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No. VII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1874.

No. VIII.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1874.

* This includes 1,316 gallons at 6s. per gallon, removed to Excise Warehouse for mixing with New Zealand distilled spirits. H. S. McKellae, Office of the Commissioner of Customs, (for Secretary and Inspector.) Wellington, 15th June, 1575. By Authority : Georgb Didsbt/bt, Government Printer, Wellington.—ls7s. [Price 9d.]

Intered. ith Cargoi :s. !n Ballasi Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. iritish 784 370,379 14,452 5 941 103 789 371,320 14,555 'oreign 66 27,874 1,362 1 102 7 67 27,976 1,369 Totals 850 398,253 15,814 6 1,043 110 856 399,296 15,924 Cleared. ith Cargo* !8. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. VcsBels. Tons. Crews. fritisk foreign 379 42 183,782 14,939 8,035 956 379 22 174,400 5,004 260 758 64 358,182 13,039 27,351 1,216 12,412 Totals 198,721 385,533 j 14,255 421 8,991 401 186,812 5,264 822

Heads of Receipt. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits... ... ... ... 12s. per gallon... „ (New Zealand) ... ... 6s. Cigars and Snuff ... ... 5s. per lb. fobacco ... ... ... 2s. 6d. „ (Sheepwash) ... ... 3d. Wine ... ... ... ... 4s. per gallon ... Lie, Beer, &c, in bottle ... ... Is. 3d. „ „ in wood ... ... Is. „ Pea ... ... ... ... 6d. per lb. 3offee, Cocoa, to. ... ... 3d. „ „ Grround ... ... ... 5d. „ (ugar and Molasses ... ... Id. „ )piura... ... ... ... 20s. „ 3-oods by weight Id valorem ... ... ... 10 per cent. )ther duties not specified above ... I 552,094 gallons* 84,803 gallons 62,732 lbs. 834,056 lbs. I 26,640 lbs. j 196,745 gallons 3S2,256 gallons 72,100 gallons 2,483,600 lbs. 510,240 lbs. 7,536 lbs. 25,S91,410 lbs. 2,369 lbs. £331,862 25,441 15,683 104,257 333 39,349 23,891 3,605 62,090 6,378 157 107,881 2,369 60,478 301,029 41,154 £1,188,948 447 4,309 1,324 1,935 10,309 7 37,469 19,957 610 1,086 £1,266,401 Kents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty ... Merchant Shipping Act —Fees Arms Act Lighthouse Dues ... Oyster Act—Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Keceipts ... Total Duties and Revenue