Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 17

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✨ Customs revenue statistics



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Comparative Customs Return—March Quarters, 1869 and 1868.

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, 1869, and 31st March, 1868.

HEADS OF REVENUE. QUARTER ENDED.
31st March, 1869. 31st March, 1868.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits, 12s. per gal. ... 8168 28-32 4898 6 8 9654 22-32 5792 16 3
Cigars and Snuff, 5s. per lb. 348 12-16 87 3 10 588 9-16 147 2 10
Tobacco, 2s. 6d. per lb. ... 10092 1261 10 0 8946 1118 5 0
(Sheepwash), 3d. ,, 11294 141 3 6 2915 36 8 9
Wine, 4s. per gal. ... 3414 22-32 682 18 9 4555 9-32 911 8 0
Ale, Beer, &c., in wood, 1s. per gal. ... 6550 327 10 0 4000 200 0 0
Ale, Beer, &c., in bottle, 1s. 3d. per gal. ... 10962 685 2 6 12849 803 1 3
Tea, 6d. per lb. .... 42987½ 1074 13 9 52463 1311 11 6
Coffee, Cocoa, &c., 3d. per lb. 9400 117 10 0 13603 170 0 9
Do. ground 5d. per lb. ... 294 6 2 6 414 8 12 6
Sugar and Molasses, 1d. per lb. 411192 1713 6 0 370753 1544 16 1
Fire Arms, 5s. each, No. ... 2 0 10 0 33 8 5 0
Powder, Sporting, 6d. per lb. 212 5 6 0 165½ 4 2 9
Powder, Blasting Free ... ... ... ...
Shot, 10s. per cwt. ... 48-112 0 4 7 31 28-112 15 12 6
Goods by measurement, at 5s. per cubic foot 2721 6-12 680 7 6 4890 9-12 1222 13 9
,, 3s. ,, 1362 204 6 0 2264 5-12 339 13 3
,, 2s. 6d. ,, 1712 5-12 214 1 0 1556 194 10 0
,, 2s. ,, 737 2-12 73 14 4 658 8-12 65 17 4
,, 1s. 6d. ,, 504 11-12 37 17 5 909 10-12 68 4 10
,, 1s. ,, 3678 183 18 0 4970 3-12 248 10 3
,, 6d. ,, 980 10-12 24 10 5 2224 3-12 55 12 1
,, 3d. ,, 1826 8-12 22 16 8 845 10 11 3
Goods by weight, 4s. per cwt. 439 24-112 87 16 10 469 50-112 93 17 11
,, 3s. ,, 98 14 14 0 75 32-112 11 5 10
,, 2s. 6d. ,, 285 35 12 6 762 4-112 95 5 1
,, 2s. ,, 809 10-112 80 18 2 303 106-112 30 7 11
,, 1s. ,, 2985 50-112 149 5 5 1806 102-112 90 6 11
,, 3d. per lb. 3336 41 14 0 3686 46 1 6
,, 1d. ,, 72935 303 17 11 65002 270 16 10
,, ½d. ,, 7262 15 2 7 6208 12 18 8
Ad valorem, 10 per cent. ... 6 17 0 ... 26 7 0
,, 5 ,, ,, ... ... ... 1 15 0
Other duties not specified above ... ... 283 17 10 ... 288 10 7
Opium, £1 per lb. ... 2 8-16 2 10 0 ... ...
13465 5 8 15245 4 2

J. HACKWORTH,
Deputy Collector.

Custom House, Wellington,
This 1st day of April, 1869.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington by THOMAS M'KENZIE,
Printer for the time being to such Government.




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🏭 Comparative Customs Return for the Port of Wellington

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
1 April 1869
Customs duties, Revenue, Port of Wellington, Statistics, March Quarter
  • J. Hackworth, Deputy Collector