File
File size
1685 bytes
Customs duties were the major tax of the 1800s – stamp duty, gold duty, land tax and property tax were less important income sources. The government also gained revenue through land sales and duties, but this declined rapidly in the 1870s as government ran out of land to sell to settlers.
Using this item
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Paul Goldsmith, We won, you lost, eat that! Auckland: David Ling, 2008, pp. 16, 46, 71, 102.
This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.