IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1877.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1878 Session I, H-03

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IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1877.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. No. I. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Impoeied during the Year 1877. No. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1877. No. lll.—Return showing the Value of the Imports and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1877. No. IV.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1877. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Enteeed Inwabds during the Year 1877. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleaeed Outwabds during the Year 1877. No. VII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1877. No. VIII. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1877.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1877.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. Lgricultural Implements Llkali, Soda Crystals, &c. 2,941 packages 6,048 cwt. 12,412 cwt. Ex Warehouse, 2 cwt. 2 qr. 20 packages 3,680 packages, 182 cases Warehoused, 1,014 packages Ex Warehouse, 1,470 packages I £ 20,626 5.434 3,9 2° £ s. d, Lpparel and Slops 620 14 4 394 176,705 18,053 16 ic Lrrns and Ammunition — Accoutrements Arms, Fire Caps, Percussion Cartridges and Cases Dynamite ... Fuze Lithofracteur Powder, Blasting ,, Gun Other Explosives Shot 1 package 5 packages 3 number 2,364 number ... Ex Warehouse, 16 number 5,453,000 number 250 boxes, 262 packages 542 lb., 5,300 number, 281 packages 25,367 lb. 132 packages ... SS 1b381,900 lb. 28,482$ lb. 1,100 number, 4 cases, 3 packages 2,447 cwt- 2 <""■ Warehoused, 15 cwt., 4 casks Ex Warehouse, 61 cwt. ... 24 number 19 number 31,629 lb. Warehoused, 1 package, 9 boxes ... Ex Warehouse, 56 lb. 40 cwt. 2 qr. 4,490 bales, 240 packages Warehoused, 100 bales ... Ex Warehouse, 364 packages I I ] 14 112 3° 8,358 1-307 3.697 660 1,110 1,238 8 9,'34 3,5 J 7 61 7 13 8 595 o c 272 3 c 49 o 8 712 1 3 3,869 1,254 6 6 Swords 148 52 ..rrowroot 4 15 a 799 66 o 0 820 irsenic lags and Sacks—Corn 37 37,902 4.047 « 8 [ote.—The figures in the Duty Column represent the amounts collected on articles on first importation and on those cleared from Bonded Stores, i-H. 3.

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. £ 2 TTS Bags and Sacks —Flour „ Woolpacks Bark Basket and Wickerware Beer—Bottled „ Bulk Beche-de-mer Biscuits —Fancy „ Plain Blacking and Blacklead Boats Bones and Bonedust Books, Printed Boots and Shoes Bran and Pollard Brass and Brassware ... Bricks—Bath „ Fire „ Ordinaiy Bridge Material Brushware and Brooms Brushes and Combs 205 bales, 149 packages ... ... "j Warehoused, 19 bales, 96 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 115 Dackages 2,i<j9 bales, 1,269 packages ... ... | Warehoused, 375 bales, 13 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 460 packages 1,943 tons 14 cwt. 329 packages ... ... ... ... > Warehoused, 8 packages ... ... J '3°.787i gallons ... ... .. ( Warehoused, 7,216 casks, 13,325 cases, 273 packages) Ex Warehouse, 187,182 gallons 32,052 gallons ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 873 hhd., no barrels, 117 kilderkins j Ex Warehouse, 47,588 gallons 2 Cwt. 412 packages ... ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 3 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 8 packages 221 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... I Warehoused, 13 bags, 12 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 15 cwt. ... 1,241 packages ... ... ... > Warehoused, 30 cases, 94 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 121 packages 26 number 1,651 tons 19 cwt. 4,791 packages 8,294 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 6 cases, 424 trunks, 1,901 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 2,250 packages 10 packages 276 centals 4 tons 9 cwt. 1 ton, 180 packages 231 packages, 7 cases, 14,882 number 137,763 number ... 28,100 number Value only 1,286 packages ... ... ... | Warehoused, 27 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 35 packages 45 packages ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 2 cases, 5 packages ... ... j £1 Warehouse, 1 package 360 nests, 1,477 packages, 120 number Value only Value only 20 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 15 kegs ... ... ... ) 17,320 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... > Warehoused, 471 cases, 28,534 boxes ... ) Ex Warehouse, 6,233 cwt. I qr. 276 bales, 197 packages 27 packages ... ... ... ... 925 packages ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 2 cases, 23 bales, 69 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 98 packages 363 number, 39 packages ... ... ") Warehoused, 1 number .... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 1 number 144 packages ... ... ... ... "> Warehoused, 9 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 18 packages Value only Value only 353 number ... ... ... ..!* 36,153 cwt. 112,1192 cwt., 18,269 barrels 540 tons 14 cwt. 53 tons 17 cwt. 49 tons 17 cwt. 117 cwt. 3 qr. I5.232lb. ... ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 374 cases, 56 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 82,080 lb. 652 packages ... ... ... ... ~t Warehoused, 18 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 20 packages 78i gallons ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 25 casks, 232 cases ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 710 gallons 80 gallons Ex Warehouse, 42 gallons ISS>996 tons ■•• 2501b. 6.9S1 26,650 16,952 i.ioq 67,720 10,612 2 '.917 359 3.945 944 1'.532 118,707 181,105 280 104 400 4,909 205 1,065 146 1,844 "5.254 1,613 779 1 3 2,710 14 9 103 4 6 •9.873 1 9 3,982 o o 460 0 10 35 " 7 396 16 5 18,295 " 2 490 18 3 1.552 12 8 Buckets and Tubs Building Materials 1,900 ,59 1,607 '74 '5 'o 190 o 2 160 14 10 Butter 129 9 '2 5 Candles 96,412 Canvas Carpeting and Druggeting '4,932 '.717 10,625 « 7 Carriages and Carts ... 29,654 3.067 7 8 9.S65 956 11 2 Perambulators 1.230 124 10 4 Carriage Materials Casks, Empty Cement and Plaster of Paris 3.9°S 4,270 104 9,609 40.594 4.685 975 1,066 596 427 '5 8 2,656 1 6 Chaff Chains Cheese Chicory 106 12 4 54 9 10 1.326 1,216 8 0 China and Porcelain ,.. 9.285 Cider and Perry—Bottled 93° '4 5 300 49 5 8 620 „ Bulk 7 Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... 240,638 5°

