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1885. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SHIPPING RETURNS. (A GENERAL SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1884.)

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

No. CONTENTS. I, —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported during the Year 1884. II. —Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles exported during the Year 1884. lll.—Return showing the Articles exported fob Dbawback from New Zealand during the Year 1884. IV.—Return showing the Value of the Imports and Expobts from and to each Country during the Year 1884. y.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered and cleabed Coastwise at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1884. Vl.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been entered Inwards during the Year 1884. Vll.—Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels which have been cleared Outwards during the Year 1884. VIII. —Return of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of British and Foreign Vessels entered and cleabed at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1884. IX.—Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Customs Department during the Year 1884.

No. 1.—IMPORTS. Return showing the Quantity and Value of Articles imported into New Zealand during the Years 1884 and 1883.

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1884. 1883. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. xid— Acetic Carbolic Fluoric Muriatic Nitric Oxalic Salicylic Sulphuric Tartaric Other kinds .grated and mineral waters .. .gricultural implements Jkali — Soda ash „ carbonate „ bicarbonate .. „ caustic „ crystals „ nitrate „ silicate lIuhi jiimals, living— Bees Birds Bears Deer !.. Dogs Ferrets and weasels Hedgehogs Horned cattle Horses Mongooses Ostriches Pigs Poultry .. Sheep Turtles .. 34,912 lb. 1,104 gal. 195 lb. .. 2,469 , 1,237 « 10,184 » 666 „ 10,772 „ 114,259 „ 954 » 11,327 doz. 2,252 pkg. £ 879 345 22 7 1 64 338 151 157 9,37o 10 2,481 16,412 £ s. d. 90 on Free. ft m 31,301 lb. 1,929 gal. 310 lb. 2,172 „ 1,583 , •■ 8,689 « 723 . 24,124 , 109,821 „ 2,200 „ 11,635 doz. 5,516 pkg. £ 1,101 872 14 36 55 189 328 363 9>°79 23 2,863 47.432 £ 8. d 114 11 j Free. «r 507 14 11 Free. 470 12 t Free. 14 cwt. .. i6 9 | , .. 3.132I » •• 6,201 „ n,552 « •• 898 „ 3,656 , •■ 405 , 13 119 1,640 4.745 2,844 670 1,856 174 16" 19 7 156 12 3 Free. 577 11 " Free. 31 cwt. .. 209 „ 2,852! „ 4.779J - 4.5951 » 86 . .. 2,8 4 oJ , 3i3l « 20 141 1,462 3.634 2,265 105 1,448 140 23 6 I 152 13 I Free. 479 9 £ Free. m N> 7 pkg. 619 No. 48 118 158 No'.' 2 „ Free. * 143 10 3 No. 23 » 3l» 30 217 60 21 No. 101 „ 8 „ 30 „ 24 „ 10 „ 285 107 5 2,895 3.995 30 Free. 16 No. 2,360 2,195 102 tt w 22 „ 14 " 2 „ 27 „ 141 „ 1,150 „ tr It It 40 32 177 12,878 96 No. 654 « 2 „ "5 8.332 2 Free. '0

