Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 26

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Customs Return, June 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 30th June, 1868, and 30th June, 1867.

HEADS OF REVENUE. QUARTER ENDED.
30th June, 1868. 30th June, 1867.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits, 12s. per gal. ... 10314 1-32 6188 8 3 11734 18-32 7034 15 1
Cigars and Snuff, 5s. per lb. 1250 8-16 312 12 7 777 194 5 0
Tobacco, 2s. 6d. per lb. ... 10855 1356 17 6 10423 1302 17 6
,, (Sheepwash), 3d. per lb. ... 9000 112 10 0 1738 27 14 0
Wine, 4s. per gal. ... 4582 18 916 10 4 4723 28-32 944 15 5
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood, 1s. per gal. ... 11294 564 14 0 18650 932 10 0
Ale, Beer, &c., in bottle, 1s. 3d. per gal. ... 6551 534 8 9 10644 665 5 0
Tea, 6d. per lb. ... 43550 ½ 1088 15 3 27219 680 9 6
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., 3d. per lb. 17317 216 9 3 15097 188 14 5
Do. ground 5d. per lb. ... 302 6 5 10 1736 36 5 10
Sugar and Molasses, 1d. per lb. ... 385449 1606 0 9 296956 1237 6 4
Powder, Sporting, 6d. per lb. 58 ½ 1 9 3 4 0 2 0
Powder, Shot, 10s. per cwt. ... 26 56-112 13 5 0 16 28-112 8 2 6
Goods by measurement, at 5s. per cubic foot 7509 5-12 1877 7 1 9173 1-12 2293 5 5
,, 3s. ... 2097 11-12 314 13 9 2630 4-12 394 11 0
,, 2s. 6d. ... 1764 4-12 220 11 0 2629 7-12 328 14 0
,, 2s. ... 1171 11-12 117 3 10 878 9-12 87 17 6
,, 1s. 6d. ... 504 11-12 37 17 5 1044 7-12 78 6 11
,, 1s. ... 4898 2-12 244 18 2 4669 3-12 233 9 3
,, 6d. ... 1870 6-12 46 15 3 2409 9-12 60 4 10
,, 3d. ... 1951 8-12 24 7 11 3978 8-12 49 14 8
Goods by weight, 4s. per cwt. 1032 28-112 206 9 0 1138 77-112 227 14 9
,, 3s. ... 67 75-112 10 3 0 62 43-112 9 1 2
,, 2s. 6d. ... 218 56-112 27 6 3 552 84-112 69 1 11
,, 2s. ... 1141 42-112 114 2 9 410 91-112 41 1 8
,, 1s. ... 1151 28-112 57 11 3 1544 77 4 0
,, 3d. per lb. 6027 75 6 9 6877 85 19 3
,, 1d. ... 120675 502 16 3 98590 410 15 10
,, ½d. ... 8976 18 14 0 10892 22 13 10
Ad valorem, 10 per cent. ... 5 31 12 0 5 5 0 0
Other duties not specified 11 15 0 23 16 0
17840 5 8 18177 14 2

W. SEED,
Collector.

Custom House, Wellington,
This 30th day of June, 1868.



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💰 Comparative Customs Duties Collected at Wellington

💰 Finance & Revenue
30 June 1868
Customs, Duties, Revenue, Wellington, Spirits, Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Goods
  • W. Seed, Collector