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. Cocoa and Chocolate ... £ £ s. d. Cocoa Beans... Coffee Coke and Fuel Confectionery Boiled Sugar Copper—Nails „ Pig, Bar, and Sheet „ Rod, Bolt, &c. „ Sheathing Copperware ... Cordage Copra Cork and Corks Cottons Cotton Cotton Waste Curiosities Cutlery Doors and Sashes Drapery Drugs Druggists' Wares i74,oi8 1b. ... ... ... ... ] Warehoused, 374 cases, 31 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 39,915 112 lb. M4,340 lb. ... ... ... ... S Warehoused, 2 tierces, 121 casks, 21 cases, 725 bags, > 60 barrels, 191 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 186,9841 lb. 526 tons 1,880 packages ... ... ... | Warehoused, 15 cases, 218 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 259 packages 246,02111b. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 259 cases, 75 packages ...' ) Ex Warehouse, 49,946 lb. 12 tons 13 cwt. 26 tons 13 cwt. 8 cwt. 1 qr. 9 tons 15 cwt. 2 qr. 26 packages 17 cwt. 317 tons 12 cwt. ... ... ... Warehoused, 6 coils, 118 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 5 tons 12 cwt. 343 tons 4 cwt. 2 qr. 2,960 packages 1,641 packages ... ... ... | Warehoused, 6 bales, 83 cases, 802 packages j Ex Warehouse, 1,076 packages 65,760 lb. 205 packages, 8 bales 40 packages 231 packages ... 7,836 number ... 2 packages 16,847 packages ... ... ... ') Warehoused, 34 bales, 302 cases, 1,713 packages j Ex Warehouse, 2,473 packages 138 packages ,,. 3,632 packages ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 276 cases, 5 kegs, 563 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 738 packages 2,142 packages 6,182 packages ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 82 cases, 2,368 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 2,066 packages 320 packages ... 54 packages ... ... ... ...- 6,505 packages ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 1 cask, 35 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 32 packages 11 hhd., 30 packages 7 2 packages 1 package 3,469 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 14 cases, 278 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 350 packages 73 frames, 101 packages 62 packages 158 packages ... 14,792 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 1,105 cases, 1,614 packages ■•■ ) Ex Warehouse, 3,526 packages 3,006 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 70 cases, 18 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 43 cwt. 2 qr. 96,084 centals ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 3,110 sacks ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 5,016 centals 1,792 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 55 cases, 31 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 51 packages 3,232 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... ~) Warehoused, 16 tanks, 199 barrels, 294 •£-barrels, 5 > i-barrels, 208 cases, 260 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 1,131 cwt. 2 qr. 11,006 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... 7 Warehoused, 1,512 boxes, 2,169 casks, 245 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 6,033 cwt. 2 qr. 6,235 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... 'J Warehoused, 30 tanks, 119 bundles, 165 cases, 637 > boxes, 35 i-boxes, 12 casks, 683 packages ) _Er Warehouse, 1,346 cwt. 2 qr. 90,174 packages 39 packages 6,829 packages ... ... ... | Warehoused, 38 cases, 180 packages ... ) 16,547 7 19,944 2,014 8,54i 10,591 ',375 2,376 48 776 495 75 17,526 4,520 7,424 83,033 3,042 1,742 240 11,888 4,961 33 8=8,345 S24 37,oi7 5,034 41,410 2,6/4 3 4 1 8 o 4,152 9 o 8/4 9 4 2,466 8 8 49 11 o 1,616 3 10 8,186 13 7 1,189 11 o 384 12 O 87,782 II O 3,639 if, 9 Dye and Dye Stuffs Earthenware ... 1,907 443 3,710 2 o Eggs Engine Packing Fancy Goods 40,491 4,057 7 6 386 i,237 5 Felt Fire-engines ... Fireworks Fish—Potted and Preserved 79>7°i 8,145 IO 9 540 2,630 332 33 7 3 3°,r3* 3,056 10 6 „ Salted 6,753 Flour 305 2 9 87,486 5,055 1 6 Fruits—Bottled and Preserved 2,238 „ Dried 219 13 1 9,372 2,090 17 o ,, Currants 24,544 7,952 11 o „ Raisins 17,948 „ Green Furniture 42,449 489 3>538 12 2 62,356

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. £ £ i- d. 6,266 3 8 Furniture Gas Plant ... Glass —Bottles „ Kate „ Window Ex Warehouse, 246 packages Value only 2,663 packages 479 packages ... 1 package 13,105 packages 1 package 3,439 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 13 cases, 8 casks, 85 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 99 packages 174 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 4 packages ... ... j 38 packages 3,372 bushels ... 2,247} bushels 64,949! bushels 6; bushels 18,782^ bushels ... ... ... j Warehoused, 59 tanks ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 2,459! bushels 10 bushels 995 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 30 casks, 85 barrels, 1 keg, 20 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 161 cwt. 20,952 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... ■) Warehoused, 53 barrels, 16,770 bags ... ) Ex Warehouse, 13,725 cwt. 3 qr. 97,785$ bushels 236 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 5 packages 1,646 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 10 cases, 41 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 36 packages 227 tons 19 packages 1,301 packages ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 79 cases, 327 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 429 packages 33 tons 16 cwt., 46 packages 286 packages ... 77,297 packages ... ... ... j Warehoused, 2 cases, 1 package ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 21 packages 1 o packages 2,003 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 90 cases, 351 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 464 packages 22 tons 10 cwt. ... . ... 4 bales 485 packages ... 2,068 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... Warehoused, 88 pockets, 443 bales, 8 tanks, 57 > packages ... ... ... ... ' ) Ex Warehouse, 886 cwt. 2 qr. 498 packages ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 37 cases, 73 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 131 packages 33 packages 1,044 number ••• ■•■ •■• ••• ) Warehoused, 2 cases, 34 number ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 23 packages 54 number 514 packages ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 20 packages ... ... jf Ex Warehouse, 24 packages 62 packages 168 packages ... ' ... 81 packages 19 packages ... ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 2 packages ... ... j 4,576 tons 14 cwt. 137 tons 2 cwt. 5,038 tons 10 cwt. 3 qr. 4,112 tons 16 cwt. 2 qr. 401 tons 2 cwt. 992 tons 6 cwt. 846 tons 19 cwt. 7,914 tons 11 cwt. 238 tons 2 cwt. 525 tons 3 cwt. 958 number 31 tons 16 cwt. 6 tons 4 cwt. 3 qr. 21,184 packages ... ... ... ■) Warehoused, 1,550 cases, 1,662 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 1,905 packages 23,146 8,8 4 i 5,972 228 21,702 14 597 4 8 Glassware 898 o 11 27,618 2,744 19 10 Glue Gold Leaf ... Grain—Barley „ Beans and Peas „ Maize „ Linseed „ Malt 534 08 7 925 1,385 14,942 35 17 8 11 75 17 9 47 15 o 1,670 4 3 1 10 3 9,635 i,593 6 11 „ Oats „ Peas, Split 2 1,158 57 18 8 „ Rice ... 3i,89S „ Wheat „ Other Kinds ... 8,091 16 7 2,127 9 Io 3',7'3 357 Grindery ... 8 3 9 23,603 Guano Gutta Percha Goods ... Haberdashery 2,3" S 2 M9I 448 78,962 44 17 2 Hair and Hair Seating Hardware and Ironmongery 4.359 1,483 8,093 8 1 Hats and Caps 230,097 23,873 18 11 563 58,012 5,961 16 o Hay Hides Hollo ware Hops 121 200 4,s6o 456 3 1 24,29s 4,136 15 o Hosiery ... ... 29,054 3,106 7 o 13 8 2 Indiarubber Goods ,., Instruments—Musical (Pianofortes) 1,492 36,245 3,328 9 2 „ Musical (OtherKinds) i,3" 13,084 1,385 17 9 „ Optical .., „ Scientific ,, Surgical „ OtherKinds 2,273 5. l65 1,005 ■55 21 4 9 Iron—Bar and Rod ■ „ Castings ,, Fencing ,, Galvanized ,, Hoop ... ., Kg „ Pipes ... „ Rails ... „ Railway Chairs and Bolts „ Sheet ... „ Tanks 46,707 1,924 70,882 104,161 4.650 4,395 62,939 4,765 6,631 3,9io 5" 186 5,038 12 o 4,"2 17 3 24 19 6 „ Undescribe.l Jams and Jellies 4i,343 3,506 10 1

