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1878. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1877.)

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

CONTENTS. No. I. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Impoeied during the Year 1877. No. ll.—Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Exported during the Year 1877. No. lll.—Return showing the Value of the Imports and Exports from and to each Country during the Year 1877. No. IV.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered and Cleared Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1877. No. V. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Enteeed Inwabds during the Year 1877. No. VI. —Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been Cleaeed Outwabds during the Year 1877. No. VII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels Entered and Cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1877. No. VIII. —Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1877.

No. I.—IMPORTS. RETURN showing the Quantity and Value of Articles Imported into New Zealand during the Year 1877.

Articles. Quantity. Value. Duty Received. Lgricultural Implements Llkali, Soda Crystals, &c. 2,941 packages 6,048 cwt. 12,412 cwt. Ex Warehouse, 2 cwt. 2 qr. 20 packages 3,680 packages, 182 cases Warehoused, 1,014 packages Ex Warehouse, 1,470 packages I £ 20,626 5.434 3,9 2° £ s. d, Lpparel and Slops 620 14 4 394 176,705 18,053 16 ic Lrrns and Ammunition — Accoutrements Arms, Fire Caps, Percussion Cartridges and Cases Dynamite ... Fuze Lithofracteur Powder, Blasting ,, Gun Other Explosives Shot 1 package 5 packages 3 number 2,364 number ... Ex Warehouse, 16 number 5,453,000 number 250 boxes, 262 packages 542 lb., 5,300 number, 281 packages 25,367 lb. 132 packages ... SS 1b381,900 lb. 28,482$ lb. 1,100 number, 4 cases, 3 packages 2,447 cwt- 2 <""■ Warehoused, 15 cwt., 4 casks Ex Warehouse, 61 cwt. ... 24 number 19 number 31,629 lb. Warehoused, 1 package, 9 boxes ... Ex Warehouse, 56 lb. 40 cwt. 2 qr. 4,490 bales, 240 packages Warehoused, 100 bales ... Ex Warehouse, 364 packages I I ] 14 112 3° 8,358 1-307 3.697 660 1,110 1,238 8 9,'34 3,5 J 7 61 7 13 8 595 o c 272 3 c 49 o 8 712 1 3 3,869 1,254 6 6 Swords 148 52 ..rrowroot 4 15 a 799 66 o 0 820 irsenic lags and Sacks—Corn 37 37,902 4.047 « 8 [ote.—The figures in the Duty Column represent the amounts collected on articles on first importation and on those cleared from Bonded Stores, i-H. 3.