CUSTOMS RETURNS.
The following is a statement showing the amount of Customs duties (after deducting refunds) collected at Lyttelton and Christchurch in the month of January, 1897. The figures for January, 1896, are shown for the purposes of com-
parison : — 1896. £ s. d. 1897., , £ Spirita, X6s par gal ... 4,267 ' 3 1 3,918 1S' S Spirits, perfumed, 30a 14 3 6 12- 1 • & Cigars and snuff, 7s per lb 166 1 6 203,10 « Cigarettes, 17sOdTOOO of 2jrb and under ... 85 6 3 491 1510 Cigarettes, 6d par oz / for weight over 2pb per 1000 / 3T6i6. Tobacco, manufactured. 3s 6d per lb 2,966 19 1 3,209" Wine,- sparkling, 9a per gal 14 S 0 22 to;# Wine, Australian, 5s... 186 18 2 ■ 1U O <0 Wine, other kinds, 6s. 255 0 7 307 IS 2 Ale and beer, &c.,2s... 165 15 8, 129 16 O Tea, Id per lb 2,038 4 '*} 840 17 O Coffee, raw, 2d 21 17 ! 11 7 10 Chicorv, cocoa and ' U'I9 6 - chocolate, 3d ... 12 12 0 Sugar, molasses and 1,609 14 10 treacle, id. 1,748 8 0 Glucose,, Id 7 18 1 5 7 «: Goods by- weight 1.454 15 8 . . 2.744. S,UGoods ad valorem ... ; 4,087 15 2 10,755 5 ,2, Other duties not specified above... 1,188 0 4 1,913 13 6 £19,229 6 9 £26,3*1 12 S: Beer duty, 3d £879 18 10 £1,206 3 8.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11181, 1 February 1897, Page 3
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230CUSTOMS RETURNS. Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11181, 1 February 1897, Page 3
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