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. £ 46,037 £ *• dJewellery 178 packages ... Warehoused, 12 packages Ex Warehouse, 14 packages 1,278 packages Warehoused, 38 packages 59 tons 19 cwt. 13 tons 17 cwt. ... 240 tons 3 cwt. 3 qr. 107 packages ... 3,622 cwt. 3 qr. Warehoused, 9 cases, 18 packages Ex Warehouse, 190 cwt. 3 qr. 72 packages Warehoused, 1 package ... Value only 267 packages ... Warehoused, 9 bales, 32 cases, 24 packages Ex Warehouse, 53 packages 36 number 160 number 54 number 64 number 1 number 24 number 1,125 number ... 1 package, 28 number 6,457 packages 422 packages ... 361 packages ... 347 packages ... 77 number 535 number 681 packages ... 47 packages 2,606 packages 34 packages 255 packages ... 23 packages ... 8,655 packages Warehoused, 25 packages Ex Warehouse, 25 packages 341 packages ... Warehoused, 11 bales, 16 packages Ex Warehouse, 49 packages 2,246 packages Warehoused, 1,339 packages Ex Warehouse, 789 packages 502 packages ... Warehoused, 21 bales, 188 packages Ex Warehouse, 164 packages 303 cwt. 1 qr. ... Warehoused, 20 kegs Ex Warehouse, 5 cwt. 1,942 cwt., 76 packages ... Warehoused, 271 cases, 131 packages Ex Warehouse, 242 packages 449 cwt. Warehoused, 97 casks 13 centals 32 packages 650 packages ... Warehoused, 36 cases, 85 packages Ex Warehouse, 20 packages 18 cwt. 1,134 cwt. 386 packages ... Warehoused, 16 cases, 60 packages Ex Warehouse, 67 packages Value only 32,634 cwt., 5 packages ... 3 7 packages 510 packages ... Warehoused, 10 cases, 8 casks, 24 packages Ex Warehouse, 58 packages 67,201 number 1,002 packages Warehoused, 63 casks, 1 tank, 48 packages Ex Warehouse, 92 packages 453 cwt. 1 qr. ... 2,479 number ... ... 39,I43lgallons Warehoused, 100 cases ... Ex Warehouse, 4,283 gallons 7,437 gallons ... 3,294 gallons ... 28,042 gallons Warehoused, 540 drums, 5 barrels I I ) i ! ) I } Y I j 1 ■A* J \ ) I i Lamps and Lanterns ... 4,644 15 7 10,980 1,054 10 2 Lead—Pig ,, Pipes ... „ Sheet... Leadware Leather 1,459 399 7,9" 291 39 17 10 29 1 5 56,459 i,534 6 10 Leatherware ... 1,257 121 15 1 Lighthouse Material Linens 70 12,752 1,259 3 10 Live Stock —Deer „ Dogs „ Horned Cattle „ Horses „ Pigs „ Poultry „ Sheep ,, Unenumerated Machinery —Agricultural Mill ,, Quartz-crushing ,, Sawing and Planing „ Steam-engines „ ,, boilers „ Sewing ,, Wool and Hay „ Other Kinds Maps and Charts Marble 385 776 5,850 6,975 10 161 12,231 114 68,126 8,182 3,132 8,433 8,280 2,822 6,345 245 36,926 398 1,865 172 17 4 10 Matches and Vestas 43,401 Mats and Rugs 4,338 9 10 4,101 467 6 o Matting —China 3,800 „ Coir 35i « 5 4,538 448 7 o Meal—Linseed 425 ,, Maizena and Corn 17 7 8 5,691 544 10 9 „ Oaten 470 „ Other Kinds Meats, Potted and Preserved 21 56 25 3 6 o 13 3 i,834 165 13 4 Metal —for Sheathing ... „ Other than Copper Millinery 66 5,423 Miscellaneous Nails and Screws Nuts ,, Almonds 24,127 60,346 34.531 190 2,382 5 4 260 9 4 3,453 3 5 31 17 ' 2,219 478' o 1 „ Cocoanuts „ Other Kinds 362 2,386 Oakum Oars Oil—Castor ... 764 5M 552 1 4 7,798 1,085 13 9 ,, Cocoanut „ Colza ... 1,130 626 6,256

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. £ £ s. d. 747 13 7 Oil—Colza ... „ Kerosinc „ Linseed ,, Olive „ Palm ... ,, Paraffin „ Sperm ... „ Other Kinds Oilcloth Oilmen's Stores Opium Paintings and Engravings Paints and Colours Paper—Bags „ Hangings „ Wrapping Perfumery Ex Warehouse, 1,865 gallons 160 gallons ... 430,378 gallons Warehoused, 37,348 cases Ex Warehouse, 229,592 gallons ... 137,044 gallons Warehoused, 534 drums, 15 barrels, 10 hhd. Ex Warehouse, 2,714 gallons 10,705^ gallons 25 gallons 6,000 gallons ... 27,565 gallons ... 18,218 gallons ... 16,833 gallons ... Warehoused, 380 cases, 5 casks Ex Warehouse, 4,656 gallons 28 packages 952 packages ... Warehoused, 7 cases, 182 packages Ex Warehouse, 189 packages 38,452 lb., 1,006 packages 2,410 lb., 28,034 packages Warehoused, 1,355 cases, 2,958 packages Ex Warehouse, 4,218 packages 1,200} lb. Warehoused, 1 jar, 1 case, 42 boxes Ex Warehouse, 1,488 lb. 438 packages ... Warehoused, 4 packages Ex Warehoused, 22 packages 20,557 cwt. Warehoused, 525 kegs Ex Warehouse, 252 cwt. 1 qr. 1,012 packages Warehoused, 13 bales, 127 packages Ex Warehoused, 93 packages 1,462 packages Warehoused, 70 bales, 6 cases, 18 packages Ex Warehouse, 107 packages 714 packages ... Warehoused, 14 bales, 1 case, 94 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 146 packages 786 packages ... Warehoused, 46 cases, 182 packages Ex Warehouse, 365 packages 131 packages ... Warehoused, 1 bale, 1 case Ex Warehouse, 2 packages 145 packages ... Warehoused, 6 packages Ex Warehouse, 6 packages 6,960 number ... 1,862 packages Warehoused, 431 packages Ex Warehouse, 431 packages 691 barrels 593 packages ... 45 packages Ex Warehouse, 1 package 410 packages ... Warehoused, 4 packages Ex Warehouse, 8 packages 70 packages Warehoused, 6 packages Ex Warehouse, 10 packages 137 tons 15 cwt. 1,191 packages 3,271 packages 48 cwt. 1 qr. Warehoused, 5 packages 134 cwt. 176 cwt. 2 qr. ... Warehoused, 10 cases, 5 packages Ex Warehouse, 65 cwt. 2 qr. 106 cwt. 1 qr. ... Warehoused, 1 cask 10 packages 934 number 122 bottles, 393 flasks 15 number ... ... -... 107 number Value only 1,240 packages, 1 ton 7 cwt. 1 qr. 48 packages 1,274 packages Warehoused, 4 cases, 99 packages Ex Warehouse, 236 packages ... } 1 I \ 3 J I V J i 3 i 3 y 1 \ 3 } I 1 3 Y 3 i 3 I Y 3 Y 3 V 3 20 71,429 22,451 2,6l2 25 908 3,767 3,554 3,505 550 10,312 2,568 6l,940 8,58S 7,5'9 33,949 8,665 16,382 5,890 6,95i i6,499 5 ° 3,493 18 6 537 5 2 1,029 18 2 8,271 17 O 2,688 18 9 782 14 1 2,080 18 6 840 3 5 i,747 5 1 608 6 4 753 10 7 Photographic Goods 2,664 Picture Frames and Mouldings ... 236 10 2 3,192 319 4 6 Pipes—Drain „ Tobacco 515 5,688 Pitch and Tar Plants Plate ',047 3,088 1,623 568 12 9 34 11 2 186 5 11 Platedwarc ... 12,627 Portmanteaus and Bags 1,284 10 11 1,820 180 19 2 Potatoes Printing Material „ Paper Provisions —Bacon 1,077 16,923 45,946 22 n 5 255 „ Beef, Salt „ Hams 208 1,050 13 811 113 4 10 „ Pork, Salt 202 10 13 6 „ Preserved Pumps Quicksilver ... Railway Plant —Locomotives „ Trucks „ Other Kinds 55 2,081 3,840 12,477 11,640 61,583 1,721 94i 5 10 10 Resin Saddlery and Harness ... 50,825 5,'8.3 11 °

