PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13364, 4 March 1909, Page 9

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

The following is a comparative statement, showing the simount o.' Customs duties to!----k-ctod at the Port of Lyttelton during the month of February. 19US and rjO9: — HtatWof Revenue and

Katc-s of Duty. 1008. 1903. £ s. d. X b. d. Spirits. IC3 per Rallon .. .. 6 631 1 7 6,773 1 1 Sj.inis.. perfumed, M* per gallon .. 5 3 7 14 15 0 Cit'-Ts ana Snurf, 7* per lb .. 316 18 1 120 9 0 17a 6d per K>00 and 7s p:T lb .. .. 1,601 10 3 1,638 10 1 Tobacco, manufac-f-.ctured. 3s Ci! por ib .. .. 5 012 10 6 5,134 18 3 Tobacco, mimufacfautured, South Alrican, 2s 6d per lb .. .. 12 10 0 37 10 0 Wmo, spork'.ing. i)s per gallo;i .. 54 13 0 71 5 0 "VViiio, Auslralian, 5n per gallon .. 165 16 4 131 1 6 Wine, other kinds, 6a per t;ailon .. 313 12 7 376 4 0 Wine, South African, 2s per gallon — 2 16 7 All , and beer, 2s per Rallou .. SS5 16 6 309 17 4 Chicory. cocoa, and chocolate. 3d per lb .. 120 16 6 93 12 4 '.and ' chocolate,' preferential, 3 3-5<i. por lb .. .. — 10 9 2 Opium, 10s per lb — — Goods by weight— General tariff .. 2,o60 10 8 1,855 11 8 Preferential tariff 22 3 3 65 0 2 Goods nd valorem— Uencral turiff .. 20.710 15 2 19,891 3 7 Preferential tariff 635 5 5 763 8 7 Other duties, not specified above— General tariff .. 1,866 14 0 1.678 19 2 Preferential tariff 18 18 0 50 15 0 Totals 40.668 2 5 39,031 8 3 EXCISE DUTY. £ b. d. Jeer. 3d per (gallon 1,566 14 9 'crfunicd, spirits, 203 per gnllon .. — 'oilct preparations, 12s per Ra'.lon .. — 'oilct preparation?, 6a per gallon .. — liilinary and flavouring essences, 12s prr gallon .. _ ledicinal preparations, 9d per lb — £ b. d. 1,388 13 11 3 0 6 16 19 0 Totals r566 14 D 1,409 2 5