IMPORT, EXPORT, & SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1876.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1877 Session I, H-04

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IMPORT, EXPORT, & SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1876.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency. CONTENTS. No. I.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported during the Year 1876. No. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1876. No. lll.—Return showing the Value of the Imports and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1876. No. IV.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1876. No. V.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1876. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1876. No. Vll.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1876. No. VIII. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1876. No. I.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1876.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Lgricultural Implements ilkali, Soda Crystals, &c. 2,611 packages ... 17,325 cwts. 2 qrs., 92 barrels, and 20 packages 2,920 pkgs., 289 cs., and 1,350 pkgs. 24,360 8,672 Baskets and Wickerwork 332 packages and 21 packages 131,117 gallons, and 8,072 casks, 14,551 cases, 274 packages 37,951 gallons, and 708 hhds., 181 barrels, i86kilderkins 476 packages, and 2 cases, 10 pkgs. 617 cwts. 2 qrs., and 10 packages 1,190 packages, and 7 casks, 130 packages 28 number 1,210 tons 7 cwts. 4,285 packages ... 5,540 packages, and 47 cases, 1,999 packages 16 packages 134 packages, and 40 cwts. 1 qr. ... 505 packages, and 5,170 number 420 packages, and 192,942 number 22,300 number Value ... 1,107 packages, and 5 cases, 33 pkgs. £ 1.132 ipparel and Slops Beer—Bottled 70,034 181,978 „ In Bulk Lrms and Ammunition— Arms, Fire... Accoutrements Blasting Powder Cartridges and Cases 3,108 No. and 40 No. 10 packages 730,748 lbs. 19,001 No., 31 pkgs. and 1 lb. 6,677,201 number... 8,200 lbs. 200 packages 17,960 lbs. 9 packages 1,846 cwts. 3 qrs., 12 casks 12 number 6,236 lbs., 8 bags... 103 cwts. 6,478 bales, 2,000 packages, and 463 bales, 26 pkgs. 942 bales, 256 pkgs., and 89 bales, 77 packages 1,215 bales, 1,333 pkgs., and 311 bales, 140 pkgs. 2,353 tons 4 cwts. 1 qr. 9.817 3°3 i6,538 33° IO>545 Biscuits —Fancy 2,295 Caps, Percussion Dynamite ... Fuse Gunpowder Lithofracteur Other Explosives Shot 1,623 1,266 1,929 2,996 373 3,168 „ Plain Blacking and Blacklead 5'5 3,864 Boats Bones and Bonedust ... Books—Printed Boots and Shoes 1,331 9,650 88,508 135,49' Swords irrowroot —Bulk Lrsenic lags and Sacks —Corn... 35 194 109 73.723 Bran and Pollard Brass and Brassware ... 20 3,oi9 „ Flour... '3.379 Bricks—Bath 201 „ Woolpacks 19,898 Fire 1,634 lark 23,7 O9 „ Ordinary Bridge Materials Brushware and Brooms 162 1.655 15,816 i—H.

