CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 81, 5 April 1900, Page 2

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

We aro indebted to Mr. H. Bedford, Collector of Customs, for the following return of Customs duties collected at the port of New Plymouth for the | quarter ended 31st March, 1900 :

Beer Duty £359 0 0 Corresponding month, 1899 ... £292 12 v 0 itetubn of expoms |of new zealand Pboduoe fbom the Pobt of New Plymouth fob the quauteb ended Maboh, 31st, 1900: £ Bacon and Hams, 154cwt ... 3U3 Butter, 33,430cwt 144,203 Cheese, 10,593cwt 22,051 Fungus, 513cwt 72!) Hides, 802 hides mo Lard, 31 cwfc. -, 5 Leather, 1701bs 4 Meats (frozen) O.K.— poultry, ... 40 pairs 6 Milk, preserved, BOOlbs 12 Phormium, Skins, calf, 49 skins 5 Tallow, 50cwt 42 W001,34,6041bs 839

Total exports £168,468 Corresponding month, 1891) ... £121,946 Return op Expobts of New Zealand Pboducb fbom thk Port of Waitaba fob the month ending mabch 1900: -

Meats (frozenBeef, 3675cwt. ..._ 5145 Lamb, 3195 carcase's, 10!0cwt... 2121 Mutton, 537 carcases, 314cwt ... 43!) Skins, GlB si Tallow, 79 tons ]|JSO Wool, greasy 883,8241bs 22,067

Total £31,533 Corresponding quarter, 1899 £53,011

Spirits, 16s. per gallon x, s. a. 508 3 9 Cigars, 7s. per lb 111 4 4 Cigarettes, 17s. 6d. per 1000 ... 227 10 0 Tobacco, mfd., 3s. 6d. per lb.... 1911 17 6 Wine, Australian, 5s. per gallon 23 0 0 Wine, other kinds, (is. per gallon 15 3 8 Tea, id per lb 215 10 0 Cocoa, 3d. per lb 8 5 0 Sugar, §d. p3r lb 182 11 8 Opium, £2 per lb 4 0 0 Goods, by weight 292 15 g Goods, ad valorem 1090 15 0 Other duties not specified above 420 3 0 £5011 0 1 Corresponding quarter, 1899 £4288 7 7