IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE TEAR 1878.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session II, H-08

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Sess. 1L—1879. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE TEAR 1878.)

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 1878. No. II. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1878. No. lll.—Return showing the Articles Exported eoe Drawback from New Zealand during the Year 1878. No. IV. —Return showing the Value of the Imports and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1878. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleaeed Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1878. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1878. No. VII. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1878. No. VIII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleaeed at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1878. No. IX. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1878.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1878.

Not... —The figures in the duty column represent the amounts collected ou articles ou first importation and on those cleared from the warehouse.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Eeceived. Agricultural Implements Alkuli, Soda Crystals, &e. 8,624 packages 449 tons 8 cwt. 2 qr. ... 780 tons 13 cwt. 3 qr. ... Warehoused, 4 packages Ex Warehouse, 2 tons 14 cwt. 3 qr. 12 packages ... 5,430 packages Warehoused, 39 cases, 662 packages Ex Warehouse, 776 packages i i 3 £ 64,368 6,730 £ a. A. Free Free 4,412 783 8 4 Free Apparel and Slops "■470 252,731 25,844 14 6 Arms and Ammunition — Accoutrements Arms, Fire 2 packages 3,531 number ... Warehoused, 1 case, 2 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 103 number 9,985,598 number 651 packages ... 71,800 number, 603 packages 400 1b. 197 packages ... 600 1b. 3,000 number ... 18 packages 468,3501b. ... 65,9271 lb. ... 40 number 7 number Ex Warehouse, 2 number 3,912 cwt. 2 qr. Warehoused, 20 ewt. 8 kegs Ex Warehouse, 10 cwt. 20,0861b. Warehoused, 23 packages 206 cwt. i 1 138 13,395 908 10 0 499 6 3 Free 53 10 8 Free Free Free Free Free Free 1,648 4 2 Free 2 5 0 Caps, Percussion Cartridges and Cases Dynamite ... Fuze Lithof racteur Caps for ditto Other Explosives Powder, Blasting Gun Swords 2,489 4,130 497 60 1,869 83 3 170 11,033 7,608 97 56 Shot 5,731 1,961 7 0 Arrowroot, Bulk 436 41 17 2 Arsenic 156 41 4 9

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Articles. Quantity. Value. I Duty Eeceived. £ £ a. A. Bags and Sacks —Corn... 7,101 bales, 717 packages ... ... ) Warehoused, 5,822 bales, 96 packages ... _ Ex Warehouse, 79 packages 219 bales, 114 packages .. ... ... Warehoused, 72 bales, 155 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 154 packages 2,:!60 bales, 987 packages ... ... } Warehoused, 1,407 bales, 62 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 1,073 packages 2 bales, 6 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 1 package... ... ... ) 3089 tons 12 cwt. 2 qr. ... 295 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 69 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 6 packages 17 cwt. 166 gallons 191,133} gallons ... ... ... } Warehoused, 8,722 casks, 17,984 cases, 180 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 200,5351- gallons... 46,917 gallons ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 1,396 hhd., 246 barrels ... ) .Ea. Warehouse, 48,838 gallons 485 packages ... 205 cwt. 2qr. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 12 bags, 6 casks ... ... ) 1,326 packages ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 27 eases, 159 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 159 packages 15 number 2,029 tons 11 cwt. 4,482 packages ... 10,126 packages ... ... ... ~) Warehoused, 107 trunks, 21 cases, 4,811 packages j Ex Warehouse, 3,353 packages ... 85 cwt. 3 qr. ... 222 packages ... 3,800 number, 309 packages 53,868 number, 41 packages £04,000 number Value only 1,463 packages... ... ... ... Warehoused, 27 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 66 packages 59 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 1 case, 6 packages ... ... . Ex Warehouse, 3 packages 214 nests, 1,216 packages Value only Value only 686 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 40 kegs ... ... ... _) 17,423 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 173 eases, 40,819 boxes, 2,250 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 8,575 cwt. 2 qr. ... 741 packages ... 1,434 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 10 cases, 51 packages ... . Ex Warehouse, 340 packages 18 number 573 number, 16 packages 272 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 5 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 2 packages Value only Value only 322 number 32,093 cwt. 202,793 cwt. 1 qr., 34,659 barrels... ... } Warehoused, 306 cwt. lqr., 1,050 barrels ... ) Ex Warehouse, 1050 barrels 796 tons 11 cwt., 85 bales 33 tons 13 cwt. 3 qr. 105 tons 6 cwt 2 qr. 57 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 50 packages ... ... ) .Ex Warehouse, 19 cwt. 1 qr. 38,486 1b. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 78 cases, 14 packages ... J Ex Warehouse, 40,768 lb. 711 packages ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 10 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 8 packages 254 gallons ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 25 cases ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 347 gallons „. ... 109,829 7,787 10 10 „ Flour 9,282 „ Woolpacks 725 2 3 35,798 2,495 19 1 2 0 0 „ Other kinds ... 33 Bark Basket and Wickerware 29,141 1.663 Free Beche-de-mer Beer—Bottled 33 21 164 6 2 Free Free 101,500 24,479 2 O „ Bulk ... 13,686 Biscuits —Fancy „ Plain ' 1,998 4,787 15 0 450 14 1 30 16 9 287 Blacking and Blacklead 4,697 466 2 6 Free Free Free Boats Bones and Bonedust .. Books, Printed Boots and Shoes 574 14,430 113,098 231,044 21,261 7 6 Free 585 14 8 Free Free Free Free Brass Brassware Bricks —Bath „ Fire ... „ Ordinary Bridge Materials Brushware and Brooms 322 5,857 123 462 183 30 17,675 1,819 14 0 Brushes and Combs 1,959 Buckets and Tubs Building Materials 1,847 446 2,732 183 19 11 184 9 9 Free 273 2 8 320 9 3 Butter 2,885 Candles 103,268 11,946 16 5 Free Canvas Carpeting and Druggeting 23,567 43,553 4,260 1 9 Free 1,322 7 9 Carriages for Tramway Carriages and Carts Perambulators 3,600 13,228 1,843 180 14 2 Free 742 6 0 Free Free Carriage Materials 3,550 7,423 384 8,104 Casks, Empty Cement and Plaster of Paris 73,367 4,916 3 0 Free Free 216 2 9 Chaff Chains 8,660 626 2,162 Cheese ... ... 437 Chicory 35 15 0 819 990 13 6 China —Porcelainand Parian Ware 9,694 Cider and Perry —Bottled 977 12 0 74 37 12 11

