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1886. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1885.)

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

No , CONTENTS. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles impobted during the Year 1885. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles expobted during the Year 1885. lll.—Return showing the Articles exported fob Dbawbaok from New Zealand during the Year 1885. IV —Return showing the Value of the Imports and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1885. V.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered and cleared Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1885. Vl.—Return showing the Number, Tomiage, and Crews of Vessels which have been entered Inwards during the Year 1885. . VII. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been cleared Outwabds during the Year 1885. Vlll.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crows of British and Foreign Vessels enteeed and cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1885. IX.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1885.

No. 1.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported into New Zealand during the Years 1885 and 1884.

1885. 1884. Quantity imported. Value. Duty receive.!. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. AcidAcetic Carbolic Fluoric Muriatic Nitric Oleic Oxalic Salicylic Sulphuric Tartaric Other kinds Aerated and mineral waters .. Agricultural implements AlkaliSoda ash , carbonate „ bicarbonate .. „ caustic „ crystals „ nitrate „ silicate Alum .. . • Animals, living— Bees Birds Deer Dogs Donkeys .. ■. • • Ferrets and weasels Horned cattle Horses Kangaroos Mongooses Ostriches Pigs Poultry .. Sheep .. Turtles 50,582 lb. 2,936 gal. 50 lb. 3.843 . 5,065 ,. 18 „ 1,280 „ 537 - 7,282 , 194,420 „ 452 . 15,297 doz. 2,536 pkg. £ 1,275 740 8 65: £ •■ d. 119 14 7 Free. 34>9 12 lb. i, 104 gal. . I95lb. .. 2,469 „ 1,237 « £ 879 345 22 7i 641 £ •■ d. 90 0 n Free. « 3 1 168 127 I3>489 19 3.571 13.833 10,184 lb. 666 „ 338 151 157 9.37° 10 2,481 16,412 Free. 804 5 10 Free. 10,772 . 114,259 „ 954 « 11,327 doz. .. 2,252 pkg. 507 14 11 Free. 218 cwt. 99 . 3,888 , 9,230 „ 23. 054 . 676 „ 4,280 » 4" » i°3 89 1,865 6,274 4.623 410 2,062 191 10 11 9 186 10 4 Free. 1,110 10 8 Free. 14 cwt. .. r6 9 | . .. 3.I32J „ •• 6,201 „ 11,552 „ .. 898 „ .. 3.656 , .. 405 » .2 1,640 4.745' 2,844 670 1,856 174 16 19 7 156 12 3 Free. 577 « 11 Free. 8 pkg. 331 No. 59 59' 7 pkg. 619 No. 3 - 23 „ 1 48 us 30 217 i> 0 12 No. 10 „ 216 „ 6 „ 29 » 2 » Free. M 61 200 * 342 490 5.690 3 31 No. 16 » 22 1. 60 2,360 2.195 Free. • m 12 No. 98 . 798 . 48 151 4.830 5 0 Free. 14 No. 2 . 27 „ 141 » 1,150 » 102 40 32 177 12,878! Free. m » 4 •