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Duty received. Anchors Apparel and slops .. .. 980 cwt. 5,897 pkg. .. 90 „ £ 907 190,304 7,485 £ s. d. Free. 29,711 1 6 Free. 3,274icwt. .. 7»°43Pkg- •• 77 » £ 1.340 261,152 2,697 £ s. d. tree. 38,805 18 3 Free. Arms, ammunition, and explosives— Accoutrements Arms, sporting „ military Pistols .. Caps, percussion Cartridges Cartridge cases 4 „ 3,009 No. 46 „ 140 „ 8,200,025 „ 344,036 » 1,390,000 „ 121,400 „ 135,550 lb. .. 90 8,333 300 in 1,906 542 855 234 10,539 1,247 13 5 45 1 3 9 9 3 410 o 3 70 4 4 69 10 1 Free. 7 » 3,503 No. 451 No. 7.763,433 » 191,267 „ 203,950 „ 229,100 „ 155,200 lb. 240,000 No. .. 70,070 coils .. 52 pkg. 1,45° » 150 10,680 1,374 2 7 60 on 387 4 6 67 3 11 10 7 11 Free. Dynamite „ detonators for .. Fuse Other explosives Ordnance stores .. .. Powder— Blasting Sporting Shot Swords .. .. Unenumerated Art, works of, other than pictures Arrowroot Arsenic Bacon and hams— Bacon Hams Bags and sacks— Corn-sacks Flour-bags Gunny-bags Other kinds .. 427 1,682 419 291 383 11,933 37° 2,565 495 2,655 45,150 coils .. 43 pkg. 425 ,, 1,737 498 1,850 Free. if 453,700 lb. .. 42,012 „ 2,767 cwt. .. 25 No. 23 pkg. 10,216 4,834 3,018 55 365 1,050 5 11 1,383 10 6 Free. 225,102 lb. .. 40,228^ „ .. 2,754jcwt. .. 27 No. 28 pkg. 5,018 41299 3,003 46 161 1 ,oo6 0 g i>295 15 9 Free. ft 52,3141b. 645 cwt. 80 1,179 526 44 » 57,8361b. .. 560 cwt. 478 932 480 59 8 7 Free. n 5i „ 32 „ 27 169 524 29 15 10 Ij „ 1091 „ 8 560 192 64 10 o Wool-packs Bark Basket and wickerware Beiche-de-mer Beer — Bottled .. Bulk Beeswax Biscuits—■ Fancy Plain 179,878 doz. .. 40,843 „ .. 2,075 „ .. 1,595 „ ■■ 27,714 „ .. 23,381 „ •• 4,129 tons 290 pkg. 10 cwt. 55,948 10,143 654 295 3,372 27,836 43,578 1,139 14 Free. 49 4 o Free. 266,893 doz. .. 49,176 „ .. 41,293 „ .. 2,764 „ .. 4,064 „ 22,884 „ .. 4,2384 tons .. 325 pkg. 14 cwt. 93,734 I3,49i 6,807 668 1,185 32,221 45,845 1,549 24 Free. 105 2 o Free. 2,771 0 9 Free. 2,957 17 5 Free. 352,570 gal- •■ 35,321 „ 69 cwt. 80,715 4,701 435 25,981 o 3 2,690 7 11 Free. 341,672 gal. .. 47,722 „ .. 22 cwt. 76,868 5,568 118 26,573 1 9 2,601 15 5 Free. Blacking Blacklead Blue Boats „ (torpedo) „ (steam-launch) Bones Books, printed Boots and shoes Boot-webbing Borax Brass Brassware 25,436 lb. 260j cwt. 83" . 1,455 pkg. 164 „ 113,302 lb. 29 No. 4 // • • 9281 168 336 3,503 1,123 3,264 962 12,600 216 4 8 39 2 o Free. 558 10 1 190 5 3 489 19 10 Free. 26,666 1b. 234 cwt. 68J „ 1,526 pkg. 228 „ 84,723 lb. 26 No. 1,005 141 285 3,687 i,35o 2,339 889 223 19 5 34 10 11 Free. 554 3 5 197 18 1 423 9 9 Free. 6,839 pkg. .. 