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1875. NEW ZEALAND.

A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by Command of Sis Excellency.

CONTENTS. No. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Impoeted during the Tear 1874. No. II. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1874. No. lll.—Return showing the Value of the Imposts and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1874. No. IV.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Enteeed and Cleaeed Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1874. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Enteeed Inwabds during the Year 1874. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwabds during the Year 1874. No. VII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Beitish and Fobeion Vessels Enteeed and Cleaeed at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1874. No. VIII. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1874.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1874.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Agricultural Implements Alkali, Soda Crystals, &c. Warehoused Apparel and Slops Warehoused Arms and Ammunition — Fire Arms Accoutrements Blasting Powder Caps Cartridges and Cases Fuze Gunpowder ... Shot Swords Arrowroot, bulk Arsenic Bags and Sacks, corn ... Warehoused Bags and Sacks,flour ... Warehoused Bags and Sacks, woolpks. Warehoused Bark Basket and Wicker Ware Beer, bottled Warehoused 3,101 pkgs 13,928 cwts. 1 qr. ... 1 cask 4,584 pkgs., 5 cases... 176 cases, 1,331 pkgs. £ 23,285 8,793 2 210,754 63,225 Bones and Bone Dust ... Books—Printed Bran and Sharps Boots and Shoes Warehoused 757 tons 15 ewt. 3,654 pkgs 301 pkgs., 15 cwts. ... 7,508 pkgs 1,474 tanks, 64 cases, 3,252 pkgs. 84 pkgs., 5 cwts. 1 qr. 440 pkgs., 5,856 No. 204,199 No 55,200 No Value only ... 1,015 pkgs 1 case, 5 pkgs. 74 pkgs. 4 nests, 809 pkgs., 1,828 No Value only ... 2,418* ewt 53 kegs, 20 pkgs. ... 13,977 cwts 19 chests, 1 case, 21,789 boxes, 913 pkgs 50 bales, 665 pkgs. ... 1,023 pkgs 26 bales, 114 pkgs. ... 682 No., 129 pkgs. ... 30 pkgs 2 pkgs Value only ... 3,459 No £ 4,884 72,352 203 144,883 70,353 3,742 No 7ptg9 343,235 lbs 3,983,180 No. 1,040,556 No., 4 pkgs. 372 pkgs 22,214"? lbs 1,084 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 11 No 2,224 lbs 355i cwts. ... 32 bales, 4,227 pkgs. 80 bales, 325 pkgs. ... 323 pkgs 18 bales, 123 pkgs. ... 2,852 pkgs 139 bales,366 pkgs.... 1,372 tons 7 cwts. ... 568 pkgs 185,443 gals. 17,253 casks, 21,583 cases, 351 pkgs. ... 29,530 gals 842 hhds., 437 bris., 12 kilderkins 4,583 ewt 5 cases 589 pkgs 1 case, 25 pkgs. 1,004 pkgs 21 cases, 1 cask, 68 pkgs 16 No 14,111 245 9,738 851 4,678 2,748 2,766 1,755 31 59 317 60,361 6,483 5,917 2,963 28,412 5,471 11,030 1,507 49,409 Brass and Brassware ... Bricks —Bath „ Fire „ Ordinary Bridge Materials Brushware and Brooms Warehoused Brushes and Combs Buckets and Tubs Building Materials Butter ... Warehoused Candles ... Warehoused Canvas ... Carpeting Warehoused Carriages and Carts „ Peramuhulators Warehoused Carriage Materials Casks —Empty ... Cement and Plaster of Paris ... Warehoused Chaff Chains ... Cheese ... Chicory Warehoused 1,896 276 1,799 439 52,658 17,421 101 1,860 824 1,983 12,892 263 60,058 23,532 24,526 35,209 5,094 12,586 303 21 13,012 3,533 „ bulk Warehoused 76,447 3,890 Biscuits —Plain Warehoused „ Fancy Warehoused Blacking and Blaeklead Warehoused 6,937 2,486 17 1,951 67 3,052 36,528* brls. 120brls 272 tons 3 cwts. 150 tons 18 ewt. ... 25 cwts. 2 qrs. 17,136 lbs 31 cases, 51 pkgs. ... 34,640 60 1,800 3,523 137 328 250 Boats ... 297 632 1—H. 7.