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Brushes and Combs ... Buckets and Tubs 45 pkgs., and 11 pkgs 1,324 nests, 1,147 packages, and 1,862 number, 30 nests Value ... 88 cwts. 2 qrs. 13,429 cwts. 3 qrs., and 348 cases, 38,835 boxes, 593 packages 278 bales, 315 pkgs. 632 packages, and 38 bales, 67 pkgs. 66 pkgs., 343 No. 140 packages Value ... 1,108 number 217,799 cwts. 3 qrs., 10,36It barrels 370 tons 15 cwts.... 76 tons 16 cwts. ... 162 cwts. 1 qr., 2cas. 35,492 lbs., and 253 cases, 132 pkgs. 569 packages, and 31 packages 6 gallons, and 2 casks, 80 cases 141 gallons 157,558 tons 6 cwts. 179,692 lbs., and 250 cases, 234 packages 120,725 lbs., and 14 tierces, 67 casks, 13 cases, 65 2 bags, 144, brls.,4 pkgs. 667 tons 1,589 pkgs., and 58 cases, 316 pkgs. 301,32710s.,and 185 cases, 314 pkgs. 354 tons 5 cwts. 5 tons 17 cwts. 3 qrs. 32 tons 3 cwts. 2 qrs. 2 tons 10 cwts. 20 tons I4cwts3qrs. 107 packages 301 tons 8 cwts.,and 40 coils 1,336 packages ... 1,239 packages, and 8 bales, 387 cases, 999 packages 6o,262lbs. 1 cwt. 3 qrs. 162 pacpages 15 packages 241 packages 2,483 number "3.573 packages, and 25 bales, 336 cases, 2,587 pkgs. 4,139 packages, and 155 cases, 670 packages 7,913 packages, and 1,381 packages 157 packages 6,076 packages, and 71 packages 30 hhds., 90 pkgs. 61 packages 3,241 packages, and 18 cases, 603 pkgs. 134 frames, 25 pkgs. 35 packages 150 packages £ i,5 25 2,183 Flour 80,928! centals, and 45 barrels, 50 hags 3,472 pkgs., and 71 cases, 205 pkgs. 4,412 cwts 3 qrs., and 462 casks, 85 cases, 9 tanks, 346 packages 92,352 cwts. 2 qrs., and 1,183 boxes, 2,109 barrels, 41 packages 5,803 cwts., and 3 tanks, 20 bundles, 57 cases, 540 boxes, 572 pkgs. 1,740 cases, 59,580 packages, 165,096 number 6,742 packages, and 93 cases, 485 pkgs. Value ... 3,125 packages ... 262 packages •3,837 packages, and 276 pkgs. 2,623 packages, and 52 cases, 95 pkgs. 114 cwts. 3 qrs., and 7 cases 14 cases, 20 pkgs. 62^ bushels 9044 bushels 16 bushels 6 1,263 1 bushels ... 497 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 26,736 bushels, and 106 tanks 99 bushels 28,323 cwts. 3 qrs., and 33 barrels, 17,927'bags, 57 packages 59,4124- bushels ... 25 cwts., 832 pkgs., and 32 packages 1,592 packages, and 65 packages 955 tons 5 cwts. ... 2pkgs.,and I4pkgs. 1,132 pkgs.,andi49 cases, 568 pkgs. 59 tons 12 cwts., and 4 packages 78,326 packages, and 3 packages 1,491 pkgs.,and 109 cases, 458 pkgs. 72 tons 1 cwt. 30 tons ... 2,095 packages 2,447 ewts. 2 qrs., and 147 pockets, 216 bales, 4 tanks, 147 bags, and 163 packages 459 Pkgs., and 42 cases, 154 pkgs. 45 packages 1,370 packages, and 4 cases 53 packages 87 packages 188 packages 27 packages 324 packages, and 17 packages 7,931 tons 18 cwts. 312 tons 13 cwts.... 3,407 tons 19 cwts. 3,529 tons 17 cwts. 298 tons 8 ewts. ... 2,710 tons 228 tons 6 cwts. 1 qr. 16,145 tons 13 cwts. Value ... £ 55,392 Fruits—Bottled 3,986 Building Materials Butter Candles 7,192 548 88,717 ,, Dried 13,447 i6,755 25,214 „ Currants 23,3 12 Canvass Carpeting and Druggeting Carriages and Carts ... Perambulators Carriage Material Casks —Empty Cement and Plaster of Paris Chaff Chains Cheese Chicory 9,140 1.342 ".349 864 60,730 ,, Raisins „ Green '5,422 32,261 3.430 1,822 841 1,827 Furniture 59>"° Gas Plant Glass—Bottles „ Plate „ Window 26,426 9,707 3,5°' 24,592 Chinaware ... 7.848 Cider and Perry —Bottled 98 ,, Ware 2J.379 Bulk Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... •3 241,168 JS.I93 Glue Gold Leaf Grain—Barley ,, Beans and Peas ,, Linseed „ Maize ,, Peas, Split Malt 413 564 20 455 3 ",794 458 15,390 Coffee 18,316 Coke and Fuel Confectionery 2,556 9,292 ., Oats... „ Rice 25 38,890 Boiled Sugars 12,634 Coprah Copper—Nails „ Pig, Bar, Sheet „ Rod, Bolt, &c. „ Sheathing „ Ware Cordage 3.958 729 3.I96 328 1,762 740 i7>'37 „ Wheat „ Other Kinds ... Grindery 15.712 555 19,027 Guano Gutta Percha Haberdashery 4,897 587 85,031 Cork and Corks Cottons 9>°77 84,261 Hair 5,016 Cotton Cotton Seed ... „ Waste Curiosities Cutlery Doors and Sashes Drapery 3.163 2 M55 5° n.596 1,480 798,865 Hardware and Ironmongery Hats and Caps 264,882 51,533 Hay Hemp Hollovvare Hops 315 1,100 4,822 27,276 Drugs 42,616 Druggists'Wares 40,747 Hosiery 30,838 Dye and Dye Stuffs Earthenware... 4°4 29.391 India-rubber Goods Instruments—Musical ... 1,772 37,186 Eggs Engine. Packing Fancy Goods 788 922 83>346 „ Optical ... „ Scientific... ,, Surgical ... ,, Undescribed 2,758 5,421 466 6,060 Felt Fire Engines... Fireworks FishPotted and Preserved... 5'4 1,124 323 Iron—Bar and Rod ,, Castings „ Fencing ,, Galvanized ,, Hoop ... ,. Kg „ Pipes ... „ Rails ... „ Railway, Chains, Belts' 91,519 3,922 56,811 99.756 4,023 13,946 3,818 162,297 10,760 Salted 14,063 packages, and 2,238 cases, 2,361 packages 3,555 cwts- ' V-> and 13 cases, 130 packages 29,309 7.279

