CUSTOMS DUTIES.
We are indebted to Mr. H. Bedford, Collector of Customs, for the following return of Customs duties collected at the port of New Plymouth for the month ended 31st March, 1902: | £ s. d. Spirits (16s ga1.).., ... 192 18 5 Cigars (7s lb.) 24 6 S Cigarettes (17s 6d per 1000) ... 177 '6 $ Tobacco, mfd. (3s 6d lb) ... 62 L 5 0 Wine, Australian (5s gal.) ... 710 0 Wine, other kinds (6s gal.) ... 314 5 'lea (2d lb) 52 3 4 Cocoa, 3d. per lb. 6 5 0 Goods by weight 160 18 4 Geods ad valorem 1041 3 0 Other duties not specified above 32 10 0 £2,259 17 9 Corresponding month, 1901 £1,816 7 6 Beer Duty ... £ll9 14 0 Corresponding month, 1901 ... £96 18 0 Castcms duty collected for quarter ended 31st March:— £ s. d. Spirits, 16s. per gallon 540 19 1 Spirits, perfumed (30s gal.) .a 0 16 0 Cigars, 7s. per lb 96 IB 5 Cigarettes, 17s. 6d. per 1000... 468 2 6 Tobacco, mfd., 3s. 6d. per 1b.... 1964 11 0 Wine, Australian, Gb. per ga1.... 116 9 2 Wine, other kinds, 6s. per gal. 11 5 8 Ale, Deer, ecc., 2s. per gal. ... 710 0 Tea, 2d per lb 142 6 8 Coffee (3d lb) 1116 Cocoa, 3d lb 12 10 0 Sugar, v,-d. per lb 28 0 0 Goods, by weight ... ... 408 1 5| Goods, ad valorem 1853 14 0 Other duties not specified above ' 153 17 0 £5806 8 6 Corresponding quarter, 190 i... £8204 3 2 Beer duty ... £346 15 0 Corresponding quarter, 1902 ... £314 9 0 Total for March quarter, 1902... £6153 3 6 Total for March qnarter, 1901... £5769 0 8
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 3 April 1902, Page 2
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284CUSTOMS DUTIES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 3 April 1902, Page 2
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