A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT, & SHIPPING RETURNS, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE, OF THE COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND, FOR THE YEAR 1870.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1871 Session I, G-02

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A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT, & SHIPPING RETURNS, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE, OF THE COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND, FOR THE YEAR 1870.

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY.

WELLINGTON.

1871.

No. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported during the Year 1870. No. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1870. No. 111. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of VessELs which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1870. No. IV.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of A^essels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1870. No. V.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of A r EssELs Entered and Cleared at New Zealnnd Ports during the Year 1870. No. Vl.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1870.

CONTENTS.

Gh—No. 2.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1870.

A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS, AND AN ABSTRACT OF THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Agricultural Implements Alkali, Soda Crystals, Soda Ash, &.c. Warehoused. Apparel and Slops Warehoused 1,794 pkgs. 8,099i- cwts. 15 casks, 1 pkg. ... 2,917 pkgs. 112 pkgs., 832 cases 94 bales £ 21,170 5,410 440 114,188 Cheese Warehoused Chicory Warehoused China and Parian Ware Warehoused 489 cwts. 1 qr. ... 38 cases 20,588 lbs. 3 pkgs., 116 cases 340 pkgs. 31 casks, 11 hhds., 9 pkgs. 142 gals. 1 hhd. 40 gals. 93,424 tons 100,522 lbs. 409 cases, 41 pkgs. 87,G22 1bs. 32 pkgs., 19 tierces, 117 casks, 12 cases, 606 bags 919? tons 1,644 pkgs. 35 pkgs., 730 cases 81J ewts. SOU cwts. 45 cwts. 35 pkgs. 77 tons 1,732 tons 29 pkgs. 547 pkgs. 1,161 pkgs. 41 pkgs., 402 cases, and 497 bales ... 349,371 pkgs. 504 tons 17cwts. ... 53 pkgs. 18 pkgs. 168 pkgs. 1 pkg., 6 cases 2,535 No. 10,114 pkgs. 614pkg3.,l,978eases, and 227 bales ... 3,284 pkgs. 291 pkgs., 13 casks, 3 bales, 871 cases £ 2,272 195 440 456 0,595 Arms and Ammunition, viz., — Fire Arms Swords Accoutrements Blasting Powder Caps Cartridges Fuse Gun Powder Shot Arrowroot ... Warehoused Arsenic Bags and Sacks Warehoused Bark Basket and Wiekerware Warehoused Ale and Beer—Bottle ... Warehoused 663 No. 11 No. 7 pkgs. 209,747 lbs. 2,190,750 No. ... 74,868 rounds 189 pkgs. 15,212 lbs. 742 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 4,496 lbs. 46 baskets 32, cwts., lpkg. ... 4,368 pkgs. 1,307 bales 20 pkgs. 8,324 tons 178 pkgs. 40 pkgs. 70,340 gals. 11,210 casks, 10,280 cases 11,761 gals. 804 hhds.,25 barrels 402 i cwts. 3 tanks 225 pkgs. 9 cases 652 pkgs. 5 casks, 56 cases ... 10 No. 757 tons 14 cwts.... 64i tons 2,264 pkgs. 8,588 pkgs. 436 pkgs., 954 trunks, 274 cases 29 pkgs. 37,600 No. 155 pkgs. 132,136 No. 545 pkgs. 649 pkgs 9 eases 4,850 pkgs. Value 877i- ewts. 4 kegs 5,197i cwts. 21,846 boxes, 704 chests 255 pkgs. 75 bales... 1,218 pkgs. 72 pkgs., 106 bales, 50 cases 51 pkgs. 5 cases, 1 bale, 1 pkg. 485 No. Value 1,786 No. 44,418 3,351 228 325 7,735 633 235 1,582 2,753 1,428 104 70 26 68,718 24,963 5,375 955 262 18,344 Cider and Perry—bulk Warehoused „ Bottled Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... Warehoused 953 28 8 6 130,612 6,394 2,977 4,208 Coffee Warehoused Coke and Fuel Confectionery Warehoused Copper—rod, bolt, &c. ,, Sheathing „ Nails ... ,, Ware... Copera (Cocoa Nut) ... Cordage Warehoused 8,737 3,638 9,745 4,025 315 1,465 254 442 860 11,932 286 4,280 48,922 Bulk Warehoused Biscuits —Plain Warehoused Fancy Warehoused Blacking and Black Lead Warehoused Boats Bones and Bonedust ... Bran Books Boots and Shoes Warehoused 37,123 1,993 4,300 704 ]5 1,200 51 2,562 201 255 5,919 491 36,562 182,843 Corks Cottons Warehoused Cotton „ Seed ... „ Waste Curiosities Cutlery Warehoused Doors and Sashes Drapery Warehoused 40,875 55,199 4,346 361 62 7,142 262 1,439 485,822 Drugs Warehoused 152,068 28,613 Brass and Brassware ... Bricks „ Bath... „ Fire ... Bridge Materials BruBhware and Brooms Warehoused Buckets and Tubs B uilding Materials Butter Warehoused Candles Warehoused 32,321 381 296 147 1,558 1,100 11,022 375 1,448 304 3,334 6 26,080 Druggists and Apothecaries' Wares Warehoused 4,788 Earthenware Warehoused Eggs Engine Packing Fancy Goods Warehoused 2,073 pkgs. 25 pkgs., 52 casks, 85 cases 3,226 pkgs. 101 crates, 19 pkgs., 13 hhds. 213 pkgs. 23 pkgs. 1,073 pkgs. 10 pkgs., 1 bale, 34 cases 20 pkgs. l,780i cwts. 15 pkgs., 20 bales, 36 cases 9,880 825 28,057 1,620 2,633 299 22,805 30,807 12,092 19,089 Fire Engine Hose, &c. Fish—Salted Warehoused 1,287 1,121 4,374 Canvas Carpeting ... Warehoused 184 Carpet Bags Warehoused 5,993 1,179 Fish—Potted and Preserved Warehoused 5,306 pkgs. 99 pkgs., 1,320 cases 4,759 tons 12,577 281 7,677 3,671 1,153 Flour Fruits—Bottlcdand Preserved Warehoused Fruits—dried Warehoused 3,280 68,249 Carriages and Carts ... Carriage Materials Casks—Empty Cement and Plaster of Paris Warehoused Chaff Chains 10,375 pkgs. 345 casks 834 tons 13 ewts. 59 tons 4 cwts. 10,264 192 9,468 1,794 3,021 pkgs. 1,255 cases ],104icwts. 49 pkgs., 5 bags, 71 cases 3,405£ cwts. 91 pkgs., 122 cases, 1,040 barrels ... 5,491 3,077 3,456 ,, Currants Warehoused 577 6,573 4,482

