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No. VIII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1881.

No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1881.

Customs Department, William Seed, "Wellington, 22nd April, 1882. Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

Authority: Gsoeqb Didseuet, Government Printer, Wellington.—1882.

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Entered. Nationality of Vessels. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. I Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. British ... Foreign 687 50 349,488 57.487 13.044 1.975 2? 1 13,087 72 340 8 714 5i 362,575 57.559 . 13,384 r>983 Totals ... 406,975 !S.°i9 28 348 765 15.367 737 13,159 420,134 Ci. IARED. British ... Foreign S64 47 29S.723 54.676 ",479 1,921 '47 4 60,756 2.332 '.597 45 711 S1 356,479 57>°°8 13,076 1,966 Totals ... 611 35O.399 13,400 "SI 63,088 1,642 762 413.487 15,042

Heads of Receipts. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. £ Spirits Cigars and snuff Tobacco „ sheepwash Wine '., Ale, beer, &c, in bottle ..; „ in wood Tea Coffee, cocoa, &c. „ roasted ... Sugar and molasses Opium Goods by weight Ad valorem, 25 and 15 per cent. Other duties not specified above 21s. and 14s. per gallon 6s. per lb. 3s. 6d. per lb. 3d. per lb. 6s., 5s., and 4s. per gallon... is. 6d. per gallon... is. 3d. „ 4d. per lb. 3d. „ 5d. „ id. per lb. 20s. per lb. 573,267 gallons 75,643 lb. ... 1,063,674 „ ... 5,920 „ ... 165,460 gallons 373,186 „ 64,784 „ 3,887,340 lb. ... 719,440 ., ... 3,3" „ ... 37,712,640 „ ... 4,103 „ ■•■ 401.793 22,693 186,143 74 40,522 27,988 4,049 64,789 8,993 69 78,568 4.103 130,230 386,728 64,867 Rents, seizures, &c. Bonded warehouse duty Merchant Shipping Act fees Arms Act fees Shipping and Seamen's Act fees Excise duty, beer Lighthouse dues... Oyster Act fees ... Gold duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other receipts 1,421,609 98 5,516 138 181 ',713 S 7,802 6,918 II 27,060 18,637 471 44.895 £l,58S,O49