CUSTOMS RETURNS.
[per "herald" special mire.] "Wellington, Friday. Tiie Customs returns for the year and ]ast quarter are published. The figures stand thus :— Dec. qr. 1577. IS7S. Auckland ... £G3,74G £190.232 £224,957 Thames 2,105 8,477 9,170 Russell 430 1,056 1,415 Mangonui ... 83 399 359 Hokianga ... 407 1,537 I,G4S Kaipara 410 728 841 Tauranga ... 5G4 1,405 1,909 Poverty Bay ... 2,209 5,922 11,310 New Plymouth... 2,120 7,825 9,332 Wanganui ... 6,27G 21,500 2G,050 "Wellington ... 47,851 176,939 200,810 Napier ... ... 9,509 40,257 41,749 Wuirau 1,143 5,454 4,915 Pictou 354 937 1,242 Havclock ... 19S 779 845 Kaikoura ... 322 1,023 1/239 Nelson 7,52G 32.517 3G,1G9 Westport ... 2,590 13,297 11,GSS Greymouth ... S,4SO 41,110 34,977 Hokitika ... G,016 23,50S 28,093 Lyttelton ... 56,347 200,857 240,401 Akaroa ... ... 57 204 9 Timaru 5,52G 17.544 21,124 O.xmaru 4,154 12,554 17,420 Dunedin 84,344 352,225 371,35 i Invercargill ... 12,441 33,03G 44,397 Kiverton ... 90S 3,1G3 3,86 i Chathams ... — 92 9 Total Customs revenue in the December quarter was £316,551, against £302,792 iu the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The total in IS7S was £1,344,944, as against £1,213,4/9 in 1577. The chief items in the revenue at the several ports during the quarter were :—Spirit*: Auckland. £13,94S ; Wellington, £3075; Lyttelton, £IG,301; Dun<=din, £21,G55. Tobacco: Auckland, £G*2ls; Wellington, £4303; LytteltoD, £4610 ; Dunedio, £SS63. Tea : Auckland, £1552; Wellington, .21555; Lyttelton, £1533 ; Dunedin, £34G9. Sugar and molasses : Auckland, £5327 ; Wellington, £4253; Lytti-lton, £5170; Dunedin, £7719. Ad valorem : Aucklaud, £13,555 ; Wellington, £11,595; Lyttelton, £13,717; i Dunedin, £22,115. ! The following are the gold returns : — IS7B. 1577. Ozi. Value. Oz3. Valu«. Auck'&n 1 .. 55.932 £220.454 £40^.927 Pictoc .. 404 1,C17 870 3,197 Nelson .. 6,050 23.525 5,303 21,182 Westport .. 15,179 60,753 IS.9 S 9 75.541 Greymouth .. (J7.0G9 2&3.' 70 50.24 C 120 997 Hokitika .. 60.207 243,152 f3.404 213 595 Dunedin .. 94 150 39S 627 105 OS2 422 557 luvercargill .. 10.585 43,"70 8,057 32 554 Totals .. 310.45G £1,210,079 £371.G55 £1,406,050 The total exports of the colony for IS7S were £G,015,520; the total imports, £5,755,GG3. The total export of wool was 59,269,25611)3., valued at £3,202,507. The four principal ports stood thus :—Auckland : .Exports, £544,192; imports, £1,405,523. Wool, 1,40G,010.b5. t valued at £S3,9SG. Wellington: Experts, £753,047 ; imports, £1,440,352. Wool, 11,561,513, valued at £G45,190. Lyttelton: Exports, £1,712,864 ; imports, £1,925,744 Wool, 15,550,5471b5., valued at £910,0G5. Dunedin : imports, £1,619,954 ; imports, £2.679,725. Wool, 1G,4U9,0011b5., valued at £902,280.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5371, 3 February 1879, Page 6
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