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A SUMMARY OP THE IMPORT, EXPORT,

Impoets— continued. Articles. Quantity. j Value. Article. Quantity. Value. £ 3,255 £ Fruits —Raisins Warehoused ... | ,, Green Furniture Warehoused Gas Plant Glass—Bottles „ Plate „ Window Glassware Warehoused Glue Warehoused Gold leaf ... Grain —Barley „ Beans and Peas „ Maize Malt Warehoused l,330>r Cwts. 338 pigs., 402 bells. 100 boxes, 3 tanks 40,953 pkgs., 853 eases 2,987 pkgs. 235 eases Value 864 pkgs. 303 pkgs. 9,047 pkgs. 2,029 pkgs. 3 case*, 10 tierces, 102 casks, 77 pkgs. 286} cwts. 1 cask 7 pkgs. 1.058 bushels 274 bushels 88,583 bushels ... 100,844 bushels ... 50 easks, 213 taiiks, 95 lihcls., and 335 bags 9,618 bushels 13,917 cwts. 31 pkgs., 10 brls., 3,052 bags, and 18 kegs 80,011 bushels ... 539 bushels 633 pkgs. 23 cases, 32 casks, 50 brls., and 8 pkgs 57 tons, 6 cwts. ... 4 pkgs. 61G pkgs. 7 pkgs., 138 cases 339 pkgs. 3 pkgs., 135 cases, 8 bales 81 cwt. 1,146 19,917 37,682 1,000 9,805 3,071 3,612 13,743 20,875 1,814 733 10 151 224 136 19,545 50,003 Live Stock— Dogs Horned Cattle Horses Mules Pigs Poultry Sheep Other kinds Machinery — Agricultural Mill Qmirtz Crushing and Mining... Sawing and Planing Wool and Hay Pressing Other kinds Maps and Charts Marble Matches and Vestas ... Mats and Rugs Warehoused 2 No. ... 1,164 No. 126 No. 1 No. ... 58 No. ... 13 No. ... 951 No. 342 No., 1 pkg. ... 2,364 pkgs. 467 pkgs. 2,619 pkgs. 213 pkgs. 136 pkgs. 2,718 pkgs. 6 pkgs. 25 pkgs. 2.5S2 pkgs. 572 pkgs. 50 pkgs., 29 bales, 19 cases 10 15,033 3,005 20 90 21 4,442 170 42,789 6,513 19,496 2,782 986 46,193 259 168 20,213 6,886 „ Oats Rice Warehoused 8,548 1,563 14,6S2 Meal— Maizena and Corn ... Warehoused 697 cwts., 259 pkgs. 79 cases, 30 boxes, 41 bags, and 15 pkgs. 239 cwts. 1,863 1,682 Wheat Rye Grindery Warehoused 2,565 21,536 310 5,353 Oaten Meats, potted and preserved Warehoused Millinery Warehoused Miscellaneous Molasses and Treacle ... Warehoused Nails and Screw3 Nuts Warehoused 344 319 Guano Gutta Pereha Haberdashery Warehoused Hosiery Warehoused HailHardware and Ironmongery ... Warehoused Hats and Caps Warehoused Hay Holloware ... Hops Warehoused India Rubber Goods ... Instruments, Musical ... Warehoused Optical Instruments —Scientific „ Surgical Iron—Bar and Rod ... ,, Castings „ Fencing „ Galvanized ,, Wire ... „ Hoop... „ Pig „ Sheet... „ Pipes... „ Undescribed ... Jewellery Warehoused Lamps and Lanterns ... Warehoused Lead—Pig ... „ Pipes „ Sheet ,, Manufactures ... Leather Warehoused Leatherware... Warehoused 29,068 pkgs. 1 case 1,470 pkgs. 104 pkgs., 323 cases, 18 boxes... 