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. • 2,040 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... > Warehoused, 2o'chests, 376 cases, 60 bags, 49 packages j Ex Warehouse, 546 packages 4,365 tons 4 cwt. 20 tons 15 cwt. ... ... ... 'J Warehoused, 30 kegs ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 30 cwt. ... 272 packages ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 12 bales, 199 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 190 packages I cwt., 49,188 bushels 2,10; packages, 7 cwt. 27 tons 5 cwt. 197 packages ... ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 2 cases, 17 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 16 packages 38 tons 10 cwt. 2 qr. 62 tons 18 cwt. 2.253 packages 638,804 number ... ... ... - ... 2,519 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ~> Warehoused, 530 boxes, 120 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 11 o cwt. Value onlyValue only Value only 1,075 packages ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 91 cases, 200 bags, 116 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 180 packages 1,025 cwt- ' (ln ■•■ ••• •■■ \ Warehoused, 1 barrel, 890 bags ... ... } Ex Warehouse, 453 cwt. 107 packages ... 1,673 gallons ... ... ... ... -\ Warehoused, 142 hlui., 4,640 i-casks, 85 octaves, 12 [ barrels, 59,587 cases ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 266,453^ gallons ... 101J gallons ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 508 cases ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 102 gallons 6671 gallons ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 24hhd., 5 i-casks, 40 octaves, 25,589 cases ) Ex Warehouse, 81,089} gallons 810 gallons Ex Warehouse, 1,129 gallons 2533 gallons ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 2 hhd., 37 i-casks, 2 octaves, 8,311 cases ) Ex Warehouse, 19,1761 gallons 9 1 yh gallons ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 311 cases, 44 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 843J gallons *8o gallons I95i gallons ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 191 hhd., 1,536 i-casks, 15 puncheons, > 93 barrels, 1,508 cases ... ... ) E.v Warehouse, 73,610 gallons 1,256^ gallons ... ... ... ~\ Warehoused, 86 hhd., 3,623 i-casks, 243 octaves, 2 > barrels, 24,573 cases ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 159,351 gallons 257i gallons ... ... ... ... > Warehoused, 1 hhd. 161 i-casks, 2 drums, 3 cases j Ex Warehouse, 5,009^ gallons 135 gallons ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 872 cases ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 2,161J gallons 5,411 packages, 2,601 cwt. ... ... Warehoused, 132 cases, 1,139 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 948 packages 1,582 packages 3,592 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 10 cases, 79 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 74 packages 31,959 packs ... ... ... ... 1 Warehoused, 3 cases, 16 packages, 730 packs ) Ex Warehouse, 18,937 packs 10 tons 1 cwt. ... 116 tons 12 cwt. 2 qr. 1,291 tons 22 tons 6 cwt. ... 2,073 number ... 31 number 365 packages ... 4 packages £ £ * "dSago 2.734 Salt Saltpetre 12,606 258 11 7 723 44 12 o Scrim Cloth ... 8,496 Seeds—Grass and Clover „ Other Kinds Shells Silks 63.7 J9 9,940 '.59 0 847 7 3 Ship Chandlery—Anchors „ Chain Cables ... „ Other Kinds ... 34,987 3,492 '5 2 866 986 6,856 7,107 Slates Soap 4,198 460 6 1 Specie—Copper „ Gold „ Silver Spices ',535 418,150 6,900 6,75i 1,419 6 7 „ Pepper 6,668 Specimens of Natural History Spirits—Brandy 2,243 720 19 10 142,200 160,875 2 o ,, Cordials 1,077 589 13 10 „ Geneva 18,987 „ Methylated ... 49.055 3 7 ■95 „ Gin 6,379 „ Perfumed 11,658 3 6 4.S99 „ Rum ... 80 1.057 '3 1 13,856 44.283 4 5 Whiskey 58,119 96,365 16 6 Spirits of Wine 972 Spirits—Other Kinds ... 3,160 12 8 1,209 i,3/8 3 o Starch and Blue '0.43' Stationery 13.644 1,039 9 7 52,319 3,169 13 5 „ Cards 1,865 Steel 1,272 8 o Stone „ Figging „ Grindstones „ Millstones Stoneware 244 3.958 5,128 136 593 447 i,335 23 116 12 3 2 6 2 * Imported free for Her Majesty's ship " Sappho."

