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1873. NEW ZEALAND.

LIGHT DUES ON SHIPPING.

Return to an Order of the Souse of Representatives, dated 6th July, 1873, " That there be laid upon the Table a Return showing the Total Amount (stated annually) of Light Dues on Shipping, collected in eacli Port of the Colony; and the amount expended on Lighthouses, and their Annual Expenses in each Port."— (Mr. T. B. Gillies.)

RETURN showing the TOTAL AMOUNT (stated annually) of LIGHT DUES on SHIPPING collected in each Port of the Colony.

RETURN showing the ANNUAL COST of the NEW ZEALAND LIGHTHOUSES.

Name op Poet. 1867-68. 1868^69. 1869-70. 1870-71. 1871-72. 1872-73. Auckland Onehunga Kaipara rauranga Russell Mongonui I lokianga Whangarei New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Napier Picton [lavelock K a i ko ura Nelson Westport Glreymouth Elokitika Lyttelton ikaroa l'imaru 3amaru Dunedin £ s. d. 765 4 10 l'V? 7 24 15 8 1,262 7 9 46 10 8 13 15 0 £ s. d. 1,310 2 9 30 0 10 22 2 1 1,122 8 4 44 1 3 7 13 11 £ s. d. 1,547 8 5 43 5 7 17 12 0 767 5 0 57 8 4 12 19 1 £ s. d. 1,220 4 5 38 13 2 23 2 2 826 5 10 55 6 2 11 19 0 £ s. d. 1,197 5 0 45" 0 7 4 8 1 7 19 3 17 0 5 20 10 5 732 2 1 39 17 2 49 16 6 11 18 3 2 10 3 530 19 5 83 15 6 6 13 0 33 2 5 1,084 13 11 22 1 11 52 9 7 74 15 3 1,482 7 3 18 18 4 378 4 4 7 11 1 £ s. d. 1,304 9 7 4 8 5 5 10 11 11 8 39 18 3 5 17 7 5 14 7 8 18 5 28 15 5 26 11 10 1,003 0 11 70 19 5 79 16 9 14 12 9 5 6 11 656 13 0 71 11 2 79 14 11 28 4 1 1,260 5 9 25 8 10 64 14 3 73 0 7 1,548 10 7 8 13 0 408 5 3 5 4 6 780 12 5 178 11 11 52 19 3 94 0 6 906 1 3 16 1 10 15 0 0 585 17 0 124 3 6 38 10 1 62 18 1 958 15 0 551 15 5 91 18 3 43 9 9 42 15 1 1,014 3 3 562 0 0 84 18 3 12 12 7 26 8 7 998 3 8 16 15 4 7 7 8 6 2 8 1,342 17 10 14 9 0 443 19 3 8 2 10 26 14 0 40 6 4 1,240 14 2 17 3 10 382 6 3 8 7 11 Invercargill Bluff Riverton 1,411 9 4 23 10 1 516 16 1 7 16 2 1,456 0 1 10 11 4 543 4 9 6 16 9 Totals 6,117 0 4 6,340 1 1 6,012 19 5 5,575 6 4 5,904 0 0 6,845 9 5 Customs Department (M: Wellington, 5th Septer ,rine Branch), tber, 1873. Will: :am Seed, Secretary of Customs.

I 1868-69. ! 1869-70. Name op Lighthot/sk. 18G7-68. 1870-71. 1871-72. 1872-73. TiriTiri Earewell Spit ... Nelson Mana Island ... Pencarrow Head CapeT!ampbell Godley Head ... Tairoa Head ... Nugget Point ... Dog Island £ s. d. 582 7 3 334 0 9 544 12 10 607 5 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. 531 13 1 607 10 1 82 2 8 230 1 7 243 18 9 528 6 5 561 2 6 563 1 0 j 823 1 7 47l'"9 7 j 57814 6 425 5 4 J 511 1 4 116 3 2 730 15 7 i 802 7 2 3,480 12 7 4,326 1 9 £ s. d. 523 1 5 637 14 10 254 15 3 494 17 7 1,363 10 7 530 19 11 534 2 8 449 4 2 838 19 10 693 5 8 £ b. d. 522 6 8 713 0 6 239 5 2 517 12 2 605 19 8 551 17 11 499 15 2 452 8 5 506 12 4 1,150 8 7 5,759 6 7 £ s. d. 471 2 4 687 4 4 270 16 3 519 1 9 482 4 6 522 10 2 472 5 2 401 1 10 494 8 8 956 8 3 1,094 12 11 539 18 2 753"l7 1 Totals 4,456 14 6 6,320 11 11 5,277 3 3 Customs Department (M: Wellington, 5th Septen trine Branch), tber, 1873. Will :am Seed, Secretary of Customs.