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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1886.)

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

No. CONTENTS. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported during the Year 1886. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles expobted during the Year 1886. lll.—Return showing the Articles expop»ted fob Dbawback from New Zealand during tho Year 1886. IV.—Return showing the Value of the Imposts and Expobts from and to each Country during the Year 1886. V.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels enteeed and cleabed Coastwise of New Zealand Ports during the Year 1886. Vl.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been entebed Inwabds during the Year 1886. Vll.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been cleared Outwakds during the Year 1886. Vlll.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Bbitish and Foreign Vessels entebed and cleabed at New < Zealand Ports during the Year 1886. IX.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1886.

No. I.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported into New Zealand during the Years 1886 and 1885.

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1880. 1885. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. I Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Lcid— Acetic Carbolic Fluoric Muriatic Nitric Oleic .. Oxalic Salicylic Sulphuric Tartaric Other kinds grated and mineral waters.. Lgricultural implements Jkali— Soda ash „ carbonate .. „ bicarbonate caustic „ crystals „ nitrate „ silicate Jum inimals, living— Bees Birds .. Dogs Donkeys Ferrets, stoats, and weasels Horned cattle Horses Kangaroos Pigeons.. Pigs Poultry.. Sheep Turtles .. inchors .. Lpparel and slops .. 58,525 lb. .. 6,456 gal. 207 lb. 6,827 » 3,041 „ £ 1,388 1,257 16 £ ■■ a. 138 2 6 Free. 50,582 lb. 2,936 gal. 50 lb. 3,843 „ 5,065 „ 18 „ 1,280 „ 537 » 7,282 „ 194,420 „ 452 „ 15,297 doz. 2,536 pkg- £ 1,275 740 8 65 175 1 31 168 127 I3,4 89 19 3,571 13,833 £ a. a. 119 14 7 Free. 92 72 8,3851b. .. 99i ,/ 13,822 „ 127,434 „ .. 28 „ 13,018 doz. 1,823 pig173 365 148 10,186 Free. 549 5 3 Free. 804 5 10 Free. 49 2,875 10,954 » # 281 cwt. .. 58 „ .. 3.352 „ 9,351 „ 19,004 „ 601 „ 3.674 » 367 « 117 70 1,580 6,105 3,800 Ill 168 1 5 Free. 950 11 10 Free. 218 cwt. 99 „ 3,888 „ 9.230 „ 23,054 » 676 „ 4,280 „ 103 89 1,865 6,274 4,623 410 2,062 191 10 11 9 186 10 4 Free. 1,110 10 8 Free. 432 1,535 172 411 „ 1 pkg. 50 No. 11,, 4 13 135 8 pkg. 331 No. 12 „ 10 „ 216 „ 6 „ 29 „ 2 „ 59 59 61 Free. 200 284 „ 7 « 52 „ 1 „ 1,136 310 9.450 1 342 490 5.690 3 410 „ 3 » 158 „ 180 „ 5 » 412 cwt. 6,905 pkg29 „ 23 31 232 1 1956 18 394 208,006 846 12 No. 98 „ 798 » 4 it 498 cwt. 6,819 pkg. 49 « 48 J5i 4>83° 5 399 214,634 2,046 Free. 31,100 12 6 Free. 32,059 2 3 Free.