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Keceived. £ £ a. A. Cider and Perry—Bulk 203 gallons ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 1 cask ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 46 gallons 174,148 tons ... 224,936 1b. ... ... ... ... S Warehoused, 462 cases, 131 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 42,849 lb. 560 1b. 194,523 1b. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 6 tierces, 157 barrels, 10 cases, 1,046 f bags, 7 crates, 19 packages ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 134,272 lb. 432J tons 2,066 packages... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 86 eases, 258 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 249 packages 308,704 1b. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 202 cases, 162 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 43,638 lb. 9 tons 13 cwt. 2 qr. 48 tons 6 cwt. 1 ton 19 cwt. 18 tons 7 cwt. 17 packages 521 tons 10 cwt. and 2 hawsers ... 308 tons 17 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 142 coils, 170 packages ... . Ex Warehouse, 3 tons 19 ewt. 1 qr. 819 packages ... 18.630 lb. 2,642 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 6 cases, 1,277 packages ... ) _Ex Warehouse, 927 packages 33 tons 10 cwt. 428 packages ... 22 packages 285 packages ... ... ... ... "£ Warehoused, 1 package ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 2 packages 6,083 number ... Value only 25,856 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 30 bales, 158 cases, 1,997 packages ) _Ex Warehouse, 681 packages 341 packages ... 3,661 packages ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 144 cases, 951 packages ... ) .Ex Warehouse, 1,287 packages 2,816 packages 6,406 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 76 cases, 1,348 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 1,867 packages ... 340 packages ... 2 packages 45 packages 6,589 packages... ... ... ... Warehoused, 93 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 100 packages 45 packages 93 packages 4,087 packages ... ... ... ) Wnrchoused, 195 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 263 packages •17o packages ... 90 packages 311 packages ... 17,891 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 1,888 cases, 5,595 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 4,839 packages ... 4,102 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 20 barrels, 177 cases, 260 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 133 cwt. 2 qr. 37 ewt. 55,266i centals ... ... ... } Warehoused, 49 hhd., 37 barrels, 4,810 bags ) Ex Warehouse, 1,764 centals 2,268 packages ... ... ... } Warehouse, 535 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 288 packages 3,172 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 8 tanks, 72 bales, 40 kegs, 417 boxes, > 508 packages ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 1,101 cwt. 1 qr. ... 37 12 8 10 Free Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... 268,436 20,270 3,347 6 2 7 0 0 Cocoa Beans ... Coffee 34 23,713 4,157 9 10 Free Coke and Fuel Confectionery "l,590 13,000 1,270 6 11 „ Boiled Sugars 12,206 Copper Nails... „ Pig, Bar, Sheet „ Rod and Bolt... „ Sheathing ,, Ware Copra Cordage Wire Cordage 1,033 4,314 178 1,238 392 7,213 193 2,936 3 5 Free Free Free Free 39 3 1 Free Free 21,502 1,864 6 0 Free Free Cork and Corks Cotton Cottons 5,539 607 142,085 13,671 3 3 Free Free Free Cotton Seed ... Coltou Waste Curiosities Cutlery 110 3,556 43 14,048 1,415 7 1 272 19 0 Freo Doors and Sashes Doik Material Drapery "2,508 200 1,223,947 122,054 17 6 Free Drugs 801 38,807 3,914 9 2 Free Druggists' Wares " 6,047 30,119 3,681 9 2 Free 2 12 0 Free Dye Dye Stuffs ... Earthenware... 1,745 26 352 37,963 3,812 19 3 Free Free Egg9 Engine Packing Fancy Goods... 126 1,920 92,073 9,310 8 5 Free Free 34 18 0 Felt Fire-engines, Hose, &c. Fireworks Fish —Potted and Preserved 1,391 3,824 349 38,741 4,365 13 9 „ Salted 8,783 Flock Flour 423 12 11 Free 121 49,909 2,851 15 11 Fruits —Bottled and Preserved ... 3,060 „ Dried 271 17 0 8,748 2,043 18 7

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Eeceived. £ £ a. A. Fruits—Currants „ Raisins „ Green Furniture Gas Plant ... Glass—Bottles Plate „ Window Glassware Glue Gold Leaf Grain —Barley „ Beans and Peas „ Linseed „ Maize „ Malt... Oats... „ Peas, Split „ Rice ... Wheat 9,486 cwt. ... ... ... ... "J Warehoused, 1,413 boxes, 1,470 casks, 1,336 packages ) Ex Warehouse, 6,739 cwt. 1 qr. ... 5,778 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... "1 Warehoused, 53 tanks, 10 bundles, 62 cases, 878 fboxes, 384 packages... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 2,256 cwt. 3 qr. ... 103,600 packages 31 packages 10,715 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 7 cases, 109 packets... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 111 packages Value only 4,087 packages... 581 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 12 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 12 packages 15,962 packages ... ... ... } Warehoused, 63 packages ... ... ,. Ex Warehouse, 101 packages 7 packages 3,010 packages ... ... ... Warehoused. 25 cases, 90 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 175 packages 207 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 1 cask, 7packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 20 cwt. 3 qr. 35 packages 3,247 bushels ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 500 bags ... ... ... ) 1,470-J bushels 63 bushels 60.154J bushels 12,2144. bushels ... ... ... } Warehoused, 21 tanks, 1,560 bushels ... ) Ex Warehouse, 3,315i bushels 3,973 bushels ... 1,808 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... } War' housed, 95 casks, 1 tank, 33 packages > Ex Warehouse, 42 ewt. 27,200 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... ) Warehoused, OS barrels, 23,976 bags, 4 tanks, 600 > mats, 160 pockets ... ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 13,485 cwt. 3 qr. 67,678 bushels ... ... ... } Warehoused, 400 bags ... ... ... ) 596 bushels, 428 packages 1,791 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 8 ca.es, 140 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 122 packages 962i tons 11 packages 1,604 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 40 eases, 234 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse. 273 packages 34 tons 12 cwt., 4,825 yards 414 packages ... 58,787 packages, 37,025 sash-weights ... ) Warehoused, 1 case ... ... ... > Ex Warehouse, 14 packages 2,570 packages ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 44 eases, 318 packages ... ) Ex Warehouse, 372 packages 15 packages 100 tons 7 cwt. 69 tons 15 cwt. 2 packages 453 packages ... 1848 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 259 pockets, 254 bales, 16 tauks, 27 £ packages ... ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 1,155 cwt. 1 qr. ... 636 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 7 cases, 34 package! ... J Ex Warehouse, 53 packages 63 packages 15 packages ... ... ... ... | Warehoused, 7 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse. 4 packages 1,228 number ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 14 number ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 21 packages 8 ];ackages 686 packages ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 13 cases, 26 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 37 packages 24,933 15,965 49,011 573 85,494 33,241 10,893 7,837 22,717 92 22,120 778 740 984 869 33 13,761 7,752 723 1,644 44,173 7,572 3 11 3,750 18 7 Free Free 8,524 17 9 Free Free 783 14 O 975 15 5 Free 2,257 15 0 28 18 4 Free 68 0 3 30 14 3 18 2 1,340 14 4 1,164 11 11 88 19 0 92 10 10 9,507 13 8 1,503 17 6 19,867 „ Other Kinds ... Grindery 1,080 184 16 3 29,417 2,763 19 0 Free 23 6 0 Guano Gutta Percha Haberdashery 7,428 233 73,719 7,353 4 7 Free Free Hair and Hair Seating Hardware and Ironmongery 4,135 3,873 295,383 29,591 0 9 Hats and Caps 6,8,094 6,812 17 6 Free Free Free Free 435 15 2 Hatters' Material Hay Hemp Hides Holloware Hops 408 696 1,925 90 4,357 17,083 4,204 17 6 Hosiery 32,299 3,283 19 8 Free Indiarubber Goods 3,449 435 Instruments, Musical (Pianofortes) 40 4 11 42,472 >. „ (Other kinds) 603 .280 19 8 Free 20,557 2,006 0 2