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. Sugar—Raw 67 tons 7 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... Warehoused, 1,256 pockets, 3,943 mats, 96 bags, 620 > cases, 363 packages ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 157 tons 5 cwt. 2 qr. 3,429 tons 4 cwt. ... ... ... "\ Warehoused, 552 kegs, 1,494 casks, 22,203 gunnies, f* 201,628 mats, 22,992 bags, 4,000 pockets, 433 C cases, 36,249 packages ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 9,651 tons 14 cwt. 131 tons 16 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ~\ Warehoused, 12 hhd., 131 casks, 294 kegs, 7 packages, > 25 barrels ... ... ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 673 cwt. 2 qr. 248 tons 3 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 23 casks ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 1 ton 1 o cwt. 643 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ... ~) Warehoused, 80 cases ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 72 cwt. 3 qr. 599,412* lb. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 2,018 chests, 35,085 }-chests, 380 > i-chests, 68 cases, 52,383 boxes, 1,322 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 2,513,268 lb. Value only 18 packages 6,239 feet 747,518 feet ... 212,505 feet 4,360,922 feet ... 3,024 number ... ... ... .., 525,708 number ... ,.. 2,876 number ... 1,834,836 number 44,064 number 7,886,300 number 65 packages, 45,115 number ... ... } 140,915 feet, 2,920 pieces ... ... j 34,726 number, 22 packages 426 cwt. 4,796 packages 404 packages ... *348 lb. 18,0561b. ... ... ... ... ~\ Warehoused, 14 tierces, 136 i-tierces, 472 I 3,676 cases, 1,156 boxes, 875 J-boxes, 40 J-boxes, C 11 o packages ... ... ... ) i'x Warehouse, 1,011,347 lb. 3,738ilb. ... " \ Warehoused, 821 cases, 2 i-cases, 25 packages j Ex Warehouse, 65,266J lb. Warehoused, 15 casks Ex Warehouse, 11,634} lb. 101 lb. ... ... ... ... *> Warehoused, 21 cases ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 2,272 lb. 1 package 281 packages ... 233 packages ... ... ... ... *> Warehoused, 2 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 25 packages 37i°59i gallons ... ... ... "> Warehoused, 262 cases ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 2,055 gallons 86 tons 5 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... ~> Warehoused, 2 bales, 61 packages ... J Ex Warehouse, 94 cwt. 1 qr. 3,178 packages, 14 tons 15 cwt. 419 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 38 cases ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 34 packages 86,528} gallons ... ... ... } Warehoused, 95} hhd., 495 i-casks, 887 cases ) Ex Warehouse, 14,734} gallons ... Value only 9 packages 818 packages ... ... ... ... ~) Warehoused, 47 cases, 125 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 337 packages 8,897 cwt- 2 qr. ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 53 casks ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 169 cwt. 2 qr. 3,8i3i gallons ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 105 hhd., 20 butts, 31 pipes, 3,640 > i-casks, 10 barrels, 426 octaves, 155 cases J Ex Warehouse, 115,9721 gallons £ £ s. d. 8,213 2,096 17 3 „ Refined 417,248 „ Molasses and Treacle 122,088 1 11 3,801 1,544 11 11 Sulphur 3.685 249 13 2 Tapioca, Bulk 1,121 Tea 7' 13 7 2 I 2,906 77.8i7 1 1 Telegraph Materials Tents and Tarpaulins ... Timber —Sawn „ Dressed „ Sawn, Undressed 9.6O3 517 93 7.959 1,784 32,269 15 536 io.371 14,882 1,580 6,598 747 " 8 „ Laths 4,361 1 9 ,, Logs and Piles „ Palings ,, Posts and Rails „ Shingles „ Other Kinds ... 52 » 5 1,834 17 1 "9 '3 9 788 12 6 Tin—Block ... ,, Sheet ... Tinware Tobacco I.JI9 1,196 1.51° 7.37° 4.559 20 119 12 7 455 19 1 83,494 128,719 2 11 „ Cigars 34.694 „ Sheepwash 17.251 3 3 5° 145 8 8 „ Snuff 335 Tools and Utensils 593 5 o 11 Toys 2.495 249 7 3 2,323 266 o 6 Turpentine and Varnish •3.93O Twine 977 17 1 9,119 917 9 2 Vegetables 2,404 436 20 18 5 Vinegar io,345 2,531 11 11 Waterworks Material ... Watches and Clocks ,.. •3,172 296 Whiting and Chalk i8,475 1,932 o 7 i,i53 453 8 6 Wine—Wood 48,631 23,957 3 4 * Imported for Her Majesty's ship " Sappho."

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. Wine—in Bottle 4,527 gallons ... ... 1 Warehoused, 15,444 cases ... ... y Ex Warehouse, 36,436 gallons 2,514 gallons ... ... ... ... I Warehoused, 20 i-casks, 50 baskets, 4,934 cases j Ex Warehouse, 10,998! gallons ... 4>7o72 gallons ... ... ... ... "> Warehoused, 22 hhd., 142 i-casks, 2 octaves, 574 cases j Ex Warehouse, 7,367! gallons 107 packages ... 11,000 packages ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 49 packages ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 156 packages 7,805 lb 2 packages 1,155 packages ... ... ... "j Warehoused, 37 bales, 40 cases, 339 packages j Ex Warehouse, 460 packages 467 packages ... ... ... ... I Warehoused, 75 bales, 368 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 499 packages ... Value only 203 tons 17 cwt. 1 qr. 33 packages £ £ s. d. 22,962 8,193 * 6 „ Sparkling 19,457 „ Australian 2,702 13 3 4,332 Woodware ... 2,415 2 9 330 10,378 Wool Woollens 318 96 84,461 1,041 19 9 „ Blankets 8,586 7 10 23,037 3,064 o 7 Works of Art Zinc—Sheet ... „ Manufactures 93 6,300 234 630 1 11 23 8 4 New Zealand Spirits. Articles. Quantity. Value. Brandy Whiskey Spirits of Wine Other Kinds ... 465! gallons ... 16,951 gallons ... 458J gallons ... 1,196! gallons ... £ s- &• 139 16 10 5,o85 7 o 137 13 9 358 16 4 Total Value of Imports 6,97. £ s. d. 3,4i8 o o Total Duty Received i,«. 3,478 IO O

