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No. 5. Copy of a Letter from Mr. D. Ltjkdon to the Collectoe of' Customs. Sic,— Shortland, 4th July, 1868. I beg to forward the enclosed statement of the number and tonnage of vessels and nature of cargo, to gother with the number of passengers arrived and departed from Shortland, for the fortnight ending 30th Juno. There is a marked increase in the number of passengers arrived within the above period, principally from the West Coast of the Middle Island; and I am happy to say that, from inquiries made among them, they are well satisfied with their prospects on these diggings. The quantity of gold deposited with the Bants is larger than usual. This is accounted for by the large return from a crushing of two tons of stuff from the " Manukau Claim," which yielded above 1,200 ounces of melted gold. I have, &c, D. Lundon, To the Collector of Customs, Auckland. Landing Waiter.

No. 6. SUMMARY of RETURNS referred to in Mr. LUNDON'S REPORTS of 9th MAY, 20th MAY, and 13th JUNE, 1868.

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EEPORT EROM CUSTOMS OEEICER, SHORTLAND, THAMES.

luring the Fortnights ending— 30th April, 1863. 16th May, 1868. 31st May, 1868. Shipping— Vessels 'Tons With Cargoes In Ballast... Passengers Inwards Do. Outwards Building Materials — Timber Shingles ... Bricks House Blocks Palings Lime Provisions — Flour Potatoes ... Biscuit Eggs Carcases of Beef ... Salt Groceries — Soap Sugar 62 1,862 60 2 1,415 973 157,000 feet 215,000 No. 1,000 ., 107 3,089 97 10 1,751 1,490 302,600 feet 240,500 No. 12,600 No. 400 feet 101 2,925 88 13 1,491 1,405 316,600 feet 407,000 No. 76,000 No. 100 feet 4,300 No. 105 bushels 42* Tons 23 i „ 4 boxes 31 1 tons JOJ tons 3 boxes 6 No. 61i tons 37 tons 1| tons, 10 cases 8 boxes 18 No. 10 ewt. 4 tons 19 bags 22 boxes 3 tons, 39 bags, 6 mats 3 tons, 58 bags, 32 mats, 132 gunnies 32 chests, 24 i-ehests, 9 boxes 2 cases 2 casks 18 kegs Tea Coffee Oatmeal ... Butter Cheeses Candles Miscellaneous 11 half-chests 10 chests, 29 i-cliests, 24 boxes 5 kegs 40 No. 66 kegs, 13 boxes 128 No., half-ton 55 boxes 315 packages 2 cases, 5 boxes, 7 packages 18,000 No. 10 boxes 304 packages 1 case 1 package Cobaeeo Cigars ... Spirits — Brandy Bum Whisky Geneva ... "... Old Tom 1 qr.-tieree, 4 boxes, 5 pkgs. 6,800 No. 11 qr.-casks, 87 cases, 3 kegs 2 qr.-casks, 4 kegs 5 qr.-casks, 27 cases 6 cases, 22 half-cases 18 cases 29 cases 62 hhds., 23 barrels, 55 casks, 19 cases 9 qr.-easks, 90 eases, 7 kegs 1 quarter-cask, 4 kegs 51 cases, 5 kegs 5 cases, 5 half-eases 4 cases 2 qr.-casks, 23 cases, 1 keg 35 hhds., 13 barrels, 20 casks, 87 cases 8 qr.-eask3, 105 eases, 3 kegs 3 quarter-casks, 4 kegs 3 quarter-casks, 18 cases 5 eases, 10 gallons 12 cases 1 qr.-cask, 35 cases, 6 kegs 57 hhds., 41 barrels, 20 casks, 123 cases tVine ilo and Beer ... Cave Stock — Horses Donkeys ... Bullocks ... Cows Sheep ?odder — Bran Hay 3rain — Maize Oats Wheat Machinery 4 No. 25 No. 141 No. 1 ton * 3 No. 15 No. 2 No. 350 No. 3 tons 12 tons 13 No. 1 No. 18 No. 7 No. 38 No. 6 tons 4 tons 12 bales 16 tons, 4 packages 1 ton 1 ton, 61 packages 50 bags, 114 bushels 20 bags 90 bushels 15 tons, 52 packages 3 tons 36 tons 4 bottles 5 tons, 394 packages von 3oals Juieksilver Miscellaneous ... 8 bottles 24 packages 2264 tons 3 bottles 502 packages