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Quantity. Value. Duty Eeceired. Articles. Instruments —Optical „ Scientific „ Surgical „ Other kinds ,i )> >. ... Iron —Bar and Rod „ Castings „ Fencing „ Galvanized „ Hoop ... ■■ Pig „ Pipes ... „ Rails ... „ Bailway Chains and Bolts ,, Sheet ... „ Tanks... „ Undcsrribed Jams and Jellies 110 packages ... 2 packages 180 packages ... 103 packages ... 1 package 8 packages 6376 tons 2 cwt. 2 qr. ... 127 tons 14 cwt. 1 package 7,277 tons 7 cwt. 1 qr. ... 8,454 tons 18 cwt. 3 qr.... 601 tons 12 cwt. 3,082 tons 16 cwt. 1,168 tons 11 cwt. 2 qr.... 3,665 tons 19 cwt. 3 qr.... 1,262 tons 8 cwt. 1,141 tons 3 cwt. 1,126 number ... 28 tons 2 cwt. 2 qr., 771 packages 23,456 packages Warehoused, 2,357 cases, 1,288 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 4494 packages 226 packages ... Warehoused, 14 packages Ex Warehouse, 16 packages 48 packages 901 packages ... Warehoused, 3 packages Ex Warehouse, 41 packages 101 tons 4 cwt. 2 qr. 22 tons 12 cwt. 3 qr. 832 tons 13 cwt. 131 packages ... 4,943 cwt. 2 qr. Warehoused, 37 packages, 1 bale, 3 cases ... Ex Warehouse, 176 cwt. 3 _r. 92 packages AVarehoused, 1 package ... 404 packages ... Warehoused, 5 bales, 9 cases, 42 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 42 packages 1 number 108 number 89 number 229 number 22 packages 1,215 number ... 66 number 16,242 packages 777 packages ... 640 packages ... 674 packages ... 1,331 packages... 91 number 14 number, 16 packages... 33 packages } _' 3 .' 3 Y 3 ) 3 £ 3,519 39 4,936 1,305 16 270 73,014 2,040 17 100,598 193,028 6,178 12,289 12,213 34,177 11,283 14,021 4,905 793 £ s. d Free 3 17 11 Free Free Free 27 0 0 Free Free 1 14 0 7,293 19 10 8,454 14 8 Freo Fi-ee Free Free Free Free Free Free 44,660 5,893 16 9 Jewellery 51,587 Lamps and Lanterns ... 5,184 12 6 794 9,323 969 12 6 Lead —Pig ... „ Pipes... Sheet... Leadwaro Leather 3,390 499 18,724 459 51 8 11 Freo 46 0 11 72,808 2,110 17 3 155 7 9 Leatherware ... 1,554 Linens 19,405 1,890 3 11 Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Freo Live Stock—Deer „ Dogs „ Homed Cattle „ Horses „ Poultry ... „ Sheep „ Unenumerated Maehiucry—Agricultural Mill „ Quartz-crushing „ Sawing and Planing „ Sewing ... „ Steam-engines „ Boilers „ Wool and Hay Pressing „ Other Kinds Maps and Charts Marble „ Mantel-pieces ... Matches and Vestas 10 1,054 4,632 28,536 174 7,740 130 141,205 9,162 4,272 14,530 13,274 26,889 2,202 407 4,818 packages... 65 packages 5 tons 19 cwt., 208 packages 30 packages 7,043 packages... Ex Warehouse, 66 packages 454 packages ... Warehoused, 2 bales, 1 case, 49 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 52 packages 2,992 packages... Warehoused, 108 rolls, 702 packages Ex Warehouse, 418 packages 809 packages ... Warehoused, 2 bales, 46 packages Ex Warehouse, 94 packages 185 cwt. 3qr. ... Warehoused, 1 cask, 8 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 66 cwt. 3 qr. 1,522 cwt. 1 qr., 457 packages Warehoused, 1,132 cases, 711 packages Ex Warehouse, 463 cwt. 2 qr. 418 cwt. 3 qr. ... Warehoused, 30 cases, 41 casks ... Ex Warehouse, 101 cwt. 3 qr. 782 packages ... Warehoused, 35 cases, 150 packages Ex Warehouse, 15 packages ■■■ 3 "f 3 J _' 3 ) 1 T 3 54,619 1,791 2,090 205 34,456 Free Free Freo 20 10 0 3,445 11 4 Mats and Rugs 8,245 824 8 8 Matting —China 5,888 579 4 O „ Coir 5,023 520 8 4 Meal —Linseed 237 14 2 9 „ Maizena and Corn 6,862 566 7 10 „ Oaten 436 29 3 2 Meats —Potted and Preserved ... 2,378 206 18 9 2—H. 8.

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. Metal—Composition Sheathing ... Millinery 1,714 cwt. 2 qr. 459 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 7 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 13 packages Value 47,054 cwt. 2 qr. 427 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 10 casks, 12 eases, 50 packages _ Ex Warehouse, 74 packages 49,016 number 788 packages ... ... ... ... | Warehoused, 18 casks, 3 tanks, 99 packages _ Ex Warehouse, 124 packages ... .., 803} ewt. 2,453 number ... 72,233i gallons ... ... ... > Warehoused, 150 cases ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 707 gallons 3,979 gallons ... 38,104. gallons ... ... ... } Warehoused, 349 drums, 9 barrels, 55 packages 3 Ex Warehouse, 2,277 gallons 311,003 gallons ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 68,192 cases ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 337,833 gallons ... 108,827} gallons ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 10 hhd., 920 drums, 37 barrels, 72 > packages ... ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 5,534 gallons 13,370 gallons ... 110 gallons 11,000 gallons ... 35,079 gallons ... 1,000 gallons ... 32,630gallons ... 13,502i gallons ... ... ... ~) Warehoused, 15 drums, 20 barrels, 820 cases, 17? packages ... ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 6,120i gallons 1,228 packages ... ... ... Warehoused, 5 cases, 294 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 193 packages 1,262 packages 31,454 packages ... ... ... Wan housed, 1,S52 cases, 4,557 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 5,303 packages 9081b. ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 20 boxes ... ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 1,670 lb. 539 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 5 cases, 5 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 12 packages 3G£ cwt. 21,164 cwt. ... ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 948 casks, 832 kegs, 1,131 packages J Ex Warehouse, 513 cwt. 1 qr. 1,252 packages... ... ... ... "J Wan housed, 81 bales, 03 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 231 packages 2,048 packages ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 41 bales, 48 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 89 packages 806 packages ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 48 bales, 55 packages ... j Ex Warehouse, 119 packages 8:1 parkages ... ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 4 packages ... ... 3 1,075 packages... ... ... ... Warehoused, 23 cases, 359 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 398 packages 101 packages ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 43 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 6 packages 6 packages 217 packages ... ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 1 package ... ... ... j 4,375 packages... ... ... ... 120 cases, 329 packages ... .,. ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 438 packages 910i barrels ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 8barrels ... ... ... 3 578 packages ... £ 6,522 £ s. d. Free 23,057 Miscellaneous Nails and Screws Nuts—Almond 77,507 42,050 2,334 16 11 318 17 9 4,450 2 11 2,611 475 1 1 Free „ Cocoa „ Other Kinds 709 2,533 698 13 0 Free Free Oakum Oars Oil, Ca9tor ... "l.317 514 15,011 1,821 1 6 „ Cocoanut „ Colza 669 7,848 1,009 10 10 „ Kerosene 59,592 „ Linseed ... 16,222 8 0 28,910 4,359 1 2 Free Free Free* Free 40 0 0 Free „ Olive „ Palm „ Paraffin „ Sperm ... ,, Petroleum „ Other Kinds 4,094 25 1,650 10,052 80 4,863 4,198 490 11 9 Oilcloth 17,430 1,654 4 8 Free Oilmen's Stores "2,224 77,474 8,731 1 4 Opium 5,351 Paintings and Engravings 2,578 0 0 8,402 845 3 8 Free Paints and Colors—Putty 24 ,, ,, ... 43,347 2,467 16 11 Paper —Bags 9,913 „ Hangings 1,246 14 4 23,248 2,324 16 0 ,, Wrapping 6,428 „ Other Kinds ... 562 587 10 5 28 II 1 Perfumery ... 9,839 985 9 2 Photographic Goods ... 3,043 Picture Frame Mouldings Picture Frames 155 277 5 5 Free 470 3 0 4,716 Pipes—Tobacco 8,405 851 18 8 45 10 6 Pitch and Tar 1,069 4,005 Plants Freo

