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IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS.

No. V. British and Eoreign Vessels Entered and Cleared. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1869.

No. VI. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by tho Customs Department during tho Year 1869.

Entered. Cargo.! In Ballast. Total. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. iritish 699 227,023 10,947 4 920 34 i 703 227,943 10,981 'oreign 60 22,379 1,315 1 409 34 61 22,788 1,349 Total 759 ' 249,402 12,202 1,329 68 764 250,731 12,330 Cleabed. rith Cargo. ;s. In Ballast. Totals. Crew-s, Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crows. Vessels. Tons. Sritish 448 155,709 8,477 266 71,184 2,529 714 226,893 11,006 'oreign 43 15,354 992 14 5,517 194 57 20,871 1,186 Total 491 171,063 9,469 280 70,701 2,723 771 247,704 12,192

Head of Receipt. Kate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. £ Spirits ,, (New Zealand) )igars and Snuff ?obacco ,, Sheep*vash Vine He, Beer, &o., in wood ,, in bottle ... .ca ... Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ,, Ground ... Sugar and Molasses rirearms 'owder —Sporting Jho* ... xoods by measurement 3-oods by weight id valorem )pium )ther duties not specified above 12s. per gallon 6s. „ 5s. per lb. ... 2s.6d. „ ... 3d. „ . ... 4s. per gallon ... ... Is, ... Is. 3d. „ 6d. per lb. ... 3d. ... 5d. ... Id. 5s. each 6d. per lb. 10s. per cwt. ... C 5s., 3s., 2s. 6d., 2s., Is. j 6rl., Is., 6d., 3d., per (. cubic foot ? 4s., 3s., 2s. 6d., 2s., Is.., < per cwt. (. 3d., Id., id. per lb. 10 and 5 per cent. ... 20s. per lb. ... 555,528 gallons ... 500 gallons 49,168 lbs. 707,624 lbs. 127,360 lbs. 184,950 gallons ... 81,740 gallons ... 273,216 gallons ... 1,967,440 lbs. ... 586,640 lbs. 4,944 lbs. 19,269,360 lbs. ... 632 No. 11,560 lbs. 934 ewt. ■} ■J : : 1,344 lbs'. '.'.'. 333,317 150 12,292 88,453 1,592 36,990 4,087 17,076 49,186 7,333 103 80,289 158 289 467 127,299 41,314 2,064 1,344 19,704 Rents, Seizures, &e. Bonded Warehouse Duty M.S. Act Arms Act Lighthouse Dues Oyster Act Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. ... Distillation Other receipts... £823,507 197 4,773 412 1,382 5,928 14 77,654 8,484 614 216 Total Duties and Revenue £923,181