303 tons 402 pkgs. 1,618 pockets 1 tank, 17 bales, 528 pockets 107 pkgs. 486 pkgs. 6 pkgs, 15 eases ... 9 pkgs 59 pkgs. lpkg. 2,574 tons 22 tons 6 cwts. ... l,810i tons 1,549 tons 21} tons 316 tons 7 cwts. ... 1,033 tons 345 tons 18 cwts. 349 tons 15 cwts. 196 tons 8 cwts. ... 147 pkgs. 2 cases 1,113 pkgs. 2 casks, 9 cases ... 5 tons 52 tons 12 cwts. ... 165 tons 6 cwts. ... 4 pkgs. 2,567i cwts. 5 pkgs. 59 pkgs. 6 cases 134 pkgs. 9 pkgs., 30 cases, 29 bales 415 872 55 39,923 7,626 7,035 6,907 540 175,204 6 48,851 12,948 1,726 2,551 23,557 8,148 1,457 17,853 686 367 1,419 5 32,313 373 23,920 37,735 795 4,577 4,790 5,732 4,508 5,071 13,772 12 9,066 180 115 1,543 4,198 11 17,665 105 949 110 5,978 Nuts —Almonds Warehoused ,, Cocoa Oakum Oars Oil—Colza ... Warehoused „ Cocoanut „ Kerosine Warehoused „ Linseed Warehoused ,, Olive ... ... ,, Parafin Warehoused „ Sperm ... ,, Other kinds Warehoused Oilcloth Warehoused Oilman's Stores Warehoused 148 pkgs. 20 cases, 4 casks ... 195 pkgs. 119 cases Value 34 tons 61 casks, 215 kegs. 21,551 cwts. 1 qr. 702 pkgs. 26 pkgs., 5 cases, 15 bag3, and 30 brls. 177 pkgs. 19 cases 21,400 No. 9 tons 9 cwts. 1,552 No. 16,7911 gals. 295 drums 18,662 gals. 233,977i gals. ... 9,315 cases 34,959 gals. 1 pipe, 19 casks, 1,409 drums ... 1,660 gals. 90 gals. 50 cases 129,169 gals. 24,733 gals. 35 pkgs. 183 pkgs. 26 cases 23,9S8 pkgs. 8,477 boxes, 65 kegs, 54 casks, 100 bxs., 487 bags, and 298 cases 909 lbs. 15 boxes 170 pkgs. 15 cases 9,671? cwts. 26 casks, 85 kegs, 4 pkgs. 1,163 pkgs. 2 cases, 48 bales, 28 pkgs. 40 i pkgs. 69 pkgs. 45 pkgs. 2,660 pkgs. 1,440 pkgs. 6 cases, 600 boxes 640 80 11,616 3,730 46,954 825 402 31,983 2,104 272 864 131 193 227 527 4,185 376 2,545 34,945 12,200 7,801 2,246 639 36 60 18,431 6,578 89 2,145 376 73,455 Opium Warehoused Paintings and Engravings Warehoused Paints and Colours Warehoused 17,180 2,130 1,875 2,780 155 17,739 Paper Hangings Warehotised 358 13,405 Perfumery ... Warehoused Photographic Goods ... Pipes—Drain „ Tobacco Warehoused 798 3,837 870 386 259 6,340 554 Linens Warehoused 3,025

