Series forms part of Treasury Papers and consists of records of excise duties and revenue collected by the Collector of Excise within communities across Nova Scotia. Accounts Current for the Collector of Excise document account balances and the amount of excise duties secured by the Collector or his officers.
Quarterly Returns of Articles Imported Within The District record imported goods that were subject to provincial duties, as reported to the Collector of Impost and Excise. These returns record the names of ships entering the ports, their cargo and its importer, master and place of origin. Also included are a Customs Ledger (1867-1869), Trade Returns for Nova Scotia: Exports and Imports (1858-1859) and records of returns of light duties collected at ports around the province. Series offers a study of trade and shipping, and in changes in government taxation practices