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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORTS, EXPORTS, ETC. (RETURN OF), SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE COLONY.

Presented to hoik Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Table showing Total Values Imports and Exports, Amount of Customs Revenue collected, and Number and Tonnage of Vessels entered inwards and cleared outwards, from the Foundation of the Colony in 1841 to 1884 inclusive. (Prepared for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London.)

i lie foregoing figures.are taken from the following sources:— For the years 1841 to 1844.—From annual Blue-books of the colony, compiled for transmission to the Colonial Office (unpublished). For the year 1845.—From returns published in the New Zealand Gazette. For the years 1840 and 1847.—From the annual Blue-books above referred to. (For continuation of remarks see following page.)

* Customs duties were abolished on the 28th September, 1844, by an ordinance imposing a rate upon real property, which ordinance was repealed on the Bth April, 1845, when Customs duties wore again levied. t Province of New Ulster only. I The figures for 1885 were added after the completion of the returns for that year.

Shipping. Total Value. Amount of Customs Revenue. Year. Inwards. Outwards. i Imports. Exports. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 :;•■ :V 1849 1850 .1851 1852f 853 1854 1855 185G 1857 1858 .185;) 18C0 18G1. 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 l.<-'8<) 1881 1882 1883 1884 L885.J £ 133,358 253,989 191,207 111,619 116,811 155,475 202,355 233,844 254,680 240,204 349,540 167,205 597,828 891,201 813,460 710,869 992,995 1,141,273 1,551,030 1,548,333 2,493,811 4,620,082 7,024,674 7,000,655 5,594,977 5,894,863 5,344,607 4,985,748 4,976,126 4,639,015 ! 4,078,193 5,142,951 6,464,687 j 8,121,812 8,029,172 6,905,171 6,978,418 l 8,755,603 8,374,585 6,162,011 7,457,045 8,809,270 i 7,974,038 ' 7,668,888 i 7,479,921 I £ 17,717 25,070 53,945 49,648 76,911 82,656 45,485 44,215 130,662 115,416 84,160 81,230 303,282 320,891 365,868 318,433 3G9,395 458,023 551,484 588,953 1,370,247 2,422,734 3,485,405 3,401,667 3,713,218 4,520,074 4,644,678 4,429,198 4,224,860 4,822,756 5,282,084 5,190,065 5,610,371 5,251,209 5,828,627 5,673,465 6,327,472 6,015,700 5,743,120 6,352,692 6,060,8C6 ,6,658,008 7,095,999 7,091,667 0,819,939 £ 3,073 14,137 9,776 8,434* 8,770' 18,658 30,475 30,867 34,614 42,635 49,189 23,562 70,299 105,311 105,052 101,059 131,731 151,636 168,316 189,168 260,803 399,436 592,050 592,846 730,008 844,267 843,997 788,829 823,511 705,930 731,883 813,279 965,800 1,188,948 1,234,967 1,206,791 1,213,479 1,344,943 1,237,259 1,258,302 1,421,609 1,515,916 1,414,182 1,413,393 1,428,809 90 230 182 179 114 160 204 219 209 188 253 105 238 293 378 326 289 339 438 398 596 813 1,154 1,117 862 1,019 944 851 764 756 729 775 739 856 926 878 812 920 894 730 765 795 805 852 7S6 21,155 53,929 44,343 39,686 16,960 31,126 45,147 53,777 53,609 49,747 07,856 33,147 05,504 74,831 88,614 85,748 78,309 90,118 136,580 140,276 197,980 301,365 419,935 426,004 295,025 330,303 309,568 277,105 250,731 273,151 274,643 300,302 289,297 399,296 410,727 393,180 3S8,568 456,490 473,940 305,675 420,134 461,285 494,926 529,188 519,700 82 201 174 181 126 157 195 210 187 194 236 125 229 293 341 323 283 322 398 398 546 783 1,094 1,089 783 986 950 873 771 766 709 743 704 822 940 806 84S 886 908 786 762 769 851 872 780 17,413 44,230 36,402 37,923 15,837 30,976 41,130 50,596 44,180 48,531 64,734 37,87'J 62,891 76,718 79,825 82,991 76,524 82,293 120,392 140,293 205,350 288,647 394,005 433,253 283,020 306,979 308,169 287,710 247,764 265,407 265,618 285,360 281,847 385,533 417,820 393,334 400,6011 428,493 475,752 424,041 413,487 438,551 507,565 534,242 513,000