AND SHIPPING RETURNS, ETC.

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Imports— continued. Articles. Quality. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. £ 1,429 1,933 842 5,629 102 4,(!27 . 19,890 567 23 417 222 2,080 £ Pitch, Tar, &c. Plants Plate Plated Ware Warehoused Printing Material „ Paper Provisions—Preserved Warehoused „ Bacon Warehoused „ Beef ... Warehoused „ Hams Wdrehonsed Pork Warehoused 876 barrels 303 pkgs. 3G pkgs. 184 pkgs. 3 eases, 1 cask 358 pkgs. 1,579 pkgs. 125 pkgs., 286 J-cwts. 7 pkgs, 3 cases 100 cwts. 1 qr. ... 15 cases 1,460 cwts. 1 qr. ... 64 casks, 294 tierces, and 10 cwts. 532 cwts. 519 cases 61 cwts. 3 qrs. 8 casks 245 No. 197 bottles Value 1,491 pkgs. 1,259 pkgs. 27 pkgs., 83 cases, 71 casks, and I bale 65,232 lbs. 31 pkgs., 10 cases 2,692 tons 249i cwts. 180 pkgs. 54 bales 20,744 bushels ... 1,241 pkgs. 1,327 3,858 2,037 133 34 1,396 1,876 2,841 2,347 39,020 Spirits of Tar Starch and Blue Warehoused Stationery Warehoused Steel Stone Building Grindstones Stoneware ... Sugar Warehoused Sulphur Warehoused 25 gals. 3,135 pkgs. 390 cases, 55 boxes 3,83S pkgs. 10 casks. 65 pkgs., 32 cases, and 36 bales 101 tons 12 cwt. 1,023} tons 948 No. 70 pkgs. 1,826 tons 4,967 kegs, 1,016 csks, 48,854 mats 4,288 gunnies, 26,035 pkgs. 83 brls., 88,614 bags 60 tons 1 qr. 41 casks 30cwt., 3 casks ... 24,070 lbs. 21 kegs 454,483 lbs. 270 pkgs., 1,688 chests, 26,454 half-chests, 20 qr.-chests, 17,017 boxes Value 20 pkgs. 4,271,000 feet ... 871 No. 35,930 No., and 481 bundles 33,683 No. 1,030,066 No. ... 3,396,100 No. 177 cwts. 1 qr. 10,779 pkgs. 329 pkgs. 30,852 lbs. 24pkgs.,5trrs.,542 half-trcs.,264qr.-trcs., 1,101 bxs., 3 hf.-bxs.,90three-qr.-boxes, 1,199 cases, 46 kegs, and 1 bale 3.408J lbs. 289 cases, 60 pkgs. Ghlids.,1 half-tierce, 5 casks, 10 bales 260 lbs. 7 cases, 1 pkg. ... 16 pkgs. 843 cwts. 2 bales, 15 cases ... 445 pkgs. 14 cases, 13 pkgs.... 10,478 gallons 26 cases, 100 drums 8,018 pkgs 40,53-1} gallons ... 4hhds.,10pk(Ts.,392 qr.-casks, 275 cases, 20 demijohns 663 pkgs. 2 cases ... 4,523 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 120 eases 14,118 gallons 14 butts, 174 hhds., 17 pipes, 243 octaves, 4,119 qr.casks,10,228 cases 4 kegs 6,300 pkgs. 2,100 pkgs. 526 cases, 619 bales, 164 pkgs. 19,800 lbs. 2,736 cwt. 3 qrs. ... 