B.—No. 2

Table II (i). COMPARATIVE RETURN of Customs Revenue at the several Ports of New Zealand, for the Three Quarters ended the 31st day of March, 1868-9 and 1869-70.

Table H (2). EETUE.N of the (litoss Customs Revextte for each Quarter, from September Quarter, 1858-9, to the Quarter ended 30th June, 1870, inclusive.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.

PollTS. 1868-9. 1869-70. Increase. Decrease. £ ». a. 124,240 9 2 £ s. d. 157,323 0 5 116 16 0 1,577 12 3 686 1 0 2/107 9 2 5,021 9 1 12,127 6 10 44,858 14 5 20,564 6 0 2,921 12 2 846 4 9 571 12 1 763 18 8 22,697 14 1 14,761 6 3 35,914 1 4 39,014 14 4 1,743 3 5 61,520 4 10 740 1 11 7,334 7 2 6,835 10 11 160,614 17 5 15,592 1 1 457 16 2 3,421 17 7 2 10 10 £ s. d. 33,082 11 3 116 16 0 385 12 2 241 8 0 1,597 7 4 1,234 17 7 £ s. d. Auckland Thames Russell Mangorrai Hokianga . . New Plymouth Wangajiui Wellington Napier Wairau Picton Havelock Kaikoura Nelson Westport . . Greymouth Hokitika Okarito Lyttelton and Christchurch Akaroa Timaru ■ . . Oamaru Duncdin Invercargill Bluff II arbour Biverton Chatham Islands 1,192 0 1 444 13 0 810 1 10 3,786 11 6 13,651 15 9 44,998 16 5 16,394 7 4 2.908 7 4 618 12 9 78 16 5 21,870 8 0 20,291 13 0 32,138 15 2 53,572 16 11 1,440 12 2 60,585 12 4 749 1 3 7,195 1 2 6,255 3 10 156,611 9 0 17,482 5 10 477 9 7 3,277 1 10 7 2 2 4,169 18 8 13 4 10 227 12 0 492 15 8 763 18 8 827 6 1 » 1,524 8 11 140 2 0 5,53o' 6 9 3,775 6 2 302 11 3 934 12 6 14,558 2 7 139 6 0 600 7 1 4,003 8 5 8 19 4 1,890 4 9 19 13 5 144 15 9 4 11 4 Total 591,059 3 10 1620,436 10 2 53,053 15 5 123,676 9 1 Total Increase £29,377 6 4

Financial Yeae 1858-9. Financial Yeab 1864-5. September Quarter £40,420} December „ ??'lf? £160,836 March „ .... ... 41,8841 June „ 40,333; September Quarter £140,872} December „ 150,995 f »„ ,„ „„■ March „ 167,690 ( 3jO^'^' June „ 183,740; Financial Yeae 1859-60. Financial Yeae 18S5-6. September Quarter £41,491} December ,, ... ... 44,607 C _pi>rQn»7 March „ 46,298 C *5X7S '117 June „ 45,721; September Quarter £180,160-) December „ 198,418 ( -, flft „„, March , 208,791. f *'<yb>*->< June „ 208,855; Financial Yeae 1.860-1. Financial Yeab 1866-7. September Quarter £46,790} December ,, ... ... 51,850 f , m(f i, March „ 52,286 C UJl>'Ji-' June „ 55,227; September Quarter £199,452) December ,, ... ... 227,253; nan a nno March " MoilflSC £864 '668 June „ 217,780; Financial Yeae 1861-2. September Quarter ... ... £06,935} December ., ... ... 86,466 f f ,onqni March „ 98,050 X *»8a >3lw June „ 87,942; Financial Yeae 1867-8. September Quarter £196,916-) December „ 209,118 f „-„„ „„. „ i mAcrtor £/93,394 March „ ... ... 194,6X81 June „ 192,742 J Financial Yeak 1862-3. September Quarter ... ... £94,754} December ,, ... ... 118,526; „,„„„, March „ ... ... 127,465 C June „ 147,777 J Financial Yeae 1868-9. September Quarter £191,607") December „ 209,862 f £RM2M March „ 189,590 C ***Ml >'sl}i June „ 213,145.) Financial Yeae 1863-d. September Quarter £145,594 } December „ ... ... 171,001 f 4>rT7 nno March „ 147,778C *-t)i/ >UIJ-' June „ 152,629 J Financial Yeab 1869-70. September Quarter £205,100} December „ 215,677 ( £ 816 4J,i March , 199,6641 i8ib 'M!l June „ (estimated) 196,000; 19