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Eeceived. £ £ s. d. Plato Platedwaro ... Portmanteaus and Bags Potatoes Printing Material Printing Paper Provisions—Bacon » Beef „ Hams Pork ,, Preserved... Pumps Quicksilver ... Railway Plant—Locomotives Trucks ., Other Kinds ... Resin Saddlery Saddlery and Harness ... 49 packages ... ... ... ... ") Warehoused, lease ... ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 2 packages 590 packages ... ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 2 cases, 4 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 6 packages 82 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 1 package ... ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 5 packages 201 tons 11 cwt. 1,704 packages... 4,300 packages... 16 cwt. 2 qr. ... Ex Warehouse, 7 cwt. 3 qr. 110 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ,., ) Warehoused, 93 casks ... ... ... j 67 cwt. ... ... ... ... -> Warehoused, 8 cases, 9 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 31 cwt. ... 53 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ... 1 Warehoused, 35 barrels ... ... ... 3 9 cwt. 2 qr., 137 packages 2,778 packages 22S Uasks Value only 135 number Value only 1,707 packages 50 packages 1,991 packages, 1 bale, 23 cases, 227 packages Ex Warehouse, 256 packages 1,353 cwt. ... ... .., ... -\ Warehoused, 410 chests, 761 boxes, 505 bags, 60 C packages ... ... ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 1,045 cwt. 7,701 Ions 10 ewt. 549 cwt. 3 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 20 barrels, 111 kegs... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 45 cwt.... 407 packages ... ... ... ... "£ Warehoused, 11 bales, 104 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 143 packages 110,441 bushels 2,124 packages 27 tons 3 ewt. 35 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr. 128 tons 6 cwt. 1,596 packages 211 packages ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 3 packages... ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 3 packages 1,063,505 number 4.20 number 1,750 cwt. 3 qr., 15 cases, 11 boxes, 2 packages Ex Warehouse, 22 cwt. Value 3,545 20,155 1,979 2,027 22,309 60,682 57 600 593 261 138 4,007 1,797 35,544 8,417 107,390 1,884 1,290 72,386 372 9 11 1,902 6 8 205 16 9 Free Free Free 11 6 2 11 12 2 45 9 8 5 6 9 13 19 0 Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Sago 7,316 10 5 3,505 239 14 11 Free \ 15,345 Salt Saltpetre 1,005 Scrim Cloth ... 9,103 59 9 5 Seeds—Grass and Clover ,, Other Kinds Shells Ship Chandlery—Anchors „ Chain Cables ... ,, Other Kinds ... 80,193 14,314 2,171 870 2,000 8,874 933 16 6 Free Freo Freo Free Free Free Silks ... 32,541 Slates Slabs Soap 11,010 210 2,471 3,232 2 0 Free Free Specie—Copper Gold „ Silver Specimens of Natural History ... Spices 5 307,420 25,715 1,886 311 5 3 Free Free Free Free „ Pepper Spirits —Brandy ... „ Cordials 51 packages 950 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 29 casks, 05 cases, 274 packages 3 Ex Warehouse, 277 packages 460 cwt. 1 qr. ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 514 bags, 65 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 615 cwt. 1 qr. 1,817V gallons ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 193 hhd., 10 barrels, 5,838 i-casks, 105 > octaves, 46,894 cases ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 2G4,218i gallons ... 121 gallons ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 540 cases, 9 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 1,347i gallons 6011 gallons ... ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 2 hhd., 269 i-casks, 60 octaves, 34,612 f cases ... ... ... ... J Ex AVarehouse, S2,607i gallons ... 148} gallons ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 6 hhd., 96 i-casks, 10 octavos, 8,527 > cases ... ... ... ... J Ex AVarehouse, 20,605} gallons ... 2,178 gallons ... Ex Warehouse, l,306i gallons 7,555 3,271 134,459 1,063 1,577 4 3 516 10 10 159,621 10 0 „ Geneva 882 19 10 26,289 49,925 5 7 „ Giu 7,133 „ Methylated ... 12,452 2 3 503 Free

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Quantity. Value. Duty Eeceived. Articles. £ £ s. d. Spirits —Perfumed 1,439i gallons ... ... ... ... } AVarehoused, 334 cases, 50 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 962£ gallons 273 gallons ... ... ... ••■ ) AVarehoused, 162 hhd., 1,693 i-casks, 2 puncheons, 77 barrels, 791 cases, 10 octaves ... J Ex AVarehouse, 76,758} gallons ... 1,559}; gallons ... ... ... ~) AVarehoused, 30 hhd., 4,154 i-casks, 594 octaves, > 2 puncheons, 25,015 eases ... ... ) Ex AVarehouse, 189,918 fc gallons ... 178} gallons ... ... ... ... ~) AVarehoused, 1 hhd., 255 i-casks, 8 casks, 9 > drums, 15 cases ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 5,463i gallons 289 gallons ... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 406 case3 ... ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, l,881i gallons Ex AVarehouse, 10,689i gallons ... Ex AVarehouse, 740 gallons 25 gallons 2,073 cwt. 2 qr., 6,228 packages ... ... } AVarehoused, 1,419 cases, 115 boxes, 9S5 packages 3 Ex AVarehouse, 1,399 packages ... 2,987 packages... 4,346 packages... ... ... ... AVarehoused, 22 cases, 111 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 62 packages 21,274 packs ... ... ... } AVarehoused, 8 cases, 10 packages ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 12,089 packages ... 5 cwt. 156 tons 19 cwt. 105 tons 3 cwt., 4 packages 102 tons 17 cwt., 90 packages 3,012 number ... 39 number 413 packages ... 4 packages 48 tons 1 ewt. 3 qr. ... ... ... ~) AVarehoused, 1,638 pockets, 2,251 mats, 5,767 bags, > 849 cases, 32 packs ... ... ... ) Ex AVarehouse, 228 tons 3 cwt. ... 3,735 tons 10 cwt. ... ... ... ") AVarehoused, 1,170 kegs, 1,676 casks, 17,249 gunnies, f 10,073 pockets, 246,501 mats, 48,825 bags, 1,204 ( eases, 32,861 packages ... ... ) Ex Warehouse, 9,533 tons 9 cwt. 2 qr. 12 tons 10 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 110 boxes, 160 packages ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 7 tons 7 cwt. 122 tons 14 cwt. ... ... ... ) Warehoused, 89 hhd., 298 casks, 136 kegs, 2 packages j Ex Warehouse, 48 tons 11 ewt. ... 276 tons 11 cwt. ... ... ... } Warehoused, 37 casks, 10 kegs ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 1 ton 10 cwt. 675 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... ... ) AVarehoused, 22 bags, 438 boxes, 20 chests, 252 £ packages ... ... ... ... J Ex AVarehouse, 130 cwt. 509,lG5Jlb. ... ... ... .. ~) Warehoused, 2,444 chests, 54,039 i-chests, 704 f i-chests, 172 cases, 103,385 boxes, 1,809 C packages ... ... ... ... J Ex AVarehouse, 2,387,531 lb. Value 69 packages 10 packages 8'8,437feet ... 36,000 feet 3,897,010 feet ... 33,650 feet 288,622 number 3,902 number ... 58,010 number 1,719,414 number 9,274,750 number 63,608 number 5,915 1,441 3 1 „ Rum 13,191 „ Whiskey 46,220 15 11 65,811 114,886 7 0 Spirits of Wine 1,427 Spirits—Other Kinds ... 3,385 10 0 774 1,301 18 0 3,206 14 4 223 16 7 0 12 6 Spirits, New Zealand —Whiskey... „ „ Other Kinds Spirits of Tar Starch and Blue 3 10,485 1,101 15 4 Free Stationery 28,091 75,432 6,504 7 9 „ Playing Cards 1,162 Steel—Wire Rope Steel Stone —Building „ Flagging „ Grindstones ... „ Millstones Stoneware 20 5,564 710 399 1,011 493 1,072 26 834 1 6 Free 156 19 5 Free Freo Free Free Free 2 12 0 Sugar—Raw ... 10,767 „ Refined 2,578 6 4 513,610 123,842 17 4 „ Glucose 1,403 1S5 7 9 Molasses and Treacle ... 3,876 Sulphur 1,598 16 2 3,889 278 1 4 Tapioca 1,910 Tea 80 9 1 303,858 72,417 8 11 Free Free 3 4 0 818 5 10 Free 3,896 19 10 Free 28 17 8 Free 167 12 9 1,719 8 8 927 9 4 254 5 5 Telegraph Materials ... Tents and Tarpaulins ... 8,509 2,090 32 8,119 980 36,336 600 288 19,127 2,426 13,491 7,894 2,540 Timber —Sawn and Dressed „ Undressed „ Hewn „ Laths „ Logs „ Posts and Rails „ Palings „ Shingles „ Spokes, Felloes, and Shafts „ Other Kinds Tin—Block ... „ Sheet ... Tinware 76,695 pieces, 54,845 number 495 cwt. 1 qr. 9,311 packages 685 packages ... 2,564 1,617 13,884 5,697 Free Free Free 509 15 2

