✨ Customs Revenue Statistics
Wanganui—Customs Return—September Quarters, 1868 and 1867.
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 30th September, 1868; and 30th September, 1867.
| HEADS OF REVENUE. | 30th September, 1868. | 30th September, 1867. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Duty. | Quantity. | Duty. | |
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |||
| Spirits, gal. | 4982 2-10 29-82 | 2080 17 6 | 5475 8-10 8-32 | 3285 12 2 |
| Cigars and Snuff, lbs. | ... | ... | 190 | 49 15 0 |
| Tobacco, lbs. | 4997 | 624 12 6 | 6837 | 792 2 6 |
| Wine, gal. | 834 3-10 | 166 17 2 | 1257 1-10 24-32 | 251 19 10 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in wood, gal. | 150 | 7 10 0 | 1490 | 74 16 0 |
| ... in bottle, gal. | 1051 | 65 13 9 | 817 | 51 1 3 |
| Tea, lbs. | 7523 | 188 1 6 | 6468 | 161 14 0 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., lbs. | ... | ... | 1138 | 14 4 6 |
| Sugar and Molasses, lbs. | 58679 | 223 13 3 | 80991 | 337 9 3 |
| Fire-Arms, No. | 100 | 2 10 0 | ... | ... |
| Powder, Sporting, lbs. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... Blasting, lbs. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Goods Measurement:
| | | |
| Measurement | | |
| 5s. per cubic foot | 47 | 11 17 2 | 188 5-12 | 45 17 1 |
| 3s. | 38 | 7 7 6 | 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 2s. 6d. | 36 2-12 | 4 10 4 | 134 10-10 | 16 17 4 |
| 2s. | 45 11-12 | 4 11 10 | 87 8-12 | 9 15 4 |
| 1s. 6d. | ... | ... | 261 2-12 | 19 11 0 |
| 1s. | 88 9-12 | 4 8 9 | 480 3-12 | 21 10 3 |
| 6d. | 9 2-12 | 0 4 7 | 497 11-12 | 12 8 11 |
| 3d. | 39 8-12 | 0 8 11 | 75 | 0 18 9 |
| Goods by weight, 4s. per cwt. | 154 2-20 | 30 19 8 | 51 0-4 | 10 3 4 |
| ... 8s. | 43 1-3 | 16 18 0 | ... | ... |
| ... 2s. 6d. | ... | ... | 9 3-7 | 1 2 8 |
| ... 2s. | 50 2-0 | 5 0 0 | ... | 0 19 0 |
| ... 1s. | ... | ... | 79 | 3 19 0 |
| ... 3d. per lb. | 587 | 7 6 9 | 280 | 3 10 0 |
| ... 1d. | 5997 | 24 19 9 | 5812 | 22 2 8 |
| ... ½d. | 5807 | 11 1 2 | 2424 | 5 1 0 |
| Ad valorem, 10 per cent. | ... | 5 0 0 | ... | 7 8 6 |
| Other duties not specified above | ... | 22 12 6 | ... | 107 5 3 |
Total Duties | | 4419 10 2 | | 5807 5 4 |
James G. Woon,
Collector.
Custom House, Wanganui,
This 30th day of September, 1868.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1868, No 30
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💰 Comparative Return of Customs Duties at Port of Wanganui for September Quarters 1868 and 1867
💰 Finance & Revenue30 September 1868
Customs Duties, Revenue, Port of Wanganui, Import Taxes, Comparative Statistics, 1868, 1867
- James G. Woon, Collector