5.—£:a. 3a,

Enclosure in No. 12. RETURN Showing the PARTICULARS and VALUE of IMPORTS at the PORT of BLUFF HARBOUR during each Quarter of the Year, 1864.

MEMOEAXDUM Bl" THE lIOX. MAJOR KICIIARDSON. In examining the various memos. which were placed at my disposal by the Provincial Government I found several discrepancies and gaps, and should be obliged by the following information being forwarded to me, together with this memorandum — 1. The figured statement which represented, specifically, the objects for which the new loan of £170,000 was required. 2. The detailed items of the sum of £11,442 3s. 9d. which appears in the Asset and Liability Account up to 31st January, 18G5. The heading of the summary was given but no detail. 3. There is doubt where the sums due to contractors on both lines of Bailway appear, as also that due on account of Piers. This is desirable up to the 31st January, 1865. The only Liabilities reported to me are as follows ; — £ b. d. Bank of Otago, as rendered by them on 31st January, 1865, with interest calculated to date 113,580 6 7 Bank of New South Wales, do. do. do 191,905 16 6 General Government, interest to (18th Feb.), do., do 23,602 (5 5 Outstanding Claims on 31st January, 1865. Details not given by Provincial Treasurer ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 44,442 3 9 J. EIC'HADDSOX. To Hii Honor the Superintendent of Southland.

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Period. General Goods. Stock. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. Quarter ended 31st March 4,726 15 0 85,220 0 i 0 89,916 15 0 Do. do. 30tli June 5,870 10 0 38,129 0 I 0 43,999 10 0 Do. do. 30tli September 2i,97S 11 0 21,976 11 0 Do. do. 31st December 4,687 0 (I 431 0 0 5,121 0 0 Totals 40,262 16 0 123,783 0 0 164,015 16 0 Custom House, Bluff Harbour, 21st day of February, 186. C. W. Toole, Sub-Collector.