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Table O. COMPARATIVE RETURN of the DUTIES of CUSTOMS Collected at the several Ports of New Zealand for the Financial Years 1875-76 and 1876-77.

Table P. RETUEN of the GROSS DUTIES of CUSTOMS for each Quarter, from September Quarter, 1865, to the Quarter ended 30th June, 1877, inclusive.

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Ports. Financial Year 1875-76. Financial Year 1876-77. Increase. Decrease. Auckland Thames Russell Mongonui Hokianga Tauranga Poverty Bay ... New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington ... Napier Wairau Picton Havelock Kaikoura Nelson Westport Greyiuouth ... Hokitika Lyttelton and Christchurch Akaroa Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargdl and Bluff... Riverton Cbathams £ s. d. 217,423 14 1 9.662 5 0 1,478 9 5 489 7 8 1,600 16 1 1,398 11 7 8,009 14 9 8,290 19 10 27,264 1 8 162,305 15 4 ■11,012 18 2 5.663 19 11 1,133 15 10 914 0 0 1,031 11 9 40,633 7 8 15,262 18 8 37,358 12 1 27,411 14 11 179,962 2 0 87 5 3 24,381 5 4 11,509 2 4 360,310 1 11 84,766 17 2 5,936 17 1 15 0 £ s. d. 197,641 18 5 9,590 11 7 1,222 2 8 396 16 11 1,850 12 7 1,695 7 1 9,434 10 11 8,131 9 1 22,061 9 2 167,855 0 10 39,653 5 10 4,686 10 1 937 12 11 815 16 6 1,074 11 6 34,533 4 2 12,996 18 5 40,458 8 4 35,999 1 8 195,217 10 4 219 14 3 19,590 0 7 11,275 0 1 345,910 10 9 31,830 3 6 4,000 9 11 *1 5 0 £ 8. d. £ s. d. 19,781 15 8 71 13 5 256 6 9 92 10 9 243 10 6 296 15 6 1,424 16 2 165 10 9 5,202 12 6 5,549 5 0 1,359 12 4 977 3 10 196 2 11 68 3 6 42 19 9 6,100 3 6 2,266 0 3 3,099 16 3 8,587 6 9 15,285 8 4 132 9 0 4,791 4 9 281 2 3 14,399 11 2 2.935 13 8 1.936 7 2 Totals 1,225,312 10 6 1,199,140 9 1 3L6G2 13 9 60,S34 15 2 Decrease, £26,172 Is. 5d. Is return for June quarter, 1877, not ■eceived.

Financial Year 1865-66. Financial Year 1871-72. September Quarter £180,160") D*"^' >- Imtllt £790,227 March „ 2US,/Ji:L June „ 208,855; September Quarter ... ... £183,722") December „ ... ... 193,079 f piik new March " ■ 196,283 \ i775>9JJ June „ 202,909; Financial Year 1866-67. Financial Year 1872-73. September Quarter £199,452 "^ December „ ???'?„? > £864,668 March „ 220,183 I June „ 217,780; September Quarter ... ..,£203,277) December „ !^'!™ £ £855,812 March „ 210,4661 June „ 231,262; Financial Year 1867-68. Financial Year 1873-74. September Quarter £196,916 December „ 209,118 March „ 194,618 June „ .- ' - 192,742 £793,394 September Quarter £243,325') December „ 280,718 f Net. March „ 297,810 C £1,108,677 June „ 286,794; Financial Year 1868-69. Financial Year 1874-75. September Quarter £191,607 December „ 209,862 March „ 189,590 June „ 213,145 £804,204 September Quarter £311,631 ~) December „ 292,758 ( Net March „ 320,523 (£1,223,276 June „ 298,364; Financial Year 1869-70. Financial Year 1875-76. September Quarter £205,100"^ December „ £808,422 March „ 199,664 ( June „ 187,981.) September Quarter £312,472 December „ 303,008 March „ 317,744 June „ 291,489 Net. £1,225,313 Financial Year 1870-71. Financial Year 1876-77. September Quarter *19°m!f) December „ 12 7'!^ > £733,300 March „ 1/1,4/9 C June „ 183,570; September Quarter £303,430 December „ 294,128 March „ 298,040 •June „ 303,542 Net. £1,199,141 un Islands returns not received.