G.—No. 31.

In addition to the above lines of tramway, there are on the field some private lines, belonging to Companies and Batteries, which are not included in the above Table. It has been found impossible to obtain a correct return, or even estimate, of the quantity of quartz carried on these lines, no absolutely reliable account having been kept by the lessees.

TABLE O. RETURN showing the Amount of Customs Duties, Arms Fees, and other receipts received at the Port of Thames, from 1st July, 1870, to 30th June, 1871, inclusive.

TABLE P. RETURN of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels entered Inwards at the Port of Thames, from the 1st July, 1870, to the 30th June, 1871, inclusive.

Table Q. Betuen of the Number of Vessels employed on the Coal Trade from the Bay of Islands Coal Companj', with the Amount shipped to the Thames, from May, 1870, to 14th June, 1S71. Number of vessels employed ... ... ... ... 15 Tons of Coal shipped ... ... ... ... 13,700 Eegularly employed traders make two trips at least every month.

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GOLD EIELDS OF NEW ZEALAND.

Date.. Customs Duties. Arms Fees. Miscellaneous Beceipts. ruly August September )ctober November December 1870. £ 8. d. 777 17 8 867 9 5 852 16 9 020 3 6 701 16 5 G55 15 11 £ s. 28 1 27 17 23 4 24 3 15 13 13 18 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. 15 2 1 4 2 2 2 6 d. 0 3 0 3 0 4 6 1871. 794 0 2 426 11 6 546 8 9 813 7 4 1,188 9 1 1,095 1 10 13 15 17 6 25 1 27 4 34 8 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 26 11 3 7 6 0 5 January February tlarch Lpril tfay fune 2 15 9 Total 9,339 18 4 283 13 0 54 15 8

Date. Date. Number of Vessels. I Tonnage. Tonnage. I . . i uly Lugust leptember )ctober November December anuary February ilarch Lpril day une 1870. 1871. Total 212 197 181 172 166 161 194 166 181 191 212 221 2,254 _ j i 9,901 10.261 8,326 9,813 0,901 5,337 9,710 9,847 10,572 10,398 11,19-1 12,057 114,317 2,254 114,317 Numbers of Vessels entered with Bonded Goods included in the above as follows: — September Quarter, 1870 ... ... . ... ... 49 December „ ,, ... ... ... ... 37 March „ „ ... ... ... ... 47 June „ „ ... ... ... ... 48 Totals ... ... ... ... 201