THE NATIVE CANOE TRADE.
We are happy to lieable to report a steadilyy progressive increase in the amount and value of produce imported by native canoes into Auckland and Onehunga. The estimated value of (hose importations during the three months terminating on 50th lastScplembcr, amounted to very nearly -1000/. During the same iJ'sartiT ol'theyear lß'i-2 the produce brought l>v canoes, to Auckland and Onchuiifa Scarcely reached to one fourth of that sum. If this iie not encouragement to native industry, what can lie? \Ve subjoin the particulars as they appeared in the Guztlie of the 17th ultimo. From the Ist of July to noth September, n'l.'i ranors. n;ivii;;\lril liy I ,r>-2 i Ini-n :ill(l tl'.O women, arrived in Auckland, with (he following produce:—l.*>-25 Kits potatoes, 15 kils onions, (i-'fi kits mai/.e, 3S Kits kumeras, I.Sli l.its cabbage, I kit Hax, (1.">7 bundles grass, •i.'it) tons woo-.1, tons lisli, 110 pigs. 17 ducks, '.) fowls, |,"» kits pumpkins, I Jli, tons kauri gnm, l.'i bags wheat. IS kit* oy-ters, 17 kits liuili hliui , of an aggregate esliiiiateil value of 5,2 i I/. ss. During the like period there arrived at Onelittnga SO canoes, navigated by males
and 150 females, laden willi 'J'i'i kits |io(;i- . toes, 5 kits onions, 8C kits mai/e, 1 -JO tons wood, 150 pigs, (J.I fowls, 1 lons kauri jjmn ; nil of the (.'Stiniated value of 379/. s. lim ing the same ipinrlcr 10!.- tons Hour, and A ton wheat, ofilie>alne ofi.Vj/. 12s. wore convoyed to Om>hiiui;a liy natives, from Hit: Waikalo in tin; witter* 'Harry Jllnff.' The totsil of native produce thus )>ivu;;lit to Auckland, during the moiillis of July, August, and September, amounts to the very respectable value of 5,87'J/. I Ms.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 127, 3 November 1853, Page 3
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284THE NATIVE CANOE TRADE. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume V, Issue 127, 3 November 1853, Page 3
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