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Beceived. Tobacco 19,816} Ib -) AVarehoused, 3 hhd., 62 tierces, 55 1-tierces, 1,002 I i-tierees, 218 1-tierces, 4,902 cases, 877 boxes, ( 200 J-boxes, 55 i-l:oxes, 177 packages J Ex AVarehouse, l,044,675Hb. ... 5,9701b. ... ... ... ... \ AVarehoused, 740 eases, 18 packages ... ) Ex AVarehouse, 78,5281 lb. 773 1b. \ AVarehoused, 1 hhd., 22 i-casks ... ... j Ex Warehouse, 23,244 lb. 6SS1 lb. ... ... ... ... ■) AVarehoused, 32 cases, 3 packages ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 2,211 lb. 1 package 332 packages ... ... ... ... } AVarehoused, 1 package ... ... ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 7 packages 307 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 3 cases, 7 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 13 packages 37,712 gallons... ... ... ... } Warehoused, 28 drums, 365 cases ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 4,250 gallons 1,913 ewt. lqr. ... ... ... } AVarehoused, 24 bales, 3 cases, 61 packages 3 Ex Warehouse, 165 cwt. 3,406 paekages 717 packages ... ... ... ... Warehoused, 111 packages ... ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 20 packages 94,3361 gallons ... ... ... •) AVarehoused, 90 hhd., 100 i-hhd., 737 i-casks, 1,433 S cases ... ... ... ... j Ex AVarehouse, 23,9241 gallons ... Value 5 packages 1,263 packages... ... ... ... "j Warehoused, 81 packages ... ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 432 packages 448 tons 1 cwt. 2 qr. ... ... ... Warehoused, 10 casks, 75 packages ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 13 tons 15 cwt. 1 qr. 5,833} gallons ... ... ... ... ") Warehoused, 108 hhd., 10 butts, 9 pipes, 4,087 ( i-casks, 1 puncheon, 627 octaves, 300 cases, 377 t packages ... ... ... ... J Ex Warehouse, 122,093 gallons ... 3,570} gallons ... ... ... ... } AVarehoused, 17,276 cases ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 36,2801 gallons ... 1,5201 gallons ... ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 5,853 cases, 274 packages ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 11,9741 gallons ... 4,020} gallons ... ... ... ... \ Warehoused, 43 hhd., 276 i-casks, 822 cases 3 Ex Warehouse, 9,5921 gallons 133 packages ... 10,780 packges... ... ... ... "j Warehoused, 54 packages ... ... 3 Ex Warehouse, 95 packages 30,280 1b. 1,061 packages... ... ... ... > VVarehoused, 4 bales, 8 cases, 215 packages 3 Ex AVarehouse, 243 packages 801 packages ... ... ... ... } AVarehoused, 172 bales, 207 packages ... 3 Ex AVarehouse, 667 packages 39 packages 356 tons 10 cwt. 1 qr. 1 ton 6 cwt. 3 qr. 73 packages £ £ s. d. 104,621 133,061 9 11 ,. Cigars 29,892 21,124 8 6 „ Sheepwash 114 „ Snuff 362 14 9 636 724 11 6 Free Tools and Utensils 7 3,519 369 14 2 Toys 4,004 Turpentine and Varnish 406 15 3 15,259 1,048 19 7 Twine 12,015 Vegetables ... 2,730 1,173 15 0 Free 696 27 15 4 Vinegar 11,951 AVaterworks Material ... AVatchmakers' Material AVatehes and Clocks ... 10,174 165 2,956 10 6 Free Free 25,211 2,679 2 6 AVhiting and Chalk ... 1,402 AVine in Wood 461 15 11 52,392 25,586 1 0 „ in Bottle 22,837 7,969 19 2 „ Sparkling 21,617 „ Australian 3,356 3 7 6,435 2,722 14 5 Free Woodware 321 10,491 1,089 0 2 Free Wool AVoollens 929 108,424 9,829 2 2 Woollen Blankets 28,783 Works of Art Zinc —Sheet ... „ Tiles ... „ Manufactures ... 372 9,955 37 483 3,620 7 9 Free 995 19 3 1 6 11 43 6 2 Total Value of Imports Total Duty Received £ s. d. 8,755,667 0 0 1,344,943 18 4

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No. IL—EXPORTS. Eetuen showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported from New Zealand during the Tear 1878.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles. Quantity. Value. £ £ Agricultural Implements Alkali, Soda Crystals, &c. _le and Beer —Bottled Bulk ... Apparel and Slops Arms and Ammunition — Arms, Fire Cartridges Dynamite Explosives Fuze Arrowroot —Bulk Bags and Sacks — Corn AVoolpacks Bark Beeswax ... Biscuits —Plain Fancy Boats 3 packages 184 cwt. 2,946 gallons 766 gallons 344 packages 10 110 694 101 6,779 Glue Gold Grain —Barley „ Beans and Peas „ Maize Malt „ Oats „ Peas, Split Rice „ Wheat Guano Gum, Kauri Haberdashery HailHardware and Iron124 cwt. 311,439 oz. 17 dwt. 102,472 bushels ... 882 bushels 16 bushels 5,951 bushels 302,772 bushels ... 3 cwt. 720 cwt. 1,701,013 bushels 93 tons ... 3,445 tons6cwt. 1 qr. 19 packages 152 cwt. 2 qr. 582 packages 145 1,244,192 24,466 231 5 2,137 59,130 3 822 423,032 558 132,975 386 804 2,945 2,183 number 2,100 number 486 1b. 8 packages 3 packages 3,801 lb. 248 17 89 22 5 60 121 packages 15 packages 49 tons 11 cwt. ... 27 cwt. 2 qr. 14 lb. 4,051 cwt, 2 qr. ... 230 packages 32 number 93 tons 8 cwt. ... 108 packages 21 packages 1,078 tons 16 cwt. 1 qr. 5 packages 13,20(1 number ... 11 packages 6 packages 13 packages 3,105 cwt. 2 qr. ... 11 cwt. 8 packages 1 number Value only 172 number 70 cut. 3,020 cwt. 2 qr. ... 2 packages 0,302 Ions 901b. 1,358 1b. 85 tons 11 packages 12 tons 8 cwt. ... 3 cwt. 2 qr. 1 ton 10 cwt. 299 tons 436 cwt. 2 packages 14,370 1b. 364 packages 15 tons 3 cwt. 42 packages 33 packages 844 number 269 packages 52 packages 53 packages 110 packages 55 packages 86 cwt. 3 qr. 453 packages 11 cwt. 4,032 tons 1 cwt.... 237 cwt. 2 qr. ... 16 cwt. 43 packages 13 packages 7 cwt. 2,054 cwt. 99 packages Value only 30 packages 24 packages 5 packages 154 119 691 123 5,007 221 748 688 3,497 360 5,760 mongery Hats and Caps ilay Hides Honey Hops Horns and Hoofs Hosiery ... Instruments, Musical — Pianofortes Other Kinds Instruments—Opl ical... „ Scientific ... „ Surgical Iron—Bar and Rod, &c. „ Fencing „ Galvanized „ Hoops ,, Sand Sheet Tanks „ Old Scrap, and ,, Undescribed Jams and Jellies Jewellery ... Lamps and Lanterns ... Lard Lead Leather ... Leatherwarc Limej nice Linseed Live Stock —Asses „ Horned Cattle „ Horses ... Pigs ... „ Poultry ... „ Sheep Machinery—Agricultul. „ Mining ... „ Sawingand Planing „ Steam - engines „ AVool-press-ing „ Other Kinds 12 packages 41 tons 2 cwt. 10,216 number ... 30 cwt. 22 ewt. 2 qr. 18 Ions 9 cwt. 5 packages 201 206 9,590 65 92 306 69 Bones Books, Printed Boots and Shoes Bran and Sharps Brassware ... Bricks, Common Brushware Brushes and Combs Buckets and Tubs Butler Candles 18 30 40 70 18 12,111 49 71 270 77 79 26 9,373 25 5,139 6 87 177 38 519 22 20 4,490 1,092 17 335 9,414 60 572 480 551 12,612 183 106 146 893 164 654 28 48,451 349 38 28 21 19 5,178 455 100 23 75 211 2 number 9 packages 2 packages 1 package 1 package 1 ton 12 cwt. 1 ton 1 cwt. 7 tons 16 cwt. 2 tons 2 tons 5 cwt. 10 number 231 tons 18 cwt. ... 145 228 11 2 10 18 18 265 32 20 10 49 763 Canvas Carriages and Carts Carriage Materials Casks, Empty Cement Cheese China and Porcelain ... Coals Cocoa and Chocolate ... Coffee Coke and Fuel Confectionery Copper —Rod, Bar, &c. „ Nails „ Sheathing Copra Cordage Cork and Corks Cotton Cottons Cotton Seed Curiosities ... Cutlery Doors and Sashes Drapery Drugs Druggists' AVares Earl lien ware Fancy Goods Fish —Dried „ Potted „ Salted Flour Fruits —Currants ,, Dried „ Green „ Preserved ., Raisins Fungus Furniture ... Gas Plant... Glass—Bottles „ Ware „ Windows 69 packages 1 package 14 packages 136 cwt. 14 tons 2 cwt. 1,832 cwt, 1 qr. ... 5 packages 6,186 gallons 307 cwt. 7 number 23 number 9 number 48 number 3 packages 3,538 number 19 packages 80 packages 1 package 135 K 5 151 321 214 18,550 31 545 230 41 170 3,223 132 5 3,007 36 400 10 1 number 100 27 packages 240 104 packages 1,222 Marble Matches and Vestas ... Mats and Rugs Matting ... Meal —Maizena, Corn... ,, Oatmeal Meats —Potted and Preserved Metal, Old Menageries Millinery ... Minerals —Antimony ... 12 packages 33 packages 3 packages 4 packages 4 packages 10,210 cwt. 28,292 cwt. 3 qr.... 194 434 67 10 4 11,091 74,449 15 tons 10 cwt. ... 1 number 2 packages 4 tons 1 cwt. 250 20,000 47 102

