A RETURN of the Amount of Additional Duty received on Spirits since the Imposition of Increased Duty of one shilling per gallon, to the 31st December, 1853.

1851. 1852. 1853. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland 993 3 4 136? 17 2 1992 10 11 4353 11 5 New Plymouth 44 19 9 125 11 10 153 12 0 324 3 7 Wellington 474 0 6 841 6 11 11S2 17 3 2418 4 8 Nelson 83 15 2 181 11 4 279 1 5 541- 7 11 Lyttelton 221 9 10 379 19 8 384 13 1 986 2 7 Otago 91 2 11 93 4 8 151 11 0 335 18 7 1908 11 6 2989 11 7 4094 5 8 8992 8 9 Amounting to £8,992 8j. 9d. The above Sum of £8,992 8s. 9d. was appropriated by the Legislative Councils of New Zealand to the public uses of tbe Colony. (Signed) Charles Knight, June 21, 1854. Auditor-General.