A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1875 Session I, H-07

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1875. NEW ZEALAND.

A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by Command of Sis Excellency.

CONTENTS. No. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Impoeted during the Tear 1874. No. II. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1874. No. lll.—Return showing the Value of the Imposts and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1874. No. IV.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Enteeed and Cleaeed Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1874. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Enteeed Inwabds during the Year 1874. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwabds during the Year 1874. No. VII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Beitish and Fobeion Vessels Enteeed and Cleaeed at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1874. No. VIII. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1874.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1874.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Agricultural Implements Alkali, Soda Crystals, &c. Warehoused Apparel and Slops Warehoused Arms and Ammunition — Fire Arms Accoutrements Blasting Powder Caps Cartridges and Cases Fuze Gunpowder ... Shot Swords Arrowroot, bulk Arsenic Bags and Sacks, corn ... Warehoused Bags and Sacks,flour ... Warehoused Bags and Sacks, woolpks. Warehoused Bark Basket and Wicker Ware Beer, bottled Warehoused 3,101 pkgs 13,928 cwts. 1 qr. ... 1 cask 4,584 pkgs., 5 cases... 176 cases, 1,331 pkgs. £ 23,285 8,793 2 210,754 63,225 Bones and Bone Dust ... Books—Printed Bran and Sharps Boots and Shoes Warehoused 757 tons 15 ewt. 3,654 pkgs 301 pkgs., 15 cwts. ... 7,508 pkgs 1,474 tanks, 64 cases, 3,252 pkgs. 84 pkgs., 5 cwts. 1 qr. 440 pkgs., 5,856 No. 204,199 No 55,200 No Value only ... 1,015 pkgs 1 case, 5 pkgs. 74 pkgs. 4 nests, 809 pkgs., 1,828 No Value only ... 2,418* ewt 53 kegs, 20 pkgs. ... 13,977 cwts 19 chests, 1 case, 21,789 boxes, 913 pkgs 50 bales, 665 pkgs. ... 1,023 pkgs 26 bales, 114 pkgs. ... 682 No., 129 pkgs. ... 30 pkgs 2 pkgs Value only ... 3,459 No £ 4,884 72,352 203 144,883 70,353 3,742 No 7ptg9 343,235 lbs 3,983,180 No. 1,040,556 No., 4 pkgs. 372 pkgs 22,214"? lbs 1,084 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 11 No 2,224 lbs 355i cwts. ... 32 bales, 4,227 pkgs. 80 bales, 325 pkgs. ... 323 pkgs 18 bales, 123 pkgs. ... 2,852 pkgs 139 bales,366 pkgs.... 1,372 tons 7 cwts. ... 568 pkgs 185,443 gals. 17,253 casks, 21,583 cases, 351 pkgs. ... 29,530 gals 842 hhds., 437 bris., 12 kilderkins 4,583 ewt 5 cases 589 pkgs 1 case, 25 pkgs. 1,004 pkgs 21 cases, 1 cask, 68 pkgs 16 No 14,111 245 9,738 851 4,678 2,748 2,766 1,755 31 59 317 60,361 6,483 5,917 2,963 28,412 5,471 11,030 1,507 49,409 Brass and Brassware ... Bricks —Bath „ Fire „ Ordinary Bridge Materials Brushware and Brooms Warehoused Brushes and Combs Buckets and Tubs Building Materials Butter ... Warehoused Candles ... Warehoused Canvas ... Carpeting Warehoused Carriages and Carts „ Peramuhulators Warehoused Carriage Materials Casks —Empty ... Cement and Plaster of Paris ... Warehoused Chaff Chains ... Cheese ... Chicory Warehoused 1,896 276 1,799 439 52,658 17,421 101 1,860 824 1,983 12,892 263 60,058 23,532 24,526 35,209 5,094 12,586 303 21 13,012 3,533 „ bulk Warehoused 76,447 3,890 Biscuits —Plain Warehoused „ Fancy Warehoused Blacking and Blaeklead Warehoused 6,937 2,486 17 1,951 67 3,052 36,528* brls. 120brls 272 tons 3 cwts. 150 tons 18 ewt. ... 25 cwts. 2 qrs. 17,136 lbs 31 cases, 51 pkgs. ... 34,640 60 1,800 3,523 137 328 250 Boats ... 297 632 1—H. 7.

