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1884. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1883.)

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

No. CONTENTS. I. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Impobted during the Year 1883. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Expobted during the Year 1883. lll.—Return showing the Articles Expobted foe Dbawback from New Zealand during the Year 188 co • IV. —Return showing the Value of the Imposts and Expobts from and to each Country during the Year 1883. V.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Enteeed and Cleabed Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1883. Vl.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Entebed Inwabds during the Year 1883. Vll.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleaeed Outwaeds during the Year 1883. Vlll.—Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Beitish and Foeeiqn Vessels Entebed and Cleaeed at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1883. IX.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1883.

No. 1.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Years 1883 and 1882.

1883. 1882. Articlos. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Valuo. Duty received. Acid— Acetic Carbolic Fluoric Muriatic Nitric Oxalic Salicylic Sulphuric Tartaric Other kinds Aerated and mineral waters .. Agricultural implements AlkaliSoda ash „ carbonate „ bicarbonate .. „ caustic „ crystals „ nitrate „ silicate Alum Animals, living— Birds Bears .. .. Dogs Ferrets and weasels Hedgehogs Horned cattle Horses .. ■■ Kangaroos Mongooses Opossums Pigs Poultry Sheep Turtles 31,301 lb. i, 929 gal. 310 lb. 2,172 „ 1,583 „ ■■ 8,689 » 723 . 24,124 „ 109,821 „ 2,200 „ 11,635 doz. 5,516 pkg. .. £ 1,101 8 7 2 14 36 55 189 328 363 9.O79 23 2,863 47.43 2 £ *, d114 11 5 Free. 24,4I5lb. 3,002 gal. 466 lb. .. 15,021 „ 1,702 „ 613 „ .. 782 „ .. 48,863 „ .. 127,190 „ 300 „ 13,387 doz. 4,078 pkg. .. £ 829 726 45 151 45 16 286 667 10,957 8 £ s. d. 82 i 10 Free. *• // 0 470 12 6 Free. 568 3 9 Free. 2,920 35.607 31 cwt. 209 „ 2,852! „ .. 4.779i « 9,595 J » 86 „ 2,8 4 oJ „ 3i3i „ ■■ 20 141 1,462 3.634 2,265 i°5 1,448 140 23" 6 8 152 13 3 Free. 479 9 9 Free. 113 cwt. .. I04I ■ „ 2,995 » •• 7.457 « •• 21,772 „ .. 637 ; •• 3,898 307 » 224 86 1,824 6,359 4,600 724 1.934 183 10 17 10 168 18 3 Free. 1,078 17 2 Free. 158 No. 2 „ 21 „ 101 „ 8 „ 143 10 285 107 5 2,895 3.995 93 No. 242 „ 604 208 Free. 30 „ 24 „ 54 No. 79 „ 2 „ .; 4,289 I3.IO7 20 Free. 10 No. 3° Free. Free. 96 No. 654 „ 2 „ 115 8,332 2 Free. 9 No. 29 „ 577 » 472 » IO 303 262 12,146 ft