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Table No. 13. Development of Shipping trading to and feom Places beyond New Zealand. Inwards. Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1883 ... 805 494,926 ... 851 507,565 1892 .. 686 675,223 ... 689 656,100 1902 ... 608 1,089,179 ... 611 1,048,770 Totals Inwards and Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. 1883 ... 1,656 1,002,491 1892 ... 1,375 1,331,323 32-8 per cent, increase as compared with 1883. 1902 ... 1,219 2,137,949 606 „ „ 1892. Total ... 4,250 4,471,763 Development of Coasting Trade. Inwabds. Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1883 ... 15,999 2,226,935 ... 15,947 2,210,137 1892 ... 17,434 4,196,602 ... 17,285 4,136,521 1902 ... 21,804 8,249,623 ... 21,769 8,309,635 Totals Inwards and Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. 1883 ... 31,946 4,437,072 1892 ... 34,719* 8,333,123: 1902 ... 43,673+ 16,559,258§ Total ... 110,338 29,329,453 * 8-7 per cent, inoreaee in number of vessels as compared years 1883 and 1892. t 25-8 t „ „ 1892 and 1902. J 878 per cent, increase in tonnage of vessels, year 1883 as compared with jear 1892. § 98-7 , „ 1892 „ 1902.

Table No. 14. Registered Vessels belonging to New Zealand. Vessels. Tonnage. Average Tonnage. 1883 ... 579 ... 84,903 ... 146 1892 ... 491 ... 101,156* ... 206 1902 ... 549 ... 147,822t ... 269 * 191 per cent, inorease in tonnage of vessels for year 1883 compared with 1892. t 46-1 „ . 1892 , 1902.

Table No. 15. Increases for Two Decennial Periods, 1882-1892 and 1892-1902. 1882-1892. 1892-1902. Population ... ... ... ... ... 132,726 157,496 Occupied holdings ... ... ... ... 15,416 22,266 Land in cultivation (including grass) ... ... 4,062,490 acres 3,643,955 acres, Horses .. 49,304 75,915 Cattle ... ... ... ... ... 133,194 628,832 Sheep ... ... ... ... ... 5,585,667 1,771,975 Postal—Money-orders issued ... ... ... £195,479 £582,212 Telegraph revenue (including telephones) ... £1,435 £118,682 Eailways ("Government) open for traffic ... ... 515 miles 405 miles. „ ' receipts ... ... ... ... £228,175 £792,516 Boads constructed ... ... ... ... ... 3,600 miles. Shipping—Vessels (inward) ... ... ... 213,938 tons 413,956 tons. Vessels (outward) ... ... ... 217,549 „ 392,670 „ Wool ... ... ... ... ... 52,858,2051b. 42,238,1111b. Frozen meat ... ... ... ... ... £1,014,038 £1,685,386 Butter ... ... ... .. ... £175,074 £978,640 Cheese ... ... ... ... ... £80,912 £72,497 Flax £172,587 £319,489 Gold ... ... ... ... ... £30,299 £999,463 Provisions, tallow, timber, &c. ... ... ... £279,235 £1,133,179 Exports, New Zealand produce ... ... £3,112,518 £4,132,731 Imports ... ... ... ... ... £1,666,214 (dec.) £4,383,667 Output of coal ... ... ... ... 295,043 tons 689,387 tons.. Banks —Deposits (average of four quarters) ... £4,641,716 £3,644,705 Savings-banks deposits £1,748,497 £4,296,333