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Retttbn showing the Quam ;ity and alue of Articles Impi irted — continued. Articles. Qnantity. Value. Article.. Quantity. Valuo. China and Parian Ware Warehoused Cider and Perry —Bottle „ Bulk Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... Warehoused Coffee Warehoused 622 pkgs 1 hbd., 206 pkgs. ... 127 cases 160 gals 128,719 tons 132,424 lbs 122 cases, 109 ptgs. 119,053* lbs. 8 tierces, 92 casks, 62 brls., 73 cases, 458 bags, 74 pkgs. 963 tons 13 cwts. ... 3,209 pkgs., 19,487 lbs. 367 cases, 416 pkgs. 531ftons 9 tons 17 cwts. 7 tons 15 cwts. 19 tons 14 cwts. 77 tons 4 cwts. 78 pkgs 6,360 cwts 3 bales, 64 coils, 8 pkgs. 1,114 pkgs 1,895 pkgs 243 bales, 281 cases, 817 pkgs 352,184 lbs 34 tons 103 pkgs 13 pkgs 332 pkgs Gpkgs 5,446 No 21,432 pkgs. 18 bales, 466 cases, 2,834 pkgs 4,654 pkgs. ... 209 caBes, 1,137 pkgs. 15,357 pkgs. 51 cases, 21 kegs, 319 pkgs 270 pkgs 5,809 pkgs 789 pkgs 114 pkgs 89 pkgs 2,740 pkgs 22 cases, 105 pkgs. ... 31 pkgs 37 rolls, 4 frames, 44 l'kgs 31 pkgs 87 pkgs £ 9,949 3,600 110 15 211,081 8,650 1.516 7,122 Glass Ware Warehoused GoULeaf Glue Grain —Barley „ Beans and Peas Warehoused „ Maize ... Warehoused Malt Warehoused Oats Rice Warehoused 2,350 pkgs 47 casks, 319 pkgs.... 4 cases, 12 pkgs. 7 tons 14 cwts. 8,780 bushels 839 bushels 4 bags, 1 cask 122,271} bushels .... 15 bags 52,844^ bushels 118 tanks, 147 bags 22,624 bushels 21,956 cwts. 2 tanks, 260 brls., 102 demijohns, 17,994 bags, 80 pkgs., 100 cwts. 8,818i bushels 730 bushels, 26 cwts., Iqr 766 pkgs 9 casks, 17 cases, 47 pkgs 399 tons 8 pkgs 1,646 pkgs 102 cases', 754 pkgs. 18 tons 2 cwts., 2 bales, 35 pkgs. 2 casks, 1 case, 16 bundles, 69,333 pkgs. 14 pkgs. 1,455 pkgs. ... 28 cases, 249 pkgs. ... 98 tons 6 cwts. 1,440 pkgs 560 pckts., 59 bales, 335 pkgs 122 bales, 272 pckts. 149 pkgs 448 pkgs 41 cases, 57 pkgs. ... 34 pkgs 1 Pkg 1,318 pkgs 51 cases, 38 pkgs. ... 65 pkgs. 263 pkgs 7 pkgs 5,404 tons 8 cwts. ... 350 tons 8 cwts. 3,811 tons 7 cwts. ... 2,592 tons 9 cwts. ... 318 tons 14 cwts. ... 1,428 tons 11 cwts.... 472 tons 7 cwts. 409 tons 17 cwts. ... 125 tons 2 cwts., 1,829 tanks 416 cases, 14,248 pkgs. l,020ca8es,2,663pkgs. 264 pkgs 2 pkgs 54 cases, 1,442 pkgs. 41 pkgs 23 tons 11 cwts. 82 tons 11 cwts. 556 tons 1 cwt. 43 pkgs 2,169 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 2 cwts. 1 qr., 18 cases, 8 Pkgs 169 pkgs 3 cases, 11 pkgs. 250 pkgs 14 bales, 51 cases, 60 Pkgs 9 No 84 No 36 No. 896 No 34 No 42 No 21,487 5,210 285 601 2,081 432 7 30,024 13 25,527 3,521 5,700 24,959 Coke and Fuel Confectionery Warehoused Copera (dried Cocoanut) Copper —Nails ... Pig, Bar, Sheet „ Bod, Bolt, &c. „ Sheathing „ Ware Cordage Warehoused Corks Cottons ... Warehoused 12,740 3,042 17,186 3,303 5,987 986 1,004 1,955 7,093 1,008 19,724 608 8,034 79,542 „ Wheat „ Other Kinds ... 17,414 3,456 Grindery Warehoused 462 12,714 Guano Gutta Pereha ... Haberdashery ... Warehoused 1,654 4,782 155 77,672 27,563 Cotton ... Cotton Seed „ Waste Curiosities Cutlery Warehoused Doors and Sashes Drapery Warehoused 50,935 23,377 190 516 62 18,485 187 3,638 1,001,971 Hair Hardware and Iron3,431 mongery 300,400 123 39,709 7,534 647 5,716 155,224 34,507 5,144 28,886 Warehoused Hats and Caps ... Warehoused Hay Holloware Hops Drugs Warehoused Druggists' Wares Warehoused 20,933 Warehoused 7,050 22,982 4,134 1,025 77 42,484 3,489 1,530 4,903 250 73,171 6,078 80,011 80,841 5,335 10,200 6,856 8,122 Dye and Dye Stuffs ... Earthenware Warehoused Eggs ... Engine Packing Fancy Goods ... Warehoused 1,592 733 40,074 6,296 584 1,051 66,403 2,815 153 Hosiery ... Warehoused Indiarubber Goods Wa rehoused Instruments—Musical... Warehoused „ Optical „ Scientific „ Surgical Iron—Bar an d Bod „ Castings „ Fenoing „ Galvanized ,, Hoop ,, „ Pipes „ Sheet „ Undescribed Felt „ Sheathing Fire Engine, Hose, &c. Fireworks Fish—Potted and Preserved Warehoused „ Salted Warehoused 484 1,147 152 18,144 pkgs. 1,222 cases, 3,516pkgs. 2,624 cwts 2 casks, 78i brls., 20 cases, 276 pkgs. ... 3,433 tons 14 cwts. 500 bags 35,075 10,202 5,542 Flour Warehoused Fruits—Bottled and PreBerved Warehoused „ Dried ... Warehoused 858 56,559 650 9,107 25,564 6,025 45,598 93 12,905 496 651 2,379 10,449 164 30,725 144 cases, 1,219 pkgs. 266 cases, 65 pkgs. ... 2,868 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 8 tanks, 15 brls., 14 casks, 428 cases, 223 pkgs 6,863 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 1,325 casks, 914 cases, 293 pkgs 3,687 cwts 5 tanks, 206 bundles, 307 cases, 316 boxes, 491 pkgs 9,212 cases, 57,053 pkgs 9,046 pkgs 10 cases, 133 pkgs. ... 2,750 314 6,311 Jams and Jellies Warehoused Jewellery Warehoused Lamps and Lanterns ... Warehoused Lead—Pig „ Pipes „ Sheet Lead Ware Leather... Warehoused „ Currants Warehoused 2,294 10,189 „ Raisins ... ... Warehoused 5,281 9,335 „ Green 3,085 Leather Ware ... Warehoused Linens ... Warehoused 243 4,519 295 11,076 Furniture ... ... Warehoused Gas Plant Glass—Bottles „ Plate Warehoused „ Window 2,893 pkgs 107 pkgs 2 cases 13,519 pkgs. 35,149 61,845 1,787 15,556 7,879 4,574 70 25,158 Live Stock—Dogs „ Goats „ Horned Cattle „ Horses Pigs „ Poultry 5,948 63 150 2,840 19,406 59 68

