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No. VII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1875.

No. VIII.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1875.

* This includes 796 gallons at 6s. per gallon, removed to Excise Warehouse for mixing with New Zealand distilled spirits. W. Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs. Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington, Sth June, 1876.

By Authority : Gbobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB76 Price 9d.]

Entered. 'ith Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Iritish 854 387,034 14,989 17 3 3,878 196 871 390,912 H^S 'oreign 52 24,5 87 1,056 1,228 34 55 25,815 1,090 Totals 906 411,621 16,045 5,106 926 416,727 16,275 20 230 Cleared. 'itli Cargoei In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Sritish 426 204,546 16,623 8,685 916 187,592 885 392,138 14,195 'oreign 459 16 5.5i° 206 39 9.°59 55 25,682 j 1,122 Totals 465 221,169 9,601 475 196,651 5»7i fi 94° 417,820 ! 15,31?

Heads of Receipt. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits „ New Zealand Cigars and Snuff ... Tobacco ... „ Sheepwash Wine Ale, Beer, &c. (in Bottle) „ „ (in Wood) Tea Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... „ Roasted Sugar and Molasses Opium Goods by weight Ad valorem Other duties not specified above I 2S. per gallon ... ,, 6s. „ ... ss. perlb. 2S. 6d. „ ... 3d. „ 4s. per gallon is. 3d. „ ... is. 6d. per lb. ... 3d. „ ... jd. „ ... Id. „ 2OS. „ ... 609,913 gallons* ... 61,943 gallons 65,068 lbs. 922,688 lbs. 20,160 lbs. !95.325 gallons 321,824 gallons 58,380 gallons 2,804,680 lbs. 557,440 lbs. 3,408 lbs. 28,130,400 lbs. 2,700 lbs. £ 365>7°9 18,583 16,267 "5>336 252 39.o65 20,114 2,919 70,117 6,968 7 1 117,210 2,700 70,187 35°'49° 38,979 Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty Merchant Shipping Act —Fees Arms Act Lighthouse Dues Oyster Act Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. ... Distillation Other Receipts £ 1.234,967 363 4,878 ',356 2,070 10,572 10 35.O73 '9-397 526 1,258 Total Duties and Revenues £1,310,470