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No. V.—SHIPPING. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels, including their repeated Voyages, that Entered and Cleared Coastwise at each Port in New Zealand, during the Year 1879.

Entered. Cleared. Ports. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland 3,944 234,796 23,589 3,821 236,731 22,838 3nehunga 219 29,589 2,764 219 29,743 2,889 Chamcs ... ... 1,319 71,268 8,089 1,321 71,236 8,094 lussell 495 69,858 5,922 477 55,47° 4.431 rVangaroa 201 22,777 1,448 189 20,1 74 1,364 Hongonui 73 8,694 998 73 8,694 998 Tokianga 37 4,364 215 38 4'38.3 222 Kaipara 185 25.943 1,109 168 21,551 978 Cauranga 457 68,301 5,84° 458 68,362 5,822 Poverty Bay 321 72,534 5,87° 325 72,256 5,88o 'Hew Plymouth... 191 39,640 3,953 191 39,640 3,953 (Vaitara 114 8,043 729 "3 8,044 733 Wanganui 588 50,964 6,804 588 50,821 6,817 Foxton 100 7,985 1,012 99 7,954 1,010 Wellington 1,487 249,954 25,084 1,506 254,I°3 23,425 Sapier 497 90,047 7,236 502 86,836 7,i55 Wairau 173 11,091 1,941 173 11,091 i,94i Picton 285 57,386 5.662 282 57,23° 5,749 Havelock 103 3,683 305 103 3,935 300 Kaikoura 136 10,199 1.394 135 10,170 i,392 kelson 1,37° 105,868 ii,345 1,365 108,186 11,402 Westport 265 28,652 3,449 258 28,300 3,394 Jreymouth 401 . 44.753 4,4io 395 44,6l9 4,5°7 Tokitika 193 21,580 2,222 197 21,829 2,188 jyttelton i,505 241,339 15,964 1,466 232,215 15,593 Ktnaru 244 34,561 2,709 243 28,880 2,144 Damaru 35i 48,895 3,563 343 45,°39 3,459 Dunedin 95i 189,717 13,245 980 199,797 13,657 'nvercargill and Bluff Harbour 234 54,7°4 3,824 244 54,682 3,86i Jiverton 61 4,755 302 58 4,814 293 Totals for 1879 ... 16,500 1,911,940 170,997 16,330 1,886,785 166,489 Totals for 1878 ... 17,071 1,700,411 168,548 17,039 1,985.135 I i67,S52