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Iron —Sheet ... „ Tanks... ,, Undescribed Jams and Jellies 389 tons 12 cwts.... 1,204 number 200 packages 18,547 packages, and 1,818 cases, 1,207 packages 257 packages, and 1 case, 50 pkgs. 1,174 packages, and 6 packages 79 tons 16 cwts. ... 20 tons 14 cwts. ... 689 tons 12 cwts.... 117 packages 3,824 cwts. 3 qrs., and 4 bales, 6 cases, 96 pkgs. 134 pakcages, and 2 packages Value ... 270 packages, and 57 i>kgs-, 18 cases 154 number 71 number 179 number 8 number 23 packages 1,950 number 439 number 4,093 packages ... 386 packages 1,004 packages ... 582 packages £ 6,434 4,569 971 35,761 Oil—Palm ... „ Paraffin ,, Sperm ... „ Other Kinds 1,130 gallons 3,730 gallons 24,611 gallons 52,380 gallons, and 550 cases 583 packages, and i case, 117 pkgs. n. i,C—i packages, a-J 1 457 cases, 3,598 packages 6024. lbs., and 53 boxes 483 packages, and 36 packages 19,588 cwts. 3 qrs., and 287 kegs, 52 casks and 1 pkg. 1,118 packages, and 44 bales, 90 pkgs. 1,581 packages, and 4 cases, 92 pkgs. 1,089 packages, and 8 bales, 196 pkgs. 907 packages, and 3icases,404pkgs. 126 packages, and 3 packages 102 packages £ 220 441 7,359 9,690 Jewellery 73,663 Oilcloth 7,751 Lamps and Lanterns ... 11,173 Oilman's Stores 65,545 Lead—Pig ... „ Pipes... „ Sheet... „ Ware Leather 1,870 589 16,759 461 55,441 Opium 8,269 Paintings and Engravings Paints and Colours 7,414 33,079 Leatherware 2,774 Paper—Bags 9,268 Lighthouse Material ... Linens 11,452 12,702 „ Hangings 18,368 ,, Wrapping 9,399 Live Stock—Dogs „ Horn. Cattle „ Horses Pigs ,, Poultry „ Sheep ,, Uneuumerat. Machinery—Agricultural Mill „ Qrtz.-Crush. ,, Sawing and Planing ,, Sewing 1, Steam Engines ,, Boilers „ Wool and Hay Pressing „ Other Kinds Maps and Charts Marble Matches and Vestas Mats and Rugs 916 packages 59 number 753 13,870 11,576 153 91 32,782 249 55.638 10,369 3,108 10,821 11,072 19,365 Perfumery Photographic Goods ... Picture Frames and Mouldings Pipes—Drain „ Tobacco Pitch and Tar Plants Plate Plated Ware ... 124 number 3,757 packages, and 328 packages 1,002^ barrels 687 packages 49 packages 389 packages, and 2 cases, 30 pkgs. 48 packages, and 19 packages 485 tons 14 cwts.... 944 packages 3,148 packages 105 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 379 cwts. 1 qr., and 10 packages 600 cwts. 3 qrs., and 32 cases 119 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 1 package 692 number 417 bottles 7,859 2,658 2,306 18 9,271 1,517 3,3" 2,753 14,060 88 packages 99 packages 1,038 940 Portmanteaus and Bags 1,721 5,107 packages 30 packages 132 packages 5,490 packages ... 226 packages, and 47 bales, 1 case, and 80 packages 1,986 packages, and 146 bales, 480 packages 4,382 cwts. 2 qrs., and 122 kegs, 20 packages 1,665 cwts., 470 packages, and 240 cases, 330 pkgs. 754 cwts. 3 qrs., and 22 casks 980 packages, and 63 cases, 90 pkgs. 3 packages 202 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 327 packages, and 47 cases, 88 pkgs. Value ... 35,303 cwts. 3 qrs. 124 packages 322 packages, and 11 cases, 29 pkgs. 87,402 number 1,199 packages, and 2 tanks, 119 brls., 37 packages 311 cwts. 5,770 number 41,2244 gallons, and 207 cases 9.551 gallons 3 2,802! gallons, and 261 drums, 14 brls. 283,655 gallons, and 23,645 cases io7.375gallons.and 496 drums, 3gbrls. 6,732 gallons 61,838 992 1,022 29,431 5."3 Potatoes Printin g—Material „ Paper Provisions—Bacon „ Beef, Salt... 2,598 10,726 43,231 47° 604 „ Hams 3,822 Matting 7,706 „ Pork, Salt... ,, Preserved ... Pumps Quicksilver ... Railway Material— Trucks Locomotives Other Kinds Resin Saddlery and Harness ... 256 11 2,070 4,338 Meal—Linseed 690 Value ... Value ... Value ... 1,090 packages ... 1,377 packages, and 21 cases, 350 pkgs. 1,801 cwts., and 130 cases, 5 pkgs. 3,863 tons 1 cwt.... 18 tons 14 cwts. ... 384 packages, and 42 bales, i34pkgs. 721 cwts., 39,310 bushels 1,460 packages 64 tons 1 cwt. 43,650 25,651 68,764 899 64,567 „ Maizena and Corn 5,696 „ Oaten 58. Sago 2,513 Meats —Potted and Preserved Metal for Sheathing ... „ Other than Copper Millinery 2,133 2 Salt Saltpetre Scrim Cloth ... 12,725 521 10,552 922 19,399 Seeds —Grass and Clover 43,958 Miscellaneous Nails and Screws Nuts ,, Almonds 67,539 40,089 355 1,914 „ Other Kinds ... Shells Ship Chandlery— Anchors Chain Cables Other Kinds Silks ".930 5.222 ,, Cocoa-nuts ,, Other Kinds 446 3,210 33 tons 18 cwts. ... 112 tons 14 cwts.... 2,276 packages 205 packages, and 5 cases, 18 pkgs. 447,431 number ... number 2,298 cwts. 1 qr., and loobxs., 140 pkgs. Value Value Value ... 752 packages, and 1 bale, 54 cases, 25 brls., 64 pkgs. 1,020 cwts. 2 qrs., 98 boxes, 4 cases, 178 bags 756 1,946 10,254 29.135 Oakum Oars Oil—Castor ... 5°9 1,303 8,134 Slates Slate Slabs ... Soap 5,914 24 3,512 ,, Cocoa-nut „ Colza ... 1,122 7,267 Specie—Copper Gold „ Silver Spices—Mixed 1,610 90,830 13,972 4,800 „ Kerosine 36,133 ,, Linseed... 17,488 „ Pepper 3,576 ,, Olive 2,005

