8.—15.

1877. NEW ZEALAND.

DUTY COLLECTED ON AD VALOREM ARTICLES, (RETURN OF AMOUNT OF, FOR YEARS ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1876, AND 30TH JUNE, 1877.)

Laid on the Table hy Son. Mr. McLean, with the leave of the House.

RETURN of AMOUNT of DUTY collected on AD VALOREM ARTICLES for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1876, and the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1877.

Financial ears ending Articles. 30tli June, 1876. 30th June, 1877. £ 23,661 16,046 Apparel and Slops Bags and Sacks — Corn Flour Woolpacks 5,591 425 2,061 5.29!) 723 2,140 8,077 8,162 Blankets 3,145 3,131 Boots and Shoes Leather 11,284 1,553 16,543 1,307 12,837 17,850 Drapery Cottons Haberdashery ... Hats and Caps... Hosiery Linens Millinery Silks Scrim Woollens 88,079 9,765 10,869 6,122 3,615 1,549 2,869 2,531 942 12,115 82,516 7,763 7,323 5,959 2,823 1,128 2,039 3,568 1,000 8,707 138,450 122,826 Carpeting and Druggeting... 3,527 4,7fiO__ China Earthenware ... Glassware G21 2,901 2,057 940 3,492 2.933 G,239 7,365 Drugs Druggists' AVarea 5,103 3,504 4,583 4,916 8,007 9,499