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No. VIII.-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 1879.

No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1879.

Customs Department, "Wiluam Seed, Wellington, 25th May, 1880. Secretary and Inspector of Customs. By Authority: Geoege Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington. —1880. Price Is.] 3—H. 7.

Entebed. Nationality 01' Wi Vessels. Vfrsrsolfr. With Cargoes. ITH CARG' Ton,s. In Ballast. Totals. Vessels. Vessels. Tons. Crews. 805 395,201. 14,419 Tons. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Jritish ... ... 805 395,201 10 3,971 149 815 399,172 14,568 foreign ... ... 78 78 74,661 2,385 74,661 1 107 7 79 74,768 2,392 Totals ... 883 j ■ i 883 469,862 469,862 16,804 11 4,078 15G 894 473,910 16,960 Jritish ... ... 456 | : foreign ... ... 40 Totals ... 496 3 236,541 53.5S2 290,123 Cleabed. 9,420 376 166,021 4,318 832 402,562 13,738 1,9.00 36 19,608 392 76 73,190 2,292 11,320 412 185,629 4,710 908 475,752 16,030

Heads of Eeceipts. Tinte ot Duty. Quantity. Amount Collected. Spirits ,, New Zealand Cigars and Snuff ... Tobacco ... „ Slicepwash 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 21s.,14s.,andl2s. per gal. 7s. and 6s. por gal. 6s. and 5s. per lb. 3s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per lb. 3d. per lb. 6s., 5s., 4s., and 2s. per gal. Is. 3d. per gal.... Is. „ ... 4d. per lb. 3d. „ 5d. „ id. per lb. 20s. 618,360 gallons... 8,001 „ ... 71,025 1b. ... 1,054,730 „ ... 8,800 „ ... 198,857 gallons... 417,344 „ ... 75,360 „ ... 4,808,100 1b. ... 654,400 „ ... 2,832 „ ... 41,772,000 „ ... 3,290 „ ... £ 377,464 2,417 17,535 135,539 110 37,748 26,084 3,768 80,135 8,180 59 87,025 3,290 79,552 325,115 53,238 Rents, Seizures, &c. ... ... ... ...fa Bonded Warehouse Duty Merchant Shipping Act Fees Arms Act Pecs Shipping and Seamen's Act Pees Lighthouse Dues ... Oyster Act Fees ... Gold Duty Pilotage, &c. Distillation Other Receipts £1,237,259 50 5,921 160 1,892 1,949 13,262 10 28,800 19,547 648 47,084 Total Duties and Revenue ... £1,356,582