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Articles. Quantity. Value. Articles Quantity. Value. £ £ Minerals—Copper Ore... ,, Manganese... „ Spelter Miscellaneous Nails and Screws Nuts—Almond ,, Other Kinds Oars Oil—Cocoanut „ Colza... „ Kerosene „ Linseed „ Spercn „ Whale ,, Other Kinds Oilcloth ... Oilmen's Stores Onions Paintings and Engravings Paints and Colours Paper—Bags ,, Hangings „ Wrapping Pearl Barley Perfumery Phormium, New Zealand Tow Pipes, Tobacco Pilch and Tar Plauts and Trees Plate Plated ware Potatoes Printing Material „ Paper Provisions —Bacon and Hams „ Beef, Fresh „ „ Salted Pork „ „ Preserved... 5 tons 12 cwt. 2,516 tons 15 tons 4 cwt. A_»lue only 67 cwt. 2 qr. 1 package 15 packages 84 number 5,788 gallons 15 gallons 12,832 gallons ... 705 gallons 17,483 gallons ... 37,801 gallons ... 15,539 gallons 2 packages 432 packages 894 cwt. 3 qr. ... 26 packages 139 cwt. 3 qr. ... 3 packages 124 packages 10 packages 752 cwt. 22 packages 623 tons 3 cwt. ... 10 tons 17 cwt. ... 69 packages 6 barrels 269 packages 1 packago 3 packages 9,370 tons 10 cwt. 135 packages 20 packages 3,786 cwt. 1 qr. ... 115 10,416 259 6,963 120 4 58 31 742 5 1,054 166 4,841 7,718 2,115 13 1,029 612 733 319 7 78 75 887 103 10,666 93 113 9 1,009 35 45 36,908 98 222 13,232 Skins—Seal „ Sheep „ Other Kinds ... Soap Specie—Gold „ Silver Specimens, Natural Hist. Spirits —Brandy ,, Cordials „ Geneva „ Gin „ Perfumed „ Rum „ AVhiskey ,, Other Kinds ... Starch and Blue Stationery Playing Cards Grindstones Sugar—Raw ,, Refined ,, Molasses Tallow Tea Timber —Baulk „ Firewood „ Laths and Shinglo „ Logs and Piles „ Sawn „ Spars „ Other Kinds Tinware ... Tobacco ... „ Cigars Tools and Utensils Turpentine and Varnish Twine Vegetables Vinegar ... Watches and Clocks ... Wlialebouc Whiting and Chalk ... AAine —In AVood „ Bottled „ Sparkling ,, Australian Wood ware Wool Woollens ... Woollen Blankets Zinc —Ingots „ Sheet „ Manufactures ... 820 number 186,308 number ... 401 number 4,873 cwt. 2 qr. ... Value only Value only 29 packages 1,400-;-J gallons ... 1-H gallons 3,937-lf gallons ... 57-3 _. gallons 4711 gallons 761-nj gallons 985^ gallons 18i gallons 11 packages 51 packages 1,738 packages ... 19 number 20 tons.16 cwt. 2 qr. 74 tons 8 cwt, 2 qr. 1 ton 9c\vt.2qr. ... 5,018 tons, 17 cwt. 11,065 lb. 1,446,132 feet ... 102 tons 74,000 number ... 1,245 16,346 74 4,785 105,267 4,283 342 924 4 1,273 31 53 204 394 6 13 729 25 6 660 2,546 38 178,502 882 4,674 37 54 23 cwt. 2,794 cwt. 295 cwt. 2 qr. 296 packages 36 tons 19 cwt. 2 qr. Undescribed 19 packages 112 1b. 4 ton 2 cwt. 15 packages 7 packages 10,418 bushels ... 3 packages 46 packages 25 ton 10 cwt. 1 qr. 1 ton 12 cwt. 2 qr., 14 packages 2 packages 23,018 oz. 13 dwt. 3,976,409 number 34 4,429 640 328 810 23,000 250 2 26 54 28 5,088 5 176 2,311 89 847 number 2,625,194 feet ... 70 number 273 packages 1 package 47,7961b. 2,2791 lb. 1 package 29 gallons 2 cwt. 3 qr. 53 packages 255 gallons 6 packages 47 cwt. 2 qr. 9 cwt. 94 gallons 1,511} gallons 16 gallons 15 gallons 159 packages 59,270,2561b. ... 17 packages 27 packages 20 ton 17 cwt. ... 19 cwt. 2 qr. 2 packages 5,168 28,982 250 246 2 3,098 930 1 7 51 37 93 22 371 3 40 890 15 5 102 3,292,807 645 454 374 25 8 Rags Railway Plant Saddlery ... Sago Salt Sauces Scrim Cloth Seeds —Grass „ Other Kinds ... Shells Pearl ... Ship Chandlery Silks Silver Skins —Rabbit 245 5,755 33,460 Total value ... £6,015,700

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No. lII.—EXPORTS. Eetubn showing the Articles Exported for Drawback from New Zealand, the Countries to which Exported, and the Amount Paid under each head, during the Tear 1878.

Articles. Exported to Amount Paid in 1878. Articles. Exported to Amount Paid in 1878. )rapery toots and Shoes i"ancy Goods lard ware ... laddlery ... iilks _,.__„ . £ s. d. 7 15 9 10 1 5 5 2 9 12 0 13 5 1 11 5 7 Apparel ... Cottons Drapery ... Lcvuka £ s. d. 8 1 10 7 8 0 108 9 4 Drapery ... Rice Preserved Fish Samoa 23 4 9 10 19 4 0 19 9 3oots gelatine ... iardines L'reaclo I Sydney I 2 12 0 11 8 0 3 12 6 3 0 5 Drapery ... Hardware... Treacle, &c. Suwarrow Island 52 8 1 5 7 7 3 5 1 3eer-engine -loots Drugs <"igs lats Melbourne 1 17 6 5 0 10 18 0 1 18 3 2 12 Drapery ... Navigator Islands 9 17 8 3oots Hobart Town .. 2 14 5 Drapery ... Hardware... Oil and Paint Oilmen's Stores Sugar and Fruit Preserved Meats Solomon Islands 13 9 10 9 18 6 10 7 1 1 19 6 2 16 1 3 5 11 loots Drapery ?ruit, Candles, &c. jrlassware ... Oilmen's Stores Preserved Meat Uice fea and Sugar sugar „ and Candles „ and Rice Norfolk Island - 6 3 6 33 5 4 3 8 2 4 7 10 0 10 0 0 16 0 4 13 4 5 14 7 30 9 11 8 10 7 3 5 4 Blankets ... Candles ... Drapery ... Fancy Goods Hardware and Jams ... Lead and Oil Hats and Apparel Paint and Oil Oil Oilmen's Stores Potted Meats Sacks Sugar Woollens ... 24 13 0 41 1 2 104 3 8 4 18 1 3 14 10 2 5 0 68 4 8 7 0 9 16 0 2 9 11 4 16 0 1 13 0 9 12 11 17 0 Cutlery Jugar ... New Caledonia 7 6 0 9 6 8 Rarotonga Drapery Fencing AVire Furniture ... Hardware ... Hats Oilmen's Stores _)il Paint and Oil Rice, ie. ... robacco Pipes Sugar rreacle, &c. Friendly Islands369 13 2 18 0 19 2 1 97 18 5 8 3 6 54 11 11 0 12 6 11 13 2 17 5 0 1 10 3 19 3 10 6 8 4 Cottons ... Drapery ... Hats I Tahiti 8 3 7 15 15 2 13 4 £1,383 19 6

