IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1886.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session I, H-04

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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1886.)

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

No. CONTENTS. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported during the Year 1886. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles expobted during the Year 1886. lll.—Return showing the Articles expop»ted fob Dbawback from New Zealand during tho Year 1886. IV.—Return showing the Value of the Imposts and Expobts from and to each Country during the Year 1886. V.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels enteeed and cleabed Coastwise of New Zealand Ports during the Year 1886. Vl.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been entebed Inwabds during the Year 1886. Vll.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been cleared Outwakds during the Year 1886. Vlll.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Bbitish and Foreign Vessels entebed and cleabed at New < Zealand Ports during the Year 1886. IX.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1886.

No. I.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported into New Zealand during the Years 1886 and 1885.

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1880. 1885. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. I Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Lcid— Acetic Carbolic Fluoric Muriatic Nitric Oleic .. Oxalic Salicylic Sulphuric Tartaric Other kinds grated and mineral waters.. Lgricultural implements Jkali— Soda ash „ carbonate .. „ bicarbonate caustic „ crystals „ nitrate „ silicate Jum inimals, living— Bees Birds .. Dogs Donkeys Ferrets, stoats, and weasels Horned cattle Horses Kangaroos Pigeons.. Pigs Poultry.. Sheep Turtles .. inchors .. Lpparel and slops .. 58,525 lb. .. 6,456 gal. 207 lb. 6,827 » 3,041 „ £ 1,388 1,257 16 £ ■■ a. 138 2 6 Free. 50,582 lb. 2,936 gal. 50 lb. 3,843 „ 5,065 „ 18 „ 1,280 „ 537 » 7,282 „ 194,420 „ 452 „ 15,297 doz. 2,536 pkg- £ 1,275 740 8 65 175 1 31 168 127 I3,4 89 19 3,571 13,833 £ a. a. 119 14 7 Free. 92 72 8,3851b. .. 99i ,/ 13,822 „ 127,434 „ .. 28 „ 13,018 doz. 1,823 pig173 365 148 10,186 Free. 549 5 3 Free. 804 5 10 Free. 49 2,875 10,954 » # 281 cwt. .. 58 „ .. 3.352 „ 9,351 „ 19,004 „ 601 „ 3.674 » 367 « 117 70 1,580 6,105 3,800 Ill 168 1 5 Free. 950 11 10 Free. 218 cwt. 99 „ 3,888 „ 9.230 „ 23,054 » 676 „ 4,280 „ 103 89 1,865 6,274 4,623 410 2,062 191 10 11 9 186 10 4 Free. 1,110 10 8 Free. 432 1,535 172 411 „ 1 pkg. 50 No. 11,, 4 13 135 8 pkg. 331 No. 12 „ 10 „ 216 „ 6 „ 29 „ 2 „ 59 59 61 Free. 200 284 „ 7 « 52 „ 1 „ 1,136 310 9.450 1 342 490 5.690 3 410 „ 3 » 158 „ 180 „ 5 » 412 cwt. 6,905 pkg29 „ 23 31 232 1 1956 18 394 208,006 846 12 No. 98 „ 798 » 4 it 498 cwt. 6,819 pkg. 49 « 48 J5i 4>83° 5 399 214,634 2,046 Free. 31,100 12 6 Free. 32,059 2 3 Free.

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1880. 1885. Articles. [Quantity imported. Value, j Duty received. Quantity imported. Value, j Duty received. Arms, ammunition, and explosives— Accoutrements Arms, sporting .. ,. „ military Pistols Caps, percussion.. Cartridges £ £ ■• d. £ £ s. d. i8o pkg. 1,652 No. 8 iS3 e 7>6i4,555 . 323,216 „ 410,000 No.* 827,713 No. .. 37,100 „ 268,513lb. 776,500 No. .. 103,946 coils .. 6,047 4,523 33 144 1,841 710 1,148 911 50 20,214 1,197 3,310 Free. 717 16 4 4 19 o 21 13 4 380 14 7 95 19 n Free.* 21 pkg. 2,041 No. 137 „ 124 „ 7,860,700 „ 611,744 „ 547 5,671 313 116 1,600 770 Free. 832 8 5 46 2 o 17 7 o 393 o 10 107 19 10 Cartridge cases 41 7 10 Free. 758,000 No. .. 196,200 „ 177,260 lb. 342,000 No. .. 109,169 coils .. 2,240 lb. '984 186 13,642 39° 3,399 352 37 18 1 Free. Dynamite „ detonators for .. Fuse .. Gun-cotton Other explosives Ordnance stores Torpedo and submarine stores Powder— Blasting Military Sporting Shot .. Swords .. Unenumerated Art, works of, other than pictures Arrowrooj; Arsenic Bacon and hams — Bacon Hams 55 pkg. ■ • 1,796 . 961 „ 562,9751b. .. 6,450 lb.* .. 51,7271b. 2,871 cwt. 3g No. 28 pkg. 354 20,561 14,991 11,649 391 6,163 2,955 us 299 Free. Free.*| 1,274 4 5 1,392 15 6 Free. 521 pkg. 448,750 lb. 52,9881b. 3,423 cwt. 51 No. 72 pkg. 15,154 10,398 6,162 3,543 153 537 » Free. Free. 1,324 12 10 1,711 13 o Free. 17 * 46,002 lb. 641 cwt. 233 904 421 1 // 82,2481b. 1,165 cvvfc. 1,000 1,573 1,096 i „ 23J . 2 94 62 094 14 13 2 Free.t 10J cwt. 63J » 396 9 3 3 23 10 1 Bags and sacks— Corn-Backs Flour-bags Gunny-bags Other kinds 367,931 doz. .. 75,5io „ .. 5,558 „ .. 6,464 „ 54,541 „ ■■ 4,233 tons 475 pkg15 cwt. 80,647 13,169 1,539 1,046 4,364 42,511 1,637 40 Free. 406,197 doz. .. 52,315 „ ■■ 5,298 „ .. 6,798 „ •• 16,997 « ■■ 4,323 tons 421 pkg. 66 cwt. 87,996 11,345 563 1,045 2,349 45,581 1,535 77 Free. 161 17 3 Free. H7 5 5 Free. Bark Basket and wiokerware Beche-de-mer BeerBottled Bulk .. Beeswax .. Biscuits — Fancy Plain .. 328,243 gal. .. 34,234 » •• 5 cwt. 71,210 3,732 29 it ■21,7.?,O 18 II 2,215 15 9 Free. 444,224 gal. .. 50,794 " •■ 30 cwt. 96,684 5,545 171 28,661 7 6 2,476 2 9 Free. Blacking Blacklead Blue Boats „ (ferry steamers) Bones Books, printed Boots and shoes Boot-webbing Borax Brass Brassware 19,6471b. 107 cwt. 121 „ 1,629 pkg. .. 1,071 „ 94,5271b. 16 No. 2 „ 257 tons 6,706 pkg. 49,106 doz. prs. 30,763 yds. .. 138 cwt. 316 „ 184 pkg. 628 102 261 2,762 2,027 2,543 536 10,010 969 110,491 157,445 1,762 278 1,181 3,106 169 8 7 15 18 1 Free. 434 10 7 293 on 453 13 11 Free. 22,5661b. 100 cwt. 62 „ 1,504 pkg. 514 » 160,049 lb. 15 No. 87 tons 6,967 pkg. 56,839 doz. prs. 30,354 yds. .. 103 cwt. 256 „ 158 pkg. 201 „ 773 75 279 3,747 1,718 4,75s 477 364 119,026 185,642 2,533 234 886 2,601 42 180 14 5 14 19 8 Freo. 54i " 5 255 o 3 648 19 5 Free. Free. 15,012 15 o Free. 15,693 11 5 Freo. 454 6 10 Free. 412 8 5 Free. BricksBath .. Clay Fire Bristles .. Brushware and brooms 34,066 No. 27,522 „ 53,840 ,, 33 lb. 518 pkg. no 67 426 it 26,870 No. 10,012 „ 36,372 „ 350 lb. 718 pkg. 3 » 28 „ 161 32 158 22 10,857 74 626 Brushes, hair and comb Buckets and tubs — Iron Wood .. Building material Butter .. Candles Canes and rattans Canvas Cards, playing Carpeting and druggeting .. 17 pkg. .. 7 7,169 467 1,110 19 9 71 8 o 1,588 1 o Free. 97 2 11 1,665 „ 247 „ 164 cwt. .. 14,566 „ 523 bundles .. 623 pkg. 4,872 doz.packs 1,224 pkg. •• 1 „ 160 No. 1,146 179 498 574 42,117 in 14,318 1,441 26,054 400 3,112 166 11 9 25 1 4 Frae. 10,035 8 4 Free. 1,860 „ ' .. 243 » 5 cwt. .. 22,067 „ 2,003 bundles 720 pkgs. 6,328 doz. packs 1,648 pkg. .. 1,309 98 283 23 71,673 164 16,367 2,027 36,234 195 8 1 14 14 0 Free. 14,781 4 5 Free. 1,295 8 o 3,9iS 9 5 Free.* 466 15 7 1,385 13 6 5,372 16 5 385 No'." 8,666 1,299 17 11 Carriages .. * For Government use. t Returned New Zealand produce.

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1886. 1885. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. £ 14,089 2,743 2,238 45 38 637 72,631 795 3,449 512 282 £ s. d. Free. £ 15.897 2,298 758 926 £ s. d. Free. Carnage materials.. Perambulators Bicycles and tricycles Carts and wagons 387 pkg. 155 No. .. 3 » 4 » 4,139 » 123,454 brl. .. 154 tons 223 tons 10 ewfc. 40 tons 79J cwfc. 320 17 1 6 15 0 Free.* Free. 3,216 o 0 Free. 309 pkg. 45 No. 72 „ 112 14 10 138 18 o Casks, empty Cement Chaff Chains Chain cables Cheese Chemical manufactures Chicory China and porcelain ware .. 880 „ 136,569 brl. .. 65 tons 1S9 tons 18 cwt. 42 „ 5 „ 103 cwt. 405 83,792 495 3,405 633 401 13,006 208 16,584 Free. 4,689 17 o Free. 0 4,418 lb. 1,670 pkg. 9 ,/ 11,099 114 I4.8S7 85 69 5 o 2,241 9 1 Free.f 9,4281b. 1,836 pkg. .. 85 7 o 2.494 9 3 Cider and perry — Bottled In wood Clocks 456 gal. 1,003 » 10,791 No. 1 „ 119,873 tons.. 100 „ .. if . ■■ 137 104 5,250 100 123,345 346 24 41 11 4 62 14 o 836 14 11 Free.f Free. 711 gal. 425 « 24,887 No. .. i j 162 65 10,103 48 9 o 18 1 11 1,407 13 2 Coals Coke .. Charcoal Patent fuel Cocoa and chocolate Cocoa beans Coffee— Raw » .. Boasted Confectionery „ boiled sugars, &c. Copper— Nails Pig, bar, and sheet Rod and bolt Sheathing Copperware Copra Cordage .. 201,034 lb, 3 8,594 « ■■ 361,942 „ 977 » •• 3,787 P k.?- ■• 117,076 lb. 17.535 1,480 12,086 7° 8,871 3.325 2,642 13 5 156 16 9 4,823 16 6 20 9 2 1,346 11 4 966 9 2 131,362 tons .. 244 „ .. Ji , - - 3 cwt. 311,124 lb. 7,773 » 4 I4,5i3 » 886 „ 3,282 pkg. 216,8531b. .. ! 147.083 592 12 12 29,199 371 14,109 51 11,764 6,265 Free. 3.471 Z5 4 31 17 9 4,959 16 1 58 9 7 1.743 17 " 1,592 13 10 84 cwt. 1,510 „ 39 » 124 , 67 pkg. 962 tons 153 « 14 » 99 » 94 cwt. 56,543 gross .. 335 3.897 127 325 299 10,841 8,193 73i 3,827 247 4,533 Free. * 45 15 ° Free. 769 6 o Free. no cwt. I.513 » 38 „ 615 „ 53 pkg. 1318 tons 248 tons 5 cwt. 41 „ 10 „ 113 tons 89 cwt. 55,037 gross .. 470 5,589 105 1,767 419 14,815 12,981 1,928 3,386 188 4,827 Free. 65 10 1 Free. 1,228 2 8 Free. „ galvanized iron Cork Corks, cut Cotton piece-goods — Calicos, white and grey, in the piece Coloured cotton shirtings.. Corduroy Cotton dress-prints Moleskins Other kinds 3,44i pkg- .. 1,282 „ 92,218 3S.6I5 787 37,622 7.385 9,605 28,092 674 3 4 Free. 3,642 pkg. .. 1,512 „ 39 n 1,306 ■ „ 266 . 98,291 49,389 806 35.059 6,840 7,279 39,466 700 12 8 Free. 39 » 1,464 „ 275 „ 398 „ 959 « *> 3,977 1-3 " 299 „ 1,224 . ft 5.939 7 9 Cotton — Raw Waste .. Wick .. Curiosities Cutlery .. Doors Drapery .. 172,023 lb. 2,088 owt. 19,728 lb. 53 P kS' 429 „ 452 No. 22,031 pkg. .. 4,688 3,788 1,363 152 14,419 271 809,985 Free. 2,208 6 3 62 18 0 123,621 12 7 214,4661b. 2,376 cwt. 14,697 lb. 148 pkg. 4S0 „ 314 No. 35.536 pkg. .. V 2,521 „ 5,566 . 4,341 „ 7.393 • 3,239 , 5,005 „ 326 „ .. 97 » 314 » 414 cwt. 7,619 pkg. .. 6,439 4,089 1,022 186 16,206 136 1,016,546 80 73.OI4 39,3 6I 3!,797 25,336 6,700 34,246 856 5° 7,888 2,400 108,354 Free. ft 2,253 J5 9 31 8 o 150,978 1 9 Free.{ Free. 5,624 12 o 4,712 10 6 Free. „ tailors' trimmings .. Drugs Druggists' wares 2,1971*S6,514 „ 5,959 „ 9,43i „' 4.585 » 6,813 „ 298 „ 94 » 276 „ 413 cwt. 6,413 P^. 62,704 37,366 38.651 25,272 9,285 40, 868 1,488 62 7.235 2,181 82,576 Free. 5,665 10 1 5.147 15 6 Free. Dyes Earthenware 6,367 18 7 Free. 5,149 16 9 Free. Eggs Electroplated ware Engine-packing Fancy goods Feathers — Ornamental Other kinds Felt, sheathing Fire engines Fire hose and other appliances Fireworks FishDried, pickled, and salted Potted and preserved 1,044 19 4 Free. 12,692 8 3 1,256 16 6 Free. 15,983 10 7 ii,, 50 owt. 747 PkS3 No. Si pkg. 575 « 555 235 1,819 38 1,988 95° 83 9 o Free. 10 „ 39 cwt. 953 .Pkg83 No. 966 pkg. 706 „ 454 217 1,711 2,563 3.964 1,124 68 2 3 Free. 1,355 cwt. 961,1831b. .. 2,799 , 2,731 25,302 62 145 o 8 3.883 17 7 Free.* 4,419 cwt. 1,006,830 lb... 8,141 27,032 440 17 7 4,434 n 6 * Returned New Zealand produce. tFoi Government Jia :e. } For church purposes.