9 4,508 366 58,052 2,053 4,663 725 334 737 70,264 189,001 1,258 71 126 301 17 42,251 Pumps Quicksilver ... Railway Material Resin Saddlery and Harness... Warehoused Tallow Tapioca Warehoused 6,542 980 83 12,141 495 3,778 1,388 15,202 10,905 Tea Warehoused Sago Warehoused 85,795 2,921 572 43,216 2,094 Salt Saltpetre Scrim Cloth Warehoused Seeds —Grass ,, Other kinds Ship Chandlery— Anchors ... Chain Cables Other kinds Silks Warehoused Slates Slate Slabs ... Soap Warehoused Telegraph Materials ... Tents and Tarpaulins ... Timber—Sawn „ Logs and Piles ... „ Laths 17 tons 8 cwts. ... 41 tons 8 cwts. ... 1,027 pkgs. 89 pkgs. 5 cases, 6 pkgs. ... 238,850 No. 33 No. ... 7,335 cwts. 2 qrs. 671 boxes, 200 halfbxs., and 9 pkgs. Value 388 802 8,860 11,511 1,398 4,225 23 10,649 „ Posts and Rails „ Palings „ Shingles Tin—Block ... „ Sheet ... „ Ware ... Tobacco Warehoused 148 1,172 6,553 2,496 1,114 10,054 3,905 3,465 Specie—Copper Gold Silver Specimens of Natural History Spices Warehoused 1,053 100 105,000 7,590 35 „ Cigars Warehoused „ Sheepwash 45,972 1,824 11,519 4 pkgs. 579 pkgs. 70 brls., 67 cases, 5 bxs., 9 bags, and 5 pkgs. 140 cwts. 1 qr. ... 164 bags, 5 cases, 1 pkg. 2,614i gals. 149 hhds.,5,205 qr.casks, and 26,631 cases. 206 gals. 563 cases 1,300^ gals. 35,648 cases, 8 qr.casks 468 gals. 2 hhds., 73 qr.-casks, 11,029 cases ... 788|gals. 113 cases 490i gals. 32 brls., 234 hhds., 1,837 qr.-casks, 90 cases, and 150 demijohns 1,137} gals. 8 hhds., 171 octaves, 20casks,l,899qr.casks, 9,753 cases 139 gals. 50 cases, 8 drums, 57 qr.-casks 136} gals. 581 gals. 2,643 Pepper Warehoused Spirits—Brandy Warehoused 826 522 609 1,705 „ Snuff Warehoused Tools and Utensils Twine Warehoused Toys Warehoused Turpentine and Varnish Warehoused Vegetables ... Vinegar Warehoused 333 131 255 210 4,957 248 7,057 995 4,294 294 5,457 6,112 „ Cordials Warehoused „ Geneva Warehoused 93,975 253 808 354 „ Gin, sweetened Warehoused 23,456 241 1,570 7,362 18 1,319 108 8,414 „ Perfumed Warehoused „ Rum Warehoused 8,884 2,766 1,818 I 134 Watches and Clods ... Warehoused Whiting and Chalk ... Wareh oused Wine Warehoused Whisky Warehoused 15,970 521 Woodware ... Woollens ... Warehoused 62,948 8,254 99,425 „ Spirits of Wine Warehoused 24,593 93 63,845 780 4,706 614 244 646 Wool Zinc „ Other kinds ... Warehoused Total ... £4,639,015