44,172 doz. prs. 24,855 yds. .. 149 cwt. 48 „ 144 pkg. 12,, 115,246 143,840 1,912 505 171 2,213 149 Free. 13,060 4 10 Free. 1 No. 10 cwt. 6,652 pkg. 53,408doz. pairs 35,394 yds. .. 74 cwt. 345 » 201 pkg. 18 „ 1,800 8 U5,9O7 168,383 2,069 258 1,419 3,187 401 Free. 15,586 19 5 Free. a 331 18 11 Free. 476 o 4 Free. Bricks—■ Bath Clay Fire Fireclay Brushware and brooms 9,447 No. 65,639 No. 80 346 Free. 23,59s No. .. 152,770 „ .. 116,749 „ .. 12J tons 767 pkg. 158 407 320 21 10,759 606 pkg. 12 „ 16 „ 9,040 100 381 1,333 17 I0 Free. 52 14 6 33 Pkg- • • 1,656 15 6 77 16 o Brushes, hair and comb Buckets and tubs — Iron Wood .. Building material 1,174 „ 6 „ 1,164 3 401 174 7 7 082 Free. I.57 1 » 170 „ 522 i,549 74 i,74! 29 653 45,225 63 343 3,958 23,514 2,000 41,267 232 9 7 ■11 1 3 Free. 4 7 0 Free. 10,719 1 o 32 4 9 Free. 604 19 2 Free. 1,288 16 6 6,147 11 o Butter Candles „ stearine Canes and rattans Canvas 225 cwt. .. 21,465 „ .. 154* » •• 2,377 bundles.. 841 74,452 507 158 Free. 13,583 18 10 72 o 9 Free. 171I cwt. .. 12,275 „ .. 27 „ .. 915 bundles .. 212 pkg. 863 „ 6,526 doz.packs 1,868 pkg. .. 1,030 pkg. 3,737 doz.packs 1,191 pkg. 18,561 1,309 28,376 Free. Cards, playing Carpeting and druggeting 1,272 11 o 4,278 15 9

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty roceivea. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Carriages Carriage materials Perambulators Carts and wagons Casks, empty Cement Chaff !! Chains Chain cables Cheese Chemical manufactures Chicory China and porcelain ware Cider and perry— Bottled In wood Clocks Coals Coke Charcoal Patent fuel Cocoa and chocolate Cocoa beans CoffeeRaw Roasted Confectionery „ boiled sugars, &c. Copper— Nails Pig, bar, and sheet Rod and bolt Sheathing .. Copperware Copra Cordage 286 No. 257 Pkg129 No. 759 » 68,510 brl. .. 32,251 „ 341 tons 275 „ I3cwt. 77 » 165 cwt. £ 8,305 13,245 1,842 1,773 347 38,708 23,367 2,599 5,125 1,470 75° 19,374 138 10,617 £ s- d1,223 11 6 Free. 265 18 4 Free. 3,425 10 o Free. 207 No. .. 170 pkg. 134 No. .. 137 „ 53,500 brl. 21,497 » 252 tons 3°3 « 30 „ 213 cwt. £ 6,087 21,556 1,256 1,885 119 33,467 19,435 2,144 4,820 527 905 10,977 19 13.127 £ *■ d. 9°3 J5 4 Free. 282 13 5 Free. 2,487 17 o Free. 5,2361b. 1.053 pkg- •• 65 9 o 1,708 6 9 2,016 lb. 1,256 pkg. 62 12 o 1,886 19 2 259 gal. 455 » 15,395 No. .. 157,783 tons .. 305 . 337 » • • 844 . •■ 233,7161b. .. 2,683 „ .. 69 43 7,241 191,994 862 3.979 921 22,472 149 22 7 0 28 8 9 1,108 2 1 Free. 800 gal. 947 » 16,965 No. 129,752 tons .. 432 « 18 cwt. 2j „ I89,387lb. .. 1,062 „ 251 121 8,305 155,668 1,188 92 6 I7.