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No. VIIL—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREION VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. Eetubn of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Tear 1878.

No. IX.—REVENUE. ABSTRACT of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1878.

Ektesed. Nationality of Vessels. With Caegoes. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Iritish 843 393,839 14,554 9 i.iii SI 852 394,950 14,638 'oreign 71 60,853 2,048 a 687 21 74 61,540 2,072 Totals ... 914 454,692 16,602 12 1,798 108 926 456,490 16,710 Cleahe: Iritish 502 241,728 9,917 314 128,480 3,496 816 370,208 13,413 'oreign 40 45,956 1,731 30 12,329 297 70 58,285 2,028 Totals... 542 287,684 11,648 344 140,809 3,793 886 428,493 15,441

Heads of Beceipts. Rate of Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12s. per gallon... „ New Zealand ... ... ... ... ... | 6s. per gallon ... Cigars and Snuff ... ... ... ... ... ... i 5s. per lb. Tobacco ... ... ... ... ... ... 2s. 6d. per lb. ... „ Sheepwash ... ... ... ... ... ... 3d. per lb. Wine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4s. per gallon ... Ale, Beer, &c. (in bottle) ... ... ... ... ... Is. 3d. per gallon „ „ (in wood) ... ... ... ... ... Is. per gallon ... Tea ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6d. per lb. Coffee, Cocoa, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ... 3d. per lb. „ Roasted ... ... ... ... ... ... 5d. per. lb. Sugar and Molasses ... ... ... ... ... Id. per lb. Opium... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20s. per lb. Goods by Weight ... Ad Valorem Other Duties not specified above | 650,195 gallons 11,440 gallons ... 87,3961b. 1,064,5201b. ... 28,880 lb. 392,192 gallons 96,060 gallons ... 2,896,720 1b. ... 676,720 lb. 2,0161b. 30,764,7201b. ... 2,5801b. £ 390,117 3,432 21,849 133,065 361 *39,635 24,512 4,803 72,418 8,459 42 128,203 2,580 92,535 364,678 58,254 Rents, Seizures, &c. Bonded Warehouse Duty ... Merchant Shipping Act Fees (£974), and Fees Shipping and Seamen's Act (£330) ... Arms Act lighthouse Dues ... Oyster Act Fees Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Receipts £1,344,943 107 5,716 1,304 1,900 12,893 9 31,373 21,131 633 47,149 Total Duties and Revenue 1,467,158 * This includes £1,976, duty on sparkling wines, at Gs. per gallon. Customs Department, 31st July, 1879. William Seed, Secretary of Customs, By Authority : Geoege Didsbukt, Government Printer, Wellington.—1879. 'rice Is.