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Eetuen showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imp. irted— continued. Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Livestock —Sheep „ Unenumerated Machinery—Agricultural Mill „ Qrtz-Crushing „ Sawing and Planing ... ,, Sewing Machines ,, Wool and Hay Pressing ... „ Other Kinds Maps and Charts Marble ... Matches and Vestas Warehoused Matting Warehoused Mats and Rugs ... Warehoused 1,626 No 51 No 3,944 pkgs 274 pkgs 1,754 pkgs. ... £ 35,409 53 52,164 6,259 5,257 Pipes —Drain ... „ Tobacco Warehoused 6,618 No 3,416 pkgs 1 case, 100 boxes, 162 pkgs 857 brls., 61 pkgs. ... 588 pkgs 49 pkgs. 1 case, 1 pkg. 389 pkgs 5 cases, 5 pkgs. 120 pkgs 4 cases, 16 pkgs. ... 1,180 pkgs 2 bales, 2,968 pkgs.... 25G pkgs 171 cwts. 2 qrs. 698 cwts. 1 qr. 218 cwts 10 pkgs. 274 cwts. 1 qr. 957 No 174 bottles £ 1,702 5,820 389 pkgs 2,651 pkgs 232 pkgs 2,914 pkgs 21 pkgs 27 pkgs 3,377 pkgs 10 pkgs 1,350 pkgs 1,279 pkgs 699 pkgs 60 hales, 3 cases, 27 pkgs 658 cwts. 1 qr., 1,139 pkgs. 81 cases, 193 pkgs. ... 74 cwts. 3 qrs. 1,533 cwts. 1 qr. ... 10,214 27,653 2,524 55,136 314 223 22,740 47 6,165 1,575 6,882 Pitch and Tar ... Plants ... Plate Warehoused Plated Ware Warehoused Portemanteaus and Bags Warehoused Printing Materials „ Paper... Provisions —Preserved ... „ Salted, Bacon „ „ Beef „ „ Hams Warehoused „ „ Pork Pumps ... Quicksilver Railway Plant— Carriages Iron ... Locomotives ... Trucks Not Otherwise Described Resin Saddlery and Harness ... Warehoused 170 1,478 3,018 2,931 667 12,295 786 1,669 472 16,256 33,900 301 816 1,014 1,272 130 541 2,898 3,441 Meal—Maizena, and Corn 1,275 Warehoused „ Linseed ... „ Oaten Meats —Potted and Preserved Warehoused Millinery Warehoused Miscellaneous ... Molasses and Treacle ... Warehoused 3,190 617 84 1,239 Value only ... 28,763 480,349 35,629 22,058 1,385 pkgs 21 cases, 36 pkgs. ... 387 pkgs 3 cases, 94 pkgs. 2,095 152 18,474 3,680 46,000 3,259 1,025 ewt., 1,411 pkgs. 1,837 pkgs 36 cases, 262 pkgs ... 1,482 ewt. 1 qr. 24 chests, 11 cases, 20 bags, 114 pkgs. ... 3,724tons 14cwts. ... 597 cwts 3 pkgs. 232 pkgs. 3 bales, 25 cases, 97 pigs 34,205 bush. 801 pkgs 54 pkgs. 154,959 3,020 72,847 11,042 2,024 Nails and Screws Nuts Warehoused ,, Almonds ... Warehoused „ Cocoa „ Other Kinds Warehoused Oakum ... Oars Oil—Castor „ Cocoa-nut... „ Colza Warehoused „ Fish „ Kerosene ... Warehoused „ Linseed Warehoused , Olive „ Sperm „ Other Kinds Warehoused 142 tons 6 cwts. 3 punchns., 30 hhds., 154 casks, 133 kegs, 209 pkgs 35,932 cwts. 1 qr. ... 2 casks, 695 pkgs. ... 37 pkgs 442 pkgs. 12 cases, 25 brls., 24 P kgs 8 pkgs., 30,999 No.... 158 pkgs 6 casks 399* cwts 850 No 3,320* gals 36,728 gals 19,495 gals 378 drums, 2 brls., 20 Pkg8 34,624 gals 304,482 gals. 27,924 cases 95,432* gals. 630 drums, 394 pkgs. 5,752 gals. ... 4,802 gals 82,523* gals. 507 drums, 818 cases, 20 tins, 50 pkgs. ... 876 pkgs 25 cases, 102 pkgs. ... 32,372 pkgs. 2,327 cases,5,465 pkgs. 1,137* lbs 39 cases, 1 pkg. 311 pkgs 4 cases, 14 pkgs. 17,221 cwts 9 casks, 264 kegs, 32 pk<;3. 1 bale, 596 pkgs. ... 82 bales, 35 pkgs. ... 1,325 pkgs 3 cases, 50 pkgs. 1,007 pkgs 7 bales, 135 pkgs. ... 1,077 pkgs 19 cases, 252 pkgs. ... 47 pkgs 927 49,668 1,430 60 1,859 503 206 298 17 591 479 768 3,454 3,743 378 3,951 28,438 17,171 17,801 799 1,694 1,194 16,423 Sago Warehoused Salt Saltpetre Warehoused Scrim Cloth Warehoused Seeds —GraBS ... ,, Other Kinds ... Shells Ship Chandlery— Anchors Chain Cables... „ Other Kinds Silks Warehoused Slates Slate Slabs Soap Warehoused Specie—Copper „ Gold „ Silver ... Specimens of Natural History Spices Warehoused 78 tons 15 cwts. 112 tons 7 cwts. 2,336 pkgs 277 pkgs 9 cases, 15 pkgs. 1,066,900 No. 46 No 2,529 cwts. 1 qr. ... 85 boxes, 8 *-boxes, 6 pkgs. Value only ... 262 13,358 1,078 6 5,094 2,798 35,046 5,271 402 2,298 2,700 15,388 44,286 2,339 11,167 32 3,562 175 460 130,000 22,241 Oilcloth Warehoused Oilman's Stores Warehoused Opium ... Warehoused Paintings and Engraving Warehoused Paints and Colours Warehoused 2,133 11,017 2,188 71,326 13,256 2,813 3,164 5,275 725 28,688 „ Pepper ... Warehoused Spirits—Brandy Warehoused „ Cordials Warehoused „ Geneva Warehoused cTO pkgs. 881 pkgs 2 bags, 46 cases, 48 brls., 205 pkgs. ... 732 cwts. 1 qr. 10 boxes, 6 cases, 90 bags, 86 pkgs. 2,304i gals 277 hhds., 7,712 qr.casks, 60,024 cases 145 J gals. 4 qr.-casks, 633 cases 598f gals 2 hhds., 7 qr.-casks, 31,576 cases 247 i gals 3 hhds., 106 qr.-casks, 48 jars, 7,837 cases 36 gals 1,3'J7* gals. ... 217 cases 18iiigals 237 hhds., 2,152 qr.casks, 16 brls., 100 jars, 425 cases 1,211 4,679 1,780 3,189 943 1,666 186,926 145 1,025 379 Paper —Bags ... Warehoused „ Hangings Warehoused „ Wrapping Warehoused Perfumery Warehoused Photographic Goods Picture Frames and Mouldings 564 5,114 579 15,712 624 8,063 1,013 8,246 1,970 994 „ Gin, Sweetened Warehoused „ Methylated ... ,, Perfumed Warehoused „ Rum ... Warehoused 27,929 109 6,945 8 3,580 1,270 101 49 pkgs. 1,072 20,059 •

