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No. VIII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered and cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1884.

No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Department of Trade and Customs during the Years 1884 and 1883.

By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington,—lBBs. 3—H. 2,

Entered. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for 1883. Nationality of Vessels. Vessels. Tona. Crows. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. British Foreign 749 480,181 18,698 52 36,041 1,531 50 1 12,881 85 481 7 799 53 493,062 36,126 19,179 i,538 ■ 727 78 435>°37 59,889 16,173 2,212 Totals 801 516,222^0,229 5i 12,966 488 852 529,188 20,717 805 494,926 18,385 Clea :ed. .ritish 'oreign 721 44 456,464 30,065 18,051 1,468 92 15 40,594 7. II9 1,066 152 813 59 497,058 37.184 19,117 1,620 770 81 445,827 61,738 16,070 2,221 Totals 765 486,529 1,218 872 851 507.565 18,291 19.519 107 47.713 534>242 20,737

1884. 1883. Heads of Eeceipts. Kato ol Duty. Quantity. Amount collected. Quantity. Amount collected. Spirits .. .. .. .. 12s. per gal. .. 14s. „ .. .. .. .. 21s. „ Cigars and snuff .. .. .. 6s. per lb. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. „ Tobacco .. .. .. .. 3s. 6d. per lb. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. „ „ sheepwash .. .. .. 3d. „ Wine .. .. .. .. 5s. per gal. .. 6s. „ .. .. .. .. 4s. „ Ale and beer, &c, in bottle .. .. is. 6d. per gal. „ in wood .. .. is. 3d. „ Tea.. .. .. .. .. 4<1. per lb. Coffee, cocoa, &c. .. .. .. 3d. „ „ roasted .. .. .. sd. „ Sugar and molasses .. .. .. £d. „ Opium .. .. .. .. 203. „ Goods by weight Ad valorem, 25 and 15 per cent. Other duties not specified above 4,997 gal546,763 „ 1,257 » 96,977 lb. 2,800 „ 1,158,994 „ 4,780 „ 400 „ 106, 204 gal. 9,987 . 34,030 „ 346,746 „ 43,488 „ 4,391,94° tt>681,520 „ 3,360 „ 53,014,560 „ 4,339 » £ 2,998 382,734 1,320 29,093 140 202,824 239 26,551 2,996 6,806 26,006 2,718 73,199 8,519 70 110,447 4,339 111,762 358,383 62,244 2 > 583 gal. 573.476 „ 1,566 „ 92,400 1b. 1,069,308 lb. 2,400 lb. 117,176 gal. ",583 „ 37,88o „ 355,040 » 42,608 „ 3,763,080 lb. 567,200 „ 4,368 „ 43,956,480 „ 4, „ £ i,55o 401,433 1,644 27,720 187,129 30 29,294 3,475 7,576 26,628 2,663 62,718 7,090 9i 91,576 4,183 99,644 397,621 62,117 1,414,182 59,475 5,882 224 139 2,284 8,312 7 24,837 22,997 37o 28 9,567 £1,548,304 Excise duty, beer Bonded warehouse duty .. ... Rents, seizures, &c. Merchant Shipping Act, fees Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees „ lighthouse dues Oyster Act, fees Gold duty .. Pilotage, &c. Chinese Immigration Act Distillation Act Other receipts 1,4*3,393 55,703 6,148 544 136 2,406 8,844 8 22,995 27,487 790 28 6,450 £l.544i932 Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 18th February, 1885. W: Secreta: xliam Seed :y and Inspe :ctor.