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Comparative Customs Return—September 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 30th September, 1869, and 30th September, 1868.

| Spirits, 12s. per gal. ...... | 8278 31-32 | 4967 7 9 | 9091 14-32 | 5454 17 5 |
| Cigars and Snuff, 5s. per lb. | 522 15-16 | 130 14 9 | 580 10-16 | 145 3 2 |
| Tobacco, 2s. 6d. per lb. .... | 10933½ | 1366 13 9 | 7300 | 912 10 0 |
| (Sheepwash), 3d. ...... | 5163 | 64 10 9 | 6706 | 83 16 6 |
| Wine, 4s. per gal. ..... | 3779 23-32 | 755 18 11 | 4718 20-32 | 943 14 6 |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in wood, 1s. | | 117 0 0 | | 281 14 0 |
| per gal. ...... | 2340 | | 5634 | |
| Ale, Beer, &c., in bottle ... | 6654 | 415 17 6 | 5297 | 331 1 3 |
| 1s. 3d. per gal. ...... | | 762 12 9 | | 871 3 9 |
| Tea, 6d. per lb. ......... | 30505½ | 762 12 9 | 34847½ | 871 3 9 |
| Coffee, Cocoa, &c., 3d. per lb. | 4085 | 51 1 3 | 13594 | 169 18 6 |
| Do. ground 5d. per lb. ..... | 588 | 12 5 0 | 740 | 15 8 4 |
| Sugar and Molasses, 1d. | | | | |
| per lb. ........ | 387240 | 1613 10 0 | 347718 | 1448 16 6 |
| Fire Arms, 5s. each No. ..... | 20 | 5 0 0 | 9 | 2 5 0 |
| Powder, Sporting, 6d. per lb. | 37 | 0 18 6 | 1475 | 36 17 6 |
| Powder, Blasting .. Free | | | | |
| Shot, 10s. per cwt. ........ | 6 24-112 | 3 2 3 | 7 28-112 | 3 12 6 |
| Goods by measurement, at 5s. | | | | |
| per cubic foot ....... | 6320 1-12 | 1580 0 5 | 2450 | 612 10 0 |
| .. 8s. .................. | 2081 2-12 | 837 6 0 | 887 | 125 12 6 |
| .. 2s. 6d. .............. | 1471 9-0 | 183 19 5 | 1705 8-12 | 213 4 2 |
| .. 2s. .................. | 466 8-0 | 46 7 4 | 543 1-12 | 54 6 2 |
| .. 1s. 6d. ............... | 1015 2-12 | 76 2 10 | 387 0-12 | 29 1 8 |
| .. 1s. .................... | 3420 11-0 | 171 0 11 | 5584 10-12 | 278 4 10 |
| .. 6d. .................... | 2126 2-12 | 53 3 1 | 1428 2-12 | 35 14 1 |
| Goods by weight, 4s. per cwt. |
| .. 3s. .................... | 821 30-112 | 164 5 1 | 584 37-112 | 116 17 4 |
| .. 2s. 6d. ............... | 278 84-112 | 34 16 11 | 56 93-112 | 7 4 5 |
| .. 2s. .................... | 380 88-112 | 38 1 7 | 417 56-0 | 41 5 3 |
| .. 1s. .................... | 2455 9-112 | 122 15 1 | 2352 10-112 | 117 12 1 |
| .. 3d. per lb. ........... | 4990 | 62 7 6 | 3960 | 49 10 0 |
| .. 1d. .................... | 77987 | 324 18 11 | 116848 | 486 17 4 |
| Ad valorem, 10 per cent ... | 7188 | 14 19 6 | 5290 | 11 0 5 |
| Other duties not specified |
| above ................... | | 468 0 7 | | 4 7 0 |

| Totals ............... | | 13993 13 10 | | 13477 2 6 |

Custom House, Wellington,
This 30th day of September, 1869.

J. HACKWORTH,
Deputy Collector.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas M’Kenzie, Printer for the time being to such Government.