IMPORTS, EXPORTS, ETC. (RETURN OF), SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE COLONY.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1886 Session I, H-02a

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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORTS, EXPORTS, ETC. (RETURN OF), SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE COLONY.

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

Table showing Total Values Imports and Exports, Amount of Customs Revenue collected, and Number and Tonnage of Vessels entered inwards and cleared outwards, from the Foundation of the Colony in 1841 to 1884 inclusive. (Prepared for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London.)

i lie foregoing figures.are taken from the following sources:— For the years 1841 to 1844.—From annual Blue-books of the colony, compiled for transmission to the Colonial Office (unpublished). For the year 1845.—From returns published in the New Zealand Gazette. For the years 1840 and 1847.—From the annual Blue-books above referred to. (For continuation of remarks see following page.)

* Customs duties were abolished on the 28th September, 1844, by an ordinance imposing a rate upon real property, which ordinance was repealed on the Bth April, 1845, when Customs duties wore again levied. t Province of New Ulster only. I The figures for 1885 were added after the completion of the returns for that year.

Shipping. Total Value. Amount of Customs Revenue. Year. Inwards. Outwards. i Imports. Exports. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 :;•■ :V 1849 1850 .1851 1852f 853 1854 1855 185G 1857 1858 .185;) 18C0 18G1. 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 l.<-'8<) 1881 1882 1883 1884 L885.J £ 133,358 253,989 191,207 111,619 116,811 155,475 202,355 233,844 254,680 240,204 349,540 167,205 597,828 891,201 813,460 710,869 992,995 1,141,273 1,551,030 1,548,333 2,493,811 4,620,082 7,024,674 7,000,655 5,594,977 5,894,863 5,344,607 4,985,748 4,976,126 4,639,015 ! 4,078,193 5,142,951 6,464,687 j 8,121,812 8,029,172 6,905,171 6,978,418 l 8,755,603 8,374,585 6,162,011 7,457,045 8,809,270 i 7,974,038 ' 7,668,888 i 7,479,921 I £ 17,717 25,070 53,945 49,648 76,911 82,656 45,485 44,215 130,662 115,416 84,160 81,230 303,282 320,891 365,868 318,433 3G9,395 458,023 551,484 588,953 1,370,247 2,422,734 3,485,405 3,401,667 3,713,218 4,520,074 4,644,678 4,429,198 4,224,860 4,822,756 5,282,084 5,190,065 5,610,371 5,251,209 5,828,627 5,673,465 6,327,472 6,015,700 5,743,120 6,352,692 6,060,8C6 ,6,658,008 7,095,999 7,091,667 0,819,939 £ 3,073 14,137 9,776 8,434* 8,770' 18,658 30,475 30,867 34,614 42,635 49,189 23,562 70,299 105,311 105,052 101,059 131,731 151,636 168,316 189,168 260,803 399,436 592,050 592,846 730,008 844,267 843,997 788,829 823,511 705,930 731,883 813,279 965,800 1,188,948 1,234,967 1,206,791 1,213,479 1,344,943 1,237,259 1,258,302 1,421,609 1,515,916 1,414,182 1,413,393 1,428,809 90 230 182 179 114 160 204 219 209 188 253 105 238 293 378 326 289 339 438 398 596 813 1,154 1,117 862 1,019 944 851 764 756 729 775 739 856 926 878 812 920 894 730 765 795 805 852 7S6 21,155 53,929 44,343 39,686 16,960 31,126 45,147 53,777 53,609 49,747 07,856 33,147 05,504 74,831 88,614 85,748 78,309 90,118 136,580 140,276 197,980 301,365 419,935 426,004 295,025 330,303 309,568 277,105 250,731 273,151 274,643 300,302 289,297 399,296 410,727 393,180 3S8,568 456,490 473,940 305,675 420,134 461,285 494,926 529,188 519,700 82 201 174 181 126 157 195 210 187 194 236 125 229 293 341 323 283 322 398 398 546 783 1,094 1,089 783 986 950 873 771 766 709 743 704 822 940 806 84S 886 908 786 762 769 851 872 780 17,413 44,230 36,402 37,923 15,837 30,976 41,130 50,596 44,180 48,531 64,734 37,87'J 62,891 76,718 79,825 82,991 76,524 82,293 120,392 140,293 205,350 288,647 394,005 433,253 283,020 306,979 308,169 287,710 247,764 265,407 265,618 285,360 281,847 385,533 417,820 393,334 400,6011 428,493 475,752 424,041 413,487 438,551 507,565 534,242 513,000