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Specimens of Natural History Spirits—Brandy 85 packages £ 1,264 Timber—Sawn ... „ Laths ,, Logs and Piles „ Palings „ Posts and Rails ,, -Shingles „ Other Kinds ... 3,913,836 feet 448,425 number ... 2,556 number 1,654,098 number... 77,522 number 12,692,755 number 82,113 spokes and felloes, 22,980 pieces, 13,572 ft. 18 tons 11 cwts. ... 4,596 packages 493 packages 14,666! lbs., and 14 bales, 4 trcs., 185 i-trcs, 474 i-trcs., 5 -J-trcs., 3,541 cases, 1,424 bxs., 92 J-boxes, 129 packages 3,321V lbs., and 491 cases, 179 pkgs. i,353 lbs -> and 1 tierce, 3 hhds., 6 i-casks 133 lbs., and 17 cases, 7 packages 232 packages, and 2 cases 479 packages, and 61 packages 30,2004 gallons, and 2 casks, 134 cases 9924 cwts., and 1 bale, 77 packages 8,040 packages, 26 cwts., and 11 packages 95,2004 gallons, and 25 hhds., 826 4csks, 4 octaves, 1,210 cases Value 2,183 packages, and 16 cases 819 pkgs. 8,3714 cwts 12,4554 gallons, and 233 hhds., 30 butts, 24 pipes, 4,174 i-casks, 49 brls., 157 octaves, 23.313 cases, 131 jars 4,479! gallons, and 22 hhds., 143 icasks, 1 keg, 524 cases, 2 octaves 12,894 pkgs., and 21 packages 67olbs., and 2 pkgs. 1,113 packages, and 120 cases 18 bales, 510 pkgs. 576 pkgs., and 161 bales, 658 pkgs. i57tons... 1 ton 14 cwts. 70 packages £ 34,130 5H 15,760 12,493 2,842 10,064 i 2,286 2.0595 gallons, and 226 hhds., 6,063 i-csks., 29octves., 15 barrels, 74,538 cases 112 gallons, and 421 cases 472 gallons, and 7 hhds., 32 i-casks, 39,165 cases 393 gallons, 106 4 - casks, 12,401 cas. 1,3284 gallons 1,0432 gallons, and 240 cases 658! gallons, and 225 hhds., 1,935 i-casks, 45 brls., 1,866 cases 1,612! gallons, and 37 hhds., 2,842 4:-csks.,556octvs., 21,496 cases 208 gallons, and 2 hhds., 60 i-casks, 7 drums, 3 cases 428i gallons, and 1,304 cases 21 gallons 5,947 Pkgs-, 1,644 cwts. 3 qrs., and 398 cas.,786pkgs. 5.596 packages, and 205 packages 14,750 packs, and 7 cases, 51 pkgs. 95 tons 6 cwts. ... 644 tons 6 cwts. ... 25 tons 16 cwts. ... 2,901 number 588 packages 2 number 3,533 tons 19 cwts., and 1,411 barrels, I,6i4csks., 13,245 gunnies, 15,676 pockets, 181,185 mts., 79,429 bags, 120 cases, 44,782 packages 132 tons 4 cwts.,and 5 hhds. 232 csks., 254kegs,8opkgs. 282 tons 1 cwt., and 20 casks 540 cwts. 1 qr., and 5 bags, 540 cases, 5 packages 474,2464 lbs., and 2,033 chests, 160 i-chests, 33,965 4-chests,89 cases, 35,568 bxs., 1,223 packages Value 16 packages, 3 bales 118,929 feet 177,955 „ Cordials 876 ,, Geneva „ Gin... 29,888 9,962 Tin—Block ... „ Sheet ... „ Ware ... Tobacco 1,272 7,392 4,743 74,015 „ Methylated ,, Perfumed 338 4,437 „ Rum 16,357 Cigars 1 25,892 „ Whiskey 44,936 Sheepwash 155 1 „ Of Wine 484 Snuff 522 Tools and Utensils 4,022 „ Other Kinds ... 1,898 Toys 5,738 Spirits of Tar Starch and Blue 3 8,393 Turpentine and Varnish 12,504 Twine 6,862 Stationery 80,713 Vegetables ... 4,324 Cards (Playing) 1,318 Vinegar 11,816 Steel Stone —Building „ Flagging „ Grindstones ,, Ware „ Millstones Sugar 3,889 3,125 .76 1,191 2,299 34 437,312 Waterworks Material ... Watches and Clocks ... 34,401 26,381 1,586 94,579 Whiting and Chalk ... Wine Treacle and Molasses ... Australian... 4,307 4.136 Sulphur 4,447 Woodware ... 14,000 Tapioca—Bulk 924 Wool Woollens 255 98,721 Tea 195,815 Blankets 39,048 Telegraph Materials Tents and Tarpaulins ... Timber —Hewn i8,594 617 1,692 Zinc—Sheet ... „ Tiles, &c. ,, Manufactured ... 5,540 62 569 ■ Total ... I £6,905,171