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No. II.—EXPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported from New Zealand during the Year 1874.

iETTJBN Si lowing 'uam ;y am lue o: ;ic: Ics .mpi I— com hnuei Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Spirits—Whisky Warehoused 1,133 gals 23 hhds., 2,430 qr.casks, 216 octaves, 14,262 oases 1 drum, 25 qr.-casks 160fgals 1 drum, 821 caBes ... 2,150 cwts. 1 qr., 3,546 pkgs. 230 eases, 240 boxes, 1,015 pkgs. 7,123 pkgs 10 eases, 1,236 pkgs. 118 tons 3 cwts. 152 tons 34 tons, 162 pkgs. ... 3,061 No 1,767 pkgs 3,072 tons 745 casks, 3,152 kegs, 2,970 gunnies, 5,377 pockets, 237,785 mats, 65,007 bags, 100 boxes, 29,982 P kg3 195 tons 11 cwts. ... 448 cwts. 3 qrs. 4 pkgs 478,020i lbs. 1,858 chests, 28,478 J-chsts, 411 i-chsts, 142 cases, 36,601 boxes, 807 pkgs. ... £ 502 Tobacco 7 ,, Warehoused i cmtd-i-tierces, 2,074eases 1,293 boxes, 159 J-boxes, 3 J-boxes, 13 kegs, 240 pkgs. 4,287f lbs 440 cases, 239 pkgs.... 495 lba 200 hhds., 5 casks, 3 cases 122 lba. 4 eases, 9 pkgs. 227 pkgs 464 pkgs. 1 caBe, 17 pkgs. 21,521 gals 144 drums, 715 cases, 55 pkgs. ... 172 pkgs., 1023£ cwts. 2 bales, 5 cases, 5 cwts. 52 pkgs. ... 1,932 tons 2 cwts., 210 bags, 15,467 pkgs. 65 pkgs. 57,872 gals 514 qr. - casks, 390 casks, 25 pkgs. Value only ... 1 case, 1,668 pkgs. ... 3 cases, 3 pkgs. 5,882 cwts 1 cask 19,050 gals 224 hhds., 26 butts, 50 pipes, 5,984 qr.casks, 387 octvs., 26,508 cases 30,129 pkgs. 122 pkgs 24,89(ilbs 2,513 pkgs 161 bales, 161 cases, 456 pkgs. ... 424 pkgs. 156 bales, 160 pkgs. 219 tons 10 cwts. ... 2 tons 10 cwts., 4 casks., 77 Pig9 £ „ of Wine „ Other Kinds ... Warehoused Starch and Blue 35,238 100 121 3,202 n Cigars Warehoused „ Sheepwash Warehoused 70,021 1,786 24,419 17 Warehoused 5,592 „ Snuff Warehoused Tools and Utensils Toys Warehoused Turpentine and Varnish Warehoused 255 50 210 3,850 6,568 352 8,950 Stationery Warehoused Steel itone —Building „ Flagging ,, Grindstones „ Ware ... Sugar Warehoused 1,644 76,282 904 4,995 527 265 1,005 2,265 109,647 Twine Warehoused 1,017 6,923 Vegetables 699 Warehoused 19,078 94 6,363 Sulphur ... tapioca ... Warehoused 312,599 3,169 786 16 41,962 Vinegar ... Warehoused 1,469 20,908 17,764 562 1,184 1 12,266 Pea Warehoused Water Works Plant ... Watches and Clocks Warehoused Whiting and Chalk ... Warehoused Wine Warehoused felegraph Materials Cents and Tarpaulins ... timber—Sawn ... „ Laths 143,585 22,210 1,515 86,345 • „ Logs and Piles ,, Palings „ Posts and Bails „ Shingles „ Other Kinds ... 47 pkgs 8,352,166 feet 174,560 No., 155,913 bndls. 4,096 No 2,120,290 No. 111,564 No 10,520,368 No. 6,700 spokes, 7,691 naves, 24 shafts, 56 bndls., 20,500 ft. 838 cwts. 2 qrs. 10,250 pkgs. 407 pkgs 18,885ilbs 11 bales, 33 tierces, 295 i-tierces, 637 2,014 13,403 17,876 4,369 9,298 Wood Ware Warehoused Wool Woollens ... ... Warehoused „ Blankets Warehoused Zinc—Sheet „ Tiles, &c. „ Manufactures 104,566 13,634 238 1,242 128,424 31,733 12,752 11,509 8,214 70 Din—Block „ Sheet „ Ware Cobacco Warehoused 3,580 4,227 24,097 4,504 1,586 668 Total ... i 18,121,812

