Customs Revenue Statistics




Wanganui—Comparative Customs Return—March Quarters, 1866-7.

COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the amount of Customs Duties collected at the Port of Wanganui, in the Colony of New Zealand (according to the several Heads of Revenue undermentioned), for the Quarters ended respectively 31st March, 1866, and 31st March 1867:—

Heads of Revenue. Quarter Ended
31st March, 1866
Quantity.
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Spirits gals.
4,372 19-32
Cigars and Snuff lbs.
Tobacco lbs.
Wine gals.
Ale, Beer, &c., in Wood gals.
" in Bottle "
Tea lbs.
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. "
Sugar and Molasses lbs.
Fire Arms num.
Powder, Sporting lbs.
Shot, Blasting lbs.
Goods by measurement, at 5s. per cubic foot
Do. 8s. "
Do. 2s. 6d. "
Do. 2s. "
Do. 1s. 6d. "
Do. 1s. "
Do. 6d. "
Do. 3d. "
Goods by weight at 4s. per cwt. cwt.
" 3s. "
" 2s. 6d. "
" 2s. "
Goods by weight at 3d. per lb. per lb.
" 1d. "
Ad valorem at 10 per cent. "
" 5 per cent. "
Other duties not specified
Surcharges

| Totals | | 5,044 2 7 | | 4,866 14 11 |

Custom House, Wanganui,
this first day of April, 1867.

JAS. G. WOON,
Collector.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1867, No 14





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💰 Comparative Customs Return for March Quarters 1866-1867 (continued from previous page)

💰 Finance & Revenue
1 April 1867
Customs duties, Revenue collection, Wanganui Port, Comparative statistics
  • JAS. G. WOON, Collector