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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 1885.

No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Department of Trade and Customs during the Years 1885 and 1884.

Department of Trade and Customs, William Seed, Wellington, 6th February, 1886. Secretary and Inspector, [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; Printing (1,100 copies), £21 2a.]

Authority : George Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBB6.

INTERED. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for 1884. Nationality of Vessel. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews.I Vessels. Tons. :Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Sritish 'oreign 663 60 462,758 39,875 18,129 1,509 63 17,067 614 726 Co 479,825 39,875 J8.743 1,5091 799 53 493,062 36,126 19,179 i,538 Totals 723 502,633 19,638 63 17,067 614 78C 519,700 20,252 852 529,188 20,717 Clea: :ed. British Foreign 659 48 434,752 33,084 17,469 i,330 65 39,866 8 5,298 73 45,164 976 107 724 474,618 56, 38,382 18,445 !,437 813 59 497.058 37>i84 I9,"7 1,620 Totals 467,836 18,799 1,083 780 5I3>00° 19,882 872 707 534,242 20,737

1885. 1884. Heads ol Beceipts. Kate of Duty. Quantity. Amount collected. Quantity. Amount collectedSpirits .. .. .. .. 12s. per gal. .. 14s. „ .. .. .. .. 14s. 6d. „ „ .. .. .. .. 21s. „ Cigars and Snuff .. .. .. 6s. per lb. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. „ robacco .. .. .. ..3s.6d.a1 „ unmanufactured .. .. 2s. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. „ „ sheepwash .. .. .. 3d. „ Wine .. .. .. .. 5s. per gal. ... 5S.6d. « , sparkling .. .. 6s. „ ... 6s. 6d. » , Australian .. .. .. 4s. „ .. 48. 6d. •„ Me, beer, &c, in bottle .. .. is. 6d. „ in wood .. is. 3d. „ Fea .. .. .. .. 4<i. per lb. Coffee, cocoa, &c. .. .. .. 3d. „ „ roasted .. .. 5d. „ Sugar and molasses .. .. \A. , Opium .. .. .. .. 20s. „ Soods by weight Ad valorem, 25 and 15 per cent. 3ther duties not specified above 1,995 gal248,903 „ 256,915 » i,i73 » 100,566 lb. 5,7oo „ 1,184,880 „ 2,610 „ 10,920 „ 560 „ 53,548 gal. 50,228 „ 4,767 „ 5,092 „ 17,660 „ i8,493 » 382,852 , 39,936 „ 4,081,920 lb. 681,520 „ 2,880 „ 45,293,280 „ 4, 606 „ I 1,197 174,232 186,264 1,232 .30,170 285 207,354 261 546 7 13,387 13,813 1,430 1,655 3,532 4,161 28,714 2,496 68,032 8,519 60 94,36i 4,606 118,964 388,941 74,590 4.997 gal546,763 . I 2,998 382,734 1,257 gal. 96,977 lb. 2,800 „ 1,158,994 „ 1,320 29,093 140 202,824 4,78olb. 400 „ 106,204 gal. 239 5 26,551 9,987 gal. 2,996 341030 gal. 6,806 346,746 gal. 43,488 , 4,391,940 lb. 681,520 „ 3,360 „ 53,014,560 „ 4,339 » 26,006 2,718 73,199 8,519 70 110,447 4,339 in, 762 358,383 62,244 Excise duty, beer Bonded warehouse duty Rents, seizures, &c. Merchant Shipping Act, fees Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees „ lighthouse dues Dyster Act, fees Sold duty Pilotage, ~cc. Chinese Immigration Act Distillation Act Dther receipts 1,428,809 55,O34 5,855 354 125 2,386 7,5" 5 23,738 29,121 710 28 6,538 1,4*3,393 55,7O3 6,148 544 136 2,406 8,844 8 22,995 27,487 790 28 6,450 £i.544.932 « £1,560,214