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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 1883. Entered.

No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Department of Trade and Customs during the Years 1883 and 1882.

Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 18th April, 1884. Secretary and Inspector.

By Authority : Geoege Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB4.

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With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for 1882. Nationality oi Vessels. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. British Foreign 650 56 4«>5,645 48,803 15,365 1,901 77 22 29,392 11,086 808 3" 727 78 435,037 59,889 16,173 2,212 723 72 393.614 67,671 14.550 2,131 Totals 706 454.448 17,266 99 40,478 805 494.926 18,385 461,285 16,681 1,119 795 Cleab: ID. British Foreign 669 69 391.449 56,033 14,678 2,082 101 12 54,378 5.7O5 i>392 139 77O 8l 445.827 61,738 16,070 2,221 702 6 7 372,806 65,745 13,690 2,055 Totals 738 447,482 16,760 "3 60,083 I.53I 851 507,565 18,291 769 438,551 !5,745

1883. 1882. Heads of Eeceipts. Eate of Duty. Quantity. Amount collected. Quantity. Amount collected. Spirits .. .. .. .. i2s. per gal. .. 14s. „ .. .. .. .. 2is. „ „ New Zealand,. .. ..7s. „ Cigars and snuff .. .. .. 6s. per lb. Tobacco .. .. . • .. 3s. 6d. per lb. „ sheepwash .. .. .. 3d. „ Wine .. .. .. .. 5s. per gal. .. 6s. „ .. 4s. „ . Ale and beer, &c, in bottle .. is. 6d. per gal. „ in wood .. is. 3d. „ Tea .. .. ■. .. .. 4d. per lb. Coffee, cocoa, &c. .. .. ■. 3d. „ „ roasted .. .. .. 5d. „ Sugar and molasses .. .. Jd. „ Opium .. .. .. .. 20s. „ Goods by weight Ad valorem, 25 and 15 per cent. Other duties not specified above 2,583 al. 573.476 „ 1,566 „ 92,400 lb. 1,069,308 „ 2,400 „ 117,176 gal. n>583 „ 37.88O „ 355.04O „ 42,608 „ 3,763,080 lb. 567,200 „ 4.368 „ 43,956,480 „ 4.183 ,, £ l>550 401,433 1,644 I 588,327 gal. £ 412,984 27,720 187,129 30 29,294 3,475 7,576 26,628 2,663 62,718 7,090 9i 91,576 4,183 99,644 397,621 62,117 31 u 91,543 lb. 1,080,515 „ 2,560 „ 11 27,463 189,090 32 [ 179,048 gal. 43,780 363-186 „ 59,76o „ 3,919,860 lb. 705,360 „ 15,168 „ 40,072,320 „ 4,091 „ 27,239 3,735 65,331 8,817 316 83,484 4,091 129,422 445,612 74,509 Excise duty, beer Bonded warehouse duty Rents, seizures, &c. Merchant Shipping Act, fees Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees lighthouse dues Oyster Act, fees Gold duty Pilotage, &c. Chinese Immigration Act Distillation Act Other receipts 1,414,182 59,475 5,882 224 139 2,284 8,312 7 24,837 22,997 370 28 9,567 £1,548,304 1,515,916 61,728 ■5,532 292 146 2,017 8,082 9 25,122 21,889 150 151 9,263 £1,650,297