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. £ £ Agricultural Implements Alkali, Soda Crystals, &c. Ale and Beer—Bottled ... Bulk ... Apparel and Slops Arms and Ammunition — Arms, Fire ... Caps, Percussion Explosives ... Fuze Gunpowder Bags and Sacks Bark 9 packages 37 cwt- 3 qr4,136 gallons 3>634 gallons 353 packages !5 "3 982 529 6,425 Grindery Guano Gum, Kauri Haberdashery Hair Hardware and Iron9 packages 300 tons 3,632tons8cwt. 2qr. 11 packages 69 cwt. 564 packages 86 1,900 118,348 396 487 3,041 Beeswax Biscuits, Plain Koats Hones Books, Printed Boots and Shoes Bran and Sharps Bricks, Fire ... „ Common Brushes and Combs Brushware Buckets and Tubs Sutter Dandles Canvas Carriage Material Casks, Empty Cement Cheese China and Porcelain Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... Coffee Coke and Fuel Confectionery Copper —Rod, Bar, &c.... Nails Copra Cordage Corks Cotton Cottons Curiosities Cutlery Doors and Sashes Drapery Drugs Druggists' Wares Earthenware ... Fancy Goods ... Fish —Dried ... „ Potted Flour Fruits —Currants „ Dried „ Preserved ,, Raisins Fungus Furniture Glass —Bottles Ware ,, Windows Glue G:>\A Grain—Barley „ Beans and Peas „ Maize Malt ... „ Oats ... Peas, Split Rice ... Wheat „ Other Kinds 13 number 60,000 number ... 1 package 15 packages 2lb 307 packages 19 tons 6 cwt. ... 2,590 cwt. 2 qr. ... 6 number 89 tons 12 cwt. 3qr. 87 packages 45 packages 2,444 tons7c.wt.3qr. 100 number 17,000 number ... 7 packages 13 packages 13 number 5,206 cwt. 1 qr. ... 27 cwt. 2 qr. 35 packages Value only 539 number 449 cwt. 2 qr. 4,999 cwt. 3 qr. ... 3 packages 2,658 tons 15 cwt. 2971b.... 4,360 lb. 25 tons 10 cwt. ... 1,121 packages ... 8 cwt. 3 qr. 2 cwt. I qr. 181 tons 485 cwt. 1 qr. 1 e, packages ... 88,571 lb. 305 packages 44 packages 26 packages 2,115 number 303 packages 41 packages 51 packages 50 packages 51 packages 165 cwt. 3 qr. 282 packages 960 tons 5 cwt. 2 qr. 8 cwt. 2 qr. 24 cwt. 2 qr. 20 packages 4 cwt. 2 qr. 4,405 cwt. 2 qr. ... 159 packages 148 packages 61 packages 3 packages 157 packages 366,955 oz. 10 dwt. 107,707 bushels ... 3,417 bushels 15 bushels 1,746 bushels 354,694 bushels ... 7 cwt. ... 543 cwt. 859,795 bushels ... 2 tons, 283 bushels 75 120 25 85 1 5'5 •55 3° 3,427 S30 721 2,845 580 •2,583 r4 35 128 32 23,458 114 140 63 358 in 16,716 10 2,072 18 273 72 43 17 16 2,819 1,051 70 4,718 8,310 594 392 968 12,987 225 476 60 524 223 457 »4.3'9 '7 75 24 12 11,318 1,118 86 90 3 216 1,4/6,3'2 23.872 686 4 671 47.776 6 678 204,157 287 mongery Hats and Caps Hay Hides Honey Hops Horns and Hoofs Hosiery Indiarubber Goods Instruments—Musical... „ Optical ... ,, Scientific ,, Undescribed Iron —Bar, Rod, &c. ... „ Fencing „ Galvanized „ Hoop... „ Pipes ... „ Sand ... „ Sheet ... „ Tanks „ Old, Scrap, and Undescribed Jams and Jellies Jewellery Lamps and Lanterns ... Lard Lead Leather Leatherware Lime-juice ... Linens Live Stock—Horned Cattle ,, Horses Pigs „ Poultry ... „ Sheep „ Other Kinds Machinery, Undescribed Matches and Vestas ... Mats and Rugs Matting Meal, Maizena, and Corn „ Oat ... Meats, Potted and Preserved Metal—Old ... „ Sheathing Millinery Minerals, Mixed Miscellaneous Nails and Screws Nuts Oars Oil—Cocoanut ,, Colza ... „ Kerosine „ Linseed „ Sperm ... „ Whale „ Other Kinds 13 packages 49 tons 13 cwt. ... 20,382 number ... 6 cwt. ... 64 cwt. ... 317 cwt. 1 qr. 3 packages 4 packages 22 packages 3 packages 9 packages 5 packages 7 tons 2 cwt. 2 qr. 13 tons 13 cwt. ... 5 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr. 10 cwt. 1 cwt. 1 qr. 3 tons 5 cwt. 2 qr., 3 packages 2 cwt. ... 30 number 477 tons 6 cwt., 1 package 53 packages 6 packages 1 o packages 299 cwt. 3 qr. 5 tons 8 cwt. 2,634 cwt. 2 qr. ... 2 packages 1,941 gallons 1 package 146 number 29 number 30 number 5 packages 2,825 number ... 10 number 103 packages 36 packages 3 packages 3 packages 63 cwt. 7,442 cwt. 2 qr. ... 18,271 cwt. 3 qr. ... 291 209 18,486 16 556 33* 57 291 610 32 260 46 186 275 197 114 2,016 88 548 84 74i '75 24,296 73 160 20 1.283 942 78 i 101 s 2,279 10 1,172 253 35 ss 7,085 53.613 185 tons 10 cwt. ... 12 tons 13 cwt. 2qr. 3 packages 2,468 tons 10 cwt. Value only 127 cwt. 2 packages 36 number 4,064 gallons 32 gallons 4,614 gallons 375 gallons 15,047 gallons ... 6,048 gallons 18,372 gallons, 15 tuns 400 lb., 638 packages I,oi2 cwt. 3 qr. ... 3,670 dozen 14 packages 308 cwt. 2,199 733 43 11,020 4,47' '75 6 U II 647 10 497 92 4,032 790 3,558 Oilmen's Stores '.as 1 Onions Oysters Paintings and Engravings Paints and Colours 443 92 258 662

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. £ £ 'aper—Bags Hangings ,, Wrapping 'earl Barley ... 'erfumery 'hormium, New Zealand 1 package 4 packages 22 packages 850 cwt. 61 packages 1,053 tons 14 cwt2 qr. 85 cwt. 2 qr. 1 package 7 25 69 993 3i6 18,826 Spices Spirits —Brandy „ Cordials Gin „ Geneva „ Perfumed „ Rum „ Whiskey „ Other Kinds ... Starch and Blue Stationery Playing Cards Stone —Building „ Grindstones Sugar „ Molasses and Treacle I cwt. 3 qr. 2,0931 gallons ... 99 gallons 268! gallons 4,4025 gallons ... 100J gallons 1,189! gallons 1,182! gallons 8 gallons 7 packages 67 packages 8,570 packs no tons 3 cwt. ... 6 number 53 tons 6 cwt. 1 ton 1 cwt. 2 qr.... ■ 1 1,181 60 65 1,242 ■79 334 442 15 22 Tow 'icture Frames and Mouldings 'ipes, Tobacco 'itch and Tar 'lants and Trees 'late , 'latedware 'otatocs 'rinting Material „ Paper 'revisions—Bacon and Hams „ Beef, Fresh „ Salt ... „ Pork, „ ... „ Preserved ... „ Other Kinds iuicksilver ... 631 3 98 packages 3 barrels 349 packages 3 packages 2 packages 4,183 tons 5 cwt.... 5 packages 2 packages 3,287 cwt. 99 8 1,678 600 24 14,205 69 28 n,38i 536 280 515 3 1,907 24 Tallow Tea .'.. .'.'. Timber—Baulk „ Firewood ,, Laths and Shingles „ Logs and Piles „ Posts and Rails „ Sawn „ Spars „ Other Kinds Tinware Tobacco „ Cigars Tools and Utensils Turpentine and Varnish Twine Vegetables ... Vinegar Watches and Clocks ... Whalebone ... Whiting and Chalk ... Wine „ Australian Wood ware ... Wool Woollens ,, Blankets Zinc 4,626 tons 6 cwt.... 6,8821b. 2,972;6o8 feet 137 tons 58,500 number ... ■ 56,552 676 n,68i 90 34 lags lailway Plant, Trucks ... tesin Saddlery ialt 4 packages 2,751 cwt. 2 qr. ... 172 cwt. I qr. ■S3 packages 103 packages 75 bottles 49 tons 10 cwt. ... 2 number 171 packages 21 packages 12 tons 3 cwt. 84 packages 34,211 bushels ... 2 tons, 34 packages 25 tons 14 cwt. 2 qr., 18 packages 2 tons 4 cwt., 19 packages 1 package 33,893 ounces 918,236 number ... 1,503 number 245,770 number ... 1,514 packages ... 4,002 cwt. 2 qr. ... Value only Value only 35 packages 38 4,258 389 276 ■74 750 6.55 100 340 264 56 175 11,900 155 1,526 2,097 number 1,653 number 5,251,321 feet 10 number 391 packages 1 package 105,408 lb. 2,359* lb9 packages 16 gallons 12 cwt. 3 qr. 8 tons, 293 packages 108 gallons 12 packages 143 cwt. 2 qr. 3 cwt. ... 1,790! gallons 10 gallons ... 206 packages 64,481,3241b. 12 packages 24 packages 30 tons 12 cwt. ... 13,171 50 26,006 55 67 2 2 7,010 1,088 17 7 lauces Seeds—Grass „ Other Kinds ... Shells / 118 213 Ship Chandlery 264 IS 206 110 Silk Silver Skins—Rabbit Seal ... ,, Sheep „ Other Kinds ... Soap Specie—Gold ... „ Silver Specimens of Natural History 188 7,556 8,630 1,652 27,361 525 4,106 156,317 i,93o 1,908 1 1,075 8 o 308 3,658,938 470 248 596 £6,327,472 Total value ...