° 8 3 70 60 3 9 57 3 9 1.327 14 5 Free. v 0 u 0 3,049 8 2 "37 2,752 3 4 572 401,383 „ 3,103 „ 2,272 pkg. 208,1631b. .. 15,169 195 9,845 5,973 5,409 15 4 7° 6 5 1,601 6 10 1,846 19 10 293,410 „ 6,009 „ 2,181 pkg. i59,3O2lb. .. 11,294 256 9,961 4,925 4.272 6 4 91 8 2 1,592 12 9 1,487 14 4 142 cwt. 1,632 , 27 „ 140 „ 39 pkg2,181 tons 221 „ i6cwt. 56 „12 „ 94 « 4 • II OWt. 34,331 gross .. 711 6,564 127 4°3 201 27,466 12,037 2,199 3,317 29 3,068 Free. 164 cwt. .. l,255l . 33i m 288J . 72 pkg. 2,010 tons 238 , i4cwt. 58 . 13 . 32 . 17 « I39jcwt. 34,287 gross .. 300 , 878 6,152 122 1,149 592 24,072 13,206 3,409 1,304 188 4,017 53 Free. H m 0 35* 2 10 Free. 1,124 5 10 Free. m 87 18 o Free. 1,201 17 9 Free. „ galvanized iron .. Cork Corks, cut 0 525 10 9 m 603 6 4 Free. Cotton piece-goods— Calicos, white and grey, in the piece Coloured cotton shirtings .. Corduroy Cotton dress-prints Moleskins .. ,. Other kinds 3,100 pkg. .. 1,207 , 16 „ 1,235 . 216 „ 340 . 904 « 94,166 38,609 271 36,101 5,688 8,242 32,632 Free. 2,987 pkg. .. 1,058 „ 8 „ 1,137 » 189 » 483 . 975 . 92,126 35,256 88 34.34 1 4,503 13,585 3°,54 1 4.552 o 1 4,552 15 9 CottonRaw Waste .. Wick .. Curiosities Cutlery Doors Drapery „ tailors' trimmings .. Drugs Druggists' wares 256,603 lb. 1,653 . 28,539 „ 42 pkg. 423 , 1,219 No. 23,910 pkg. .. 2,494 » 4,525 . 3,815 , 6,874 . •• 1 » • • 2,884 „ 4,696 „ ' 783 . •• 64 „ 353 « 441 cwt. .. 5,269 pkg. .. 9,238 3,122 1,874 105 14,164 688 910,426 73,001 35,567 24,564 19,985 13 7,747 23,686 1,052 35 10,081 3,323 83,7 01 Free. it 2,101 18 6 121 18 0 145,550 5 9 Free. 5,363 17 I 3,867 18 8 Free. 1 19 o Free. 314,8151b. .. 1,728 cwt. 21,6581b. 53 pkg432 » 1,228 No. 25,357 pkg- •• 2,106 „ 4,762 „ 4,547 . 8,002 , 11,692 3,275 1,292 219 16,931 514 943,483 62,028 36,167 30,767 20,842 219 5,036 40,068 2,328 42 10,413 3,151 110,279 Free. 2,482 15 8 122 16 o 141,785 17 5 Free. 5,835 13 2 4,348 13 4 Free. tf •. • • Dyes Earthenware 37 » 2,036 „ 5,624 , 239 » 120 „ 327 » 520 cwt. .. 6,577 pkg. .. 19 4 7 Free. 5,643 19 3 Free. 4,243 19 o Free. Eggs Electroplated ware Engine-packing Fancy goods Feathers — Ornamental Other kinds Felt, sheathing Fire-engines Fire-hose and other appliances Fireworks FishDried, pickled, and salted .. 1,411 18 8 Free. 12,928 17 8 it 1,509 10 2 Free. 16,150 8 11 5 . 27 cwt. 385 pkg. 9 No. 96 pkg. 456 , 244 170 1,274 458 2,429 600 36 12 o Free. m 6 , 79 cwt. ,. 970 pkg. 15 No. 45 pkg. •621 •» 802 445 2,537 968 1,631 1,010 147 12 6 Free. • H H Potted and preserved Flock Flour 4,533 cwt. .. 1,511,262 lb... 85,748 „ ■■ 34,690J centals 8,613 42,473 1,190 18,090 470 I 4 5,962 17 I Free. i,734 I0 5 2,756£cwt. .. 7 pkg. 1,424,542 lb. .. 77,272 „ .. 18,064J centals 7.463 7 43,616 1,965 11,146 289 12 6 Free. 6,008 18 1 Free. 903 2 9

