SYDNEY.

Otago Witness, Issue 82, 11 December 1852, Page 4

SYDNEY.

The following are the Returns of Shipping entered inwards and outwards of the port of Sydney for the three quarters of the present year, ending 30th September, The total arrivals were, —

The total departures for the same quarters were —

Mauritius . . 2 402 o Colonial whalers 12 239 Foreign whalers 2 1,000 From these returns it will be seen that the aggregate excess of arrivals over departures has been, — vessels 5, tonnage 12,904, passengers 1172. IMPORTS AND EXPOHTS. The Imports for 1850 were £1,333,400 Do. do. 1851 were 1,563,900 Shewing an excess over ISSO of £230,000, or rather more than 17 per cent. The Exports for 1850 were £1,357,800 Do. do 1 Sol were 1,796,900 which shew the large increase of £439,1 00 over 1850. But it must be remembered that the exports of 1851 include colonial gold to the amount of £486,336, the produce of about six months' digging.

Prom Ships. Great Britain 55 Europe . . 6 Cape of Good Hope 1 California . . 37 South. Sea Islands 25 China Seas . . 25 Mauritius ... 1 New Zealand 45 South Australia 9 Hobart Town 15 Melbourne . . 220 Launccston .. 10 India .. .. 2 Bahia .. .. 1 Colonial whalers 18 Tonnage. 30,701 1,856 127 21,010 3,574 8,789 239 8,082 1,795 2,721 43,282 2,168 1,263 480 4,453 Passengers. 3,790 217 2,5*69 230 999 10 983 54 115 4,289 49 32 3

To Ships. 3reat Britain 48 Endia .. .. 17 Sens . . 36 . . 4 ?allao .. .. 1 California . . 12 South Sea Islands 29 N T ew Zealand 43 South Australia 5 Hobart Town 14 Fiaunceston . . 16 Melbourne . . 256 Tonnage. 23,040 10,002 15,332 2,312 1,283 3,242 4,173 7,342 847 2,040 2,598 39,332 rasseng 421 77 15 1 1 455 104 186 50 157 108 10,438