A SUMMARY OE THE IMPORT, EXPORT,

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No. II.—EXPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported from New Zealand during the Year 1870.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. £ £ Agricultural Implements Apparel and Slops Arms and Ammunition, Tiz. — Firearms ... Swords Cartridges Gunpowder Bags and Sacks Bark Beer—Bottled „ Bulk Biscuits —Plain „ Fancy Books —Printed Boots and Shoes Bones Bran and Sharps Bricks Butter Caudles Canvas Carriages and Carts ... Casks —Empty Cement and Plaister of Paris Cheese Coals Coffee Copper Ore — Kod, Bolt, &c. Copera (sun-dried Cocoa Nuts) Cordage Confectionery Cotton Manufactures ... Cotton „ Seed... Curiosities ... Doors and Sashes Drapery Drugs Earthenware Fancy Goods Fish—Dried, &c. „ Preserved Flax Flour FruitBottled, &c. Dried Furniture Glassware Grease Gold Grain —Barley „ Beans and Peas „ Maize „ Malt „ Oats ,, Bice „ Wheat Gum —Kauri Hardware and Ironmongery ... Hats and Caps Hides Hosiery Holloware ... Horns Hops Instruments —Musical Iron—Bar and Kod ... „ Fencing „ Galvanized „ Sand... „ Pig „ Undescribed ... Jewellery Lead —Sheet Leather 106 pkgs. 88pkgs. 96 pkgs. 1 pkg. 2,016 pkgs 54,116 lbs. 167 pkgs. 22 tons 11,907 gals. 3,379 gals. 800 cwts. 52 pkgs. 27 pkgs. 82 pkgs. •12 .V tons 807 tons 23,700 ... 3,545| cwts. 17 cwts. 53 pkgs. 3 415 300 barrels 891 2,100 226 7 10 1,759 388 320 3,101 366 855 39 750 1,344 182 3,961 89 13,167 85 437 127 197 205 Live StockHorned Cattle Horses Pigs Poultry ... Sheep Machinery— Agricultural Other Kinds Matches and Vestas ... Meal —Oatmeal Meats —Potted and Preserved Miscellaneous Nails Bars Oilman's Stores Oil—Colza ... „ Cocoanut „ Fish ... „ Linseed „ Sperm ... „ Whale ... ,, Other kinds Onions Paints and Colours Paintings, &c. Plants Plate Plated Ware Potatoes Printing Materials Provisions— Bacon and Hams .. Beef—Salted Pork—Salted Preserved... Pearl Barley Quicksilver ... Railway Materials Saddlery and Harness Seeds—Grass „ Other kinds Shells Ship Chandlery Silver Skins —Seal ... 3 26 2 8 pkgs 677 32 pkgs. 270 pkgs. 17 pkgs. 159i tons 5,055 cwt. and 1,218 pkgs. 394 cwt. 300 316 pkgs. 110 gals. 20,701 gals. 315 gals. 280 gals. 134,274 gals. 23,454 gals. 1,307 gals. 59 tons 352 cwts. 3 pkgs. 62 pkgs. 2 pkgs. 1 pkg. l,985i tons 10 pkgs. 23 2,951 10 12 541 240 2,156 150 3,056 14,288 6,959 367 117 985 20 2,987 60 71 21,700 4,049 183 227 614, 114 563 220 20 4,590 70 2,737i cwts. 1,829 tons 37,098 lbs. 7 tons 58 cwts. 9,337 1,711 1,113 120 126 63 tons 381 cwts. 3 pkgs. 279 pkgs. 425,108 cwts. 500^ lbs. 56 pkgs. 2,913 277 pkgs. 59 pkgs. 56 pkgs. 37 pkgs. 38 cwts. 51 pkgs. 5,471 tons 855 i tons 1,120 1,032 17 10,696 54,700 3,993 583 1,939 11,754 505 247 1.278 49 187 132,578 8,983 452^cwts. 973 cwts. 166 cwts. 36 pkgs. 29£ tons 10 bottles 13 pkgs. 744 bushels 2 pkgs. 177 pkgs. 30 cwt. 69 pkgs. 37,123 oz. 34 pkgs. and 2G9 in No. 179,002 30 pkgs. 587 cwts. 1,469 2,050 355 77 719 100 175 279 200 30 355 623 11,380 23 pkgs. 12 cwts. 73 pkgs. 56 pkgs. 128 cwts. 544,878 oz. 114,915 bushels ... 331 bushels 310 bushels 12,284 bushels ... 340,205 bushels ... 812 cwts. 387,185 bushels ... 4,39U tons 41 117 1,516 338 332 2,163,910 21,525 71 85 3,644 44,195 637 71,851 175,074 Sheep „ Other kinds Soap Specimens Natural History Spices —Pepper Specie—Gold Silver Spirits—Brandy ,, Cordials „ Geneva „ Gin, sweetened „ Bum Whisky Stationery ... Sugar 536 16,159 74 791 3 pkgs. 78 cwts. 40 183 106,015 75 3,421 28 2,447 131 247 1,927 1,523 6,162 gals. 26 gals. 8,282 gals. 309 gais. 1,060 gals. 4,548 gals. 102 pkgs. 141 tons 3 cwts. 3 qrs. 42,1811 42,013 lbs. 702 pkgs. 11 pkgs. 16,668 5 pkgs. 8 pkgs. 32itons 219 pockets 3 pkgs 99 tons 2i tons 1U tons 17i tons 15 tons 164 tons . ... 2 pkgs. 7\ tons 1.585J cwts. 3,606 345 12,942 165 108 137 3,080 149 678 50 455 315 90 465 96 147 6,112 Tallow Tea Timber — Sawn Lathes and Shingles Spars Tobacco Cigars Whalebone ... Watches and Clocks .., VPine Wool Woollens Zinc 2.284,227 feet ... 137,000 58 74,893 lbs. 3,92Glbs. 5,959 lbs. 3 pkgs. 9,839 gals. 37,039,763 lbs. ... 30 pkgs. 8 tons 5,366 75,593 2,481 11,137 186 411 4,418 1,652 338 189 4,852 1,703,944 1,226 123 Total £4,822,756

