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Southland. The gross Customs Eevenue from 1st January, 1863, to this date, is aboTe £7,800, taken almost exclusively at the Port of Invercargill. 7th March, 1863. J. A. E. M.

No. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT, SOUTHLAND, TO THE HONORABLE THE COLONIAL SECEETAEY. Superintendent's Office, Southland, 23rd March, 1863. Sir,— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 5th instant, with reference to my communication of 4th ultimo, on the subject of a Loan of £220,000, for the prosecution of Kailway and other Public Works. My subsequent communications, enclosing various Bills and other Public Documents, will have shown that after discussion in the Provincial Council, some of the proposed plans were considerably modified, and finally the assent of His Excellency the Governor has been asked to a Loan Bill, considerably less in amount than the sum stated in my letter, an assent to which I trust there can be no hesitation to give. I have, &c, J. A. R. Menzies, Superintendent. The Honorable the Colonial Secretary, Auckland.

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Territorial Customs Revenue. Exports. Hevenue. Three Eights. Gross. 9 months ending 1 31st Dec, 1861 j Year ending 31st } Dec, 1862 ) Centesimallncrease* 20,160 17 11 54,710 18 0 104 0 0 1,275 12 7 4,411 6 11 159 0 0 3,401 13 6 55,242 0 oj 11,763 11 9 169,000 15 0 159 0 0 130 5,131 0 0 19,471 14 0 185

ier am onnage o: esse. :ered 1 and Cleared at Invercarg: 1861 and 1862. OBI ari lours in Le year: Coastwise. From and to other Pi iets ni ]S"ew Zealand. Inwards. Outwards. Inwards. OUTWAUDS. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. ' Tons. Yeae. 1861 1862 78 235 5,778 12,758 80 234 6,366 18,665 35 59 9,099 20,289 27 47 8,146 14,260 Tear ending 30th Sept., 1861 ... 1862 ... Quarter ending December 31, 1862 Hontk of January, 1863 Imports. £58,014 1 0 132,325 15 0 50,439 0 0 35,725 0 0 Southland Ports. Exports. £8,504 10 0 19,673 14 0 152 0 0