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1881. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1880.)

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

STo. CONTENTS. I. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported during the Year 1880. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1880. 111. —Return showing the Articles Exported joe Deawback from New Zealand during the Year 1880. IV. —Return showing the Value of the Imports and Expoets from and to each Country during the Year 1880. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Enteeed and Cleared Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1880. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1880. VII. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1880. VIII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1880. IX. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1880.

No. I.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1880.

Articles. Total Quantities Imported. Quantities entered for Home Consumption upon Importation or ex Warehouse. Value. Duty Received. Acetic Carbolic Fluoric Muriatic Nitric 14,263 lb. 1,8^5 gallons 1 lb. 12,203 „ 3,3'S .. iS° » 7',396 „ 2,689 ,, 817 » 426.S37 » 103,206 „ 4,199 dozen ti&Si packages .. 15,505 lb- £ 491 625 1 192 75 10 I.S33 61 237 3.840 8,985 999 ")979 £ S. d. 49 6 4 Free ?) £30 4 11 6 Free Okie Oxalic Salicylic Sulphuric ,. Tartaric Lerated and Mineral Waters agricultural Implements, unenumerated ilkali — Soda Ash ... „ Bicarbonate ,, Caustic „ Crystals „ Silicate dum L nimals— Birds Dogs Goats Horned Cattle Horses Pigs Poultry Sheep Other kinc's oichors ipparel and Slops 35 cwt2,749 „ 6,308 „ 14,260 „ 3,"5 „ 3° » 108,761 lb. ... 3,424 cwt. ... 14,191 cwt. 18 2,139 5.403 3.587 1,904 21 jj }> ») 453 3 5 Free it 171" 4 8 Free 709 io 11 Free 3 1 2 £20 1,857 number ... 56 „ 18 „ 964 >■ 70 „ 183 „ 206 ,, 357 » 21 „ 308 59i 95 11,827 14,125 199 135 5>3M 52 47 1 186,620 4,844 Free )* i) j) jj ;) )> 544 cwt. 4,77 r packages .. 188 £190,201 28,530 3 8 Free