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No. II.—EXPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported from New Zealand during the Year 1876.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Agricultural Implements Ale and Beer—Bottled... „ In Bulk Apparel and Slops Bags and Sacks Arms and Ammunition— Accoutrements Arms—Fire Caps Cartridges and Cases Fuze Gunpowder Powder—Blasting ... Shot Bark Beche-de-mer Biscuits—Plain „ Fancy Boats Bones Books —Printed Boots and Shoes Bran and Sharps Bricks—Bath . ... „ Ordinary Brushware and Brooms Brushes and Combs Buckets and Tubs Butter Candles Canvas Carpets Carriages and Carts ... Carriage Materials Casks, empty Cement Chaff Cheese Chicory China and Porcelain ... Coals Coke and Fuel Cocoa and Chocolate ... Coffee Confectionery Coprah Copper, Rod, Bar, etc. ... Copperware ... Cordage Corks Cotton Cottons Curiosities Cutlery Doors and Sashes Drapery Drugs Druggists' Wares Earthenware... Fancy Goods Fish—Dried... „ Potted Flour Fruits —Dried ,, Currants 2 packages 6,410 gallons 2,910 gallons 308 packages . . 157 packages 100 number 105 number 4,000 number 1,026 packages, 550 number 2 packages 504 lbs. 2,000 lbs. 4 cwts. 3 qrs. 58 tons 5 tons ... 4,596 cwts. 3 qrs. 3 packages 6 number 74 tons 19 cwts. ... 92 packages 78 packages 1,804 tons 12 cwts. 1 package 8,500 number 1 o packages 10 packages 1 nest, 14 number 876 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 14 cwts. 3 qrs. 1 bale ... 2 packages 2 number Value ... 36 number 423 cwts. 175 tons 885 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 1 cwt. ... 6 packages 1,988 tons 10 cwts. 53 tons 470 lbs. 2,384 lbs. 341 lbs. 615 tons 17 cwts. 1 package 647 cwts. 1 qr. ... 100 gross, & 2 pkgs. 75-455 lbs301 packages 68 packages 16 packages 970 number 391 packages 13 packages 37 packages 72 packages 50 packages 11 cwts. 1,118 packages ... 497 tons 10 cwts. 479 cwts. 131 cwts. I qr. ... £ 6 1,518 359 6,115 633 49 4H 3 102 15 61 58 9 300 162 5,266 9 345 677 1,507 1,269 9,267 2 23 77 52 4 3,928 59 24 21 89 7i 33 217 73° 3,488 10 30 1,909 189 36 134 34 8,045 75 10 i,75o 32 5,io7 9.493 811 Fruits—Raisins „ Preserved ,, Green Fungus Furniture Glass Bottles „ Windows Glassware ... Glue Gold Grain —Barley ,, Beans and Peas „ Malt... „ Maize „ Peas Split „ Oats Rice... „ Wheat Other Kinds Gum—Kauri Guano Haberdashery Hair Hardware and Ironmon12 cwts. 2 qrs. 21 packages 5 packages 2,633 cwts. 106 packages 2 packages 12 packages 33 packages 9 packages 3i8,366ozs. lodwts 218,558 bushels ... 4,000 bushels 3,524 bushels 728 bushels 4 bushels, 1 cental 1,263,957 bushels 701 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 686,059 bushels .,. 246 bushels 2,887 tons 14 cwts. 69 tons 2 cwts. ... 41 packages 44 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 337 packages ... £ 40 33 4 6,224 1,671 6 26 143 39 1,268,559 42,592 850 1,037 180 5 141,082 846 153,167 64 109,234 554 1,320 184 2,142 gery Hats and Caps Hay Hides Holloware Hops Horns and Hoofs 13 packages 762 tons 1 cwt. ... 20,343 number ... 1 package 52 cwts. 1 qr. 1,250 number, 30 tons 16 cwt. 1 package 2 packages 2 packages 4 packages 1 package 2 tons 16 cwts. ... 5 tons 11 cwts. ... 5 cwts 4 cwts.... 2 cwts 10 cwts. 55 number 6 pkgs. 70 tons 13 cwts. 148 packages 4 packages 6 packages 16 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 1,866 cwts. 2 qrs. 1 package 1,880 gallons 8 packages 61 number 21 number 2 number 2,353 number 12 number 6 packages 127 packages 23 packages 6 packages 5 packages 10,375 cwts. 2 qrs. 9,332 cwts. 3 qrs. 103 packages 259 3,522 19,408 29 35° 426 Hosiery Instruments—Musical... ,, Optical ... „ Scientific... „ Undescribed Iron —Bar, Rod, &c. ... „ Galvanized „ Hoop ... „ Pipes ... „ Sand ... „ Sheet ... „ Tanks „ Undescribed 369 105 28 79 17 S3 182 7 7 3 19 192 236 221 651 15,828 160 375 178 1,085 27 2,034 7,057 1,033 359 Jams and Jellies Jewellery Lamps and Lanterns ... Lead Leather Leatherware ... Lime-juice Linens Live Stock—Cattle „ Horses „ Pigs „ Sheep „ Other Kinds Machinery—Agricultural „ Other Kinds Matches and Vestas Mats and Rugs Matting Meal —Oatmeal Meats—Potted and Preserved 260 208 46 21 16,507 29 200 49° 340 500 5 2,532 1 220 2,045 139 18 11 6,865 22,416