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported, Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. £ 1,620 374 £ s- dFree.* 56 2 5 £ £ 8. d. Flour Flowers, artificial .. .. FruitsBottled and preserved Dried, unenumerated Currants .. .. Raisins Fresh Fungus Furniture and upholstery 5,gi2 centals .. 8pkg. 14 pkg. "628 94 1 7 1,409 doz. 3,945 cwt. .. 24,878 „ 8,644 „ 158,236 pkg. .. 360 cwt. 7,122 pkg. 362 „ 49 - 657 8,339 33,630 17,021 68,189 499 43,7*9 4,36o 1,315 18,095 81 15 1 3,826 7 9 22,002 12 6 8,598 16 4 Free. 1,292 doz. 3,531 cwt. .. 16,450 „ 8,o87j „ .. 183,376 pkg. .. 551 8,761 22,907 17,137 82,807 95 7 4 2,600 13 8 i7> 195 17 5 7,596 19 6 Free. Gasaliers and chandeliers Gas plant .. ,. GlassBottles .. Plate Window 6,340 9 1 Free. 189 10 11 Free. 10,698 pkg. .. 247 „ 49 . •• 62,254 3,317 880 18,941 9,006 10 6 Free. 82 10 o Free. 3,425 pkg. .. 433 » 10,795 „ 7 ,, 2,182 „ 7' » 504 cwt. 61 pkg. 7,020 5,268 14,204 281 13,203 68 792 13 5 1,414 o 1 Free. 2,335 1 10 Free. 6,929 pkg. .. 525 • 14,110 „ 16 „ 3,646 „ 13,361 5,586 15,408 270 20,439 846 8 2 1,558 12 10 Free. 3,042 8 4 Glassware Glue" '.. .. '.. Gold leaf Grain and pulse— Barley Pearl barley Beans and peas Linseed .. .. .. Maize .. .. .. Malt Oats Peas, split .. Peanuts .. .. Rice Wheat .. Other kinds .. Grindery 714J cwt. .. 58 pkg. 1,899 776 Free. 1,494 776 If 27 bush. 92J cwt. 1,599 bush. .. 128 . 118 , 1,025 „ 266 „ 1,189 cwt. 579 centals 100 „ 47,772 cwt. .. 5,120 bush. .. 283 pkg. 157 » 1,498 , 7 - 1,224 « 185 . 19 142 944 51 27 467 74 850 513 5° 35,140 1,110 33° 1,746 16,781 69 38,486 3,954 o 10 o 4 10 8 35 16 5 2 2 10 2 10 11 14,162 bush. .. 12 j cwt. 1,771 bush. .. 3,320 „ 2,57° « 1,666 „ 3, «3 12 929 1,036 461 613 249 12 6 o 11 3 60 14 1 43 3 n 52 14 8 227 7 5 112 o o 4 1 2 60 13 1 22 5 6 Free. 10,212 7 2 "5 4 9 10 16 II 263 14 2 Free. 1,585^ cwt. .. 456J centals .. 48,234! cwt. .. 6,473ibush. .. 190 pkg. 248 , 1,705 » 8 . 1,507 » 221 „ 1,182 381 8 35,444 i,783 295 3,335 17,902 188 51,920 6,667 85' 2 8 17 15 7 Free. 10,691 10 2 145 15 11 3 4 9 423 12 10 Free. Guttapercha goods Haberdashery .. .. 5,708 11 1 Free. 7,514 IS 8 Free. Sewing silks, cottons, and threads 876 , 265 cwt. 280 „ 40 pkg. .. 39,364 » 6,299 „ 1,615 „ 3,599 * 24,232 1,298 1.310 1,208 156,351 21,559 4,258 10,884 676 „ 348J cwt. 2331 „ •• 43 pkg- • • 51,498 „ 8,311 „ 4,269 „ 4,481 , 22,564 1,669 1,038 1,892 209,136 36,424 11,483 15,302 Hair „ curled .. .. „ seating Hardware and ironmongery .. n 23,467 8 1 Free. 28,520 10 11 Free. Axes and hatchets Spades and shovels .. Hats and caps — Straw Felt or other materials V m 1,847 1 8 4,136 o 6 Free. 46 4 3 Free. Silk Hatters' materials Hay Hemp Hides Holloware .. .. .. Honey Hops 566 „ 867 „ 2 „ 16 „ 123 „ 6 tons 427 „ 1,560 No. 391 pkg. 9,8361b. 525 cwt. 229 „ 768 pkg. 43 . 180 „ 11,365 20,596 101 325 4,217 24 17,901 1,553 3,046 334 4,185 896 28,473 596 4,896 1,697 8 3 3,149 5 10 Free. 48 14 6 Free. tr 458" 8 3 Free. 1,738 15 6 Free.* 4,263 8 2 95 9 8 Free. 699 » 1,099 » 5 » 6 „ 132 * 53| tons 428I „ 2,320 No. 822 pkg. 19,036 lb. 779J cwt. 105 „ 1,017 pkg. 11 „ 249 , 12,272 27,476 202 308 5,100 306 20,380 2,434 6,394 294 9,096 2,059 42,823 165 10,059 966 8 5 Free. 1,913 1 7 Free.* 6,354 19 10 23 4 11 Free. Hosiery Indiarubber goods InkPrinting Writing 624 „ 288 , 16 , 2,723 1,446 130 218 9 6 Free.} 414 „ 458 . 2,111 2,036 297 14 3 Instruments, musical— Harmoniums 117 No. 2 «, 980 37 2,044 2,381 32,353 100 9,749 149 13 10 Free.f 319 14 5 Free.f 4,708 13 2 Free.} 1,433 9 3 150 No. 3 » 289 , 17 . 1,152 , 1,698 7i 3,992 1,423 36,685 272 5 5 Free.f 617 6 8 Free.f 5,309 19 1 IV • • • • Organs 147 - 14 , 1,210 , 1 „ 398 pkg. Pianos Other kinds .. . ■ Instruments— Optical Scientific Surgical Surveying .. .. Other kinds 365 . 8,035 1,131 8 10 214 » 394 - 209 „ 49 ,, 2,876 6,759 2,810 1,132 Free. 216 pkg. 3,551 6,714 3,3" 1,146 35 Free. 0 391 . 200 „ 52 „ 5 * m * Returned New Zealand produce. t Church purposes. \ For Government use.

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Iron — Angle Bar, bolt, and rod Bolts and nuts Castings Galvanized and corrugated £ 1,365 65,583 8,551 664 113,929 £ ■• d. Free. ■o 466 65,874 10,776 518 79.347 I.I75 16,849 169 8,782 14.357 25,367 1,599 6,848 8o,333 19,087 7,896 8,135 749 99.539 664 4.873 8,808 2,348 4.232 950 18,759 38,398 5.984 361 105 £ a- d. Free. 72J tons .. 8,167* . •• 397 » 66 „ 6,294! „ M 55 tons .. 7.755 1, 454 * 48 » -• 4,384S 1, ■■ 75 833 - •• 85J cwt. 898 tons .. 3.713 1, ■■ 2,994 » ■■ 107I „ .. 653 ,, ■ ■ 12,057 „ I,492i » ■■ 740 1, ■■ 2,120 No. 317 » 6,325 tons 31 . 126J „ 421 „ 138 . •• 261 „ 3,960 lb. 745,221 „ 488 pkg. .. 1,178 , 28 „ 42J cwt. 12,543 5 6 8,846 10 o Free. „ plain sheet Gates and posts Hoop Pig Pipes, cast „ wrought Plate Rails Railway bolts and fastenings Sheet Tanks .. 588 tons 1 if cwt. 855 tons .. 2,959 » 3,264 „ 215 n 786 „ 12,198 „ 1,424 , 8O7 „ 2,449 No. 10,448 11 8,in 10.945 24,524 3,720 7.858 73,380 19.307 7,622 8,369 Free. 270 Free. 21 2 o Free. # 0 Wire, fencing „ telegraphing „ for reapers & binders „ netting „ unenumerated Unenumerated Isinglass Jams and jellies Jewellery Lamps and lanterns 5,o83jtons .. 55 166 3°9 211J , 84 „ 5,270 lb. 440,922 „ 420 pkg. 1,092 „ 28 „ 18 cwt. 68,860 1,220 5,401 7.350 3.651 781 953 10,552 42,572 5,098 534 42 579 15 ° 5.367" 8 1 Free. 527 o o 46 o o 6,245 7 1 Free. n H 153 15 7 2,852 1 2 6,368 o o 674 12 4 Free. 145 6 1 4,703 2 8 5,817 2 9 875 iS 2 Free. Lard LeadPig Pipe Sheet Manufactures Leather 60J tons 38I „ 617I „ 19 pkg. 4,573 cwt. .. 