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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 1877.

Country, Colony, or Port. Imports therefrom. Exports thereto. £ £ United Kingdom ... 4.1'5.544 S>3 ".499 Australia: — Queensland ... 3,'88 ".938 New South Wales 675,056 216,740 Victoria »i433.865 ♦584,264 South Australia ... 70,811 36,793 Western Australia ... 4.949 3.181 Tasmania 100,384 7.945 Pacific Islands : — Kermadec Islands 9 Norfolk Island M'S 4,201 New Caledonia 1,482 8,984 Cook Islands 9,844 8,455 Society Islands 6.343 Fiji Islands 15,001 '2.'45 Friendly Islands 1,465 21,373 New Hebrides ... 39' 380 Suwarrow Island ',945 2,400 Navigator Islands 1,242 6,092 Marshall Island 289 Rotumah Island 60s 1,202 Solomon Islands 44 989 Savage Islands 457 Macquarrie Island 382 Sandwich Islands 472 >.37> Guam 1,015 IVhale Fishery 2,960 i,799 North America: — Canada 205 United States of America:— On the Atlantic *»°,*35 24,293 On the Pacific 49,421 3-565 South America:— Chili S China ... 56,015 39,863 Java 342 5,460 Singapore Bengal and Birmah 35.928 336 Madras 48 Mauritius 162,699 Europe:— 1,863 France Totals £6,973,418 £6,32 7.472 * This includes ;o!d of the value of £361,360.

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No. IV.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at the under-mentioned Ports during the Year 1877.

Entered. Cleared. Ports. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland 3.4'6 172,859 18,835 3.422 '70.341 18,939 Onehunga '83 35, 674 2,747 180 34,018 2.635 Thames 2.577 89,684 10,752 2.575 89,661 10,750 Russell 568 3,378 37.523 563 3.474 37.167 Mongonui 81 8,117 1.034 78 8,081 1,028 Hokianga 43 4,737 222 32 2,919 150 Kaipara '59 20,289 923 130 14.138 73' Wangaroa 189 20,024 1,366 '85 18,456 i.3'S Tauranga 379 29,264 3,262 378 29.319 3.272 Poverty Bay 245 28,504 2,784 244 28,569 2,780 New Plymouth ... 167 59,199 4,342 168 60,211 4.376 Waitara 72 3,392 237 67 3.267 223 Wanganui 443 3O,492 4,242 445 3°.641 4.234 Wellington 1.4'3 249,184 19,891 1,416 245.592 19.625 Napier 5'6 69,128 5,606 508 65,620 5.464 Wairau 166 9,794 1.274 169 9.865 1,292 Picton 241 59.508 4.528 241 59.49 8 4.539 Havelock 191 7>539 521 '94 7.7*7 521 Kaikoura 90 5,006 891 90 5,006 891 Nelson 1,469 '3S.O34 12,832 1,468 '37.004 13,011 Westport 293 34,284 4,388 293 33,855 4.053 Greymouth 35' 47.J2O 4,909 355 47.446 4.938 Hokitika 201 30, 234 2,35' 2'5 26,081 2.547 Lyttelton 1.579 240,343 15,228 i.559 235,080 '5.O44 Timaru 180 25,621 2,126 186 26,839 2, 160 Oamaru 39' SL 165 4,008 39i 5'.399 4,002 Dunedin 1.310 219,209 '5,597 1.342 234.299 16,004 Invercargill and Bluff Harbour 285 59,422 4,082 286 S4.056 4.256 Riverton 62 5.954 496 59 5.772 480 Totals for 1877 ... 17, 260 1.754.158 186,997 '7.239 1,738,224 186,427 Totals for 1876 ... '8,553 156,254 1,905.317 18,318 ',876,813 155.910

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No. V.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1877.

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Whence. British. Foreign. Totals. United Kingdom. British Possessions Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Ports of Arrival. U 02 si $1 at "3 J I ■ > in ■3 > CJ "3 • « I I 6 w j > I e i j I O E u 0 Auckland 2O ... 122 45 5 166 73.389 3,406 403 29 172 73.792 3,435 21 46,877 1,656 21 46,877 1,656 187 120,266 5,062 403 29 '93j 120,669 5,°9I Onehunga I 2i 1 2 886 50 73 9 3 959 59 2 886 50 73 9 3 959 59 ... Thames 1 235 8' 235 8 1 235 8 I 235 ... ... ... Russell 1 1 1 ••■ 11 2 2 1/5 3« 456 48 631 H .0 3,457 290 .0 3.457 H 12 3,632 321 456 48 14 4,088 369 Mongonui ... ... '"" 4 1,228 IOI 1,228 IOI 4 1,228 101 4 1,228 101 ... ... Hokianga 1 1 799 '5 60 1 799 ■ J 34° 10: 340 10 ... 1,139 25 2 1.139 25 Kaipara 3 6 3 829 27 6 1,544 10 2.373 87 3 829 27 1.544 60 10 2,373 87 Poverty Bay 1 I 129 1 129 6 1 129 6 1 129 New Plymouth I ... I.I73 41 2 1.173 41 i,i73 4' i,i73 41 ... Wanganui Wellington 1 21 I ... ... 4 1 118 198 63,446 9 559 ... 42 1 119 198 64,005 9 1,682 4> 1,682 41 I 122 198 65,128 9 2,036 559 42 1 123 198 65,687 5.446 9 21 ... 97 1 •>995 2,037 2,078 Napier ,., 2 2 ... 18 20 5>446 205 ... 20 5.446 205 2O 5,446 205 20 205 Nelson 4 4 •■• 12 ' 6,501 223 16 6,501 223 16 6,501 223 16 6,501 223 ... Westport 11 11 1,969 in 11 1,969 in II 1,969 in 11 1,969 in ••• Grey mouth 18 18 2,821 127 18 2,821 127 18 2,821 127 18 2,821 127 Hokitika 33 33 11,34° 7'5 33 11.34° 7'5 33 ".340 7'5 33 n,34o 715 ... ... ... Lyttelton 27 27 ... 127 1 149 60,440 ',879 149 60,440 i,879 6 1,627 61 6 1,627 61 •55 62,067 i,94o '55 62,067 1,940 Timaru 22 21 4,593 ■H 21 4,593 174! 290 11 290 II 22 4,883 >8 5 22 4,883 185 Oamaru H '9 3,937 H3 19 3.937 >53 ■56 ■56 ' 20 4,o93j 159 20 4,093 64,65 1 26,919 388,568 159 ... Dunedin 35' J 18 ' 55,7O9 1,641 ' 5 12 95 55.714 i,653j ■9 8,937 205 '9 8,937 205 "3 64,646 26,919 384,389 1,846 5 .2 114 1,858 Bluff Harbour 1 1 I ... 47 596 1 49 26,919 •,729 49 26,919 1,729: ... 49 1.729 49 i>729 ; - ... ... Totals for 1877... Totals for 1876... 112 112' I H 84 v 726 320,135 12,530, _ "J 3.839 — 2.5 74; 323,974 346,97 8 '2,745 H 6ti 1 I 64.254 ;—; 2.37 1 '] 34° 2 447 " - [_ 64,594 46,202 2,38" 1,817 14,901 - 20 • 4,179 22 S 812 792 15,121 — - I— 2,996 " H 878 148 148 3 615 1° 95 7 799 343,982 ■3,192 leS '223 8.; I3,4i5: 59 45.755 i,798 ■9 6l 858' 389,737 14,990 20 1 3,443 242I 393,i8o 15,232