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Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Minerals Millinery Metal for Sheathing ... Miscellaneous Nails and Screws Nuts Oakum Oil—Castor ... „ Cocoanut ,, Colza ... „ Kerosine ,, Linseed „ Other Kinds „ Sperm ... „ Whale ... Oil Cloth ... Oilman's Stores Onions Oysters Paints and Colours Paintingsand Engravings Paper —Hangings „ Wrapping Pearl Barley ... Perfumery Phormiuni,New Zealand Phormium —Tow Pipes—Tobacco Pitch and Tar Plants and Trees Plate Platedware ... Potatoes Printing Paper Provisions, Bacon & Hams ,, Beef, Fresh ... „ „ Salted... „ Pork „ ... ,, Preserved ... Pumps Quicksilver ... Rags Railway Plant Saddlery Salt Saltpetre Sauces Seeds —Grass „ Other Kinds ... Shells Ship Chandlery Silks Silver Skins—Rabbit „ . Seal... „ . Sheep 3,179 tons 18 cwts. 2 packages 63 cwts. 3 qrs. ... Value ... 126 cwts. 9 packages 2 cwts. 35 gallons 1,906 gallons 50 gallons 7,128 gallons 569 gallons 2,219 5allons 18,572 gallons ... 8,791 gallons 1 package 982 packages 230 cwts. 1 qr. ... 4,790 dozen 156 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 24 packages 15 packages 6 packages 1,120 cwts. 27 packages 897 tons 4 cwts. ... 8 tons 10 cwts. ... 71 packages 9 barrels 171 packages 2 packages 3 packages 1,318 tons 11 cwts. 2 packages 489 cwts. 3 qrs. ... 44 cwts. 1,143 cwts. 1 qr. ... 23 cwts. 55 packages 2 number 182 bottles 142 cwts. 1 qr. ... 2,346 packages ... 20 packages 11 tons 19 cwts. I cwt. 36 packages 15,228 bushels ... 587 packages 55 packages 6 cwts. 44 pkgs. 3 packages 12,683 ounces 311,632 number ... 3,417 number 152,192 number ... £ 14,824 13 140 9,201 348 18 Skins—Other Kinds ... Soap Specie —Gold „ Silver Specimens of Natural History Spirits—Brandy ,, Cordials ,, Gin... ,, Geneva ,, Perfumed ,, Rum ,, Whiskey „ Other Kinds ... Spices—Pepper Stationery „ Cards, Playing Starch and Blue Steel Stone—Building ,, Grindstones „ Ware Sugar Sulphur Treacle and Molasses ... Tallow Tea Timber —Baulk „ Firewood „ Laths & Shingles „ Logs „ Posts and Rails „ Sawn ,, Spars „ Other Kinds ... Tin Tinware Tobacco 3,570 number 2,009 cwts. Value ... Value ... 44 packages £ 257 2,033 61,536 400 1,066 3 9 260 13 762 126 283 6,070 875 4 1,255 162 130 366 1,059 140 40 i,i57 62 18,285 120 98 11 1,320 600 98 5,369 13 1-749 9i 1,887 9' 37 102 1,920 "3 15,000 353 82 2 76 5,239 S'8 9,248 137 57 3,171 4,4i8 4,396 19,735 2,214! gallons ... 2i5i gallons 2644 gallons 3,417 gallons 1074 gallons 807! gallons 2i4i gallons 3 7f gallons 1 cwt. ... ... 49 packages 5,760 packs 1 cwt. 38 pkgs. ... 1 cwt. 103 tons 15 cwts. 2 number 3 packages 57 tons 8 cwt. ... 25 cwts. 1 qr. 3,089 tons 5 cwts. 13,946 lbs. 757> 036 feet 16 cords, 170 tons 138,000 number ... 2,678 number 4,988 number 6,612,110 feet 57 number 15,278 ft., 577 pes. ' 14 lbs. ... 6 packages 68,723 lbs. 2,229 lbs. 58 lbs 2 packages 33 gallons 40 lbs. ... 330 packages 5 packages 10 cwts. 14 cwts. 2 qrs. ... 1,012 gallons 3514 gallons 78 packages 59.853,454 lbs- ■•■ 32 packages 21 packages 15 tons 9 cwts. ... 1,405 73 114 1,052 216 312 in 30 3 354 180 75 4 276 2 6 1,906 10 44 109,896 946 2,718 94 105 12,800 190 33,726 308 388 1 Cigars ,, Snuff Toys Turpentine and Varnish Twine Vegetables ... Watches and Clocks ... Whalebone ... Whiting and Chalk Wine ,, Australian Wood ware Wool: Woollens ,, Blankets Zinc 13 6,243 980 20 23 16 2 258 104 101 7 760 161 75 3,395,8i6 1,536 473 268 Total ... £ 5,673,465

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No. III.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. RETURN showing the Value of the Imports and Exports of the Colony of New Zealand from and to each under-mentioned Country, Colony, or Port during the Year 1876.

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Country, Colony, or Port. Imports therefrom. Exports thereto. £ £ United Kingdom . 4,451,269 4,533,389 Australia:— Queensland ... 10,130 3,759 New South Wales 616,601 219,485 Victoria 1,169,734 *6 5 i,38i 66,757 South Australia 38,514 Western Australia 3,828 Tasmania 103,783 7,583 Pacific Islands : — Kermadec Islands 107 1,380 Norfolk Island 920 4,180 New Caledonia 1,634 6,212 Cook Islands 9,081 9,733 3,673 Society Islands 1,192 Fiji Islands ... 20,176 17,321 Tonga Islands 5,491 25,364 New Hebrides 272 Suwarrow Island 12 Navigator Islands 745 3,So6 Marquesas Islands 2,483 Maiden Island 126 Flint Island ... 1, 292 Penrhyn Island 75° 1,709 Marshall Island 605 1,078 Ladrone Islands 4,974 Guam 2,705 Caroline Islands 44o Savage Island o 2,494 Sandwich Islands i,7i9 2,232 Whale Fishery ... 8,252 i,854 North America:— British Columbia 225 Canada 1,310 United States of America :— 60,673 On the Atlantic 163.305 On the Pacific 28,982 8,158 South America: — Peru 2 Chili 151 28,623 China ... 66,709 New Guinea 152 India:— Bengal 25,789 55 Madras 5 120 Mauritius iS5,74o 3,032 France 10,765 Germany 2,784 Norway 2,130 Holland 1 Totals ... 6,905,171 5,673,465 * This includes gold of the value of £470,262.

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No. IV.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at the under-mentioned Ports during the Year 1876.