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No. IV.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Table 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 1878.

William Seed, Secretary of Customs.

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Country, Colony, or Port. Imports therefrom. Exports thereto. £ £ United Kingdom ... 5.333.170 4,727,242 Australia:— Queensland ... 1.345 11,044 New South Wales 789.739 239,190 Victoria 1,443,702 75°.39° South Australia 48,577 51.723 Western Australia 5° Tasmania 110,450 20,939 Pacific Islands :— Norfolk Island 328 3,006 New Caledonia 2,323 4.536 Cook Islands 4.314 11,820 Friendly Islands 3,020 27.532 Society Islands 876 2,579 Fiji Islands ... 13.789 13.5" So ds 253 131 New Hebrides 23 Navigator Islands 3.790 8,002 Maiden Island 562 Suwarrow Island '.594 Rotumah Island • ,837 922 Gilbert Islands 540 219 Marshall Islands 1,199 42 Caroline Islands 345 Sandwich Islands 47 1,422 Savage Island 1,378 2 73 Guam 1,671 Whale Fisheries ... 9,200 I, 112 North America : — Canada 719 United States of America:— On the Atlantic 373,046 40,784 On the Pacific 59,526 3.159 South America:— Chili Peru 3.51" 9,476 20,112 China ... 165,453 2'.434 Java ... 10,125 6,960 India ... «3 I >I36 9 Mauritius 207, 210 I6.I73 Africa: — Cape Colony 23. 723 Europe : — 25,101 France Germany 1,321 Holland 2,503 Spain 120 Totals ... 8,755,66.. 6,015,700

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No. V.—SHIPPING. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels, including their repeated Voyages, that Entered and Cleared Coastwise at each Port in New Zealand, during the Year 1878. Entered. Cleared. Portf. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland ... ... ... 3.461 212,223 21,539 3.4S 6 217,765 21,798 Onehunga ... ... ... 181 25,13° 2.214 183 25,414 2,266 Thames ... ... ... 1,885 93.7° 8 9.434 '.885 93.74° 9.439 Russell ... ... ... 623 61,422 5,028 618 59.475 4.835 Mongonui ... ... ... 68 7,997 1,008 67 7,675 982 Hokianga ... ... ... 34 5.399 227 33 5,131 218 Kaipara ... ... ... 9 1 «»3°5 5*3 89 10,981 511 Wangaroa ... ... ... "9° 21,339 J,389 lgB 21,096 1,381 Tauranga ... ... ... 421 55,394 5>278 47 56,254 5,263 Poverty Bay ... ... ... 33' 5 8>229 4.739 327 57,57° 4.698 New Plymouth ... ... ... 136 32,089 2.9 12 '36 32,089 2,912 Waitara ... ... ... 79 5.3°2 571 7 6 s>!3° 553 Wanganui ... ... ... 44' 32,699 4,198 441 32,595 4, 200 Wellington ... ... ... 1.55 8 283,181 23,051 1,561 283,074 22,803 Napier ... ... ... 604 99,947 7.7 11 595 95>S°4 7,682 Wairau ... ... ... "45 8,957 1,698 145 8,957 1,698 Picton ... ... ... 297 61,622 4,808 297 62,038 4,751 Havelock ... ... ... '45 5.52° 415 146 5,517 418 Kaikoura ... ... ... 9° 5>2°2 9°7 9° 5. 202 907 Nelson ... ... ... i,395 124,679 12,575 1,405 129,027 12,716 Westport ... ... ... 294 44,488 4,554 286 44.9°6 4,583 Greymouth ... ... ... 326 48,514 4,839 32° 46,453 4,7" Hokitika ... ... ... 204 25,249 2,526 214 24,019 2,550 Lyttelton ... ... ... 1|728 268,017 17.702 1.693 271,238 17,716 Timaru ... ... ... 239 28,309 2,409 235 27,154 2,370 Oamaru ... ... ... 421 56,641 4,59 42° 55,665 4,216 Dunedin ... ... ... 1,235 215,235 16,533 1,266 232,417 15,935 Invercargill and Bluff Harbour ... 352 65,790 5.14 1 353 63,240 4,984 Riverton ... ... ... 97 5,824 46° 97 5,809 456 Totals for 1878 ... ... 17.Q7 1 1,700,411 168,548 i7,°39 ',985.'35 167,552 Totals for 1877 ... ... 17,260 1,788,303 152,852 17,239 1,771,917 152,734 William Seed, Secretary of Customs.

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No. VI.—SHIPPING. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1878.

Whence. British. Foreign. Totals. Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. I United Kingdom. British Possessions With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Ports of Arrival. !_ 5 8 > rt U m > ei " rt _fl u t_ ;.- g ci. O CQ ._ « __ > H U > _ u _? tn c o St in (A > _2 I 1j 1 > il > __ * _ > 3 o in 0 (A o u. g in C o __ o % b U __ Auckland ... 28 107 1 70 6 184 81,278 3.720 3,720 4 417 188, 81,695 i 188, 39,964 687 40,65 1 ',361 I I 1,104 47 212 122,340 - o ... *3 3,743 21 1,337 3 3 -,, 24 205 121,242 5.057 7, 5,10. Thames ... 248 9 9 1 248 1 9 248 9... ... ... 1 248 14 5,3.3 1 265 71 i.978 Russell 2,304 140 140, 1 100J I 5 2.404! 5 147 2,909 266... 2,909 266 5,213 406 1 j 100 7 4 '3 413 Mongonui 265 •fl... 265 26 265 •fl... 26 ... ... . ... Kaipara ... 4] 2 1 5 i,5 [6 « 44 2 462 '7 7 i,9/8 7 | 61 1,516 44 2 462 17 61 Wellington ..;... 29; 103 4 129 75,197 2,281' 2,281 129 129 75,i97 2,281 3»»7 68.., 3,127 68 78,324 2,349,-. 204 ... 309 ... 118 ... .36, 78,324 23 5,846 2,349 .36 Napier I , ... 22 23 5,846 204 I ! 204'. ..j ... 23 23 5,846 204 23 5,846 204 Nelson 7 ... 33 • 16 I ... ( . 231 9>343 298 298 23 23 9,343 298 417 1 1 ... 4'7 1 1 24 9,760 24 9,760 8 2,160 309 Westport ... 8 2,160 „8 1.8 8 2,160 _,8! 2,160 118 Greymouth •9 2,899 127 127 484' 19 2,899 J ... 2,899 127... 127 '9 19 1 ... ... ... ... 19 2,899 Hokitika ... 23 23 7,406; 48V 23! 7,4o6 23! 484 ... 23 7,406 484... 2,614 1 23 7,406 484 Lyttelton ... '50 7 180 86,223! 2,500 2,500 1 39 16 181 181 86,262 2,516 4,960 „4.. II ... 2.5... 4,960 H ..go 91,183 39 '6 191 91,222 i 2,630 10 10 Timaru 271 27 6,782 241 ,_.. 27 27 6,782 241 27 6,782 241 ... 27 6,782 241 Oamaru ... 6 ... 241 228 30 29 5.904 228 i 228 1.9441 1 93 29 29 5,904 228 296 296 11 30 6,200 239 ... 3° 6,200 239 Dunedin ... 73 24 1 117 68,683 1.944: 21 n8 ( 68,776 i,9 6 5 8,91s 8,9>5 2.5 i'38 | 77,598 2,159 1 93. 21 '39 77,69i 2,180 21 ... 2I| Bluff Harbour 4 70; j 37.999 2,211 70 37,999 •,,» 24' 74 10 67 70 37.999 2,211 ... 7°j 37,999 2,211 Riverton ... Totals 1878... I '45 1 1 652 596 ... •'— 4 — 211 84 — 1 7 _ I 5>| 393.839J 5 14.554; 2,211 ... ... 5 I4.554J 9 Mil i2,53o'i 9 3,839 ... — ii! _i Si !<_ ! 852 394,95° 14,638: 60,853 2,048 3 2,371 1 687 61,540 64,594 1 I - 51! 454.692] 16,602' 1 »■ j I 14,901 20 s— 1 5i 5 16,710 15,126 Totals 1877... ;— 7' 66 2,072 2,381 H ',798 108 926 8I2 1 456,490 388,568 112 1 .0 9 726 320,135; H !745 323,974 i2,745i 64,254 34° 792, 384-389; ,4.179, 225 William Seed, Secretary of Customs.

