Quantity Duty
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits ... gallons 14,496 12-32 8697 16 9 11,189 7-32 6713 10 10
Cigars and Snuff lbs. 1085 14-16 244 6 7 1851 8-16 416 11 11
Tobacco ... lbs. 9376 1172 0 0 7301 912 12 6
Wine ... gallons 6775 1427 19 1 4351 24-32 919 18 10
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood ... gallons 22,266 854 19 6 14,743 552 17 3
Do. do., in bottle ... gallons 18,708 1403 2 0 12,303 922 14 6
Tea ... lbs. 57,194 1429 17 0 32,739 818 9 6
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... lbs. 27,187 339 16 9 14,054 175 13 6
Sugar ... lbs. 477,117 1987 19 9 620,139 2583 18 3
Fire Arms ... No. ... 9 0 0 ... 5 0 0
Gunpowder ... lbs. ... 0 0 0 ... 3 3 6
Goods by measurement at 5s. per cubic foot 13,409 2-12 3352 5 10 7622 4-12 1905 11 8
Goods by weight at 4s. per cwt. 2918 13-112 583 12 8 1837 98-112 367 11 6
Totals 21,476 0 11 16,313 18 9

Custom House, Wellington,
this 6th day of April, 1866.

WILLIAM SEED,
Collector.

Customs, Port of Wanganui—March Quarters, 1865 and 1866.

COMPARATIVE RETURN, showing the amount of Customs' Duties collected at the Port of Wanganui, in the Colony of New Zealand (according to several Heads of Revenue undermentioned) for the Quarters ended respectively 31st March, 1865, and 31st March, 1866:—

Heads of Revenue Quarters Ended 31st March, 1865 Quarters Ended 31st March, 1866
Quantity Duty Quantity Duty
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits ... gallons 2605 31-32 1563 11 7 4472 19-32 2684 15 4
Cigars and Snuff lbs. 588 15-11 132 10 3 2475 309 7 6
Tobacco ... lbs. 2066 258 5 0 195 7-16 43 19 6
Wine ... gallons 788 157 12 0 1878 375 12 0
Do. ... 5s. 168 15-32 42 2 6 356 27-32 89 4 3
Ale and Beer, in wood 982 34 19 0 2988 112 1 0
Do. do., in bottle 198 14 17 0 2580 193 10 0
Tea ... lbs. 6320 155 15 0 9499 237 9 6
Coffee, Cocoa, and Chicory ... lbs. 225 2 16 3 1586 19 16 6
Sugar ... lbs. 170,404 710 0 4 83,414 347 11 2
Measurement at 5s. per cubic ft. 1275 7 318 17 11 2424 7 606 2 11
Goods at 4s. per cwt. 20 8 0 4 3 0 123 0 20 24 12 11
Surcharges recovered ... 20 0 0 ... ...
Totals 3415 9 10 5044 2 7

Custom House, Wanganui,
this 4th day of April, 1866.

JAS. G. WOON,
Collector.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Joseph Brull, Printer for the time being to such Government.



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🏭 Comparative Return of Customs Duties, Province of Wellington

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
6 April 1866
Customs Duties, Revenue, Wellington Province, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Ale, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Fire Arms, Gunpowder
  • WILLIAM SEED, Collector

🏭 Comparative Return of Customs Duties, Port of Wanganui

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
4 April 1866
Customs Duties, Revenue, Wanganui Port, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Ale, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Surcharges
  • JAS. G. WOON, Collector