Entered. Cleared. Ports. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland 3,485 170,431 17,645 3,3i2 166,796 17,050 3nehunga 229 46,474 3,792 236 47,037 3,849 rhames 3,552 75,724 9,084 3,550 75,658 9,072 Russell 542 32,979 3,164 538 32,933 3,H4 VIongonui 73 7,975 9i7 73 7,683 885 Hokianga 31 4,770 203 18 1,936 106 Kaipara 139 16,968 811 114 12,021 626 Wangaroa 168 19,408 1,272 153 16,127 i.i47 rauranga 345 12,693 1,901 339 12,559 1,880 Poverty Bay 229 18,846 2,038 229 18,459 2,025 Mew Plymouth ... 200 76,392 5,487 200 76,484 5,493 Waitara 97 5,200 627 97 5,172 626 Wanganui 55i 38,344 5,200 55' 38,252 5,i57 Wellington i,358 279,859 20,152 i,343 266,973 20,140 Mapier 509 83,861 5-733 515 82,757 5,717 Wairau 152 8,604 998 149 8,619 1,010 Picton... 282 77,740 5,8" 283 77,732 5,811 Havelock 214 8,628 626 213 8,591 629 Kaikoura 83 4,600 624 83 4,600 624 Nelson i,39i 146,613 13,248 1,401 153,223 13,669 Westport 228 21,544 3,086 228 21,544 3,086 3rey mouth 327 46,918 4,686 3i7 46,343 4,633 Hokitika 224 25,272 2,448 248 31,303 3,ioi Lyttelton i,744 285,674 17,693 1,706 278,602 17.536 rimaru 327 49,384 3,935 321 48,222 3.885 3amaru 373 36,857 3,052 374 37,448 3.068 Dunedin 1,272 232,320 16,584 1,302 236,905 16,971 [nvercargill and Bluff Harbour 333 64,947 4,917 322 56,483 4,47° Riverton 95 6,292 520 98 6,351 530 Totals for 1876 ... i8,553 1,905,317 156,254 18,313 1,876,813 i5S,9io Totals for 1875 ... 16,258 1,498,162 134,59° 16,941 1,48

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No. V.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1876.

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i Whence. British. Foreign, Totals. Ports of Arrival. Unil Kingt :ed lom. British [ 'ossessions. Foreign Countries and Whale Fishery. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. I Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. I •si SB, U 1/1 CO ■So s ta VI I o u tft c is U o $■ o > o in E u 1 s I en > is u > 3 o CO fa <n > b> U U Auckland ...» 26 ... " 3 2 45 5 168 69,076 2,853 S 399 28 173 69,475 2,881 16 27,781 1,013 447 i8 28,228 184 96,857 3,866 846 "I 1,032 7 47 191 97-703 622 3,91. Onehunga Thames 4 1 4 543 26 i 79 6 5 622 32 4 543 26 1 79 6 5 3 1 1 257 8 1 257 8 1 257 8 1 257 ... ... Russell 21 1 6 529 103 58 7 587 107 15 4,960 422 >s 4,960 657 422 21 5,489 525 61 58 4 22 5,547 ! 5^' Mongonui ... Hokianga ... 1 2 220 7 1 220 7 2 657 61I 2 61 2 657 220 7 3 877 61 1 220 9 1 220 9 220 9 1 220 Kaipara ... 2 2 2 442 15 44o 17 4 882 32 2 442 15 440 17 4 882 New Plymouth 3 3 276 276 3' 18 3 18 276 18 3 276 ll 3 Wanganui,.. Wellington... 1 96 -I I... 1 116 196 8 ... ... 1 196 8 1 196 8 1 196 19 ... 2 5 57,546 6,988 i,74i 2 439 S3 118 57,985 i,794 4,298 9i 4 4,298 91 120 61,844 1,832 439 53 122 62,283 1,88. Napier 4 ... 26 29 275 29 .6,988 275 503 14 I 503 626 14 30 7,491 289 30 7,49i 281 ... Nelson 9 ... I 20 1 28 18,808 7io ... 28 18,808 710 626 20 20 30 19,434 730 3° 19,434 73' Westport ... I 11 11 1,252 77 11 1,252 77 11 1,252 77 1,252 7: Greymouth ... I ... 19 19 3,723 200 19 3, 723 200 19 3,723 200 19 3,723 20( Hokitika ... ... i '" M I ... I ... I 48 19,512 1,255 48 I9-5 12 1,255 48 19,512 61,318 1.255 48 19,512 61,605 I >2 5] Lyttelton 27! 1 119 2 2 144 60,094 4,166 1,911 1 31 287 43 147 60,381 1,954 1,224 4i 1,224 41 148 1,952 ... 3 287I 43 151 1,99; Timaru ... ... I 17 17 147 ... 17 4,166 147 17 4,166 i47 17 4,166 Oamaru ... ... '4! 25 25 5.442 64,920 221 25 5,442 221 25 5,442 221 25 5,442 22 ... ... ... Dunedin 58 2 1 61 18 122 1,887 854 56 124 65>774 1,943 «5 5,7o6 136I 5,7o6 136 ■37 70,626 2,023 ... 2 854 ... 56 71,480 2,07, Bluff Harbour 'S 139 5 .- 49 615 1 55 30, 2 12 343.982 387.034 i,737 5? 30,212 i,737 ... 55J 858 906 30, 2 12 389,737 411,621 i,737| 55 878 30,212 1,73! ... - -I .... ... .- 148 3 150 2 1 I — P 1 1 2.99 s! 3,878j ~ ~ , 1,798 ... Totals for 1876 ... Totals for 1875 ... 10 1 1 95 7 799 854 13,192 223 817 871 346,978 1 13,415 15,185 1 145,755 h 2 1— 447 1,228 H _ 1 6,1 46, 202 1,817 14,990 16,045 — 2 o 1 1 |3,443 242 393,i8o 416,727 15,23 - 1 656 9 100 9 14,989 17 196 390,912 52 ,24,587! 1,056 3 34 55 25,815 1,090 20 5,106 230 926 16,27,

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No. VI.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Cleared Outwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1876.