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. £ £ 585 14 10 7 248 1,245 83 110 6 75 27 127 4,408. Lgricultural Implements Je and Beer —Bottled „ Bulk ... .pparel and Slops .rma and Ammunition „ Shot lags and Sacks... liscuits —Plain „ Fancy toats 2 pkgs. 4,168 gals. ... 12,436'gals. ... 198 pkgs. ... 4* cwts. 325 pkgs. ... 1,438* cwts.... 232 pkgs. ... 3 No. 142* tons ... 25 pkgs. 27 pkgs. 25 1,173 1,227 3,922 12 515 1,675 183 75 1,062 294 415 Bran and Sharps Brassware Bricks—Common Fire ... Building Materials Butter ... Gandles ... Canvas ... Carpets ... Carriages and Carts ,, Material Casks—Empty ... Cheese ... 85 tons 2 pkgs. 2,500 No. ... 825 No. 370Jcwts. ... 14 cwts. 22 pkgs. 2 pkgs. 2 No tones looks —Printed toots and Shoes 234 No. 1,326* cwts....

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Rettten showing the Quam ;ity and 'alue of Articles Expi irted — continued. Artioles. Articles. Value. Articles. Articles. Value. Coals Coffee Coke and Fuel Confectionery ... Copera—Dried Cocoamit Copper—Bod, Bar, &c.... Cordage ... Corks Cottons ... Cotton ... „ Seed Curiosities Cutlery Doors and Sashes Drapery ... Drugs Druggists' Wares Earthenware Fancy Goods Fish—Dried „ Potted and Preserved... 1,463 tons 5,620 lbs 87 tons 2 pkgs 521itons 164i cwts 759£ cwts. ... 8 pkgs 251 pkgs. 257,027 lbs 77 tons 69 pkgs. 5 pkgs. 757 No 197 pkgs. 41 pkgs 18 pkgs 9 pkgs 15 pkgs. 49 cwts. £ 1,363 345 228 8 5,973 440 1,682 102 7,095 22,110 300 341 133 553 10,255 476 .91 65 330 131 Oil —Kerosine ... ,, Linseed ,, Sperm „ Whale „ Other Kinds Oilman's Stores Onions ... Opium ... Painls and Colours Paintings and Engravings Paper —Hangings „ Wrapping Pearl Barley Perfumery Phormium Pipes, Tobacco ... Pitch and Tar Plants and Trees Plated Ware Potatoes „ Preserved Printing Material „ Paper Provisions —Bacon and Hams „ • Beef, Salted Pork „ Fresh „ Preserved... Rags Saddlery Salt Sauces ... Seeds —Grass „ Other Kinds ... Shells Ship Chandlery Silver Skins—Calf Eabbit ,, Seal ,, Sheep ... „ Pelts „ Rg ... .... Slates Soap Specie ... Specimens of Natural History Spirits —Brandy „ Geneva H Gil1 „ Kum ... Whisky ,, Other Kinds ... Stationery Starch and Blue Steel Stone Sugar Tallow Tea Timber —Baulk... „ Laths and Shingles ... 1,791 gals 285 gals 6,904 gals 30,386 gals 16,955 gals. ... 146 pkgs. 133} cwts 10 lbs 124J cwts 6 pkgs Cpkgs 3 pkgs 160 cwts .33 pkgs 2,039}-tons 13 pkgs 17 brls., 1 pkg. 620 pkgs 6 pkgs 176 tons 11 cwts 47 cwts. 12 pkgs 10 pkgs £ 195 81 2,110 3,896 1,749 322 158 10 234 235 38 9 232 163 37,690 16 22 1,118 3,030 1,035 74 254 163 Flour Fruits —Dried ,, Green ... „ Preserved Fungus ... Furniture Glass —Bottles ,, Window Ware Glue Gold Grain —Barley Malt „ Oats ,, Eice „ Wheat „ Other Kinds ... Guano ... Gum—Kauri ... Haberdashery ... Hair Hardware and Ironmongery Hats and Caps ... Hay Hides Hops Horns and Hoofs Hosiery ... Instruments —Musical... ,, Scientific Iron —Bar and Kod „ Galvanized „ Hoop ,, XJndescribed Iron-sand Jewellery Lard Lead Leather Live Stock ■— Horned Cattle Live Stock—Horses Sheep Lime Lime Juice Machinery—Agricultural ,, Other Kinds Matches and Vestas Mats and Eugs Meal—Oat „ Corn Meats—Potted and Preserved Millinery Minerals Miscellaneous ... Nails and Screws Nuts Oars Oil—Cocoamit ... „ Colza 104 pkgs 2,226 tons 36£ cwts 10 pkgs. 23 pkgs 2,362i cwts 71 pkgs 4 pkgs. 10 pkgs 22 pkgs 365i cwts 376,388 ozs 00,081 bush 3,428 bush 135,959 bush. 1,1881bush 933,314 bush. 24 bush 90 tons 2,568J tons 21 pkgs 24i cwts. 270 27,548 86 7 40 6,226 879 18 23 51 234 1,505,331 22,635 1,331 30,783 1,446 236,354 9 450 79,986 1,001 183 835} cwts 1,113 cwts 231| cwts 90 cwts 7,985 cwts 21i tons 9 pkgs 3i tons 137 pkgs 26,500 bush. 52 pkgs 253 pkgs 10 pkgs., 3 1 cwts. ... 40,566 oz 15 No 56,504 No 1,061 No 237,600 No 12,948 No 902 No. 40,855 No 1,069 cwts 1,815 1,501 486 174 22,033 339 143 17 322 7,927 141 1,680 188 10,380 8 1,878 1,226 16,166 270 215 347 1,388 1,250 475 pkgs. ... 20 pkgs 11 tons 46,583 No 28 pockets 454 cwts. 1 Pkg 6 pkgs 3 pkgs 11 tons 12 cwts. 17 cwts. 5 tons 17 cwts. 155 tons 15 tons 4 pkgs 2 cwts. 398i cwts 3,925i cwts. 2 pkgs. 2,352 768 90 44,162 380 281 20 147 92 202 33 123 1,101 7 62 4 419 21,000 39 pkgs 3,3U7i gals 1,015-i gals 229 gals 503} gals 2211 gals 169} gals 50 pkgs. 51 cwts., 4 pkgs. Hi cwts ],020tons 26 tons 9i cwts. 43,445}cwts. 21,205 lbs 1,OJO,976 feet 545 1,673 507 80 152 110 217 349 16 6 4,020 954 65,366 1,685 2,953 321 No 39 No 1,320 No 1 i ton 7,079 gals 11 pkgs 79 pkgs 8 pkgs 2 pkgs 1G9 tons 15£ cwts. ... 4i cwts. 1,655 2,285 4,285 4 733 92 2,509 71 7 3,695 7 „ Logs ... „ Palings ,, Sawn ... ,, Spars ... Tin Ware Tobacco... „ Cigars Snuff Tow Whiting and Chalk ... Wine Wood Ware Wool Woollens Zinc 150,700 No 2,483 No 2,500 No 6,410,172 feet 85 No. 57 pkgs., 1} tons 98,214* lbs 398} lbs 462Jlbs 105} tons 18 cwts 2,406£ gals 4 l'kgs 46,855,012 lbs. 23 pkgs 23li} cwts. ... 103 10,439 5 33,410 545 131 5,583 160 116 670 11 1,133 22 2,832,008 729 341 24,085} cwts. 5 pkgs 678 tons 78,538 107 2,719 10,808 252 7 12 1,012 26 115 cwts. 112 lbs 24 No 9,871 gals 90 gals Total ... £5,251,269 ■— ■ i 2—H. 7.

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No. III.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. RETURN showing the Value of the Imports and Exports of the Colony of New Zealand from and to each under-mentioned Country, Colony, or Port, during the Year 1874.

No. IV.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at the under-mentioned Ports during the Year 1874.

Country, Colony, or Port. Imports therefrom. Exports thereto. Country, Colony, or Port. Imports therefrom. Exports thereto. 'nited Kingdom Iritish Possessions — New South Wales Norfolk Island Queensland South Australia ... Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Africa —Mauritius British Columbia China—Hong Kong Fijis India £ 5,481,036 £ 3,769,174 Brought forward Foreign States — China ... France ... Germany Guam New Caledonia Norway Sandwich Islands South Sea Islands Southern Whale Fishery ... United States of America ... £ 7,808,633 £ 5,109,579 427,117 2,078 206,037 2,530 173 16,220 1,781 •1,065.650 1,260 5,032 62,770 943 896 6,285 26,193 112,724 1,502,792 7,800 206,051 19,388 8,262 4,875 10,317 860 6,092 5,24-4 44,143 692 191,539 212 6,305 2,448 37,218 2,677 86,545 35,906 5,737 79 Carried forward • 8,121,812 5,251,269 7,808,633 5,109,579 Totals * This ii icludes gold of the value of £884,834.