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AND SHIPPING RETURNS, ETC.

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No. III.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1870.

No. IV.—SHIPPING. RETURN stowing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1870.

With Cargo* is. In Ballast. Total. Ports. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. lackland Dnehunga Russell 201 70,992 3,472 8 1 3 4 1,281 40 257 1,441 82 5 17 131 207 1 38 5 4 1 7 58 9 1 70 12 50 53 2 82 4 7 94 5 32 9 5 72,273 40 11,857 1,798 993 118 954 24,156 2,125 28 31,299 1,088 13,938 15,772 104 29,844 790 1,134 43,833 447 15,3G2 3,804 1,394 3,554 5 1,121 160 34 6 45 683 79 3 2,216 73 1,037 1,157 8 1,001 31 53 1,351 27 1,098 287 151 Uongonui Sokianga Plymouth ... Wanganui Wellington Napier ?ictou kelson tVestport 3-reymouth rlokitika Dkarito jyttelton fimaru 35 1 4 1 7 58 9 11,600 357 £93 118 954 21,156 2,125 1,104 29 34. 6 45 683 79 i "28 3 70 12 50 53 2 » 4 7 94 5 32 9 5 31,299 1,088 13,938 15,772 104 26,582 790 1,134 43,833 417 15,362 3,804 1,391 2.216 73 1,037 1,157 8 914 31 53 1,351 27 1,098 287 151 3 3,262 "87 )amaru Dunedin .nyereargill 31uffHarbour ... Jiverton Chatham Islands Total 18 6,309 325 738 266,842 13,855 756 273,151 14,180