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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 1877.

lestination, British. Foreign. Totals. Unii Kingc ted lorn. British Ppssessions Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. With Cargoes, In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast Totals. Ports of Departure. ■s i o el i 1 i I U (A c 1 3 i 1 3 c r- ! > c 5 s a Si I Auckland IO 97 37 97 6 67 I.I 155 59.848I 3,005 44 16,896! 486! ■99 76-744 3,491 .9: 43,029 1.507 5,876 ■ 7 »S 48,905! 1,679 '74 102,877 4,5' 2 5° 22,772 658 224 '25,649 ... 5,17' Onchunga 6 1 1 7 3.2' 6 203 1 '77 7 8 3.393 .166 210 3,216 203 1 18 .. 35°, 3 105 ... 107 i77 7 8 3-393 366 211 Thames 2 ... 2 | 2 366 18 18 2 366 2 lj Russell , ... 11 3 2 708 40 -, 3 555 67 1,263 107 ... 11 3,76. 310 ... 3,761! 310 13 4469 1,336 555 6/ 16 5,O24 4i; 5 11 Mongonui 1 ... 4 ' 108 5 1 108 5 1,228 100 1,228 100 5 ! 5 ',336 IOI Hokianga 10 ... 26: ... 1 IO 3A33 97 ... 10 3,433 97 34O 10 340 10 11 3,773 i n 3,773 IO; Kaipara 4 26 S. 6°7 204 ■ 5,607 204 1,690 38 1,690 38 30 7,297 242 ... ! 30 7,297 24: Wanganui ... 1 1 198 9 198 9 1 I 198 9I 1 198 ... Wellington >3 34) 64 6 .5 2 ■ 7 49: 41,528 1.338 6} 29,588 859 116 71,116 2,197 2,093 45 2,093 45 49 41,528 1,338: 7' 31,681 904 120 28 73,209 7' 2,242 Napier 6 "i 4.759, 149 16 4,323 142 28 9,082 291 12 4,759 149 16 16 4,32.V 142 9,082 291 ... Nelson 3 8 8 1 3 1,333 89 8 2,325 71 11 3,658 160 3 1,333 8 9 [ 8 8 2,325| '■ 11 3,658 160 ■• Westport 8 5,056 SS 1 3'5 9 9 1,242 64 8 927 55 1 315 * ! 1,2421 64 ... Greymoutii 23 292 23 5>°56 292 23 5,056 7,647 292 ... 5,056 292 Hokitika 23 ■•■ 23 7> 647 512 23 64,250 5'2 23 512 .- 23 7,647 a' 2 ... ... - Lyttelton 23 58 78 78 1 8 81 38,066 1,149 69 79 26,184' 740 160 1,889 207 7 7 2,420 67 8 2,627 74 82 38,273 1,156 86 B6 28,604 807 168 66,877 i,9 6 3 Timaru 9 6 6 ... . • 1,922 6 i,344 | „ m 3,266 118 290 11 290 11 9 2,212 80 6 (< 1,344 49 •5 3,556 129 Oaraaru 11 6 6 1 9 1,520 69 6 1,487 50 15 3,007 119 5i6 19 516J 19 12 2,036 88: 6 6 1,487 50 18 3,523 ■38 3 ... Dunedin IS '6 34 34 1 17 3" 21,273 619 45 23,611 663 76 44,884 1,282! 1 465 13 6 2,839 B? 3,304 82 32 2',738 632 5' S' 26,450 732; !«3 48,188 1,364 Bluff Harbour ... 3 ... 43 5 5 2 45 27.997 1.768 7 3,15O 122 H 3I.H7 1,890: 300 11 388 11 46 28,385 i,779 7 i\ 3,150 I22| 53 3i,535 1,901 ... Totals for 1877 1 _ 7° 378 256 256 93 51 495 225,314 9,681 284 "0,153 3,274 779 335,467 '2,955 ♦6 5 r»9i4 2,026 '■' 13228 353 65.142 2,379 54i 277,228 '■,707 307 123,381 3,627| 848 400,609 307 15334 u 1 -: I i I Totals for 1876 61 I 394 260 i 260 91 59 506 207,103 8,744 307 141,411] 4,169 348,5H 12,913 37,010 1.529! 7,8io| 44,820 1,690 546 244,"3 10,273,320 f866 14,603 •3 40 '3 ■6l 32O 149,221 4,33°,

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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 1877.

No. VIII.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1877.

Ente: El). With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Nationality of Vessels. Vessels. Tons. | Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. iritish foreign 726 66 320,135 64,254 12,53° 2.371 19 3.839 1 34O 215 10 745 67 323.974 64.594 12,745 2,381 Totals 384.389 8l2 388,568 15,126 792 14,901 20 4.179 225 Clea i:d. Iritish foreign 495 4 6 22S.3I4 5i>9i4 9,681 2,026 284 23 "0,153 13,228 3,274 353 779 69 335.467 65,142 '2,955 2,379 Totals 54i 277,228 11,707 307 123,381 3,627 848 400,609 15,334

Heads of Receipts. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits ,, New Zealand Cigars and Snuff ... Tobacco ... „ Sheepwash Wine Ale, Beer, &c. (in bottle) „ (in wood) Tea Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... „ Roasted Sugar and Molasses Opium Goods by weight Ad valorem Other Duties not specified above 12s. per gallon... 6s. per gallon ... Ss. perlb. 2s. 6d. per lb. ... 3d. per lb. ... I 4s. per gallon ... is. 3d. per gallon is. per gallon ... 6d. per lb. 3d. per lb. ... 5d. per lb. id. per lb. 20s. per lb. 614,038 gallons 19,066 gallons ... 71,3801b. 1,029,840 lb. 11,600 lb. 186,335 gallons 318,800 gallons 79,880 gallons 3,112,760 lb. ... 641,280 lb. 1,296 lb. 30,162,720 lb. ... 2,689 "». £ 368,423 5.720 17.845 128,730 J45 37.267 19,925 3.994 77.819 8,016 27 125,678 2,689 72.445 303,143 41.613 Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty Merchant Shipping Act Fees Arms Act Lighthouse Dues Oyster Act Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Receipts £1,213,479 87 5.497 1.023 '.7°4 11,150 12 36,686 19,170 667 43.8oi Total Duties and Revenues ... £1.333.27' Customs Department, 5th July, 1877. William Seed, Secretary of Customs. ton.—1878. Authority : Geobgb Didsbuby, GoTernment Printer, Wellini