Enteeed. Cleared. Poets. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland )nehunga kaipara (Vangaroa Phames iussell lokianga Pauranga Poverty Bay few Plymouth Vaitara 3,679 244 128 207 1,348 408 25 300 150 181 60 392 908 387 138 201 232 32 1,118 255 388 371 11 1,328 249 346 891 31 274 69 168,436 32,571 13,268 15,588 77,135 21,927 4,073 10,920 14,776 45,509 3,665 27,484 150,421 56,860 7,660 48,032 9,688 1 229 102 ,'S94 20,571 50,407 36,208 632 166,042 38,070 ' 38,132 141,476 1,676 42,295 5,740 17,483 3,068 661 1,405 6,740 2,468 184 1,734 1,539 4,263 499 3,329 12,768 3,605 791 4,229 644 105 10,164 2,890 5,485 3,709 79 11,580 3,420 3,181 8,287 145 3,266 422 3,517 246 105 186 1,324 408 14 296 150 181 60 393 916 393 136 201 236 32 1,106 256 382 358 11 1,317 246 351 974 32 272 69 163,194 32,848 8,165 10,552 80,915 21,541 1,158 10,849 14,810 45,509 3,665 27,678 152,220 56,062 6,344 47,874 9,569 1,229 104,502 20,193 52,261 32,066 632 159,021 37,015 39,233 158,864 1,769 42,223 5,736 17,071 3,092 464 1,219 6,620 2,556 82 1,707 1,521 4,253 499 3,334 12,275 3,764 755 4,235 647 105 10,317 2,878' 5,428 3,608 79 11,397 3,420 3,233 9,792 148 3,257 420 Vanganui Vellington Napier Vairau ?icton lavelock faikoura kelson Vest port Jreymouth ... lokitika )karito jyttelton I'lllKU'll )amaru Dunedin invereargill Sluff Harbour... Etiverton Totals for the Year 1874 14,351 118,176 1,353,085 118,143 14,169 1,347,697 Totals for the Year 1873 13,290 1,113,705 I 108,163 13,221 116,158 109,138

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No. V.—SHIPPING. TABLE showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1874.

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British. Foreign. Totals. itb. Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Poet of Abkital. CO CO CO 0 1 o E CO CO r> CD H CO a CO § o o jrj _ to to rCD o to E o co 13 to CO B CD o Eh co ti 8 CO CO 0 H a. CO a CO CO a EH 00 a co CO s to o ra to to CD CO o EH CO E c O Auckland 173 82,438 3,476 2 175 100 10 100 662 68 185 86,963 3,644 • 662 I 68 83,100 3,544 10 3,863 3,863 183 86,301 3,576 2 Onehunga ... 3 991 69 3 991 69 3 991 69 3 991 69 Thames 7 1,401 58 7 1,401 58 7 1,401 58 7 1,401 58 Russell 1 358 31 1 358 31 26 8,694 810 1 102 7 27 8,796 817 27 9,052 841 1 102 7 28 9,154 848 Mongonui ... 4 1,074 117 4 1,074 117 4 1,074 117 4 1,074 117 Kaipara 1 221 10 2 164 12 3 385 22 1 221 10 2 164 12 3 385 22 Poverty Bay 1 726 22 1 726 22 1 726 22 1 726 22 Wanganui ... Wellington ... 2 215 11 2 215 11 2 215 11 2 215 11 96 51,365 1,580 96 51,365 1,580 4 2,799 67 4 2,799 67 100 54,164 1,647 100 54,164 1,647 Napier 29 9,967 380 29 9,967 380 29 9,967 380 29 9,967 380 Nelson 24 9,335 387 24 9,335 387 1 450 12 1 450 12 25 9,785 399 25 9,785 399 Westport ... 7 999 49 7 999 49 ... 7 999 49 7 999 49 Greymouth ... Hokitika 25 4,268 249 25 4,268 249 25 4,268 249 25 4,268 249 46 15,134 1,063 46 15,134 1,063 46 15,134 1,063 46 15,134 1,063 Lyttelton ... Timaru 144 72,745 2,757 2,395 1 11 72,745 2,395 7 3,139 78 7 3,139 78 151 75,884 2,473 151 75,884 2,473 12 106 12 2,757 106 ■ I I 12 2,757 106 ... 12 2,757 106 Oamaru 15 3,454 139 15 3,454 139 i ... | l .... 15 3,454 139 15 3,454 139 Dunedin 154 90,627 2,977 154 90,627 2,977 14 7,855 178 ...I ... 14 7,855 178 168 98,482 3,155 168 98,482 3,155 Bluff Harbour 43 23,305 1,444 1 115 23 I 44 23,420 1,467 43 23,305 1,444 1 115 23 44 23,420 1,467 Invereargill... 1 73 6 1 73 6 1 73 6 1 73 Totals ... I I 784 370,379 14,452 6 941 103 789 371,320 14,555 27,874 1 102 67 110 399,296 60 1,362 27,976 1,369 850 398,253 15,814 1,043 .56 15,92-

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No. VI.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Cleared Outwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1874.

