CUSTOMS REVENUE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5325, 14 March 1879, Page 2

CUSTOMS REVENUE.

The following statement shows the amount; of duty received at the Dunedin Custom-house* during the past month: — Spirits, 12s per gal .. ..£6,683 1 7 Cigars and snuff, 5s per lb .. 442 6 0 Tobacco, ?.s6d „ .. 2,810 13 0 Wine, 4a and 6s per gal ' .. 697 13 S> Ale, beer, &c (in bottle), Is 3d.. 6-'O 9 2 Tea. 6dperlb.. .. .. 1,159 6 0 Coffee, &0., 3d per lb .. .. 119 1 5 Sugar, Id per lb .. .. 1,334 19 0 Gooda by weight .. .. 1,840 2 8 Ad valorem .. .. .. 17,049 2 6 Other duties .. .. .. 1,495 3 3 Total .. ..£34,15117 4 IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION. The following is a return of immigration and', emigration at the Port of Dunedin for the*< month of February :— IMMIGRATION. *~~~ Adults. Children Total. Total: M. F. M. F. M. F. prang... United Kingdom.. 211 140 52 53 263 193 45& New South Wales.. 19 4 1 ) 20 b 2S Victoria 131 50 16 10 146 60 206 Tasmania 11 6 - — 11 6 17 Totals 372 200 68 64 440 264 70i EMIGRATION. Adults. Children Total. Totals M. F. M. F. M. F. prsna United Xintrdom.. 10 15 6 / 16 20 35 New South Wales.. 19 — — — 10 — 19 Victoria 60 23 11 7 61 30 91 Tasnnnia 6 1 — — 5 1 ft Totals 84 39 17 12 101 51 152 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. The Eailways working accounts for the fourweekly period ending January 11th, 1879, arenas follow;— Length Open Percentage.-' for Traffic. ol Expenditure to ■• Section. Miles. £ s. d. Receipts, Kaipara .. 16 454 15 4 100 82 Auckland .. 97 4423 9 i 85-02 Napier.. .. 65 2601 8 0 68 38 Wellington .. 45 3236 3 0 65 92 Wanganui .. 88 3195 10 3 66 45 New Plymouth 21 556 13 6 94-39 Greymouth .. 8 744 2 9 54-62 Westport .. 19 192 11 4 127 '37 Nelson .. .. 20 661 17 5 87-40 Picton 18 494 8 11 93-44 Ch'ch-Dunedln 532 43.808 8 10- 6943 Invercargill .. 167 COIB 9 6 80 43 Totals .. 1094 £66,386 18 1 71-95 DUNEDIN HOSPITAL. The statistics of the above institution for the:« year ending 31st December, 1878, give the following information: — Hales Females.. - Number of patients remaining on Ist January .. .. ..77 2S Number admitted during the year .. 559 260 Total patients .. .. 6E6 283 Numbers discharged cured, or relieved .. .. .. .. 450 220Discharge! incurable, or at their own request .. .. 17 Sent to Lunatic Asylum .. ..4 2 Died 61 2& Numbers remaining on 31st December .. .. ~ .. 83 24 636 288 The total number of persons relieved during;: the year was : — Males. Females- - Indoor 636 288 Outdoor (visits) .. .. .. 4143 4616 From the tables of expenditure it appear*that the yearly cost of each patient (without deducting repayments) for the year 1878 was--. LSO 11s 4d, as against L 44 7s 7Jd for 1877. This compares very favourably with the - figures from Christchurch Hospital, where for • 1878 the yearly cost of each patient wasL69> 16s 4|d. AUSTRAILAN AND N.Z. SHIPPINGRET URNS. From the " Beeister of Australian and New Zealand Shipping, 1878-1879," published iv Melbourne by ths Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association, we■• tike the following particulars regarding shipping la.-. these Colonies: — NUMBER ASD TONNAGE OF SAILING VESSELS AKD STBAMERS REGISTERED IX EACH PORT. S Steamers. Pork. , ** *™-*c *»• TonnV Adelaido .. .. ISS 21,741 66 9,732: Auckland .. ..218 12,047 42 3,083-'■ Belfast 1 158 2 SSBrisbane .. .. 3S 1,763 26 1,759" Duoedin .. .. 81 8101 27 8,541 Fremantle .. ..107 6.364 6 277" Geelong .. .. M 2,707 - — HohartTown .. ..129 14,050 9 3,095---luvercargill .. ..10 832 - — Launceston .. .. 66 2 635 5 858Lyttelton .. .. 69 S 733 8 682' Maryborough .. .. 7 617 4 176Melbourne .. .. 252 29,747 77 21,097 Napier .. .. .. 4 4851 4 135 Nelson 17 4SSJ 6 714Newcaßt'e .. .. 71 8,730 16 1,791 Kockhampton .. .. 8 203 2 117 Syndey 404 60,066 21? 23,468Warrnambool - .. — — 1 49($Wellington ~ .. 36 3.955 15 2,717 Totals .. .. 170S 180.E02! 525 83,659COLONIES. New South Wales .. 475 58 796 228 33.249> New Zealand .. ..424 31,071 102 16 772r Queensland .. .. 63 2 SVS 32 2.052. South Australia.. .. 185 21,741 66 9,732' Tasmania .. ..195 10 OSS 14 8,951 Victoria .. ..20) 42,675 80 21,6aff. Western Australia .. 107 6.364 6 277" Of the various colonies, New South Wales owns-■ most vessels, viz , 703, with a total tonnage of 89.045. New Zealand comes next, with 626 ves<eli. of 47,443.; tons. Victoria, although only possessing 319 yes els,, has a total tonnage of 64,293. South Australia has 251 vessels, of 81,743 toils; Tasmania, 209 vessels, of 20,636 tons; Western Australia, 113 vessels, of 6641 tons; and Queensland — the lowest onthe list -85 vessel, of 4625 tons The total number of colonial-owned vessels is 2233, possessing a gross tonnage of 264,161. Since these returns were published, the Union Company of New Zsa'and has boughtthe greater number of Messrs M'Meckan and Blackwood's Bteamers, which will considerable swell thetotal of this Colony. Again, tbe Now Zealand Shipping Compwy'd large fleet of sailing vessels are not included in the list, though in reality belonging to the - Colony. Of the various New Zealand ports, Auckland owner most vessels, viz., 260, of 15,130 tons; but Dunedin,. with only 108 vessels, possesses 16,642 tons. Lyttelton has 67 vessels, of 6315 tons ; and Wellington 50, of 6702 tons. Nelson is fifth on the list, with 23 vosselg, of 1202 tons; luvercarjriU sixth, wMi 10 vessels, of 832 tons ; and Napier seventh, with 8 vessels, of 620' tons. ■The number of nominations taken at theImmigration Office, Dunedin, between the 25th< of January and the 21st of February, 1879, was--183 souls, equal to 160£ statute adults. There are now about 1477 statute adult immigrants afloat for New Zealand, and theGovernment are seriously considering the propriety of sending a cablu message to the AgentGeneral to send out 2000 labourers immediately to meet the demand for labour in the Colony. During the quarter ended December 31st; there were exported from the Colony 1,369,729 rabbit-skins, valued at L 11.029.