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No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Department of Trade and Customs during the Years 1887 and 1886.

Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. Glasgow, Wellington, 12th March, 1888. Secretary.

No. X.—POPULATION OF THE COLONY. Return of the Estimated Population (inclusive and exclusive of Maoris) of the Colony of New Zealand on the 31st December, 1887.

Eegistrar-General's Office, Wm. E. E. Beown, Wellington, 17th February, 1888. • Eegistrar-General. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,425 copies), _!_8 18a.]

Authority: George Didsbury, Government Printer, Wellington.—lBBB.

Heads of Receipts. Rate of Duty. 1 Quantity. 1887. 1886. Amount collected. Quantity. Amount collected. Customs duties— Spirits .. .. .. .. 14s. 6d. per gal. „ .. .. .. .. 21s. „ Cigars and snuff .. .. .. 6s. per lb. New Zealand manufacture .. is. Tobacco .. .. .. .. 3s. 6d. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. unmanufactured .. .. 2s. shcepwash .. .. 3d. Wine .. .. .. .. 5s. 6d. per gal. sparkling .. .. .. 63. 6d. Australian .. .. .. 4s. 6d. Ale, beer, &c, in bottle .. .. is. 6d. „ 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 463,087 gal. 1,194 - 92,410 lb. 1,129,755 lb. 11,180 lb. 160 „ 83,278 gal. 7,57i . 27,142 „ 271,613 „ 28,480 „ j 4,815,120 lb. 620,640 „ i,536 „ 51,363,360 „ 4,427 ,. £ 335,738 i,254 27,7 23 * 473,368 gal. 1,108 „ 94,305 lb. £ 343,191 1,163 28,292 197,707 t 1,118 117,977 lb. 195,646 2 22,901 2,461 6,107 20,371 1,780 80,252 7,758 32 107,007 4,427 106,138 291,901 65,908 7,840 lb. 160 „ 87,644 gal. 7,467 » 28,242 „ 297,694 „ 36,464 » 4,045,500 lb. 602,960 „ 1,056 „ 4S,257,76o „ 4,367 . 784 2 24,102 2,427 6,355 22,327 2,279 67,425 7,537 22 94,287 4,367 101,735 338,374 71,493 1,311,808 53,047 247 699 5,697 119 86 2,288 7,222 6 22,707 26,492 480 24 6,561 Excise duties— Beer * Cigars and cigarettes tTobacco Bonded warehouse duty Rent, seizures, &c. Merchant Shipping Act fees Shipping and Seamen's Act fees lighthouse dues _ ystcr Act fees Tiold duty Pilotage and port charges, &e. .hinese Immigrants Act Distillation Act _ ther receipts 1,280,585 53,302 344 445 5,443 628 91 2,361 9,569 3 20,388 25,598 1,000 16 6,606 £1,406,379 £i,437,503

Males. Females. Total. Males. rem Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris) on 31st December, 1886 .. .. 317,646 271 Increase during the year 1887: — Males. Females. Total. By excess of births over deaths .. .. 6,122 6,876 12,998 By excess of arrivals over departures .. .. 790 187 977 — 6,912 7 317,646 271,740 589,386 6,912 7.063 13,975 Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris) on 31st December, 1887 .. .. 324,558 278 Maori population (Census, March, 1886*) .. .. .. .. .. 22,840 19 324,558 22,840 347,398 278,803 19,129 603,361 41,969 645,330 Total estimated population on 31st December, 1887 .. .. 347,398 297 297,932 * No more recent information is obtainable, as births and deaths of Maoris are not recorded.