Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 13

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✨ Customs revenue statistics



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Comparative Return of Customs collected at the Port of Wellington, March Quarters—1868 and 1867.

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 undermentioned), for the Quarters ended respectively 31st March 1868, and 31st March, 1867.

HEADS OF REVENUE. QUARTER ENDED.
31st March, 1868. 31st March, 1867.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits, 12s. per gal. ... 9654 22-32 5792 16 3 10899 3-32 6539 9 5
Cigars and Snuff, 5s. per lb. 588 9-16 147 2 10 889 9-16 222 8 0
Tobacco, 2s. 6d. per lb. ... 8946 1118 5 0 9403 9-16 1175 9 0
" (Sheepwash), 3d. per lb. ... 2915 36 8 9 1683 21 0 9
Wine, 4s. per gal. ... 4555 24-32 911 3 0 4315 24-32 863 3 0
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood, 1s. per gal. ... 4000 200 0 0 14262 713 2 0
Ale, Beer, &c., in bottle, 1s. 3d. per gal. ... 12849 803 1 3 16397 1024 16 3
Tea, 6d. per lb... 52468 1311 11 6 42720 1068 0 0
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., 3d. per lb. 13603 170 0 9 12427 155 6 9
Do. do. ground 5d. per lb. 414 8 12 6
Sugar and Molasses, 1d. per lb. ... 370753 1544 16 1 458185 1909 2 1
Fire Arms, 5s. each, No. ... 33 8 5 0 1 0 5 0
Powder, Sporting, 6d. per lb. 165 1/4 4 2 9
Powder, Blasting 1d. & Free Shot, 10s. per cwt. ... 31 28-112 15 12 6
Goods by measurement, at 5s. per cubic foot 4890 9-12 1222 13 9 8275 11-12 2068 19 11
" 3s. " 2264 5-12 339 13 3 2321 5-12 848 4 5
" 2s. 6d. " 1556 194 10 0 3626 10-12 453 7 3
" 2s. " 658 8-12 65 17 4 854 9-12 85 9 7
" 1s. 6d. " 909 10-12 68 4 10 875 7-12 65 13 5
" 1s. " 4970 3-12 248 10 3 5120 6-12 256 0 6
" 6d. " 2224 2-12 55 12 1 2283 4-12 57 1 8
" 3d. " 845 10 11 3 2959 36 19 9
Goods by weight, 4s. per cwt. 469 54-112 93 17 11 686 95-112 137 7 5
" 3s. " 75 32-112 11 5 10 118 25-112 17 14 8
" 2s. 6d. ,, 762 4-112 95 5 1 511 41-112 63 18 5
" 2s. " 303 106-112 30 7 11 792 101-112 79 5 10
" 1s. " 1806 102-112 90 6 11 2315 37-112 140 15 4
" 3d. per lb. 3686 46 1 6 7100 88 15 0
" 1d. " 65002 270 16 10 130214 542 11 2
" 1/2d. " 6208 12 18 8 10266 21 7 9
Ad valorem, 10 per cent. ... 26 7 0 9 17 0
" 5 " ... 1 15 0 29 5 0
Other duties not specified above ... ... 288 10 7 453 0 0
15245 4 2 18647 16 4

J. HACKWORTH,
Deputy Collector.

Custom House, Wellington,
This 31st day of March, 1868.



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🏭 Comparative Return of Customs collected at the Port of Wellington, March Quarters 1867 and 1868

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
31 March 1868
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Port of Wellington, Imports, Duties
  • J. Hackworth, Deputy Collector