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Sess. 1L—1879. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE TEAR 1878.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. No. I. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported during the Year 1878. No. II. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1878. No. lll.—Return showing the Articles Exported eoe Drawback from New Zealand during the Year 1878. No. IV. —Return showing the Value of the Imports and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1878. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleaeed Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1878. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entered Inwards during the Year 1878. No. VII. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleared Outwards during the Year 1878. No. VIII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleaeed at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1878. No. IX. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1878.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1878.

Not... —The figures in the duty column represent the amounts collected ou articles ou first importation and on those cleared from the warehouse.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Eeceived. Agricultural Implements Alkuli, Soda Crystals, &e. 8,624 packages 449 tons 8 cwt. 2 qr. ... 780 tons 13 cwt. 3 qr. ... Warehoused, 4 packages Ex Warehouse, 2 tons 14 cwt. 3 qr. 12 packages ... 5,430 packages Warehoused, 39 cases, 662 packages Ex Warehouse, 776 packages i i 3 £ 64,368 6,730 £ a. A. Free Free 4,412 783 8 4 Free Apparel and Slops "■470 252,731 25,844 14 6 Arms and Ammunition — Accoutrements Arms, Fire 2 packages 3,531 number ... Warehoused, 1 case, 2 packages ... Ex Warehouse, 103 number 9,985,598 number 651 packages ... 71,800 number, 603 packages 400 1b. 197 packages ... 600 1b. 3,000 number ... 18 packages 468,3501b. ... 65,9271 lb. ... 40 number 7 number Ex Warehouse, 2 number 3,912 cwt. 2 qr. Warehoused, 20 ewt. 8 kegs Ex Warehouse, 10 cwt. 20,0861b. Warehoused, 23 packages 206 cwt. i 1 138 13,395 908 10 0 499 6 3 Free 53 10 8 Free Free Free Free Free Free 1,648 4 2 Free 2 5 0 Caps, Percussion Cartridges and Cases Dynamite ... Fuze Lithof racteur Caps for ditto Other Explosives Powder, Blasting Gun Swords 2,489 4,130 497 60 1,869 83 3 170 11,033 7,608 97 56 Shot 5,731 1,961 7 0 Arrowroot, Bulk 436 41 17 2 Arsenic 156 41 4 9