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Ji'or the years 1848 to 1851. —From annual Blue-books of Now Ulster (unpublished), and from returns in the New Munster Gazette. [Note. —On the Ist January, 1848, the colony was divided into two provinces, namely, Now Ulster, embracing the then existing settlements of Auckland, Russell, and New Plymouth ; and New Munster, those of Wellington and Nelson, and subsequently Otago, founded in 1848, and Canterbury in 1850.] For the year 1852.—The information for the whole colony for this year cannot be stated, as returns or statistic;; for the Province of New Munster cannot be found. For the years 1853 to 1884. —The published annual statistics of the colony. Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 16th October, 1885. Secretary and Inspector of Customs,

Table showing Importation of Horses, Cattle, and Sheep into New Zealand from the Foundation of the Colony in 1841 to 1884 inclusive. (Prepared for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London.)

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Year. Horses. Cattle. Sheep. 1841 1842 1843 1 1 86 164 70 60 2 1 25 79 409 22 1,345 Ill 1,288 390 4,708 845 3,775 248 Auckland. Wellington. Russell. The whole colony. Auckland. Wellington. Russell. Nelson. New Plymouth. The whole colony. No returns. a &§ ° & o 3 ."o| Is o <u A1 .33 g 2 223 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 18S8 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 188:) 3 831 1882 1883 1884 1885* $1 8 618 1,482 323 337 429 40 741 143 530 934 1,180 870 96 479 1,071 819 2,686 3,977 8,788 3,201 300 231 1,687 1,619 603 126 329 348 590 896 480 179 64 229 106 70 65 79 24 22 29 2,911 4,434 782 6 984 87 1,594 2,647 1,240 1,629 174 271 721 70 341 340 11,236 18,888 7,337 3,445 5,883 4,348 1,399 1,104 23 7 16 36 92 71 54 89 475 964 52 54 30 16 6 12,594 4,291 2,929 3,156 30,915 5,345 24,065 21,036 17,034 12,477 7,681 3,067 18,791 27,448 85,216 182,316 90,736 153,878 9,529 5,135 10,496 9,724 3,181 954 141 1,333 1,717 1,626 2,648 1,950 1,125 1,215 871 357 431 472 654 1,150 798 The whole colony. Province of Now Ulster. Province of New Munstor. Province of Now Ulster. Tho whole colony. ,£j O "c3 yj *O QJ P CO Is O r-t ' § J s o I o> K * The figures for 1885 were added after the completion of the returns for that year.

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Table showing Number of Live Stock in New Zealand for Years 1843 to 1881.

Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 16th October, 1885. Secretary and Inspector of Customs. [Approximate Cost of Paper. — Preparation) nil; printing (1,850 copies), ,£'■> ds.j

Authority: Geobcse Didsbuky, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBo.

Year. Horses. Cattle. Shoei). 1843 L844 L845 L846 L847 L848 L849 528 520 1,517 1,002 1,313 345 2,722 1,835 1,332 082 4,0G5 4,080 14,512 10,093 10,694 4,150 28,087 22,214 14,381 7,591 10,255 10,008 55,480 0,724 6,617 53,348 100,100 218,619 18,983 114,773 The whole colony. ) S !$ No returns. •« -2 °? The whole colony. Jj fi New Ulster. § § » -,c-=".£ Nelson Provincial District. J Sj The whole colony. 3 New Munster. o. New Ulster. Nelson Provincial District, j pj| L850 L851 ■852 Census periods. L851 .850 .858 .861 .804 .807 .874 .878 .881 2,890 9,243 14,912 28,275 49,409 05,570 99,859 137,788 101,730 34,787 91,928 137,204 193,285 249,700 312,337 494,917 578,430 698,037 233,043 990,988 1,523,324 2,701,583 4,937,273 8,409,919 11,704,853 13,009,338 12,985,085 The whole colony. ") u >?J, " 11 & o. ■ 00 S» GO /' H ■-) <-■ BJ'S 1. J £