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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, & SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1875.)

Presented to loth Souses of the General Assembly by Command of Sis Excellency.

CONTENTS. No. I. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported during the Year 1875. No. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Expobted during the Year 1875. No. lll.—Beturn showing the Value of the Imposts and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1875. No. IV. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1875. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1875. No. Vl.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1875. No. VII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1875. No. Vlll.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1875.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1875.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Agricultural Implements Alkali, Soda Crystals, &c. (Free) 3,243 packages ... £ 21,248 Bags & Sacks, Woolpacks 1,448 bales, 1,388 packages 144 pkgs., 70 bales 2,135 tons 17 cwts. 3 qrs. 568 packages 1 case, 8 packages 108,654! gallons... 12,295 casks, 18,831 cases, 435 pkgs. 31,629^ gallons ... 340 hhds., 56 brls., 12 kilderkins ... 1,904 cwts. 1 qr. ... 2 packages 1,048 packages ... 10 packages £ 137 pkgs. 4,982 cwt. 1 qr. 8,231 cwts. 7 barrels 11 pkgs. 13 packages 4)335 packages ... 2 bales, 274 cases, 1,729 packages Warehoused Bark 22,278 1,6n Alkali, Soda Crystals, &c. Warehoused Apparel and Slops (Free) Apparel and Slops Warehoused 4,690 2,912 56 622 '95.873 Basket and Wickerware... Warehoused Beer—Bottled Warehoused 18,979 1.444 139 27,986 firms and Ammunition — Fire Arms (Free) Fire Arms ... Warehoused Accoutrements (Free)... Accoutrements Blasting Powder Cartridges and Cases (Free) Cartridges and Cases 90,767 „ in Bulk Warehoused 54,131 4,025 302 number 1,838 number 36 number 10 number 5 packages 437,310 lbs. 1,050 5.833 20 80 174 12,857 Biscuits—Plain Warehoused ,, Fancy Warehoused Blacking and Black Lead (Free) Blacking and Black Lead Warehoused 2,089 1,178 10 1,591 65 Caps Fuse Gunpowder Shot Swords (Free) Swords \rrowroot—Bulk Warehoused Vrsenic Warehoused 3ags and Sacks— Corn 11813,728 No. 2pkgs. 3,500 No., 82! lbs., 8 packages 4,139,912 number 196 packages 24,058! lbs. 1,844 cwts- 2 Vs1 number 8 number 5,484 lbs. 3 cases... 139 cwt. 1 qr. 1 package 1,799 bales, 3,218 packages 334 bales, 139 pkgs. 12 bales, 237 pkgs. 32 pkgs., 18 bales 3,760 70 1,119 1,844 2,720 3,019 3 43 166 10 I25 5 Boats Bones and Bonedust Bran and Sharps Books—Printed Boots and Shoes Warehoused 8 packages 936 packages 53 packages 15 number 1,080 tons 26 bushels 3,626 packages ... 5,470 packages ... 703 trunks, 3,005 packages 7 packages 19 cwts. 2 qrs., 1 pkg. 8 cwts., 91 pkgs 186 pkgs., 22,030 number 145,568 number ... 43,810 number ... Value only 24 2,826 203 1,150 7.518 6 79,159 108,223 5o,955 318 76 1, 720 Boots and Shoes (Free)... Brass and Brassware (Free) Brass and Brassware ... Bricks —Bath Warehoused ,, Flour Warehoused 57.M8 5>i°7 3.891 882 „ Fire „ Ordinary Bridge Materials 265 1,887 639 46,022 1—H. 12.