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18RC. 1885. [Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Flock Flour 96,312lb. 11,808 centals 220 „ 12 pkg. £ 2.475 6,666 in 428 / s. d. Free. 577 6 11 Free.* 64 1 11 85,381 lb. 30,369 centals £ 1,334 15,520 £ s. d. tree. 1,494 7 11 Flowers, artificial Fruits — Bottled Preserved Dried, unenumcratod Currants Raisins Fresh .. Fungus Furniture and upholstery .. 14 pkg. 629 94 6 11 947 doz. 410 „ 2,852 cwt. .. 15,675 „ 10,050 „ 171,100 pkg. .. 490 cwt. 7,942 pkg- .. 557 ,, 41 „ 93 » 373 35i 5,739 19,892 19,13° 67,930 700 43,823 2,380 432 2,392 14,633 49 3 o 50 10 3 2,739 17 5 16,341 13 6 9,444 16 9 Free. 1,720 doz. 1,177 » 5,369 cwt. .. 21,459 „ 9,i74 ,, 224,171 pkg. .. 183 ovvt. 9,001 pkg. 669 1,015 9,594 24,582 16,576 81,977 240 50,622 83 14 o 133 16 o 4,658 18 9 20,138 8 3 8,223 19 9 Free. 6,538 18 2 Free. \ Freo.f I 354 1 o Free. 7.745 6 11 39° » 3,580 Free. Gasaliers and chandeliers .. Gas-plant Glass— Bottles Plato Window 9,709 pkg. .. 9 65 ,, 15,186 „ 17 » 4,248 „ 3 „ 643 ewt. 54 Pkg. 10,776 6,831 12,435 656 19,746 88 „ 6,701 pkg. .. 788 „ 15,654 » 6 „ 3,035 ,, 9 „ 808 cwt. 63 pkg. 2,479 22,437 9,675 7,347 14,067 117 16,247 182 354 13 I Freo, 1,037 15 3 1,646 14 o Free. 2,966 10 5 Free.J' Free. 1,098 10 6 1,655 11 1 Free. Glassware 2,437 15 11 Free. Glue" .. '.'. '.'. Goldleaf .. Grain and pulse— Barley .. Pearl barley Beans and peas Linseed Maize Malt .. Oats Peas, split Peanuts 53 bushels 7§ cwt. 1,314 bushels 289 556 „ 670 „ 27 1,297 cwt. 853 centals 6 tons 47,697 cwt. .. 8,813 bushels 40 1,816 886 18 33 787 97 119 262 8 0 19 2 078 27 o 10 4 16 6 11 14 9 67 o o o 7 11 66 7 o 3 1 19 9 Free. 10,146 12 4 198 5 10 82 bushels 5 cwt. i,6Sy bushels 139 2,402 „ 1,890J „ 20 „ 2,279 920 35 18 855 48 414 819 17 872 524 1 13 9 o 4 10 37 6 2 246 50 o 4 189 1 o 068 72 o 9 19 17 o 737 973 60 1,457 ow*529 centals Bice Wheat .. Other kinds Grindery 100 pkg. 242 „ i,752 „ 4 » 1,727 » 71 » 33,432 2,070 271 2,409 13,322 10 51,640 1,373 6 19 9 354 5 6 Free. 49,777 cwt. .. 4,462 bushels 15 473 pkg205 „ 1,581,, 2 „ ■ < 1,686 „ 69 „ 37,223 896 5 524 2,590 15,039 6 11,663 J6 1 100 7 8 Free. I 11 19 8 377 5 o Free. Guttapercha goods.. Haberdashery 1 10 o 7,810 18 10 Free. 7,700 9 10 Free. „ sewing silks, cottons and threads 52,420 1,539 Hair „ curled „ seating Hardware and ironmongery 938 „ 311 cwt. 262 „ 55 pkg. .. 40 ,&jo „ ., 4,777 « 80 „ 3,180 „ 3,i54 » 27,228 1,262 956 1,838 139,809 20,414 1,850 7,308 9,593 21,054 11 7 Free. Free.} 1,024 „ 313 cwt. 399 „ 37 P kg- ■ • 39,397 » 6,893 „ 27,701 1,701 1,829 1,402 147,475 23,188 # m 22,092 19 II Free. Axes and hatchets Spades and shovels Hats and caps— Straw Felt or other materials 2,221 pkg. 3,634 „ 5,494 10,731 Free. Silk Hatters' materials Hay Hemp Hides Holloware Honey Hops 613 ,, •• 1,193 „ 3 Pkg230 „ 313 tons 1,021 No. 564 pkg. 5,360 lb. 308 cwt. '",343 25,486 19 4,188 10,646 704 3,363 98 1,449 1,507 2 3 3,987 5 6 2 17 o Free. 511 o o Free. 797 3 9 604 „ i,i57 » 3 » 4 - 162 „ 9 tons 534 » 572 No. 260 pkg. 6,694 lb. 297 cwt. 92 „ 1,044 pkg. 24 „ 205 „ 10,925 28,101 49 97 4,!77 58 20,533 304 2,509 179 1,720 200 42,614 377 5,146 1,637 " 9 4>°39 1 3 Free.J 14 11 o Free. 354 6 10 Free. 811 8 9 Free.* 6,328 5 3 57 ° 2 Free. Hosiery .. Indiarubber goods 1,123 pkg. 66 „ 173 . 42,473 262 4.673 6,382 o 1 39 6 o Free. InkPrinting Writing 503 ,, 344 » 10 „ 1,755 1,309 102 181 10 5 Free.} 706 „ 330 - 2,599 1,666 225 19 8 Instruments, musical— Harmoniums 77 No. 1 „ 259 „ 16 „ 1,195 „ 738 29 3,72i 2,229 30,778 no o 8 Free.f 566 7 2 Free.t 4,693 2 6 61 No. 608 58 3,574 2,498 33,945 90 9,012 91 5 8 Free.f 522 9 8 Free.f 5,009 1 4 Free.f 1,377 4 10 Organs Pianos 5 ,, 262 „ 17 » 1,264 „ 1 „ 421 pkg. Other kinds 410 pkg. 8,265 1,285 13 o * lleturned New Zealand produce. t For church purposes. } For Government use.

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188G. 1885. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported.) Value. Duty receivod. Instruments— Optical Scientific Surgical Surveying Other kinds 195 pkg. 344 » 228 „ £ 3,292 2,948 1,918 1,104 31 £ s. d. Free. 239 pkg. 325 . r97 » • • i 31 „ 5 // £ 4,439 3,564 1,705 945 59 £ b. a. Free. 33 « 3 « Iron — Angle Bar, bolt, and rod Bolts and nuts Castings 130 tons 7.7°4 » 422 „ 32 „ 95 cwt. 6,687I tons .. 803 54.253 7.560 383 57 100,132 465 tons 9,461 „ 449 , 19 cwt. 3,551 70.634 9>3°i 39 Galvanized and corrugated 9 10 0 13.375 " 1 6,915 tons 13 » 114,388 225 13,829 19 4 Free* Galvanized tiles .. „ plain sheet Gates and posts Hoop Pig Pipes, cast „ wrought Plate .. Bails E ailway bolts and fastenings Sheet .. Tanks, 400 gallons ., 200 „ Wire, fencing „ telegraph .. , for reapers and binders „ netting „ imenurnerated Un enumerated Isinglass Jams and jellies Jewellery Lamps and lanterns 15J tons 848 „ 39 cwt. 731 tons 3,593 » 2,300 „ 91 „ 1,019 „ 969 „ 67 . 885 „ 2,247 No. 268 „ 7,390 tons .. 40 „ 8,359 pkg. 161J tons 183 „ 2,747 lb. •• 575,867 „ 316 pkg. 1,601 „ 10 „ 1 cwt. 250 13,420 40 6,616 12,630 16,851 1.445 8,026 6,336 702 8,159 7,022 551 80,088 1,332 989 7,748 2,609 2,223 642 12,172 25,970 71*57 159 1 15 10 o Free. 7 14 9 Free. m 564 5 o 34 o ° 7,202 8 6 Free. 1,012 tons 38 cwt. 972 tons 7 cwt. 4,134! tons .. 2,343f „ 188J , 993 » 5,621-J „ .. 37° » 811 „ 2,314 No. 315 » 5,893 tons 12 cwt. 93 tons 109J „ 5.723 pkg. 435 tons 44* . 4, in 1b. 525.365 . ■• 373 pkg. 1,293 » 17,171 98 8,924 I4, 8l3 17,620 3,O39 10,466 34.649 4,461 8,924 7.751 675 79,877 1,838 3,275 5,230 5,878 806 692 ",354 28,771 5,211 Free. 7 14 3 Free. H It 582 15 o 38 10 o 6,906 16 4 Free. 96 5 8 3,360 2 6 3,869 15 9 1,024 J8 9 Free. 98 2 10 3,158 12 10 4.3i6 17 7 779 14 9 Lard Lead — Pig Pipe .. Sheet Manufacturers Leather .. 6 cwt. 33 Free. 194 tons 25 tons 11 cwt. 597 tons 10 pkg. 3,684 cwt. 244 „ 185 pkg. 316 „ 2,877 424 8,680 32 49,645 4, 647 4,896 4.743 14 89" 8 9 Free. 4 16 o 1,682 14 6 Free. 737 3 9 726 4 9 Free. 220 tons 58 tons 18 cwt. 665J tons 9 pkg. 5,442 cwfc. 188 „ 264 pkg. 365 . 2,926 952 8,793 19 79,573 4,116 5,75i 5,703 312 173 9 ° Free. 2 18 o 2,573 I0 8 Free. 828 5 2 881 1 6 Free. „ boot uppers „ manufacturers Lighthouse material Lirnejuice— Sweetened Unsweetened Linen manufactures „ rough brown hollands Maccaroni and vermicelli .. Machinery— Agricultural Flour-mills Quartz-crushing.. Refrigerating Saw-mills Spinning and weaving Steam-engines .. „ parts of .. Steam-boilers Wool- and hay-pressing .. Other kinds, viz.— Electric Gas-engines Unenumerated Machines, sewing 4,873 gal. .. 44.786 „ .. 409 pkg. 424 . 502 cwt. 1,915 pkg. 338 . 122 „ 67 „ 74 » i,592 „ 51 No. 1,105 pkg. 16 No. 7 Pkg. 1,652 3.351 8,982 13.014 I,i79 28,768 8.504 i,749 6,192 4,464 24,778 8,441 7,138 3,325 40 317 10 11 Free. 1,325 14 1 Free. 0 2,838 gal. .. 26,828 „ 298 pkg. 579 „ 598 cwt. 2,203 pkg. .. 120 „ 1,292 „ 180 „ 237 - 850 „ 40 No. 1,070 pkg. 3 No. 215 pkg870 2,160 8,031 17,260 1.396 25,600 3.596 7.965 11,316 7,445 11,643 15,851 6,357 205 1.034 163 17 11 Free. 1,166 17 5 Free. *. 114 » 23 No. 3,781 pkg. .. 5,619 No. 135 pkg. 3,787 2,803 49,276 17.332 1,231 m 189 „ 16 No. 4,172 pkg. 8,148 No. 58 pkg. 6,950 2,408 46,183 28,531 493 parts of .. ir Manures — Bonedust Guano .. Unenumorated MarbleWrought Unwrought Matches and vestas 1,910 tons 2,568 „ 856 „ 12,836 9,895 5.574 3,702 tons 3.441 „ 1,087 „ 24,328 15,446 7,248 V 619 pkg. 182 tons 9,171 pkg. 1 1, 2,655 2,178 26,583 13 3.717 6,645 J6 o Free.* 560 o 4 145 pkg. 173 tons 11,323 pkg. .- 823 2,241 33,152 8,288 o 6 Mats and rugs Matting— China 313 » 385 . •• 4,967 734 12 8 1.494 Pkg. ■• 1,858 271 19 4 2,104 o 1,929 368 10 5 * For Government use.

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1886. 1885. Articlos. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty receivod. Matting— continued. Coir Other kinds Meal— Linseed Maizena and corn-flour .. Oaten .. Other kinds Meats— Beef, salted Pork, „ Potted and preserved Metal, sheathing, other than copper Milk, preserved Millinery Mustard Nails 269 pkg. 143 „ £ 695 690 £ s. d. 102 13 9 135 10 7 265 pkg. 147 » £ 1,339 658 £ ■■ d. 263 8 o 90 3 o 1S2J cwt. 8,090 pkg. 2 cwt. 362J „ 144 8,935 2 1,530 9 19 4 240 13 5 023 20 6 10 107 cwt. 10,292 pkg. 38 cwt. 527 * 109 10,751 35 1,897 5 17 IO 284 18 9 232 26 19 6 6 „ 5 » 607 pkg. 7 8 Freo. 335 „ 92 „ 755 l*s. 432 212 1,662 Free. 1,319 191 11 6 251 8 11 687 cwt. ",485 pkg. .. 587 » 148,946 1b. 42,528 cwt. .. 197 „ 380 gal. 1,638 12,093 26,135 8,743 31,533 282 Free. 1,627 X9 rI 3,996 11 6 633 14 7 4,274 10 3 Free. 9 I5 ° 2,011 cwt. 12,502 pkg. .. 726 „ 196,569 lb. 45,323 cwt. .. 94 » 273 gal. 5,6S 5 15,425 35,233 11,781 35,°42 381 5S Free. 2,147 5 9 5,204 7 3 808 6 2 4,494 " 9 Free. 6 16 6 Naphtha Nuts— Almonds in shell „ shelled Barbary Coeoanuts Other kinds Oakum Oars Oil— Castor .. 29,407 1b. 20,815 » 29,777 „ 211,360 No. .. 64,264 lb. 361 cwt. 4,090 No. 94 690 1,401 936 913 1,006 500 923 252 17'io 242 5 4 Free. 577 9 ° Free. 50,471 lb. 20,744 " 29,893 „ 285,364 No. .. 92,448 lb. 396 cwt. 3,753 No1,091 i,39S 970 1,286 i>368 580 870 408 2 8 281 1 o Free. 722 3 4 Free. 89,395 gal. ■■ 363 Pkg. 7,174 gal. 10,135 317 968 2,226 1 6 100,178 gal. .. 493 Pkg24,577 gal. 2,660 „ 308 „ io,344 » 3I>254 a 12,110 „ 1,213,772 „ 212,447 „ 13,658 „ 45,083 „ 9,783 . 680 cwt. 14,600 gal. I3>659 413 3,42S 461 59 2,817 4, 653 1,902 57,364 25,524 1,709 7,5i6 1,764 453 1,119 2,453 2 11 60 12 6 328 13 6 Free.* Free. Chinese 44 J7 3 236 19 11 Cocoanut God-liver Colza 5 gal. 10,484 „ 20,993 » 11,766 „ 1,254,145 ,. 177,982 „ 5,501 // 31,867 „ 13,091 „ 311 cwt. 15,000 gal. 2,160 „ 5,000 „ 3,575 pkg. .. 15,983 gal- •• 22,790 „ 52,761 „ 463 pkg. 33,601 gal. .. 1,970 pkg. .. 27 „ 14,966 „ 1,958 „ 5,5691b. 451 pkg. 3 « 28,286 cwt. .. 973 „ 31 - 2 2,959 2, 75? 1,631 60,597 20,872 665 5,621 1,829 214 1,200 73 153 4,666 1,721 4,43° 5,948 464 2,097 20,051 120 23,752 6,711 10,864 4,071 76 32,290 2,oSo 63 Free. Kerosene Linseed 482 10 9 Free* 27,253 17 6 4,437 15 1 Free.* Free. 725 4 4 Free.* 26,590 13 7 5,191 12 o Free.* Free. Olive .. Palm .. Antifriction grease ParafSn Petroleum Free.* 54 o o Free.* 705 16 8 Free. Free.* Salad Whale, black Sperm Other kinds 1,120 12 1 70 7 4 Frse. 3,017 H 4 Free.* 4,592 2 7 Free. 4,367 16 6 625 19 1 Free.f Free. 4,130 pkg. .. 25,482 gal. .. 910 „ 44,992 , 296 pkg. 22,817 gal. .. 2,655 pkg. •• 7>3°4 3,142 121 6,382 473 2,532 25,169 1,055 8 2 Free. 1,099 7 o 77 8 o Free. 3,7i9 o 3 Oil- and other floor-cloth Oilmen's stores Opium Paintings and engravings .. 15,093 -/ 1,803 „ 3,9191b. 493 Pkg. 4 n 28,461 cwt. .. 1,071! „ .. 32,889 5,289 8,201 4,939 208 34,252 2,376 5,863 1 11 Free. 4,603 7 o 733 4 7 Free.f Free. 107 2 6 Paints and colours, unmixed „ mixed .. 104 4 8 Free.* Paper— Bags .. Hangings Printing Wrapping Writing Other kinds Perfumery Photographic goods Pickles Picture frames and mouldings Pipes— Drain Tobacco Pitch and tar Plants, shrubs, trees, and flower-roots Plaster of paris Plate, silver 6,8252 "wt. . ■ 2,521 pkg. 41,833 cwt. .. 7,93i „ 907 pkg. 139 . 59i » 867 „ 17,613 doz. pts. 241 pkg. 9,932 23,357 66,812 8,827 11,311 1,181 3,815 8,553 5,3°2 3,575 1,664 J6 2 3,371 o 3 Free. 860 2 6 Free. 6,453 cwt. 2,504 pkg. .. 41,490 cwt. .. 7,288 „ 994 pkg. 194 „ 856 „ 919 „ 27,297 doz. pts. 198 pkg. 9,493 23,783 67,621 9,114 12,508 2,080 5,235 11,125 8,722 2,306 1,627 IT 5 3,448 18 5 Free. 812 16 1 Free. 1,024 1 o Free. 669 7 9 524 17 7 1,254 8 4 Free. 1,004 7 9 34 1 5 11 46 No. 1,099 pkg. ■• 1,335 brl. 12 7,280 1,000 Free. 1,088 19 10 Free. 463 No. 1,887 pkg. •• 1,031 brl. 25 10,083 828 Free. 1,464 7 7 Free. 513 pkg. 423A brl. 50 "pkg. 6 „ 417 . 2,032 222 1,209 154 9,598 Free. 21 3 6 178 8 3 Free.} 1,431 16 6 580 pkg. 274 brl. 50 pkg. 7 u 338 . 2,533 96 1,239 97 6,285 13 14 o 182 5 9 Free.} 967 1 o Plated ware Portmanteaus and travellingbags 117 * i,574 251 18 o 217 „ 1,656 247 16 o * For Government use. t For public institutions. J For church purposes.

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1886. 1885. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported.! Value. Duty received. £ 6,774 11,257 59° £ .. a. Free. 124 tons 1,092 pkg. 43 „ 761 12,042 512 £ * d. Free. Potatoes Printing materials Provisions, preserved Precious stones, cameos, &c, unset Pumps Putty Quicksilver Kailway plantCarriages Locomotives Trucks .. Other kinds Besin Rugs, opossum and other fur Saddlery and harness 1,314 tons 964 pkg. 107 „ 5 „ 2,126 No. 3,095 cwt. 8,339 lb. 4 s 2,789 1,567 838 740 Free. 3 « 1,347 No. 2,600 cwt. 10,213 lb. 20 2,885 1,3*9 892 o 18 o Free. 21 No. 4,677 pkg. 6,164 cwt. 540 No. 1,066 pkg. 229 „ 1,598 cwt. 7,955 tons 251 „ 62 „ 25 pairs 21,007 doz. pts. 856 pkg. 4!,93i 17,557 1,651 1,404 28,955 12 15,339 1,425 18,281 558 1,564 24 13,546 2,59i Free. Free. 45 No. 27 „ 38 . 14,385 pkg- ■• 4,252 cwt. 368 No. 1,153 pkg. •• 11,677 63,003 4,662 35,S76 1,052 575 27,915 208 15 o 4,286 13 5 Free.* Free. 87 9 o 4,258. 1 5 Saddlers' ironmongery Sago Salt „ rock Saltpetre Sashes, window Sauce Sausage-skins Seeds — Grass and clover Cotton . .• Other kinds ShellsPearl .. Other kinds Ships' chandlery Silks 756 pkg. 1,807 cwt. 11,092 tons! .. 343 » 68 „ 43 pairs 21,462 doz. pts. 2,494 pkg. .. 12,784 1,296 3°,59° 937 1,744 30 16,150 8,447 Free. 2 10 o 1,967 13 2 Free. 020 2,115 10 2 Free. 76,079 bushels 62 tons 2,116 pkg. 65,629 148 14,686 89,462 bushels 114 tons 2,450 pkg- -• 91,915 352 17,733 1,382 cwt. 6 pkg. 1,059 » 167 . 8 „ 727 No. .. 1,957 « •• 3,464 19 7,886 10,570 106 492 515 i,496 9 3 Free. 73 16 ° Free. 1,823 ovfb. 19 pkg. 993 » 181 „ 10 „ 50 No. .. 1,662 „ .. 5,532 187 8,822 11,768 J73 44 444 1,742 14 o Free. 6 11 8 Free. Skins, furs, and pelts Slates — Boofing.. Slabs .. Soap— Common Fancy Specie— Copper Gold .. Silver .. Specimens illustrative of natural history Spices— Ginger Pepper Other kinds Spirits— Brandy Cordials and bitters Geneva Gin, sweetened Methylated Perfumed Rum Whisky.. Spirits of wine Other kinds Sponges Starch Stationery 304,038 „ .. 142 » ■ ■ 880 cwfc. 677 pkg. 52 pkg. 64,320 lb. 128,572 „ .. 54,605 „ 2,140 4 1 I.3I4 4> I97 410 437,500 1,880 339 1,538 6,516 3,357 144 18 10 1,082 11 6 Free. 787 4 6 587 0 4 638 15 7 512,765 „ .. 169 „ 1,479 cwt. .. 935 pkg44 Pkg48,3181b. .. 185,006 „ 47,041 „ 3,901 87 2,266 5,737 350 200,000 1,470 4 J7 1,262 8,080 2,814 258 6 10 1,258 10 5 Free. 611 12 8 742 2 7 520 15 10 107,853 gal. .. S20 „ 61,430 „ H.594 « •• 5,292 „ .. 934 ,, ■ ■ 31,239 „ ■• 233,356 „ ■■ 7.384 » •• 4,332 „ .. 1,446 lb. 5,911 cwt. 3,97° pkg286 „ 2,209 „ 483J cwt. 494 tons 1,905 « 58,829 869 13,574 3,313 1,116 31240 6,640 Si,774 1,032 6,797 707 7,656 48,281 5,253 15,313 1,084 8,672 12,023 85>743 4 0 653 o 1 39,633 G o g,168 19 10 Free. 1,162 8 1 29,679 12 II 171,598 o o 3.685 9 2 3,028 l6 3 117 11 10 866 9 10 7.3*4 I 9 Free.f Free. 225 8 10 Free. 145,021 gal. .. 2,842 „ .. 71,801 „ I5,43O » •• 4,507 „ •• 1,424 „ .. 4 2,547 « ■ ■ 277,902 „ .. 11,389 „ .. 11,015 n 2,040 lb. 7,917 cwt. 5,073 Pkg. -■ 45 „ 3,388 „ 843 cwt. 424 tons 2,832 „ 72,688 2,300 18,311 4,366 863 4,125 8,850 96,045 1,651 13,357 971 10,910 61,763 4,927 22,666 2,062 6,813 19,320 93,699 11 10 i,S8i 4 o 43,354 1 8 9,668 12 5 Free. 1,232 11 5 31,516 12 2 174,419 9 5 3,730 4 1 3,42O 5 o 160 o 11 1,131 18 2 9,107 6 9 Free.f Free. 419 4 2 Free. n Stearine Steel „ rails Stone — Building Grindstones Millstones Stoneware 758 „ 2,747 No. 1 » 1,190 452 11 Free. 66 „ 2,248 No. I • 28 pkg!' 237 a 775 399 2O I57 2,272 Free. 446 pkg. i,554 Free. 23 11 1 Free. Sugar— Candy Raw Refined Glucose Molasses and treacle Sulphur Tapioca 71,280 cwt. .. 283,824 „ .. 4,595 » •• 4,124 „ -. 3,130 „ .. 6,716 „ .. 54,554 292,280 3,4 27 3,990 1,367 5,517 1.554 3 4 90,303 17 8 1,041 8 6 1,387 16 7 160 16 5 Free. 26 cwt. .. 87,036 „ 239,545 I, ■■ 5,941 „ 7,S07 „ .. 6,n6A „ 8,077 . •• 48 59,088 266,498 4,857 7,180 2,459 6,263 24 2 4 986 10 10 90,290 16 8 1,310 o 4 1,776 19 5 303 16 6 Free. * Returned New Zeali tnd produce. f For Government use,

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188G. 1885. Articles. Quantity imported.! Value. Duty received. I Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. £ £ s. d. £ £ s- d. Free. 68,028 1 10 Free. Tallow Tea Telegraph materials Tarpaulins Timber— Deals Hewn Laths Logs .. Palings Posts .. Bails Sleepers Sawn, undressed 4,349,260 lb... 47 P kg50,640 ft. 455, OO5 » 399,416 No. .. 1,089 „ 586,443 „ 8,887 „ 30,630 „ I9 8,o75 7,822 1,405 436 6,085 356 3,987 4, X95 277 919 67,425 1 5 Free. 50 12 10 Free. 39 18 5 Free. 586 9 o 35 H o 61 5 9 6 cwt. 4,442,867lb... 26 pkg. 23,180 ft. 837.322 „ 270,000 No. .. i,995 » ■■ 588,300 „ .. 12,705 „ .. 20,556 „ .. 106,848 „ 2,238,219 ft. .. 36i,959 „ ■■ 150,948 „ .. 72,000 No. 8 217,136 9,3O3 492 231 9,830 242 7,198 4,343 467 801 6,510 I7>423 2,982 i,33O 60 23 4 10 Free. 27 0 o Free. 588 5 9 50 16 o 41 2 3 Free. 1,989 7 3 Free. „ dressed Shingles Shafts, spokes, and felloes, rough Shafts, spokes, and felloes, dressed Shafts (buggy), wheel-rims, and other bent carriagetimber 2,900,293 ft. .. 293,169 „ .. 84,075 „ .. 574,568 No. .. 20,581 3,9o8 802 495 2,815 ° 9 Free. 168 3 6 57 7 8 3°i 17 5 740 113,689 pkg. .. 3,f>99 Free. 116,528 pkg. .. 4,001 Free. 98 „ •• 249 u 1,3°4 Pkg- - • 75 No. 2,350 „ 267 pkg. 1,092 75 59 263 Free. 500 „ .. 1 No. 667 5 Spars .. . Staves .. Unenumerated TinBlock' .. Foil Sheet .. Tinware Tinsmiths' fitt'gs & fumish'gs Tobacco* — Unmanufactured Manufactured N.Z. manufacture Cigars .. „ N.Z. manufacture .. Cigarettes „ N.Z. manufacture Snuff .. Sheepwash Tools, artificers' Toys Tramway plant Turpentine 1,026 cwt. 8,1141b. 13,521 boxes .. 536 pkg. 614 „ 4,304 lb... 1,611,398 „ .. 5,383 281 13,967 2,500 1,885 308 105,090 381 17 6 Free. 783 iO o 195,648 9 5 231 pkg. 1,320 cwt. 8,7271b. 26,680 boxes .. 444 pkg330 pkg. 26,5191b. .. 1,355,116 „ .. 292 6,137 363 25,421 2,252 1,964 1,480 93,868 IV Free. * 335 4 II Free. 1,127 6 o 206,491 7 6 546 7 o 20,724 5 11 134 13 o 8,623 6 2 149 13 o 823 16 o 6 16 5 Free. 427 7 6 Free. 888 6 5 80,8431k 21,263 18,062 7 2 59,737 ib19,211 36,869 lb. 10,927 9,444^ 1 o 27,816lb. 10,043 3,632 lb. 459 784 4 3 196 Free. 3°3 13 1 Free. 572 11 o Freo.f Free. 819 15 10 379 z 9 876 6 10 877 15 6 Free. 2,929 lb. 464 3,327 pkg. 215 „ 37.531 1,907 4,3<>i 2,622 3,359 pkg34i » 974 « 32,580 gal. 36,131 3,012 1,187 3,78i Twine „ for reapers and binders Umbrellas and parasols Varnish .. „ gold size Vegetables— Fresh Preserved Vinegar Water-works' material, other than iron pipes Watches Watchmakers' material Whalebone Whiting and chalk Wine— In wood In bottle Sparkling Australian Woodenware 22,531 gal. .. 28 „ 403 pkg. .. 1,313 ,. 502 „ 170 „ 35,118 gal. .. 670 „ 12 4,814 4,996 2,612 6,53i 14,631 312 426 pkg. 454 » 3,442 „ 144 „ 41,200 gal. 1,009 „ .. 4,270 3,9" 6,049 5,672 14,265 486 Free. 551 2 o 713 10 3 832 5 10 816 6 8 Free. 12,901 plcg. 927 » 106,662 gal. .. 6,596 374 9,325 5^" 13 3 2,551 10 o 12,586 pkg. .. 1,491 „ 94,392 gal. .. 6,679 802 in 17 1 2,447 13 o 9,190 10,649 No. 67 pkg. 113 cwt. .. 12,143 » 3,616 17,954 1,803 4,284 1,339 Free. 2,728 19 4 Free. 14,414 No. 77 P kg139 cwt. .. 14,733 « 3,612 28,839 1,553 5,384 1,760 Free. 4,366 9 8 Free. 595 1 °. 734 14 7 64,927 gal- •• 18,493 „ 8,108 „ 28,317 „ 10,989 pkg. .. 2,112 „ 36,9431b. 1,976 pkg. .. 23.363 10,198 13.953 io,359 4,572 5,062 801 87,558 no 17.325 20,185 18,593 18 6 5,513 15 5 2,425 11 10 6,356 4 7 681 5 1 Free. 13.133 IO 5 Free.} 2,754 12 1 2,667 19 o 6i,749 gal- •• 24,096 „ 9,262 „ 41,402 „ 10,213 pkg. ■• 2,356 ,/ 37,3961b. 2,100 pkg. 23,045 11,299 16,453 15,948 5,505 4,914 i,I45 96,821 20,534 6 8 6,671 o 5 3,082 14 o 7,692 9 2 822 3 6 Free. Wool, greasy Woollens .. 14,602 17 2 „ blankets Woolpacks Zinc — Plain sheet Perforated sheet Manufactures Goods, miscellaneous — Manufactured Unmanufactured 4 „ 955 „ 21,275 doz. .. 6,383 cwt. 44 Pkg14 „ 6,258 33 1 45 Free. 49 14 I 6 15 o 975 pkg- • • 25,173 doz. .. 5,273 cwt. 39 pkg. 4 « 22,410 24,618 5.223 287 38 3,271 16 9 3,052 14 9 Free. 43 1 10 5 14 ° 6,694 3.169 Free. 3.143 4,325 Free. Total value of imports Total duty received £t 1 759,013 o o 311,808 4 2 £7< 479,921 o o 1,428,809 5 7 * Excise duty received, 1886: Tobacco, 3s.; cigars, 14s. ; cigarettes, £151 7s. nd, I For Government use. f Returned Now Zealand produce.

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Articles. 1886 Quantity. 1886. 6. Value. 1886. Quantity. Value. Acid— Acetic Carbolic Oleic Tartaric Sulphuric Muriatic Salycilic Aerated and mineral waters Agricultural implem'nts AlkaliSoda, bicarbonate .. „ crystals Ambergris Animais, living— Bees .. Birds Cattle Dogs Donkeys Horses .. .. Pigs Poultry Seals Sheep Anchors Apparel and slops Arms, ammunition, and explosives— Arms, military .. j „ sporting .. Caps, percussion .. \ Cartridges Dynamite „ detonators Fuse Powder, sporting .. Shot Arrowroot Bacon and hams — Bacon Hams Bags and sacks— Corn-sacks Flour-bags Gunny-bags Hessian Other kinds Bark Basket and wickerwaro Beche-de-mer Beer, ale, and porter— Bottled .. .. j Draught .. .. j Beeswax Biscuits —■ Fancy Plain Blacking Blue Boats Bones Books, printed Boots and shoes Borax Bran and sharps Brass Brassware Bricks — Bath Clay Fire Brushware and brooms Brushes and combs .. Buckets and tubs, iron Building materials .. Butter no lb. .. 22 „ 6,856 „ .. 258 „ .. 2,400 „ 224 lb. 571 doz. 445 pkg. • • 29 cwt. 5 „ 3 lb. 2 oz. .. S pkg. 63 No. .. 1,245 „ .. 7 ,, •• 3 „ ■■ 1,903 „ .. 272 „ .. 445 ,, ■■ 4 » •• 3,614 „ .. 30.J cwt. 1,221 pkg. 11 No. 11,000 „ 252,400 „ in lb. 12,000 No. 3,112 coils.. 23 lb. 11J cwt. 2,912 lb. .. £ 3 6 49 15 24 77 172 2,974 24 3 184 16 48 14,121 44 19 42,134 266 130 20 2,690 41 ",567 45 5 1,077 12 18 165 3 20 48 495 gal- • • 14 lb. 21 lb. I,i86doz. .. 278 pkg. .. 4J cwt. gib." 9 pkg. 15 No. 709 „ 13 « 3,022 No. .. 210 „ 1,999 „ .. 3,281 No. .. 47 cwt. 734 P kg- • • 1 No. ii,, 84,200 No. 400 lb. 1,000 No. .. 308 lb. 3 cwt. 2,802 lb. .. 26 I 3 284 1,321 4 5 1 So 24 5 11,225 72 75,7°° 170 35O 2,524 60 9,706 10 79 179 46 25 10 36 7,gi4§ cwt. 2,6io| „ 24,962 9,7°9 3,485^ cwt. I.778I „ 12,447 7-3M 598 doz. 101 „ 158 29 757 doz. .. 232 32 doz. 7 166 doz. 16 35 402 C T7 251 „ 78 tons 3 pkg. 5£ cwt. 47 tons 4 cwt. 1 pkg. 28 cwt. 383 1 45 11,371 gal. 14. "3 » 26| CWt. 2,420 1,407 186 7,042 gal. 18,114 „ 44 CWt. J,73° 1,824 318 4,620 lb. .. 3,86iJ cwt. 13 pkg. 1,531 lb. .. 19 No, 128} tons .. 274 pkg. .. 275 doz. prs. 17 cwt. 8,874 tons.. 123 3,707 15 36 670 629 4,75i 1,127 51 44,5^1 3,747 lb. .. 5,130 cwt... 13 pkg. 11,164lb... 26 No. 67 tons 3 cwt. 383 pkg. .. 303 doz. prs. 108 5,161 5 244 575 486 4 > 39° 1,120 10 pkg. 8,851 tons.. 26 cwt. 5 Pkg. 34,58i 8 48 91 144 No. 55,020 „ 16,400 „ 26 pkg. 3 « 69 „ 2 104 100 126 46 91 8 9,324 No. .. 19 pkg. .. 9 „ 36 „ 82 112 40 43 23,175 cwt. •• 102,387 105,537 24,923 cwt.

1886. 1S85. Articles. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Candles Canvas „ scrim Cards, plaj'ing Carpeting & druggeting Carriages Perambulators Carriage material Carts and wagons Casks, empty Cement Chaff Chains „ cable Cheese Chemical manufactures and products unenumerated China and porcelain .. Cider and perry Clocks Coals Coke Cocoa and chocolate .. „ beans Coffee— Raw Roasted Confectionery „ boiled sugars Copper— Nails Pig, bar, and sheet.. Sheathing.. Ware Copra Cordage 83 cwt, 69 pkg. 2 „ .. I n6Jdz.packs 13 pkg. 3 No. 3 Pkg. £ 283 711 25 5° 77 109 2 57 1,005 472 36 1,767 112 15 45,657 46 cwt. 24 pkg. 7 doz. packs 9 pkg. 2 No. 3 Pkg- £ 167 68 4 53 54O 20 39 163 22 193 213 90 47 No. .. J i,33i » •■ 52 barrels .. 400J tons .. ! 3 tons 15 cwt. 5 owt. 16,429 „ 12 No. 58 „ 319 barrels 58 tons 4 tons 12 cwt. 15,265 cwt. 35,857 3 Pkg. 132 gal. .. 22 No. 46,540 tons 497 » 3,566 1b. .. 1,625 « ■■ 89 48 37 56 52,677 715 214 87 5 pkg. 21 No. 49,981 tons 267 „ 343 In273 39 24 58,668 385 47 28,300 „ .. 5,352 „ ■■ 6 pkg. 1,893 lb. ■• 723 33° 13 60 9,354 lb. .. 2,164 19 pkg. 860 lb. 274 130 86 29 37f owt' • • 59* „ •■ 58 „ 1 pkg. 764 tons .. 1,164 cwt. 54 r, 95 97 7 1 1 9,069 2,224 12 22 cwt. 55 5 1 „ 1,222 tons.. 1,262 cwt. 5 „ 100 gross .. 14,866 2,411 13 25 „ galvanized iron Corks, out Cork Cotton piece-goods— Calicoes Cotton shirtings Dress-prints Other kinds Cotton — Raw Waste Wick Curiosities Cutlery Doors Drapery Drugs Druggists' wares Earthenware Eggs Electroplated ware Engine-packing Fancy goods Feathers Fire hose and other appliances Fire engines Fireworks FishDried and pickled .. Potted and preserved Frozen Flour Flock FruitsBottled and preserved Dried, unenurneratod Currants Raisins Fresh 2 OWt. 115 pkg. 30 „ 344 « 79 » 147,605 lb. 193 pkg. .. 36 „ .. 3,183 No. .. 400 pkg. .. 185 „ .. 477 » 66 „ 198 „ 10 „ 5 cwt. 377 pkg' • ■ 5 » 2 i,7i3 45« 7,314 1,338 4,371 2,687 720 1,975 8,966 1,119 1,818 325 212 336 13 4,092 100 73 pkg. • • 9 „ 280 „ 20 „ 207,067 lb. 53 cwt. 1,680 lb. .. 158 pkg. .. 13 » 4,972 No. .. 367 pkg. .. 273 » 167 „ .. 33 n 107 „ 2 . „ I Cwt. 241 pkg. .. 1,295 117 7> I49 534 7,066 77 133 1,991 299 3,208 9,564 i,552 1,043 127 142 13 1,846 2 1 No." 13 90 9 pkg. 22 3 pkg. 4 1,449J cwt. 243,356 llj. 18J cwt. .. 8,7iiJ tons 3,360 lb. .. 1,290 4,4°7 32 86,833 3° i>379|cwt. 76,736 lb. .. 38 cwt. 5,301 tons 1,008 lb. .. i,43S 2,082 126 4 I.95i 31 70 doz. 46J cwt. .. 241 , .. 109J „ 3,728 rkg. 78 i°5 397 271 981 292 doz. .. 128 cwt. .. 67 „ •• 65 „ •■ 3.945 pkg. *75 161 no 193 1.535

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1886. 1885. 1, Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Linen manufactures .. Maccaroni Machinery— Agricultural Electric liglit Flour-mills Quartz-crushing Refrigerating Saw-mills Wool- & hay-pressing Steam-engines Gas-engines Steam-boilers Engines, parts of .. Other unenumeratccl Machines, sewing „ parts of Manures „ bone-dust „ guano Marble, wrought Matches and vestas .. Mats and rugs Matting— China Meal— Maizena Linseed Oaten Other kinds Meats, frozen — Beef Mutton Pork Other kinds 8 pkg. £ 61 9 pkg. 2 cwt. £ 424 7 391 pkg. .. C „ 3,501 441 120 7 20 585 140 300 145 350 625 1,766 1,167 914 6 5 38 669 699 101 pkg. .. 8 „ 2 „ 1.347 374 40 1 „ 1 „ 56 „ •• 4 » 1 No. 2 „ 4 P kg- • • 17 >, 26 172 4 1, 13 ,, 130 pkg. .. 372 No. .. 394 pkg. .. 4 cwt. 12 „ 6 „ 15 pkg. .. 186 „ 34 „ 113 pkg. .. 672 No. .. 302 pkg. .. 280 tons .. 10J „ .. 1 „ 1:549 1,622 638 1,960 161 3 51 pkg. .. 103 „ 232 528 3 » 6 4 » 9 15 '» 4 cwt. 20,825 I35J „ 23 2 17 „ 203 cwt. 26,943 „ 7 « 19 162 16,909 5 13,744 116 9.39i| » 336,404!- „ 257 » 12 pkg. .. 12,843 4 I3,7 I3 6 631 23 9,1694 „ 286,961! „ 13.678 359.648 I 342! cwt. 53i Meats— Fresh Potted and preserved Beef, salted Pork, salted Other kinds Metal, old „ sheathing, other than copper.. Milk, preserved Millinery Minerals— Antimony Copper ore Hematite Manganese Sheelite Other kinds Quartz Mustard Nails NutsAlmonds, in shell .. „ shelled .. Cocoa Other kinds Oakum Oars OilCastor Chinese Cocoanut Cod-liver Colza Kerosene Linseed Olive Pal m Salad Whale, black „ sperm Tallow Other kinds Oilcake Oil- & other floor-cloths Oilmen's stores, unenumerated Onions Opium 1,304! cwt. 23>i47i » 15.795 » I.I77S » I95i „ 865 tons 8 c. 311 cwt. 1 > 337 pkg..10 „ 62 tons 20 „ 328J tons .. 12 „ .. 4 » •■ 429 » • • 509 lb. 627 cwt. 43 lb. 38 „ 9,600 No. .. 28 1b. 2j CWt. 227 No, 1,610 47,427 19,037 3,° 64 388 2,393 541 1,593 694 1,784 39O 1,316 176 56 1,614 36 697 3 5 48 2 5 75 133 « 36,146 „ 19,698 „ 447 n 1,061 tons 50 cwt. 539 pkg. - - 8 . „ 666 tons 50J- tons .. 6oi|- „ .. 114 tons .. 5,853'l'b. .. 290 cwt. 18,520 No. 211 81,413 26,630 1,238 4.458 87 733 258 5.289 208 1,716 993 375 355 79 1 cwt. 200 No. 1 7 1 1,556 gal. 2,432 „ 10,461 „ 207 348 1,129 1,337 gali,74o » 9,43i ,1 35 ,1 305 „ 52,445 ,1 1,896 „ 166 „ 217 287 1,156 32 58 2,683 33° 37 27 1,978 gal. 35,o62 „ 2,323 » 320 „ 28 „ 8 pkg. .. 3,592 gal. 2i,979 » 317 1,762 387 53 9 21 3i8 5,787 14,015 gal. 1,262 133 » 2 pkg. 15,068 gal. 49,178 1, 7.343 * 9.263 „ 138 cwt. 2 pkgs. 3 1,990 7,418 1,029 1.016 ' 65 10 6 pkg. .. 36 927 » 860 cwt. 20 lb. 1,469 638 22 1,029 * 871 cwt. 1,490 590

1866. 1885. Articles. Quantity. Valuo. Quantity. Value. Fungus Furniture Gas plant Glass — Bottles Window Glassware Glue Glycerine Gold Grain and pulse— Barley „ pearl Beans and peas Linseed Maize Malt Oats Peas, split Bice Wheat Other kinds Gravel Grindery Gum, kauri Haberdashery Sewing cottons, silks and threads ., HailHardware and ironmongery Axes and hatchets .. Spades and shovels Hats and caps — Straw Pelt Hatters materials Hay Hemp Hides Holloware Hops Honey Horns and hoofs Hosiery Indiarubber goods InkPrinting Writing Instruments, musical— Harmoniums Organs Pianofortes ;. Other kinds Instruments —■ Optical Scientific Surgical Surveying Iron— Bar, bolt, and rod .. Bolts and nuts Castings Galv'ized corrugated „ plain sheet Hoop Pipes, cast Tanks Rails Wire, fencing „ netting „ uncnumerated Jams, jellies, and preserves Jewellery Lamps and lanterns .. Lard Lead „ sheet .. „ manufactures .. Leather „ manufactures Lime Liniejuioe „ unsweetened 5,6274 owt. 538 pkg. .. £ 11,047 4,476 157 6,193 cwt. 567 pkg. .. £ ",095 5,2cg 116 75 pkg. • • 23 „ 86 „ 9 owt. 64 23 260 32 56 pkg. 10 „, 73 » 107 cwt. 133 » 222,732 oz. 71 IS 362 145 Z35 890,056 235,578 oz. 939,648 139,105 bsli. 928 owt. 69,471 bsli. 4,777 » 12,066 „ 58,421 „ 1,992,659 „ 29 owt. 2,051* „ 1,251,622 bsh. 61 pkg. 20,564 7 25 12,096 798 2,050 14,778 200,830 27 1,539 213,246 48 226,456 bsh. 1,230 cwt. 99,634 bsh. 1,018 „ 19,758 „ 75,689 „ 2,817,000 „ 7 cwt. 2,280 „ 1,359,119 bsh. 2,43° » 415 pkg. .. 8 „ 5,875! tons 29 pkg. 33,693 985 14,296 226 3,045 20,517 260,395 9 I.57 1 181,766 243 4 1 228 299,762 844 3 Pkg. 4,920} tons. 35 P kg- • • 5 257,653 614 38 „ i53i owt. .. 462 654 22 „ 108 cwt. .. 195 513 1,141 pkg. 4 S „ 4,654 "3 1,424 pkg. 67 „ 35 » 2,877 178 104 13 pkg, 4 » iO4tonS4C\vt. 37,446 No. 6 pkg. 2,96SJ owt. 55,579 It). 57 tons 11 owt. 25 pkg. .. 3 » 171 4 493 31,564 52 6,844 1,133 459 447 86 2 „ 8 „ 8 „ 90 tons 17 cwt. 13J tons 45,854 No. 3 pkg. 2,719 cwt. 143,712 lb. 110 tons 3 cwt. 23 pkg. .. 23 „ 19 "5 125 34S 55i 39,298 11 8,362 3> IO3 1,064 295 164 3 » 11 „ 11 33 1 „ 1 11 5 » . •• 2 No. 16 No'.' .. 18 pkg. .. 17 666 1 No. 3 » 16 „ 15 pkg. .. 14 52 747 3H 211 7 „ .. 5 » 5 » 2 „ 48 39 61 So 5 * 4 » 7 » 8 „ 8 4 1 82 132 2 tons 8 cwt. 163 tons 170. 1 ton 3 owt. 15 cwt. 2 tons 12 cwt. 201 No. 3 tons 5 cwt. 9 „ 12 „ 22 pkg. 39 3,073 22 10 52 665 35 204 32 5 tons 5 ewt. i 12 owt. 4 « 36 tons 15 cwt. 46 13 6 915 15 1 ton 6 cwt. 102 No. 9 tons 8 tons 9 cwt. 64 pkg. .. ! 4 cwt. 51 352 51 J47 52 4 31,692 lb. .. 14 pkg. 74 » 752-J- ewt. .. 10 tons 1 cwt. 2 cwt. 6 pkg. 8,139! cwt. 13 pkg. .. 3,210 bush. 109 gal. 33,i85 „ 711 274 398 1,908 167 3 10 37,682 16,383 lb. .. 10 pkg. 393 3,242 79 2,097 13 « 755 cwt. .. 1 pkg. 10,132 cwt. 26 pkg. 6,600 bush. 1 47,228 1,012 43 248 48 2,106 479 16,496 gal. 1,047

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1880. 1885. Articles. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Spirits— continued. Perfumed Hum Wine Whiskey Other kinds Starch Stationery Steel St'one — Building Grindstones Ware Sugar—■ Baw Eefined Molasses and treacle Sulphur Tapioca Tallow Tarpaulins Tea Telegraph materials .. Timber— Logs 34 gal- • • 1,997 » •• 49 ,, ■■ 8,554 » ■■ 51 « •■ 15J cwt. 612 pkg. .. 1 cwt. 1,897 tons 4 No. 18 pkg. .. £ 50 4*7 26 2,906 i?3 22 5,234 3 2,059 25 65 88 gal. .. i,458 „ •• 2,966 gal. .. 45 „ ■■ 5 cwt. 361 pkg. .. 17 cwt. 1,075 tons.. 10 No. 12 pkg. £ 193 362 1,285 78 9 1,549 25 935 5 36 I,OO2f CWt. 3 ,O2OJ „ I07J „ 24 „ n „ 6,4.85 tons.. 2 pkg. 38,546 lb. .. 804 3,227 135 21 3 119,619 59 2,428 30 1,031 cwt... 1,515 « ■■ 41 „ 24 „ • • 2 „ . . 6,930 tons.. 9 pkg21,883 lb. .. 1,012 1,741 60 22 4 176,962 300 1,383 150 „ hewn Palings Sawn, undressed „ dressed Staves Spars Spokes, &c, rough .. Other kinds Firewood TinBlock Sheet Ware Tobacco— Manufactured Unmanufactured .. Cigars Cigarettes Tools, artificers' Toys Turpentine Twine „ for reapers and binders Umbrellas and parasols Varnish Vegetables— Fresh Preserved .. •■« Vinegar Watches Watchmakers' material Whalebone Whiting and chalk Wine— In wood Bottled Sparkling Australian Woodware WoolGreasy Scoured Washed Woollens „ blankets Woolpacks Zinc— Plain sheet Perforated Goods, manufactured — Unenumerated Goods, unmanufcted. — Unenumerated Exhibits for Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886 .. 1,489 No. .. 3,245 No. .. I9,453,859it9,898,830 „ 1,217 N°- ■■ 14 „ .. 6 „ .. 5,603 24 81,607 56,329 203 no 2 40 57 3,655 No. .. 3,538,966 ft. 1,000 No. .. 13,963,605ft. 10,948,492 „ 10,400 No. 2 „ 1,828 „ 8 pkg. 44 tons 16,005 11,210 13 67,188 63,077 180 2 pkg. 49 tons 7 54 34 41 2f CWt. . . 5 » 35 pkg- • ■ 18 6 98 3J cwt. 22 13 pkg. .. 69 52,012 lb. .. 7,609 „ .. 4,259 » •• 988 „ .. 88 pkg. 3,396 349 1,178 345 525 58,510lb... "8,432 „ .. 3,271 „ ■■ 521 ,, ... 58 pkg. .. 2 „ 75 gal. 28 pkg... 3,504 301 1.173 210 319 4 15 309 34 gal24 pkg. .. 6 288 10 pkg. 441 gal. .. 218 211 354 » •■ 13 » •• 17 " 2,115 312 11 2,455 Pkg... 71 ,, ■■ 629 gal. 287 No. 1 pkg. 117J cwt. .. 422 94 99 362 10 4.223 8 5,007 » •• 51 ,, ■■ 628 gal. .. 28 Ko. 891 49 160 362 109 cwt. .. 26 „ 6 704 gal. .. 1,095 „ 370 „ •• 521 „ ■ • 8,743 pkg... 262 599 629 166 658 gal. 995 „ 175 „ 787 . •• 20,143 pkg. 244 604 349 352 4,343 4,"7 76,287,6831b. 11,798,521 „ 2,800,616 „ 352 pkg. .. 10 „ ii8j3j doz... 2,391,791 558,954 122,984 12,057 239 106 72,005,9601b. 11,623,803 „ 2,912,404 „ 260 pkg. .. 4 » 12 doz. 2,421,689 641,954 142,717 ",254 35 18 17 cwt. 1 pkg. 26 369 cwt. .. 3 J7 2 707 475 224 349 13,832 1,000 Totals £ ,6,672,791 ■• £ 6,8i9.939

1886. 1885. ;ic: Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Oysters .. .. 225,770 doz Paintings & engravings 164 pkg. .. Paints & colours, unmix. 338J-cwt. .. „ mixed .. 128J „ Papers— Bags .. .. 17J « ■■ Hangings .. .. 6 pkg. Printing .. .. 364* cwt. .. Wrapping.. .. 45t » Writing .. .. 3 P 1;gOther kinds (waste) Perfumery .. .. 45 pkg. Phormiurn .. .. i,H2| tons. „ tow .. 36J „ Photographic goods .. 56 pkg. Pickles .. .. 770 doz. pts. Picture frames and mouldings .. 22 pkg. Pipes— Tobacco .. .. 5° « Drain .. .. 200 No. Pitch and tar .. 54 casks .. Plants, shrubs, trees, and flower-roots .. 234 pkg. Plate, silver .. 7 » Plated ware .. 19 » Portmanteaus and travelling-bags .. > 1 „ Potatoes .. .. 7,923 tons.. Precious stones, uncut Printing materials .. 31 pkg. .. Provisions —■ Preserved .. .. 239 „ Pumps .. .. 48 No. Putty .. .. 10 cwt. Hags .. .. 26 tons Resin .. .. 4£ owt. Rugs, opposBum and other fur .. .. 63 No. Saddlery and harness.. 87 pkg. Saddlers' ironmongery 8 „ 225,770 doz. 164 pkg. .. 338J cwt. .. 128J „ .. j 3,68S 3.923 538 270 1,167,065 dz. 108 pkg. .. 247 cwt. 70 „ £ 5,55° 1,776 415 125 i7i . •• 6 pkg. 364^ cwt. .. 45I ; •■ 3 pkg45 pkg. 1, 112I tons. 36i „ 56 pkg. .. 770 doz. pts. 49 24 596 120 27 201 15.922 255 317 262 1 „ 4 pkg. 25 cwt. 20 „ 6 pkg. 10 tons 44 Pkg1,063^ tons 49 „ 31 pkg. 333 doz. pts. 2 36 57 39 4 2 5° iSi 16,316 547 47 109 22 pkg. 42 2 pkg. .. 84 50 „ 200 No. 54 casks .. 247 5 34 48 „ 300 No. 88 casks .. 126 38 5° 234 pkg. .. 7 „ 19 „ 733 265 147 367 pkg. 6 "„ 1,281 430 388 1 „ 7,923 tons.. 3 23.735 2 „ 14,036 tons 1 pkg. .. 3 38,625 15 344 31 pkg. .. 194 49 ,, 239 « 48 No. 10 cwt. 26 tons 4J cwt. 4 23 88 10 372 3H » 501 1 cwt. 12 tons 1 3 89 4 63 No. 87 pkg. 8 „ 19 cwt. 23 tons 6 cwt. 15 „ 15 . 40 tons 608 pairs .. 684 doz. pts. 282 pkg. .. 120 440 54 20 in 328 100 465 375 4.377 69 pkg. 1 „ 2 cwt. 9 tons 692 9 4 49 Sago .. .. 19 owt. Salt .. .. 23 tons 6 cwt Saltpetre .. .. 15 « 15 « Salt, rock .. .. 4° tons Sashes, window .. C08 pairs .. Sauces .. .. 684 doz. pts. Sausage-skins .. 282 pkg. .. Seeds — Grass and clover .. 172, 161 bsh. Cotton .. .. 1,100 owt... Other kinds .. 181 pkg. .. ShellsPearl .. .. 3.477 cwt... Other kinds .. 57 pkg. • ■ Ship-chandlery .. no „ Silks .. .. 4 » Silver .. .. 12,108 oz. .. Skins— Bassils .. .. 761,611 No Rabbit .. .. 8,546,254 „ Seal Sheep .. .. 360,569 No. Pelts .. .. 657,902 „ Other kinds .. 1 ,580 „ Slates, roofing .. 2,500 „ Soap— Common .. .. 3.39iicwt. Fancy .. .. 15 pkg. Specie— Gold Silver Specimens, illustrative of natural science .. 57 pkg. Spices— Ginger .. .. 548 lb. Pepper .. .. 393 » Other kinds .. 360 „ Spirits— I Brandy .. .. 2,952 gal. .. Cordials and bitters 103 „ .. Geneva .. .. 2,952 „ .. Gin .. .. I 207 „.. Methylated .. 7 » • ■ 172,161 bsh. 1,100 cwt... 181 pkg. .. 3,477 cwt... 57 pkg. .. 1 r o „ 4 » 12,108 oz. .. 761,611 No. 8,546,254 „ 360,569 No. 657,902 „ 1,580 „ 2,500 „ 45,O43 no 486 3.483 36 458 736 2,9<J C 35,828 65,694 40,672 20,751 446 23 1,320 No. .. 481 doz. pts. 145 pkg. .. 160,192 bsh. 3,620 cwt... 339 pkg. .. 1,777 cwt... 89 pkg. 6 „ 16,624 oz- ■ • 536,588No. 9,168,114 „ 50 „ 271,617 „ 599,184 „ 4,808 „ 432 238 z.377 32,687 850 605 5.175 18S 388 3.169 27,101 85.754 50 35.555 24,281 574 3,3914 cwt. 15 pkg- • • 3, J64 29 3,617 cwt... 3 Pkg3.847 30 134.837 3.44 1 79.597 1,480 916 99 pkg. 532 40 23 30 12 lb. 1 1,711 48 831 63 3 3,091 gal. .. 142 „ .. 2,934 » •• 803 „ 131 , .. 1.436 73 959 199 25

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No. III.—EXPORTS FOR DRAWBACK. Return showing the Articles exported for Drawback from New Zealand, the Countries to which exported, and the Amount paid under each Head, during the Year 1886.

Exported to Articles. Amount paid in 1886. Apparel Boots a.nd shoes Buckets, iron Cocoa beans Drapery Drugs and druggists' wares Fancy goods Gas-fittings Hardware Leather Matches Milk, preserved Millinery Nails Paper bags Sugar Stationery Watches Woollens Apparel and drapery .. Boots and shoes Brushes and combs .. Cider Cutlery Druggists' sundries Earthenware and glassware Electro-plated ware .. Furniture Fancy goods Hats, straw Iron tanks Leather Stationery Varnish Watches Boots and shoes Confectionery Drapery and haberdashery Fish, potted Furniture Hardware Ink Iron tanks Leather Musical instruments .. Pictures and fancy goods Stationery Stearine Tea Earthenware Anns and ammunition Buckets Cards Cocoa and chocolate .. Candles and soap Drapery Drugs Dried fruits Fish, potted Fruits, bottled and jam Fancy goods Hardware and tanks .. Iron, corrugated and zinc Lead manufactures and nails Matches Oil Oilmen's stores Preserved meat Preserved milk Peas, split, and rice .. Paper bags Sauces Sugar and molasses .. Tea Iron tanks £ s. d. 715 4 704 2 16 o 6 15 5 102 5 9 United Kingdom 28 11 4 72 12 6 5 19 6 24 2 3 5 15 I 45 o o 59 2 5 61 6 7 4 18 o 1 8 g 1 1 8 5 6 3 12 8 o 329 72 17 6 10 9 4 440 5 6 C 4 19 o 1 13 C * New South Wales 11 o 1 5 5° 2 12 o 19 o 6 630 27 s o 8 3 5 185 11 0 C 12 o 700 3 11 2 11 7 o Victoria Queensland 46 17 1 3° 9 4 140 25 6 o 3 3 0 100 14 1 8 1 7 o 20 3 7 10S 3 o 800 418 250 706 3 12 0 1 16 0 3 5 0 4 17 8 o 16 0 o 16 4 7 9 10 8 o 8 296 0 5 o 19 8 5 West Australia.. 52 4 ° 6 8 6 927 8 17 o 676 ° 17 5 6 12 5 5 9 4 1 5 o 590 10 1 o J4 5 4 500 South Australia ..

Exported to Articles. Amount paid iu 18S6. South Australia.. Tasmania .. • Timber, palings Musical instruments .. Woolpacks £ s- d3 4s 5 H ° 13 ° 5 United StatesEast Coast Hardware Arms and ammunition Boots and shoes and drapery Candles and soap Cocoa and tea Druggists' wares Earthenware and fancy goods .. .. i Pish, potted .. .. I Fruits, dried.. Hardware Hops and rice Iron fencing wire and nails .. Jams, spices, and preserved milk Matches Oil .. Oilmen's stores Sugar and molasses .. Alkali and sulphur Arms and ammunition Cordage and leather .. Confectionery and jams Cocoa and tea Clocks and fancy goods Drugs and druggists' wares Drapery and apparel .. Earthenware and glassware Fish, potted Fruits, dried Furniture Hardware and wooclwaro Hats and hosiery Iron, galvanized, and tanks Iron fencing wire and nails Matches Oil .. Oilmen's stores Paints and varnish Paper, wrapping, and stationery Pickles Saddlery Sauces and starch Sugar Woolpacks Apparel and drapery .. Brushes and combs .. Fancy goods Fish, dried Fruits, bottled, and jam Furniture Haberdashery and millinery Hardware and nails .. Iron, galvanized, and fencing wire Matches Preserved milk Oil and turpentine Oilmen's stores Sugar Woollens Apparel and drapery ., Beer, bottled Boots and shoos Cocoa and coffee Cottons and woollens.. Drugs and druggists' wares 1 10 o 1 4 10 57 7 o 247 7 7 8 o 8 3 223 2 19 8 7 11 4 15 18 5 2 16 8 Norfolk Island.. 2 IS 7 2 17 4 446 1 11 6 0 16 9 29 16 11 1 5 ° o 15 o 3 1 6 18 17 o 13 12 8 13 13 11 6 10 8 57 4 8 6 19 3 16 1 2 8 12 10 2 19 6 27 6 o 8 10 11 Friendly Island 83 13 9 4 17 ' 7 10 11 16 7 6 4 1 10 1 12 o 1 1 9 2 13 3 4 3 4 236 23 17 11 1 o 10 83 12 6 280 7 18 2 17 5 ° 1 9 G 1 7 6 416 4 7 I Cook Island 3° J7 9 11 5 7 300 4 16 6 229 16 1 1 179 262 13 5 1246 17 5 7 18 2 6 12 8 o Fiji Islands 6 15 8

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Exported to Articles. Amount paid in 1886. Fencing wire Pish, potted Fancy goods Fruits, dried.. Furniture Hosiery and haberdashery Hats, straw, and millinery Jams and preserved milk Leather manufactures Matches Oil and paint Oilmen's stores Paper bags and stationery Sugar and molasses .. Apparel and drapery .. Buckets and tinware .. Cottons and woollens .. Drugs and druggists' wares Earthenware and glass- £ b. d. I 3 2 IO 12 4 20 3 8 7 17 2 o 18 o 29 14 6 'ijilslands— continued. 203 5 18 4 1 13 11 200 3 3 7 5 17 ° 1 10 9 1 12 7 I 40 10 2 1 4 4 4 2 8 o 18 1 . ware Fish, potted Fruits, dried, and jams Fancy goods Hardware and nails .. Haberdashery and millinery Iron, galvanized Matches Milk, preserved Oil and paint Oilmen's stores Paperhangings Sugar Apparel and drapery .. Cottons and millinery Candles and matches.. Druggists' wares Fish, potted Fruits, dried, and jams Iron, galvanized, and nails Milk, preserved Oil and paint Oilmen's stores Pickles and preserved vegetables Rice Sugar and molasses .. Tea 3 3 4 1 13 o 13 1 6 112 2 10 9 Society Islands.. 4 4 14 10 47 1 3 20 2 3 2 4 1 1 5 10 601 1 4 1 9 19 o 23 1 8 11 8 9 2 13 8 2 14 1 8 15 o 3 1 5 Suwarrow Island 8 1 6 1 11 3 1 8 5 1 19 11 232 4 13 4 5 16 7 5 16 4

Exported to Articles. .mount pai< in 1886. Apparei and drapery .. Boots and shoes and saddlery Candles Cocoa and tea Drugs and druggists' wares Earthenware and glass- £ »• <*• 85 o 7 1 11 11 15 11 6 10 4 o 9 5 10 ware .. Fancy goods Furniture Fruits, dried.. Fish, potted Hardware Hosiery and hats Ink.. Iron, galvanized, and nails Jams and confectionery Lamps and lanterns .. Milk, preserved Oilmen's stores Oil, paint, and varnish Pickles and preserved vegetables Sugar Vinegar Whiting and chalk Drapery Lamps and lanterns .. Apparel and drapery .. Fish, potted Hardware Matches Oil and varnish Oilmen's stores Sugar Apparel and drapery .. Fish, potted Matches Preserved milk and tea Oilmen's stores Sugar Hardware and wooden6 13 8 11 12 5 3 9 5 3 9 0 7 14 6 29 o 4 4 J7 9 3 12 « Navigator Isl'ds. 41 9 11 20 15 4 2 19 4 478 13 1 6 22 9 11 Savage Island .. j I Austral Island.. J i 11 8 2 44 15 10 514 » 0 18 8 1 11 2 061 23 4 1 2 S o 5 17 lo 5 12 o 1 8 6 189 I'/ 14 I 2 15 O 5 2 0 I IO II I Ellice Islands .. -{ Phoenix Island J Guam .. J 250 I 5 II o 11 8 ware Jams and jellies Oil .. Fish, potted Oilmen's stores Sugar 3 5 10 1 2 6 4 8 1 280 1 13 o 268 Total drawback paid 3,128 17 8

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No. IV.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Table 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 Years 1886 and 1885.

18S6. 1885. Country, Colony, or Exports to. Imports from. Exports to. Imports from. £ Totals. £ 4,481,101 £ Totals. 4,587.434 £ Totals. £ 5,227,551 £ Totals. 4,906,907 United Kingdom Australia — Queensland New South Wales Victoria South Australia .. Western Australia 35,729 576,601 607,79s 22,319 1,420 92,560 822,361 663,896 45.95 1 17,370 21,528 541,046 578,400 28,302 7, 875 59,270 722,779 466,029 60,623 4,322 Tasmania Pacific Islands — Kermadec Island .. Norfolk Island .. New Caledonia Fiji Islands Friendly Islands .. Savage Islands Navigator Islands Cook Islands Society Islands Gilbert Islands .. Marshall Islands .. Ellice Islands Sandwich Islands Solomon Islands .. Maiden Island Austral Island Chesterfield Islands Suwarrow Island .. Phoenix Islands .. Union Islands New Britain 1,243,867 73,509 1,642,138 63,696 1,177.151 77,757 1,313,023 37,135 1,455 22 42,598 1,260 691 3,774 15,092 6,57° 4,372 2,105 35,032 19,651 166 17,166 7,749 8,133 12 597 2,749 30,269 "1.428 4,708 3,853 26,668 579 48 2,93° 566 3,560 3,189 37,!53 24,713 626 8,239 9,525 4,087 1,472 41 049 6 701 4> 857 456 2,011 12 204 2,460 60 9 1,942 93 2,221 9 3> T5O 30 4,55i 390 4> 845 2,743 169 4,4 J4 i,557 4,276 1,909 1,510 490 56 86,876 104,480 16,410 1,001 85,882 104,749 159 653 Guam Whale Fisheries North America— Canada United States— On the East Coast On the West Coast 8,688 2,3" I '5,858 1,421 304,571 32,751 337.322 166,926 80,474 247,400 366,873 34.659 4 OI,532 130,053 274, 825 404,878 South AmericaChili Brazil 23 10,902 10,925 65 61 13.270 500 500 65 13,209 China Hongkong Japan Philippine Islands .. Java Singapore 129,725 4O.3I9 7,333 1,852 36,460 4,462 2,044 7> I73 6 129,154 24,455 1,704 1,815 42,745 4,9i5 6,925 7,oi5 153 13,940 India — Bengal and Burmah Madras Bombay Ceylon 119,664 944 53 919 220,151 6,010 2 5 9,376 127,836 220 T73 1,401 204,788 675 121,580 118,758 6,019 76 129,630 139,080 61 73s 2,611 Mauritius Africa— Cape Colony Egypt 172 58i ' ' I 315 250 4,066 4,066 753 565 Europe— France Spain Portugal.. Italy Austria Germany Holland Belgium Greece Malta Switzerland Gibraltar 14,846 425 2,307 210 106 44,549 I,O59 683 no 210 33 53 "63 103 7,824 329 1,038 190 134 16,375 1,119 456 14 1,468 182 64.591 £6,759,oi3 i66 27,647 £7,479,921 1,482 £6,819,939 1 £6,672,791

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No. V.—SHIPPING. Table showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels, including their repeated Voyages, that entered and cleared Coastwise at each Port in New Zealand during the Year 1886.

Entered. Cleared. Ports. Sailing. Steam. Total. Sailing. Steam. Total. Ports. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels.! Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Crews. Auckland Onehunga.. Thames Russell Whangaroa Mongonui Hokianga Kaipara Tauranga Poverty Bay New Plymouth Waitara .. Patea Wanganui Foxton Wellington Napier Wairau Picton Nelson Westport .. Greymouth Hokitika .. Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill and Bluff Riverton 1,551 7 421 104 85 34 2s! 79; 52 64 13 24 14 12 124 86 78,168 426 15,054 6,378 8,779 3,3i6 2,617! 17,798 1,665 4,78o 2,629 1,144 i 766 841 11,687! 20,0661 50 2,463 8,442 3,096 4,284 691 35,oi5 13,633 !2,795 18,321 5,847 560 281,311 26 1,404 300 332 123 "3 553 161 256 97 113 i •• 53! 502 628 1,173 346 77° 180 no 123 24 1 248 277 263 201 65 413 20S 230,180 67,348 62,603 96,843 33,417 19,046 2,041 407 35,176 142,427 80,613 20,267 5,005 48,971 14,012 623,481 196,976 ",793 129, 195 157,150 107,570 90,687 18,551 476,227 76,377 86,835 292,991 82,164 593 17,631! 5,o 5 8| 8,279 5,987 2,355 1,368 273 23 2,146 9,486 5,442 2,423 780 5,632 2,285 46,836 12,831 2,076 8,77i 14,009 9,896 8,155 2,212 27,265 5,655 5,474 18,325 4,906 59 2,724 353 1,191 284 195 !57 49! 8oi 300! 34i| 276! 225 65 427, 220. 2,254 620! 243i 313! 1,040! 661! 548] 197 i,537j 335| 323 737 244 20! 308,348 67,774 77,657 103,221 42,196 22,362 4,658 18,205 36,841 147,207 83,242 21,411 49,737 14,853 635,168 217,042 11,843 131,658 165,592 110,666 94,971 19,242 511,242 90,010 99,630 311,312 88,on 22,714 5,084 9,683] 6,2871 2,687! 1,491 386! 576| 2,307 9,742 5,539 7S0 5,685! 2,342| 47,33S| 13,459 2,079 8,865 14,614 10,036 8,405! 2,253 28,677! 6,175 5,886 18,965 105; i,559 6 412 103! 67J 26J J7i 44j 52 63 14 25 .. 16] ill 158I 79 1 88,226 389 13,199 5,4O6 3,78i 1,382 1,101 6,373 1,665; 4,562i 2,723! 1,204: 841 754 32,488 9,O48j 5°! i,735 9,3361 3,0961 3,438i 892! 40,415] 11,885! 5,i35] 32,095 8,299 565; 5,276 23 1,333 257 190 7 1 60 245 161 253 102 119 60 52 995 385 3 77 650 206 1,201 346 770 184 in I23 1 24: 2| 248! 277| 259 201 414 2O9 2,119 533 241 282 814 627 504 188 1,090 244 265 652 179 7 272,738 67,346 62,603 97,934 33,217 19,046 2,041 451 35,176 142,427; 75,98ij 20,267! 5,005! 49,003] 13,924! 586,855 196,853 ii,749 129,195 I57,535j 106,299; 90,885! 18,481! 460,232; 74,076 86,726 332,490 76,536 593 18,782 5,007 8,279 5,999 2,362 1,368 273 30 2,146 9,486 5,254 2,423 780 5,633 2,287 46,466 12,809 2,070 8,77i 14,080 9,789 8,136 2,204' 26,540 5,535 5,522 20,470 4,627 59 2,760 352 1,182 287 178 149 4 1 46; 300 34° 273 226 65 430 220 2,277 612 242 312 1,041 655 539 200 360,964 67,735 75,802 103,340 36,998 20,428 3,142 6,824 36,841 146,989 78,704 21,471 5,005 49,844 14,678 6i9,343 205,901 n,799 130,930 166,871 109,395 94,323 19,373 500, 647 85,961 91,861 364,5S5 84,835 24,058 9,612 6,256 2,552 1,439 333 27; 2,307 9,739 5,356 2,542 780 5,693 2,339 47,461 13,194 2,073 8,848 14,730 9,923 8,342 2,253 28,056 5,999 5,755 21,585 4,917 103 Auckland. Onehunga. Thames. Russell. Whangaroa. Mongonui. Hokianga. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Waitara. Patea. Wanganui. Foxton. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill and Blu: Riverton. 1 31 230 28 41 9 429 85 58 104 59 13 3 94 605 140 250! 41 1,412 520 412 640 240 46 2,130 534 242 282 810 633 507 188 1,108 250 265 633 185 7 12,176 3° 227 28 35 12 49 1,516 464 233 1,115 2 9 O| 44 443 85 49 141 62 1,533 329 314 793 241 20 13 Totals for 1S86 3,733 14,204 i6,543 3,208,946 235,6381 15,959 3,490,257 249,842 j 3,778 1 290,083! 14,363 12,179] 3,225,664 237, l8 7 15,957 3,515,747 25i,55C Totals for 1886. Totals for 1885 i 1 Totals for 1885. 4,599 309,454 n,995 3 > 2I7» I73 235,859 16,594' '3,526,627 252,402 4,538 308,9621 16,348 n,993 3,2I4,72I| 235,423 16,531 3,523,683 251, 77 1

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No. VI.—SHIPPING. Table showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1886.

Whence. British. Foreign. Totals. United Kingdom. British Possessions. Fore Coun and V\ Fishe sign itries Vhale ?rics. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals for Year lSS$. Ports of Arrival. Sailing or Meam Vessels. Total! With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. I I I f I =1 ■§1 1 1 CO I I 5 ! > j c u > o V J| o H S 5 > G 1 P I >1 o 6 > C (J t2 > c o I Auckland ■! Sailing Steam 15 ■■ 11 2 74 3 65 .. 3 ! 41 I 117 80 91,929 I,2O2| 4.871 4 2 711 487 1,198 684 25 35 1 121 82 44,881 92,416 1,227 4,906 13 19 4,431 36,617 "3 1,772 13 19 4,431 36,617 113 1.772! 130 99 48,601 128,546 1,315 6,643 4 2 711 487 25 35 60: 134 101 49,312 129,033 6,678 'I •■ •■ I H 1 1 ! : H ! 1 141,048 i i ! _ H ~ Totals 26 2 I39| 3 M I X97j 136,099 I i 6 60 203 137,297 6S4 j i 32 41,048 1,885 - 1,885! 220 177,147 7,958j « 684 899 235 Ji78,345 i 8,oi8! 241 166, 4go 82 7,84 "I Onehunga Sailing I i i I - ! H ! 2 2 .. ■• 2 19 2 19 ' ' H ig! 2 684 19 I ;■• •■ *" •• Thames Sailing 1 1 —: " i — - I 493 I - I ! 1 I 8 - , - 1 2 2 1 H i [ I 401 12 2 615 2O| I: II h 49 3 " 1 21J 2 23 3 i,"3 2,817 31 I •• •• •• Kussell Sailing i i— I I ! I _: ! — 289 i ": h — 2,i28 2 4 6J — I 6«! M I 1 " J r l ? 1 .. •• i i •• r 289! 9 1 9 7 2,174 211 I 354 35 8 I 7 2,174 211 2 44 9 255 10 2,732 1,787 211 Whangaroa Sailing I ! 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 1 ! ; '■_. _ 1 1 3 3 — i ..! 3 I 626; 22 3 626 22! 1 3 626| i H i 3! 626 22 5 46 \"\ Mongonui Sailing I I I ! : i I _ : ! 1 I —! ! I I 1 1 1 - • ' i ! ! I ! r ' 1 — 3 3 I I ! 2: 505 1 17 I 2 565 M j! 229 7 j 229 7 •■ 3 734! i s M \ 3 734 24| - 935 47 •• Hokianga Sailing I I i i H I I — i 1 ] - j 1 1 1 I 1 - — "' I 1 . 1 277 9 1 277 6,495 1 I 9 "I h 277: j i 9 ! 160 I 277 9 7 1,705 9,798 •• - Kaipara Sailing 61 ig 19 I , ; L273 I I 43| H jig H 25 1 194 i I 407 — 9 I 1 1 1 H i 407 1 4 1 1.273 i 4 20 5,629] — 2(> 6,902 40 6 5,222: 9! 203 30 Poverty Bay .. Sailing I : 1 I I i : i H 1 1 1 1 2.. 2 3°7J 12 2 3°7 i .. i 1 2 307 12 •■ ! ■■ 2 307 12 3 3°7 1,085 •• New Plymouth Sailing I 1 i i ! 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 — 1 .. I ?d l_i •• 1 94 M •• 1 94 * ' 94 5 3 - ■• ! Wanganui "I ! 1 I I 1 1 1 I ! - I - ! I , 1 ! f ~1 I I I i i I i ! I .. 1 i " ! - 1 I -- .. .. .. 6 I,OI2| •• •■ "Wellington ■! Sailing Steam I I | 1 1 ! 1 1 of 8 i 1 — i i I i 60 30 I ! 1 : - 1 I I 1 96 i— ! ! i j ! 22 I 22 . . I 39 1 28 .. I 1 I • ■ 59 30 37.746J 38,160 902 1.449 1 ; 237 21 37,983 38,160 I 923 10 i 4,41s ■• 96 i 10 4,418 6g 30 42,164 38,160 998! j 1>449j 237 21 7O 3° 42,401 38,160 1,019 i,449 •• Totals — I ] [ 1 • — - 1 4,418 I 1 I 1 i i i 80,561 Mi I 6? \ I 9 8gj !2' 351! 1 -^ 21 go i 76,143 9,566 2,372 10 96! 'I 10 4,418 961 99| 80,324 7,518 2,447 1 2,048 21! H 2,468 100 102,406 3,3°: Napier Sailing ! I H 1 _ I 7,518 ! H - j I — 9,566 21 .. 2 I 25 2 • • ! 27 215 2 2,048 37 29 252 27 I |__^ u 37 29 i 252 3° 7,397 22( •■ •• Picton — M i' [ — 1 — \ ■ ■ •• 1 '' ..! 1 133 - •• •• Nelson Sailing I 1 I i — 8 I 3,680 96 _ 1 I 3,680 96 - II ! I I 8 j 3,680 96 I 1 ! 3,680 96 8 4 ■■ 4 • • I •• I 8l ■ ■ • • •• • • ■• - 4.255 III

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No. VI. —SHIPPING. Table showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1886— continued.

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Foreign. Totals. Whence. British. British Possessions. For. Coun snd \ Fishi ■eign ntrks Whale leries. In Ballast. Totals. To I ils for Year i88_.< Sailing or Steam Vessels. Uni King ited ;dom. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. Ports of Arrival. ■3 o o a si B *5 pa It S a > l I ID o u > I > I I > I I . 1 > o H % 4) O > C I 1 O 1 O CJ Greymouth \ Sailing Steam I 8 I •• ■■ 8 1 1.434 39i 56 20 120 6 9 1 i,554 39i 62 20 ■• •• •• •I 8 1 1,434 391 1,825 536 56 2O 120 6 9 1 i,554 39i 62 20 •• ..... "I •1 "I •I .. ! 8 — !■ 6 — — _ H - 6 82 I 65 Totals I J t I ■■ 9 1,825 536 76 I 120 10 1,945 536 35,548 : 16,506 82 •• •• •■ 4 _76 I I2O 10 i,945 536 9 1,821 1 j I - - i 28 536 Hokitika Sailing •• I 4 4 65 9 28 .. 4 28 "I 1 ' I •• 4 28! 'I A 4 •■ i 926 478 Lyttelton j Sailing Steam I 12 • - 55 •• 8 — 3 — 4 I 32.771 16,506 I I 823 478 " 4 ! 2,777 59 882 478 1,360 I ! 1,722 ; 44 - ! : •■ i I 6 j I>722 44 — 7 1 9 34,493 16,506 867 478 4 2,777; 59 75 9 37,270 16,506 I •• ■• •■ •• •• 'I — ~ 78 I 1 I i 80 I l ■ i 82 Totals 13 .. I 26 •• [ 35 •• ! 5 40 11 53 3 4 I 74 -H 49,277 1,301 4 2,777 59 H 52,054 8,454 I,722| 44 8 •• - 6 h 1,722 44 8 50,999 1,345 265 4 2,777 59 84 53,776 ; 1,404 265 44,903 9,585 I ,09! Timaru Sailing 2 27 8,454 257 27 257 292J ;.. A 2g2 28 8,746 '' 1 28 8,746 30 29: 1 •• •■ ' 63 h 1 - I H 63 - ; _______ Oamaru Sailing 1 9 2,207 215 7 10 2,422 70 " •• ■■ 9 2,207 I 215' 7 10 2,422 ! 70 16 5,542 16! - I I — 7,085 — 1 Sailing Steam : I I 888 i,,754 888 T>754 1,021 1,754 7 1 18 4I,O34 41,884 82,9l8 ! 1,021 j T>754 Dunedin j 19 13 17 57 18 33,949 41,884 75,833 .. 57 18 33,949 41,884 J4 7,O85; ; 133 .. 'I J4 133 7 1 18 4 I>°34 41,884 82,918 •■ •I - - :•■ •• ■• i 1 — _ :- - 7,085 89 — 118 Totals 32 I7 75 2,642 75 75,833 2,642 14 7,O85| 133 " 14 133 8 2,775 89 2,775 96,703 3,01. Bluff Harbour j Sailing Steam — — 8 - ! - 8,718 56,798 65,516 1,007. 30 9,725 56,798 66,523 269 3,218 3,487 5,928 13,597 8 3 •• 2 •• 1 20 53 8,399 56,798 65,197 182,752 245,668 231 3,218 4 1,007 30 •• 24 53 I 9,406 ; 56,798 66,204 261 3,218 1 319 - ■■ I ■• 319 21 53 239 3,218 4 •• 25 53 78 ■• 60,486 .. I 64 300 2 159 2 459 1 484 — — — I '- I : - 8 - 1 69 Totals 8 3 2 1 73 4 1,007 3° 77 3,479 1 319; 8 1 319 74 3,457 4 1,007 486 35 3,33' Totals | Sailing Steam 84 I 441 79 24 6 411 191 3,449 4,829: 11,790 46 2 15,119 487 H |4 24 \± 5 I 457 193 197,871 246,155 5,253 11,825 52 19 20,441 36,617 ! 613 |i,772 1 ■• - 4 1,488 j 62 - 56 19 21,929. 36,617 675 1,772 — 463 210 203,193 282,285 5,442 13,562 5° i2 : 16,607 487 513 212 219,800 282, 772 •■ I I Total shipping inwards, 1886 I III 44 103 6 428,420 462,758 16,619 18,129 48 63! 15,606 650 '444,0261 17,078 18,743 57,058 2,385 1,488' 62 75 60 58,546 39,875 2,447 673 485,478 19,004! 19,638 52 63 17,094 521 725 502,572 19,525 602 459 71 4 •• Ditto, 1885 .-.- — — _____ 39,875 17,067 614 124 52 115 10 |66 3 17,067; 614 726 ,479, 825' 60 1,509 ..: •■ ..I 1,509 723 502,633 •• 519,700 20,25: * Sailing and steam vessi :1s not distins iiii ihed in 1885.