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icsina tion. British. Foreign. Totals. United Kingdom. British Possessions Foreign Countries and Whale Fishery. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Ports of Departure. si (0 .1 tn U CO .2 ■ o p is b 'i ! 3 o E B > OB U Ul I c I 1 E > 1 o H en fa D en B 3 o 8 en > s. > o U en c :- U tn c :- 0 Auckland 8 86 40 59 10 138 48,825 2, 260 47 20,679 606 185 185 69,504 2,866 '« 28,354 1,003 1,646 28 .8 30,000 1,031 153 77.179 3,263 50 22,325! I 634 203 99,504' 628 3,89 Onehunga 3 1 4 628 29 4 4 628 29 4 628 29 4 21 ... j I - Thames 7 2 9 1,256 608 70 9 1,256 9 6 70 9 1,256 7o 9 1,256 Russell 2 17 1 5 59 I 99 22 6, 707 81 '4 4,736 379 4,736 379 19 5,344 438 I 99 22 20 5.443 7' 4(11 '4 Mongonui 2 3 3 643 24 3 643 3 24 657 54 2 657 54 5 1,300 78 5 1,300 71 Hokianga 10 10 2,435 89 ioj 2,435 ,0 89 10 2,435 89 10 2,435 8. Kaipara i 15 3 19 4,ii5 151 19 4,ii5 19 151 19 4,ii5 151 19 4,"5 '5 New Plymouth ... 1 ■ 92 6 1 92 I 6 1 92 6 1 92 Poverty Bay i I 464 12 1 448 14 2 912 26 464 12 I 448 M 912 Wanganui I 1 196 8 1 196 no 58,667 28 8,361 8 196 8 196 ... ... 1 1 Wellington 9 22 74 1 10 31 23,364 715 79 35,303 950 1,665 882 l8 l I 4,553 84 5-435 102 32 24,246 733 84 39.8S6| 11,034' 1 116 64,102 1,767 Napier Nelson * 3 5 17 1 2 9 3,196 102 '9 5,165 173 275J 9 3,196 102 19 5,165! •73 28 8,361 275 1 2 ■4 2 947 49 14 10,846 407 16 11,793 10 1,090 22 5,663 23 10,977 145 62,284 21 5,008 456 171 7 17 / 2 947 49 15 11,017 414 1 17 1 11,964 463 Westport 10 10 1,090 5,663 73 73 10 1,090 73 10 1,090] 73 Greymouth 22 22 323 323 22 5,663 323 22| 323 Hokitika Lyttelton 23. 68 16 »3 io,977 592| 592 23 io,977 592 23 io,977 592 20 44 2 87 38,975 i,i94 5« 23,309 56. 677 1,871 787 25 757 22 i,S44 47 90 39,762 1,219 60 24,066 699 150J 63,828: 1,918 Timaru 18 3 18 4,447 '57 3 23 180 18 4,447 -57 3 56i 659 23 21 5,008. 180 Oamaru 22 3 22 4,465 183 3 659 27 25 5,124 210 1 22 4>465 183 3 27 25 5,124 210 Dunedin 18 ... 15 24 52 1 35 21,827 J 33.086 J 638 68 36,773 977 103 58,600 70 40,459 813348,514 1,6.5' 1,594 « 2 683 20 2,277 70 40 23,421' 688 70 37-456J 997 I 10 60,877! 1,685 Bluff Harbour ... 4 61 — - I 2 I 57 I— 2,018 1.; 7,37.-. 28 5 | ! 2,303 I 57 33,o86 2,018 13 7,373J 1 28j A 866' j 40,459' 1 1 2,303 1 260 — — I - ... Totals for 1876 8,744 8,685 — H ! ■,529 9.6 1 ,61 - 44,820 25,682 — 394 — 91 96 59 56 506 207,103 307 141,411 4,169 12,913 4° 37,010 16,623 '3 7,8io 53 1,690 546 .465 244,n.l 10,273 1 320 149,221 j4,33o; 5.7i6i J.393, 334 14,60^ Totals for 1875 57 312 4"9 i 426 204,546 221, 169 — 459 l87,592| 5-510, 885 392, 138 I ji4,i95! 39 16. 9,059 2061 " 1,122 9,6oi 475 '196,651 940. 417,820 15.317

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No. VII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. RETURN of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1876.

No. VIII.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1876.

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Ente ED. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Nationality of Vessels. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Iritish 'oreign 799 59 343,982 45.755 13,192 1,798 .8 2 2,996 447 223 '9 817 61 346,978 13,415 46,202 1,817 Totals ... 858 389,737 .i4,99o 20 3,443 242 878 393,i8o 15,232 Clea Kl>. Iritish 'oreign 506 40 207,i°3 37> OI° I 8,744 i>529 307 13 141,411 7,810 4,l69 l6l 813 348,5H 53 I 44,820 12,913 1,690 Totals for 1876... 546 244,"3 ' 10,273 866 I 393,334 14,603 320 149,221 4,330

Heads of Receipr. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits „ New Zealand Cigars and Snuff Tobacco ... ,, sheepwash Wine Ale, Beer, &c. (in bottle) „ „ (in wood) Tea Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... ,, roasted Sugar and Molasses Opium Goods by weight Ad valorem Other Duties not specified above ... 1 12s. per gallon... 6s. per gallon ... 5s. per lb. 2s. 6d. per lb. ... 3d. per lb. 4s. per gallon ... is. 3d. per gallon is. per gallon ... 6d. per lb. 3d. per lb. 5d. per lb. id. per lb. I 20s. per lb. ... I 614,239 gallons 29,983 gallons... 68,888 lbs. 991,448 lbs. 16,880 lbs. 191,295 gallons 344,736 gallons 72,880 gallons ... 3,0:50,160 lbs. ... 678,560 lbs. ... 1,920 lbs. 30,823,440 lbs. "2,810 lbs. £ 368,543 8,995 17,222 123,931 211 38,259 21,546 3,644 75,754 8,482 40 128,431 2,810 68,310 302,428 38,185 Rents, seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty Merchant Shipping Act—Fees Arms Act Lighthouse Dues Oyster Act Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c Distillation Other Receipts £1,206,791 64 5,338 .,240 2,194 11,096 14 30,969 18,970 598 1,251 Total Duties and Revenues ... £1,278,525 W. Seed, Secretary of Customs. Customs Department, 30th June, 1877.