Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 5

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✨ Customs Revenue Statistics



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Comparative Customs Return, December Quarters, 1866-5.

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

HEADS OF REVENUE. QUARTER ENDED 31st December, 1866. QUARTER ENDED 31st December, 1865.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits . . . . . . 12s. gals. 10,354 2-32 6512 9 6 12s. 11,656 30-32 6994 3 4
Cigars & Snuff . . . 5s. lbs. 548 12-16 137 3 6 4s. 6d. 997 224 6 7
Tobacco . . . . . . 2s. 6d. “ 9761 1220 2 6 2s. 6d. 7699 962 7 6
Do. . . . . . . . . 3d. “ 345 4 6 3
Wine . . . . . . . 4s. gals. 4552 7-32 910 9 0 4s. 2860 577 0 0
Do. . . . . . . . . 5s. “ 5s. 856 18-32 214 2 11
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood . . . . . 1s. “ 17,659 882 19 0 9d. 22,977 861 12 9
Do. do. in bottle 1s. 3d. “ 13,517 844 16 3 1s. 6d 7888 591 12 0
Tea . . . . . . . . 6d. lbs. 37,767 944 3 6 6d. 37,312 932 16 0
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. 3d. “ 19,918 248 19 6 3d. 18,838 235 9 6
Sugar & Molasses 1d. “ 433,005 1804 3 9 1d. 371,506 1547 18 10
Fire Arms . . . . . 5s. each 9 2 5 0 5s. .. ..
Powder, Sporting 6d. lbs. 36 0 18 0 3d. .. ..
Do. Blasting 1d. “ 1 0 0 1
Shot . . . . . . . 10s. cwt. 1 0 10 0
Goods by measurement at 5s. per cubic foot 7398 2-12 1849 10 11 5s. 6735 8-12 1683 18 4
Do. at 3s. “ 1847 11-12 277 3 10
Do. at 2s. 6d. “ 3369 8-12 421 4 4
Do. at 2s. “ 545 8-12 54 10 6
Do. at 1s. 6d. “ 1739 6-12 130 9 4
Do. at 1s. “ 6114 1-12 305 14 1
Do. at 6d. “ 5935 8-12 148 7 10
Do. at 3d. “ 3373 42 3 3
Goods by weight at 4s. per cwt. 820 7-112 164 0 3 4s. 1246 78-112 249 6 9
Do. at 3s. “ 1645 17-112 246 15 5
Do. at 2s. 6d. “ 439 7-112 54 17 8
Do. at 2s. “ 1004 42-112 100 8 9
Do. at 1s. “ 5619 280 19 0
Goods by weight at 3d. per lb 4632 57 18 0.
Do. at 1d. “ 170,326 709 13 10
Do. at ½d. “ 6376 13 5 8
Ad valorem 10 per cent. 89 10 0
Do. 5 per cent. 22 9 0
Other duties not specified above 261 14 8
Totals . . . . . . 18,694 2 1 15,074 14 6

Custom House, Wellington,
this 6th day of January, 1867.

WILLIAM SEED,
Collector.



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🏭 Comparative Customs Return for December Quarters 1866-5

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
6 January 1867
Customs Duties, Revenue, Wellington, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine, Tea, Sugar, Goods
  • WILLIAM SEED, Collector