NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND BEVENUE.

Colonist, Volume XVI, Issue 1663, 26 August 1873, Page 7 (Supplement)

NEW ZEALAND TRADE AND BEVENUE.

The following interesting information is taken from the tables attached to the Financial Statement delivered by the Colonial Treasurer this year •— Impobts and Expobts. The following is a return of the value of Imports and Exports for each Province for the financial year ended 30th June. 1873 :—

Fiax. ■ The following return shows the value of New Zealand Phormium or Flax exported during the undermentioned periods; also how the flax' trade has been extended :—

Bats pbb Hbad of Imposts akd Expobts. The following return gives the total average value of Imports and Exports of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand, for the six years ending 31st December, 1871, with the rate per head of population :—

Gold, Wool, Gbain, &c. The following return shows the average value of Gold, Wool, Grain, and other Agricultural Produce (including Flour, Butter, and Cheese), Timber, and Flax, exported from the Colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, and New Zealand, for the five years ending 31st December 1871, with the rate per head

of population :—

Stamp Ducths. The following statement shows the revenue derived from Stamp Duties during the financial year I 1872-Y3:— • • .;

£39,673 2s. 2d. of vrhidh fotfs to the • Consplidated Funs and J839,#89 15a. Id. tb.the Immigration and Public Works Account.

Capitation Allowance. The following is» statement of Capitation Allowance

Provinces. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough. ■ NoUon Weetland ... Canterbury Otago Value of Value ot Imports. • Exports. ■ ' ' £ £ : •■■ - ... 1,453,522 ... 723,127 ...' 20,014 ... 386 683,807 ... 495,571 134324 ... 209,244 16,669 ... 75,819 476,497 ... 351,292 ... 230,158 ... 410,092 916,880 ... 1,004 882 ... 2,170,940 ... 2,164,667 Totals £6,102,811 £5,435,080

Half-year ■-■':,.■■ ■ ended June30, Provinces.' 1867. 1871. 1872. 1873. .£ £ £ £ Auckland ... 3,575 ... 26,882 ... 37,972 ... -12,256 Taranaki... ... ... ... ... ... 88 ... SO. Wellington ... 18,987 ... 24,159 ... 25,509 Hawke?sBay 3 ... 185 ... ... - Marlborough ... ... ... 3,065 ... 6,469 ... 4,690 Nelson 3,058 ... 2,024 ... 3,591 Canterbury ... 70 ... 20,160 ... 13,733 ... 25,957 &and ::: II,:::} : *M». - '*&* ;■•■• Totals ... 4,256 ... 90,611 ... 99,405 ... 85,232

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General, — Chatham Islands ... Provincial, — Auckland ... ... Taranaki ... ... Wellington Hawke's Bay . Nelson ... ... Mailborough Canterbury... WeBtland Otago,— Dunedin... ... Iuvercargill ... Total' £ s. d. 4 19 10 ... 14,759 5 3 463 18 5 ... 10,271 7 6 . 2,794 3 4 ... 4,223 15 3 711 3 0 ... 18,640 13 3 ... 3,048 19 3 ... 22,629 1 4 .... , 1,870 10 10 £79,417 17 3

' at 16s. fpr each/of tba underownttoned. Prorinooi, on the basis of their respeetiYe Populations:~ , ,,-.,' .." ." Special ■ A , Provinces.. Population. Capitation. Allowance. Total. Auckland 1.. 66,805 ..! ' 50,103 ... 4,000 ,.. ., 54,103 Taranaki ... 4,750 ... 3,567 '•... 250 ... 3,817 Wellington ... 27,066 ... 20,299- ... 750 ... 21,049 Hawk&Bay... 7 294 ... &70 ... 1.500 ... 6,970 Nelson 23,611 ... 17,708 17,708 Marlborough ... 5,544 ... 4,158 4,158 Canterbury ... 51,510 ... 38,632 38,032 Westland ... 15,176 ... 11,382 ... 1,897 ... 13,279 Otago 77,661 ... 58,245 58,2*5 Totals ... 279,423 ... 209,567 ... 8,397 ... 217,961 (We omit shillings and pence.) ——-• I Land Fund. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Land Fund for the financiilyear 1872-73 :— Beceipts. Expenditure. £ £ Auckland 24,627 ... 20,992 Taranaki 254 ... 250 Wellington 52,746 ... 51,356 Hawke'sBay ... ... 42,785...- 42,50? Nelson 24,097 ... 24,005 Marlborough 5,674 ... 5,710 Canterbury... 475,801 ... 480,137 Wesfland 28,634 ... 29,145 Otago ... i 336,181 ... 334,221 Native Lands Acts Accounts 13,285... 11,873 Totals ... ... £1,004,090 £1,000,194 (Shillings and pence bare been omitted.)