NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 16, 5 August 1843, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING.

By the Government Gazette of July ?. W ultimo .wo perceive that the total numb^-SI ships which have entered our harbour? £\3s" ing tho last two years, has been no less tl, f 1 326 ships, 74,56G tons. During the £"$* period, the total amount of duties has \ 8P I £23,730 15s. 2d., and tho expences pi I^*° 'lection £6,622 13s. 2d., or more than\;j| ci fourth tho receipts. We certainly &Qi'Wit was even more than this, but be it tfl^ §r l may, it would bo more the interest °* %|y Zealand that there should be no reV^F from this most objectionable source. '-''?

Irtablishment of Customs has had a most Sous effect on the maritime commercial , d general interests of this Colony and it ould be infinitely better for the settlers to ay one pound per head, and do away with Sstoms altogether, than to impose such iestSons" 4on the trade and commerce f the Colony To shew the pernicious cficts of the Custom house regulations upon ffcoUiercial and maritime interests of lev Zealand, we would merely compare the Iturn9forßusse.il or the Bay of Islands ■Sirin- tho two last year* with that of the Xc place during t4 half year previous to "Ic'pstablishmcnt of Government and Ou*- , i»ms in m Colon y> ? nd the retu + ! tcrcly that of the shipping of one country America alone. How many English and >rcnch vessels may have visited the Bay of glands during the same time, we cannot asertain. The "report has been kindly given ) us by our friend and enterprising Colonist William Mayhew, Esq., lato American Cona j. Wo shall compare the two statements, nd leavo others to judge. During the }ast two years, tho whole umber of vessels at the Bay of Islands, mluding English, American, French, Coloial, &c, is 103 vessels, 26,206 tons, 20,94 the half year ending 31st Pecemer, 1839, beforo Government was established, the numbor of American ships at the 'lame port were 25 ships, 7,603 tons, value *$& cargo 523,025 dollars, or more from mmeriqa alone than tho wholo of the present PLmcrican, English, French and Colonial iShipping togother.— But to show more clearIy the effects of tho Customs Regulations, ro shall state tho roturn of American hipping during the half year ending 31st December, 1841, and we shall soon discover he effects of our customs restrictions. Tho eturns for that period are 9 ships, 2,619 pns, value of cargo 196,126 dollars—neary one-third of the number during the forner period.