D.—No. 18.

William Seed, Secretary of Customs. Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington, 7th August, 1869.

RETURN OF WOOL EXPORTED PROM THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND POR THE YEARS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1869, AND 30TH JUNE, 1868.

'OETS. 'inancial "5 30th Ju: eak ending *e, 1869. tnancial 1( 30th Ju: "ear ending se, 1868. lbs. £ lbs. £ Auckland 1,004,695 65,610 637,092 37,703 lokianga 7,860 194 $ew Plymouth 6,476 324 iVanganui 14,853 710 289,085 14,449 Wellington ... 3,452,297 178,238 3,027,418 168,748 Napier 832,444 48,541 1,162,855 43,595 ?icton 2,101 50 4,500 225 iVairau 1,471,200 50,488 1,416,680 35,417 kelson 270,607 10,116 661,032 33,103 /Vestport 350 20 1,800 72 itreymouth ... 4,520 215 7,800 339 lokitika 13,410 374 23,486 1,033 jyttelton 9,933,820 394,533 7,645,975 417,328 Pimaru 643,018 19,722 2,481,559 124,950 )unedin 8,849,496 528,649 8,077,594 441,105 )amaru 10,080 750 !nvercargill ... 1,808,925 111,456 2,021,376 116,228 31uff Harbour 90,743 4,500 32,400 2,402 Totals 28,410,419 1,414,166 27,497,128 1,437,021