British. Foreign. Totals. With Can ;oes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Witli Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. POETS. CO ou CD CO o ■ri i CD E 13 co co i> CO 13 o EH CD E CO 1) co co o EH CO CD E CO 13 CA m t> cd a EH CO E CU CO CO t> CO 9 o EH CO s to 13 CO CC i> cd 1 O EH co s CO 13 CO CD CD o EH tn E CO CD to to CD CO O EH tn fc O CO 13 00 CD CD CD E i Auckland ... 119 57,374 2,694 64 29,520 944 188 86,894 3,638 8 2,828 82 i 651 11 9 3,479 93 127 60,202 2,776 65 30,171 955 192 90,373 3,731 Onehunga ... 1 417 32 1 417 32 1 417 32 1 417 32 Thames 4 737 32 4 737 32 4 737 32 4 737 32 Russell 2 828 44 2 828 44 22 7,544 659 22 7,544 659 24 8,372 703 24 8,372 703 Mougonui ... 4 1,074 117 4 1,074 117 4 1,074 117 4 1,074 117 Hokianga ... 12 3,320 115 12 3,320 115 12 3,320 115 12 3,320 115 Kaipara 10 2,854 97 10 2,854 97 3 957 30 3 "957 30 13 3,811 127 13 3,811 127 Poverty Bay 1 726 22 1 726 22 1 726 22 1 726 22 Wanganui ... 1 106 6 1 109 5 2 215 11 1 106 6 1 109 ■ 2 215 11 Wellington 19 11,679 311 64 33,141 836 83 44,820 1,147 1 737 15 3 1,079 29 4 1,816 44 20 12,416 326 67 34,220 865 87 46,036 1,191 Napier 5 2,014 68 16 4,107 157 21 6,121 225 . 5 2,014 68 16 4,107 157 21 6,121 225 Wairau 2 1,390 33 2 1,390 33 2 1,390 33 2 1,390 33 Nelson 4 1,309 40 14 4,862 148 18 6,171 188 1 450 12 3 1,765 36 4 2,215 48 5 1,759 52 17 6,627 184 22 8,386 236 Westport ... 5 704 33 3 498 23 8 1,202 56 1 366 7 1 366 7 5 704 33 4 864 30 9 1,568 63 Greymouth 20 3,942 215 2 919 52 22 4,861 267 20 3,942 215 2 919 52 22 4,861 267 Hokitika 50 19,362 1,259 50 19,362 1,259 50 19,362 1,259 50 19,362 1,259 Lyttelton ... 51 29,061 894 101 46,383 1,289 152 75,119 2,183 1 740 18 5 2,155 55 6 2,895 73 52 29,801 912 106 48,543 1,314 158 78,344 2,256 Timaru 2 563 19 9 1,925 75 11 2,488 94 1 268 11 1 268 11 3 831 30 9 1,925 75 12 | 2,756 105 Oamaru 1 73 6 7 1,833 66 8 1,906 72 1 73 6 7 1,833 66 8 1,906 72 Dunedin ... .,. 37 29,122 869 91 47,213 1,266 128 76,335 2,135 1 341 12 8 5,098 103 9 5,439 115 38 29,463 881 99 52,311 1,309 137 81,774 2,250 Bluff Harbour 33 18,201 1,246 7 3,885 143 4 22,080 1,389 1 1,298 19 1 1,298 19 33 18,201 1,216 8 5,183 1G2 41 23,384 1,408 I I ! I 1 \ I I l I I I I I I I i Totals 379 183,782 8,035 379 174,400 5,004 758 358,182 13,039 42 14,939 956 22 12,412 260 64 27,351 1,216 421 5,264 822 1385,533 14,255 198,721 8,991 401 180,812

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No. VII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1874.

No. VIII.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1874.

* This includes 1,316 gallons at 6s. per gallon, removed to Excise Warehouse for mixing with New Zealand distilled spirits. H. S. McKellae, Office of the Commissioner of Customs, (for Secretary and Inspector.) Wellington, 15th June, 1575. By Authority : Georgb Didsbt/bt, Government Printer, Wellington.—ls7s. [Price 9d.]

Intered. ith Cargoi :s. !n Ballasi Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. iritish 784 370,379 14,452 5 941 103 789 371,320 14,555 'oreign 66 27,874 1,362 1 102 7 67 27,976 1,369 Totals 850 398,253 15,814 6 1,043 110 856 399,296 15,924 Cleared. ith Cargo* !8. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. VcsBels. Tons. Crews. fritisk foreign 379 42 183,782 14,939 8,035 956 379 22 174,400 5,004 260 758 64 358,182 13,039 27,351 1,216 12,412 Totals 198,721 385,533 j 14,255 421 8,991 401 186,812 5,264 822

Heads of Receipt. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits... ... ... ... 12s. per gallon... „ (New Zealand) ... ... 6s. Cigars and Snuff ... ... 5s. per lb. fobacco ... ... ... 2s. 6d. „ (Sheepwash) ... ... 3d. Wine ... ... ... ... 4s. per gallon ... Lie, Beer, &c, in bottle ... ... Is. 3d. „ „ in wood ... ... Is. „ Pea ... ... ... ... 6d. per lb. 3offee, Cocoa, to. ... ... 3d. „ „ Grround ... ... ... 5d. „ (ugar and Molasses ... ... Id. „ )piura... ... ... ... 20s. „ 3-oods by weight Id valorem ... ... ... 10 per cent. )ther duties not specified above ... I 552,094 gallons* 84,803 gallons 62,732 lbs. 834,056 lbs. I 26,640 lbs. j 196,745 gallons 3S2,256 gallons 72,100 gallons 2,483,600 lbs. 510,240 lbs. 7,536 lbs. 25,S91,410 lbs. 2,369 lbs. £331,862 25,441 15,683 104,257 333 39,349 23,891 3,605 62,090 6,378 157 107,881 2,369 60,478 301,029 41,154 £1,188,948 447 4,309 1,324 1,935 10,309 7 37,469 19,957 610 1,086 £1,266,401 Kents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty ... Merchant Shipping Act —Fees Arms Act Lighthouse Dues ... Oyster Act—Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Keceipts ... Total Duties and Revenue