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No. VII.—SHIPPING. RETURN showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Cleared Outwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1878.

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Destination. British. Foreign. Totals. United Kingdom. British Possessions Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Ports of Departure. _____ m 0 CO en I u 1 m en > en o ■i. 0 en en en U I. s _ 1/3 > en o 6 > en o ft 0 > c U ■•j 1. c i V in > to u •_. c o in 9 5 Auckland 8 79 32 74 6 •39 61,240 3,045 35 ■3,196] 368174 '74 74-436 3,413 22 39-957 1.360 ',704 30 [25 41,661 i.39o 263 161 101,197 4,405 3« 14,900 398 '99 116,097 4,803 Russell 9 •°! 10 5.843 303 10 10 5.843 303 9 2,906 263] 9 2,906 '9 8,749 566 19 8,749 566 Mongonui 1 1 .64 ' ... 1 1 164 7 I 265 25 265 25 2 429 32 2 429 32 Hokianga 4 4 1,037 37 41 4 1,037 37 ... 4 1,037 37 4 1,037 37 Kaipara •9 2 21 4,779 163 21 21 4,779 163 21 4,779 163 21 4,779 464 '63 Poverty Bay 1 464 - 1 1 464 13 1 464 '3 I '3 New Plymouth ... 1 I 179 9 1 '79 9 1 179 9 1 '79 9 ... Wellington 10 30 75 2 '5 40 34,156 1,076 84 38,219 1,023' 124 72,375 2,099 2 865 25 6 2,787 60 8 3,652 85 42 35- 02' 1,101 90 41,006 1,083 132 76,027 2,184 306 Napier 6 5 18 11 5>46o| 150 18 5,032 "56 29 1 10,492 306 1 1 5>46o 150 18 5,032 '56 29 10,492 Nelson 8 9 1 7 i,774 59 10 2,276 80 17 4,050 '39 1 4'7 II 4'7 11 8 2,191 70 10 2,276 80 18 4,467 150 Westport 3 3 489 21 1 ... 3, 489 21 i 3 489 21 3 489 21 Greymouth 30 30 4,832 230 602 ... 30 4,832 230 30 4,832 230 30 4-832 230 Hokitika 21 21 8,497 21 8,497 602 21 8,497 50,866 602 21 8,497 602 ... Lyttelton 30 69 78 10 100 50,128 ',395 79 28,627 793'79 78,755 2,188 738 21 3,906 92 11 4,644 "3 102 1,416 8S 32,533 885 190 83,399 2,301 Timaru 2 12 ... 1 14 4,162 132 8 2,122 72 22 6,284 204 '4 4,162 132 8 2,122 72 22 6,284 204 7 Oamaru 3 16 7 2 19 5,378 169 7 1,092 48 26 6,470 21 7 2 567 . 567 '9 21 5-945 188 7 1,092 48 963 J 7,037 60,348 236 - Dunedin 20 13 52 22 32 23.3 '9 616 62 32,856 848 94 56,175 1,464 241 7 u 3,932 "5 '3 4.' 73 122 33 23,560 623! " 36,788 107 1,586 Bluff Harbour ... 4 45 9 1 49 30,006 1,899 10 4,881 99, 59, j 34,887 1,998 ... - 49 30,006 1,899 10 4,881 99 59 34,887 1,998 Totals for 1878 I 1 I 1 I I I i 1 1 I I ! 1 M : 1 I I 84 364 288 | - 502 241,728 9,9 '7 3'4 128,480 3.496 81^ 370,208 '3,4'3 4° 45.956, •,731 30 '2,329 297 10 58,285 2,028 J542 ! 287,684 11,648! 344 140,809 3,793 886 I 428,4931 '5,44' Totals for 1877 - I 1 _ I ! I I ! I : ! ' 1 I I 1 I 1 t I 1 1 1 I ' 1 I 70 378 256 03 5' 495 225,314 9,681 2S4 "0,153 3,274 779 335,467 '2,955 46 5i,9i4 2,026 2 3 '3,228 353 69 65,142 \ 2'379, '54' 277,228 11,707 307 123,381 3,627 848 400,609 '5.33. 'illiam Seed, :tary of Customs. Seci

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No. VIIL—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREION VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. Eetubn of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Tear 1878.

No. IX.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1878.

Ektesed. Nationality of Vessels. With Caegoes. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Iritish 843 393,839 14,554 9 i.iii SI 852 394,950 14,638 'oreign 71 60,853 2,048 a 687 21 74 61,540 2,072 Totals ... 914 454,692 16,602 12 1,798 108 926 456,490 16,710 Cleahe: Iritish 502 241,728 9,917 314 128,480 3,496 816 370,208 13,413 'oreign 40 45,956 1,731 30 12,329 297 70 58,285 2,028 Totals... 542 287,684 11,648 344 140,809 3,793 886 428,493 15,441

Heads of Beceipts. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12s. per gallon... „ New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... | 6s. per gallon ... Cigars and Snuff ... ... ... ... ... ... i 5s. per lb. Tobacco ... ... ... ... ... ... 2s. 6d. per lb. ... „ Sheepwash ... ... ... ... ... ... 3d. per lb. Wine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4s. per gallon ... Ale, Beer, &c. (in bottle) ... ... ... ... ... Is. 3d. per gallon „ „ (in wood) ... ... ... ... ... Is. per gallon ... Tea ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6d. per lb. Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 3d. per lb. „ Roasted ... ... ... ... ... ... 5d. per. lb. Sugar and Molasses ... ... ... ... ... Id. per lb. Opium... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20s. per lb. Goods by Weight ... Ad Valorem Other Duties not specified above | 650,195 gallons 11,440 gallons ... 87,3961b. 1,064,5201b. ... 28,880 lb. 392,192 gallons 96,060 gallons ... 2,896,720 1b. ... 676,720 lb. 2,0161b. 30,764,7201b. ... 2,5801b. £ 390,117 3,432 21,849 133,065 361 *39,635 24,512 4,803 72,418 8,459 42 128,203 2,580 92,535 364,678 58,254 Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty ... Merchant Shipping Act Fees (£974), and Fees Shipping and Seamen's Act (£330) ... Arms Act lighthouse Dues ... Oyster Act Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Receipts £1,344,943 107 5,716 1,304 1,900 12,893 9 31,373 21,131 633 47,149 Total Duties and Revenue 1,467,158 * This includes £1,976, duty on sparkling wines, at Gs. per gallon. Customs Department, 31st July, 1879. William Seed, Secretary of Customs, By Authority : Geoege Didsbukt, Government Printer, Wellington.—1879. 'rice Is.