IT.—27a.

RETURN showing the QUANTITY and VALUE of COAL IMPORTED into NEW ZEALAND, from the 1st JULY, 1873, to the 30TH JUNE, 1875, giving the Locality whence Imported, and the Port where Discharged.

Price 3d.]

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POBT WHEEE DISCHARGED. . 1 Yeak ended 30th June, 1871. Yeab ended 30ih June, 1875. Whence Imported. Whence Imported. Totals fob the Two Yeah ended 30th June, 1875. ■•1 United Kingdom. New South Wales. Victoria. United Kingdom. New South Wales. Hamburg. Society Islands. I - a - Tons. £ Tons. £ £ TonB. £ Tous. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. .C Tons. No. Auckland ... 14,949 25,1 25,182 ... 16,479 24,146 16 30 31,444 49,358 Thames ... I 1,969 3,7: 3,734 736 1,253 ... . 2,705 4,987 Wanganui ... ! 130 100 130 100 it Wellington ... Napier ... I ... | ... 34,521 61,0 2,149 5,3 61,003 5,388 45 OS 307 1,381 177 350 35,541 3,957 61,835 7,849 14 28 i 70,110 6,427 122,906 14,646 Nelson 4,000 7,6 7,691 34 85 3,702 7,210 7,736 14,986 Lyttelton ... 8 ! 22 I 28,381 51,3 51,370 38,338 73,619 66,904 125,361 Tininru 3,826 10,0 10,028 3,566 9,206 7,392 19,234 11 'I Oauiaru 2,054 4,3 4,315 2,387 7,793 i 4,441 12,108 Dunedin ... i 599 1,299 24,092 I 81,9 81,921 I 331 680 i i 28,982 i 37,856 i 54,004 71,750 Invercargill ... . 58 102 968 1,8' 1,800 2,040 3,651 ! 3,066 5,553 Total |l 665 85 135,861 234,518 14 ; 28 16 1,423 116,909 202,432 :« 860 j 2,479 "i 80 254,359 440.995 Customs Department, Wellington, otli August, 1875. H. S. McKeixab, (foi 1 the Secretary and Inspector of Customs).