With Carg. >es. In Ballast. Total. Ports. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland Dnehunga itussell 184 34 1 11 3 4 15 4 4 3 33 13 59 51 2 68 5 3 24 5 34 3 5 58,906 10,886 357 2,476 702 476 7,961 1,763 1,670 117 15,266 1,118 20,003 17,473 104 28,143 1,046 598 14,329 413 15,642 265 1,394 3,019 970 29 89 27 25 231 57 52 10 1,105 75 1,467 1,232 8 857 40 25 428 27 1,116 18 151 37 1 3 3 11,105 40 1,005 1,014 399 5 89 99 221 1 37 4 11 3 6 56 13 4 3 43 15 62 61 2 92 6 7 70 6 35 3 5 70,011 40 11,891 1,371 2,476 702 734 23,627 4,166 1,570 117 17,723 1,183 20,163 19,717 104 36,108 1,268 1,334 33,101 461 15,878 265 1,394 3,448 5 1,059 128 89 27 38 639 140 52 10 1,191 82 1,480 1,392 8 1,091 47 59 965 35 1,153 18 151 tfongonui ■lokitmga Caipara tVanganui Wellington Napier kVairau ?icton Selgtm iVestporfc Jrey month rlokilika Dkarito jy ttelton Cimavu 2 41 9 10 2 3 10 258 15,660 2,403 2,457 65 160 2,244 13 408 83 86 7 13 160 Damaru 3unedin !nvereargill 31uff Harbour liverton Chatham Islands 24 1 4 46 1 1 7,965 222 736 18,775 48 236 234 7 34 537 8 7 Total 11,118 198 64,399 2,189 568 201,008 766 265,407 13,307

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IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS.

No. V.—SHIPPING. BRITISH and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1870.

No. VI.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the year 1870.

Entered. Wi ith Cargoi !3. In Ballast. Total. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. iritisli 686 248,834 12,551 12 ; 4,678 181 698 233,512 12,732 'oreign 52 18,008 1,304 6 | 1,631 144 58 19,639 1,448 Total 738 266,842 13,855 18 j 0,309 325 756 273,151 14,180 !l/EABED. Wi ith Cargoes. [a Ballast. Total. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Iritish 521 185,297 10,000 15,711 [ 1,118 186 59,712 1,952 707 245,009 11,952 'oreign 47 12 4,687 237 59 20,398 1,355 Total 201,008 11,118 64,399 8,188 568 198 766 265,407 13,307

Head of Receipt. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits ... „ (New Zealand) )igars and Snuff Cobacco „ Sheepwash Wine ... Ue, Beer, &c, in wood „ in bottle ... Dea ... Coffee, Cocoa, &c. „ Ground ... sugar and Molasses firearms Powder —Sporting ihot ... Joods by measurement 3-oods by weight <Ld valorem Dpiuni Dther Duties not specified above ... 12s. per gallon ... 6s. ... 5s. per lb. ... 2s. 6d. „ ... 3d ... 4s. per gallon ... ... Is. ... Is. 3d. „ ... 6d. per lb. ... 3d. „ ... 5d. „ ... Id. „ ... 5s. each ... 6d. per lb. ... 10s. per cwt. ... r 5s., 3s., 2s. 6d., 2s., Is. 6d., \ Is., 6d., 3d., per cubic (. foot r 4s., 3s., 2s. 6d., 2s., Is., < per cwt. ( 3d., Id., id., per lb. ... 10 and 5 per cent. ... 20s. per lb. 501,830 gallons ... 12,516 gallons ... 40,732 lbs. 697,872 lbs. 80,500 lbs. 154,230 gallons ... 41,860 gallons ... 225,776 gallons ... 1,914,200 lbs. 515,560 lbs. 4,992 lbs. 18,147,600 lbs. ... 476 No. 15,280 lbs. 748 cwt. \ I ... 1,586 lbs. £ 301,098 3,755 10,183 87,234 1,007 30,816 2,093 14,111 47,855 6,457 104 75,615 119 382 374 125,974 34,936 2,561 1,586 19,640 Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty M.S. Act Arms Act Lighthouse Dues Oyster Act Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Receipts... £765,930 143 4,578 740 1,396 6,088 18 67,241 11,602 696 810 Total Duties and Revenue £859,242 Customs Department, Wellington, 20th June, 1871. "William Seed, r and Inspector of Customs. Secreta: