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Comparative Return of Customs Collected at the Port of Wanganui, March Quarters—1868 and 1867.
COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the Amount of Custom 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, 1868, and 31st March, 1867.
| Heads of Revenue. | Quarter Ended. 31st March, 1868. | Quarter Ended. 31st March, 1867. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Duty. | Quantity. | Duty. | |
| £. s. d. | £. s. d. | |||
| Spirits, 12s per gal. ... | 3721 6-10 9-32 | 2233 2 0 | 3445 4-32 | 2067 1 5 |
| Cigars and Snuff, 5s. per lb. | 80 | 20 0 0 | ||
| Tobacco, 2s. 6d. per lb. | 3560 | 445 0 0 | 5100 | 637 10 0 |
| Wine, 4s. per gal. ... | 1067 6-10 11-32 | 213 12 0 | 1412 31 | 282 12 10 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in wood 1s. per gal. ... | 250 | 12 10 0 | 1550 | 77 10 0 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in bottle, 1s. 3d per gal. ... | 1547 | 96 13 9 | 1607 | 100 8 9 |
| Tea, 6d. per lb. ... | 9732 | 243 6 0 | 8141 | 203 10 6 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c.. 3d. per lb | 445 | 9 5 5 | ||
| Do. do. ground, 5d per lb. | ||||
| Sugar and Molasses, 1d. per lb. | 129591 | 539 19 3 | 104869 | 436 19 1 |
| Fire Arms, 5s. each, No. | 1 | 5 | ||
| Powder, Sporting, 6d per lb. | ||||
| Powder, Blasting, 1d & Free Shot, 10s. per cwt. ... | ||||
| Goods by measurement, at 5s. per cubic foot | 377 10-12 | 94 9 2 | 667 8 | 166 18 4 |
| " 3s. " | 65 4-12 | 9 16 0 | 302 10 | 45 8 6 |
| " 2s. 6d. " | 159 10-12 | 19 17 10 | 213 7 | 26 14 11 |
| " 2s. " | 71 10-12 | 7 3 8 | 148 2 | 14 16 4 |
| " 1s. 6d. " | 18 0 | 1 7 0 | ||
| " 1s. " | 462 5-12 | 23 2 9 | 521 9 | 26 1 9 |
| " 6d. " | 462 7-12 | 11 11 4 | 759 10 | 18 19 10 |
| " 3d. " | 128 3-12 | 1 12 1 | 740 | 9 5 0 |
| Goods by weight, 4s. per cwt | 108 | 21 12 0 | 244 76-112 | 48 18 8 |
| " 3s. " | 44 | 6 12 0 | 32 | 4 16 0 |
| " 2s. 6d. " | ||||
| " 2s. " | 101 42-112 | 10 2 9 | 66 16-112 | 6 13 2 |
| " 1s. " | 191 | 9 11 0 | 207 56-112 | 10 7 6 |
| " 3d. per lb. | 3001 | 37 10 3 | 3158 | 38 9 6 |
| " 1d. " | 7671 | 31 19 3 | 15627 | 65 2 3 |
| " ½d. " | 3250 | 6 15 6 | 84 | 3 6 |
| Ad Valorem, 10 per cent. ... | 9 8 0 | 10 11 9 | ||
| " 5 " | 6 4 0 | 2 11 0 | ||
| Other Duties not specified above ... | 77 17 1 | 59 9 10 | ||
| Surcharge... | 4 6 10 | |||
| 4198 18 1 | 4366 14 11 |
JAS. G. WOON,
Collector.
Custom House, Wanganui,
This 31st day of March, 1868.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1868, No 13
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🏭 Comparative Return of Customs collected at the Port of Wanganui, March Quarters 1867 and 1868
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry31 March 1868
Customs, Revenue, Statistics, Port of Wanganui, Imports, Duties
- Jas. G. Woon, Collector