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Cleared for British. Foreign. Totals. Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. I Totals for Year 188 j. Sailing or Steam Vessels. Unil Kingd red loin. British Possessions With Cargoes. 8 i o s > : H U l> In Ballast. o i Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. j In Ballast. Totals. Ports of Departure. *6 o is ! i? be IP — U !> o H I i > a o U > C V > o U > a u I a o i 1 I o ■3 > O u Auckland j Sailing Steam 8 i 53 64 5 •• 43 22 12 91 68 19,915 62,042 745 3,673 11 11,892 •■ 207 102! 68 62,042 952 3,673 4,625 13 19 5,460 36,617 "5 1772 1887 6 2,677 •■ 58 19 38 8,137 36,617 i 173 1772 104 87 25,375 98,659 860 5,445 X7 14,569 265 121 87 208 39,944 98,659 138,603 684 1,125 5,445 6,570 •■ I 65 — H ~! 11,892' 1 I I 93,849 6 2,677 14,569 265 Totals 9 117 5 12 159 8i,957 684 985 3,813 1,965 4,418 xi 207 170 - 42,077 58 44,754 1945 191 124,034 6,305 17 219 141050 6,74: Onehunga Sailing ■■ 2 J 2 19 •• — 2 684 19 2 684 19 2 _H 2 406 •I - 18 ] I 1 I 3 — - I Thames Sailing 11 I '' 9 _74 •• 9 1,983 74 2 771 ■• 2 771 11 2,754 92 •I II 2,754 92 5 799| 2,276 ! 3' •• Russell Sailing 4 " 8 4 32J I I .. 4 985 32 8 2,529 219 - .. I I 8 2,529 219 — 12 3,514 251 — 12 3,5M 251 8 14, 1 •■ Whangaroa _ ] I - — Sailing 19 1 2 !7 8 123 17 8 3,813 123 61 4 1,296 32 • 4 1,296 458 32 21 5,109 155 21 5,109 I55 23 7,213 19. •• ! 61 -4 — Mongonui Sailing 10 j •• 1,965 2 458 13 ■• I 2 13 10 2,423 1,605 15,846 464 4,632 74 10 2,423 74 7 18 2,037 3,562 7: " Hokianga Sailing 7 6 i,332 I i 451 I - 6 i 1,332 45 "I I I 273 813 _7 18 I 1 273 813 7 18 — 7 56 52 461 - I I 7 1,605 1 52 •• H. •• •■ •• i — — - h — 18,054 Kaipara Sailing i i 1 54 I5,O33 443 I - 54 464 4,632 443 I 2 2 56 15,846 461 79 58; •• •■ Poverty Bay Sailing 1 ! - __ I .. 1 464 J3 1 J3 188 1 13 188 I 464 13 1 4 1,612 'I 188 I New Plymouth Steam •• •• 4 4,632 4 .. •• 4 4 4,632 188 2 1,103 2! •• Wanganui Sailing I I I I ! ! 1 1 • • 1 42 4 1 42 4 1 42 4 •• 1 42 87 18,066 72,095 90,161 4 6 8 1,219 I H 87 1 1 ! I — 87 6 Foxton Sailing 1 1 1 87 6 •• I 6 •• t ■■ 1 1 •• •■ "I ■•I 6, in 18,066 72,095 418 2,813 — — 276 2,813 h 6,111 — 28 38 66 418 2,813 Wellington | Sailing Steam 7 10 24 II X7 38j 1 ",955 |72,O95 276 2,813 11 142 28 38 ■• ! •• I 17 38 11,955 72,095 11 142 " •■ .. II - •• ■I •• — I I - — - - ! 1 I 3,089 ~ 6, in 8,659 —- 89 ! Totals 21 34 II •• 55 84,050 3,089 11 6,111 142 66 90,161 3,231 55 84,050 11 142 3,231 461 6 "9343J 19,286 4,*4: ■I •• Napier Sailing 8 6 19 — 2 10,440 254 _ 21 8,659 207 H 35 19,099 461 ■■< - — 14 10,440 i 254 i 2°7| I 1 j 35 19,099 158 466 4' 52; 14 21 •• ... •1 I - -. 158 :- _ 6 Picton | Sailing Steam •• 1 1 •■ I 1 466 466 22 1 466 466 22 11 6 •• 1 158 1 1 158 466 6 22 I 1 22 •• •■ •I •• " I — i 158 6 - " i 6 - I — 624 28 __ 1 Totals • • i 2 •• •■ 1 22 .. •• 1 22 1 ■■ ii a 624 28 •• 2 3 1,302 ..

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No. VII.—SHIPPING. Table showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels cleared Outwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1886— continued.

Cleared for British. Foreign. Totals. Sailing or Steam Vessels. United Kingdom. British Possessions. Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries, With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for Year 1S8S. Porti of Departure. CD Iff 0CQ In CQ > c a H is > £ 1 u I I 1 > o i > I i c u I o u > I I :> I o Nelson Sailing •• •• ■■ 1 •• •■ •• "I ■• ■• •• •• •• •• •■ 1 270 7 1 270 7 •• •• •■ I1! 270 7 1 270 1 289 9 _ 1,956 84 _ H 1,956 78 37,582 36,985 84 \ i,956 78 84 — Greymouth Sailing 12 I 12 12 « 12 1,956 78 84 13 2,229 86 •• — 781 - I I - H \ Hokitika Sailing 1 I 5 1 5 885 1 5 1 5 960 I.4I3 ■• Lyttelton | \~~~\ —\ I I H 819 i,4 T3 3,282 66 62 15 2,603 I I > S <■ 64 15 868 1,413 — — Sailing Steam 21 II 43 4 6 59 15 34>3°° 36,985 5 49 3 1,468 26 4,071 75 36,903 36,985 6 4,75o 92 70 15 85 41,653 36,985 78,638 I •• •• •• •• •• •• •■ — 3,282 2,298 _ ! t I 8 ! - — ; Totals 32 47 6 74 71,285 2,232 66 77i j74,567 5 2,603! 49 3 1,468 26 4,071 I 75 79 73,888 i 2,281 6 4.750 678 I 92 16 2,373 88 169,402 j 2,114 1 -H — . 1 - — I "i 1 H I Timaru | Sailing Steam 4 I 24 I 1 27 1 10,231 408 10,639 8,679 310 22 678 16 28 1 10,909 408 326 22 1 292 7 1 292 7 28 1 10.523 408 317 22 1 29 1 11,201 408 333 22 •■ - "I '■ • • I " .. •• •• •• •• Totals — 1 j H 678 I j _ H — _ I H 678 16 1 1 1,609 12,068 4 25 •• I I I 28 332 226 ' 16 I 29 8,679 26,036 3,602 348 I 292 835 7 1 292 835 7 29 10,931 339J 1 30 18 355 27 292 ■• — - — - - Oamaru Sailing 6 11 1 16 I 16 226 2 21 2 21 18 9,514 247 9,514 247 13 8,717 220 — 1 8,926 1 603 107 i I I — I Dunedin j Sailing Steam 12 2 10 10 9 22 2 17, no 3,602 392 107 16! 211 38 2 •• ! 3 i,i73 29 3 1,173 29 22 2 17, no 3,602 392 107 19 10,099 240I 4 1 2 27,209 3,602 632 107 1 ■ • •• •■ •• •• •• •■ — — I 8,926 29,638 6,411 62,888 69,299 187011 243118 ! — h 1 818 Totals 14 10 10 9 M 20,712 5,617 62,888 68,505 146669 243118 499 164 3.438 3,602 !i6 211 40 710 185 3,438 3,623 4>965 11,676 3 1,173 29 3 1,173 29 24 20,712 6,126 62,888 4991 178 3,438 19 10,099 240 43 30,811 6,920 62,888 739 45 30,917 Bluff Harbour j Sailing Steam 18 571 •• I 2 19 57 76 381 186 2 794 21 21 H 2 5O9 14 2 509 I 14 21 2 794 21 23 57 199 3,438 3,637 5,604 r3.448 •■ — I •• •■ •• • • 57 78 j I •■ •• — I ■• •• - I •• 57 78 69,014 •■ •• 69,808 208,596 279,735 85 i Totals 3 75 2 794 21 » 509 14 •• 2 509 14 3,6l6 2 794 2! 80 70,116 3,574 Totals | Sailing Steam — 65 870 5,588 - 21,585 36,617 639 1772 162,666 279,735 I 1 1 71 28 299 155 46 54 22 32 4,°95 11,676 40,342 446 186 43 19 15,997 36,617 519 1772 ■'3 120 56 19 424 205 4,614 13,448 78 45,930 990 502 205 • • •■ •• •I •• •• •• •• Total shipping outwards, 1886 1 !— - I 99 108 •• 454 46 76 32 567 389787 15,771 65 4O,34Z 39,866 870 |632 430129 16,641 18,445 62 52,614 33,084 2291 F 8 5,58S 120 75 56 58,202 241 1 629 442,401 18,062 78 45,93° 45,164 990 707 488,331 19,052 Ditto, 1885 510 51 89 2 2 659 434752 I7.469J 65 976 I 724 474618 _ 4 S 5,298 107 38,382 I437i — i7°7 467,836 i8,799. 73 780 I 19,882 •• 1330 1083 •• • • •• 513000 Note. —Sailing and steam vessels not distinguished in 1885.

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No. VIII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered and cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1886. Entered.

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With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for 1885.* Nationality of Vessels. Vessels. Tons. < Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. British, sailing , steam 411 191 182,752 245,668 4,829 ii.79° 46 2 15,119 487 424 35 457 193 197,871 :246,I55 5.253 11,825 Totals 602 428,420 16,619 48 15,606 650 444,026 17,078 726 479,825 18,74: 459 foreign, sailing , steam 52 19 20,441 36,617 613 1,772 4 1,488 62 56 19 21,929 36,617 675 1,772 Totals 7i 57,O58 2,385 1,488 62 75 58,546 2,447 60 39,875 i.50( Total sailing „ steam 4O3 210 203,193 282,285 5,442 13.562 5O 2 16,607 487 486 35 513 212 '219,800 |282,772 5.928 13.597 Total shipping inwards .. 673 485,478 19,004 52 17,094 521 725 502,572 19,525 786 519,700 20,25:

•ritisli, Bailing „ steam 381 186 146,669 243,118 4,095 11,676 65 40,342 870 446 186 187,011 243, 118 4,965 11,676 Totals 567 389,787 i5,77i 65 40,342 870 632 430,129 16,641 724 474,618 i8,445 'oreign, sailing , steam 43 19 15,997 36,617 519 1,772 13 5,588 120 56 19 21,585 36,617 639 1,772 Totals 62 52,614 2,291 13 5,588 120 75 58,202 2,411 56 38,382 i,437 Total sailing , steam 424 205 162,566 279,735 4,614 13,448 78 45,93° 990 502 205 2o8,596 279,735 5,604 !3,448 Total shipping outwards .. 707 629 442,401 18,062 78 45,93° 990 488,331 19,052 780 513,000 19,882 * Sailing and steam vessels not distinguished in 1885.

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No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Department of Trade and Customs during the Years 1886 and 1885.

Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 9th February, 1887. Secretary and Inspector. [Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, nil; printing (1,560 copies), £'6\ Bs. 6d.]

Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB7.

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1886. 1885. Heads of Beceipts. Kate of Duty. Quantity. Amount collected. Quantity. Amount collected. Customs duties— Spirits .. .. .. .. i 12s. per gal. £ 1.995 gal 248,903 „ 256,915 „ 1,173 ,, 100,566 lb. 5,7oo „ 1,184,880 „ 2,610 „ 10,920 „ 560 „ 53,548 gal. 50,228 „ 4,767 „ 5,092 „ 17,660 „ 18,493 „ 382,852 „ 39,936 „ 4,081,920 lb. 681,520 „ 2,880 „ 45,2931 28o „ 4,606 „ 1,197 174,232 186,264 1,232 3O,I7O 285 207,354 261 546 7 !3,387 13,813 1.43° 1,655 3,532 4,161 28,714 2,496 68,032 8,519 60 94,36i 4,606 118,964 388,941 74,590 «. — — „ .. .. .. .. I 14s. „ .. 14s. 6d. „ „ .. .. .. .. 21s. „ Cigars and snuff .. .. .. 6s. per lb. New Zealand manufacture .. is. Tobacco .. .. .. .. 3s. 6d. „ „ unmanufactured .. .. ; 2s. „ „ New Zealand manufacture .. : is. „ „ sheepwash .. .. 3d. „ Wine 4 .. .. .. 5s. per gal. „ .. .. .. .. 5s. 6d. „ „ sparkling .. .. .. 6s. „ .. 6s. 6d. „ „ Australian .. .. .. 4s. „ „ „ .. .. .. 4s. 6d. „ Ale, beer, &c, in bottle .. .. is. 6d. „ „ in wood .. ..lis. 3d. „ Tea .. .. .. .. I 4<1. per lb. Coffee, cocoa, &c. .. .. .. 3d. „ „ roasted .. .. .. 5d. „ Sugar and molasses .. .. Jd. „ Opium .. .. .. .. 20s. „ Goods by weight Ad valorem, 25 and 15 per cent. Other duties not specified above 473,368 gal. 1,108 „ 94,305 lb. 1,117,977 lb. 7.840 .„ 160 lb. 87,644 gal. 7,467 gal. 28,242 gal. 297,694 „ 36,464 „ 4,045,500 lb. 602,960 „ 1,056 „ 45.257,76o „ 4,367 » 343.191 1,163 28,292 * 195,646 784 24,102 2,427 6,355 22,327 2,279 67,425 7,537 22 94,287 4,367 101,735 338,374 7 I>493 Excise duties— Beer * Cigars and cigarettes fTobacco Bonded warehouse duty Rents, seizures, &o. Merchant Shipping Act, fees Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees lighthouse dues Dyster Act, fees Grold duty Pilotage and port charges, &c... Chinese Immigrants Act. Distillation Act Dther receipts 1,311,808 53,o47 247 699 5.697 119 86 2,288 7,222 6 22,707 26,492 480 24 6,581 1,428,809 55,034 '5,855 354 125 2,386 7,5" 5 23.738 29,121 710 28 6,538 £1,560,214