344 Pkg445 » 864 658 8,447 146 69,428 5,795 9,234 2,648 132 5 2 Free. 21 17 o 2,131 3 4 Free. 1,426 12 1 Free. 255J tons 28 . 628 , 36 pkg. 3,755icwt. .. 358| , .. 363 pkg. 4,590 548 9.065 87 58,255 7,220 7.579 3.425 100 12 o Free. 13 10 6 1,761 16 8 Free. 1,172 12 7 Free. „ manufactures Lighthouse material Limejuice— Sweetened Unsweetened Linen manufactures „ rough brown hollands .. Maccaroni and vermicelli Machinery— Agricultural Flour-mills Quartz-crushing Refrigerating Saw-mills Spinning and weaving Steam-engines „ parts of Steam-boilers „ tubes for Wool- and hay-pressing Other kinds, viz., — Electric light Gas-engines Sugar-refining Unenumerated Machines, sewing .. „ parts of Manures — Bonedust Guano Unenumerated Maps and charts Marble — Wrought Unwrought Matches and vestas Mats and rugs Matting— China Coir Other kinds Meal— Linseed Maizena and corn-flour Oaten Other kinds Meats, potted and preserved.. 4,730 gal. .. 34,064 „ 266 pkg. 387 » 372 cwt. 6,862 pkg. 214 „ 333 » 312 „ 280 „ 339 „ 85 No. 1,187 pkg. .. 9 No. 408 pkg. 245 „ 33 ,, 15 No. 9,940 pkg. 2,707 „ 8,719 No. 218 pkg. 1,387 2,870 7.223 11,460 937 81,312 5,055 3,360 15,557 6,211 5.870 27,903 9.314 1,706 424 2,682 2,183 1,432 16,474 43,707 35,892 634 153 1 7 Free. 1,083 16 5 Free. 4,371 gal. .. 41,192 „ 355 pkg. 43i ,, 566I cwt. 8,067 pkg. 275 „ 601 „ 53 „ 523 „ 885 „ 101 No. 566 pkg. 19 No. 1,242 pkg. 261 „ 72 „ 4 No. 6,964 pkg. 3,564 , 15,798 No. 80 pkg. 1,395 3.490 10,507 13.170 1,256 86,204 4,609 6,412 7.038 11,472 14,378 26,863 3,952 8,878 671 3,050 3,264 322 16,891 69,299 49,346 366 217 9 5 Free. 1.573 14 3 Free. N 3,518 tons 1,819 „ 1,112 „ Included in Stat 23.057 9.183 5,607 ionery. 2,922 tons 1,404 ,, 7°3 » 27 pkg. 17.934 9,553 4,4i9 635 223 pkg. 108 tons 8,304 pkg. 305 ,, 1,579 1,441 24,635 3,546 6,201 9 7 586 14 3 218 „ 80 tons 7, 647 pkg453 » 1,673 1,323 23,448 7.752 5.813 1 3 1,051 1 o 1,064 „ 190 „ 62 „ 1.136 1,031 337 186 9 o 160 18 4 52 10 0 3,3i8 „ 301 „ 1,230 „ 3,101 1,849 i,95o 342 19 8 232 7 8 336 3 10 154 cwt. 8,753 pkg- ■• 288 cwt. 567 . 580 pkg. 143 ",575 160 1,466 1,129 8 16 10 268 13 10 16 2 1 51 17 5 182 18 3 407! cwt. 7,848 pkg. .. 305 cwt. 558J „ 878 pkg. 359 10,285 166 1.353 1,920 22 14 11 219 7 4 17 13 3 33 4 11 280 3 11

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. £ £ S. d. £ £ s. d. Metal, sheathing, other than copper Milk, preserved Millinery Mustard Nails 103 tons 9,603 pkg. 651 „ 140,802 lb. 27,659 cwt. .. 102 „ 627 gal. 7.147 12,823 23,78i 7,8S7 23,7 10 402 84 Free. 1,876 8 6 3,536 10 6 581 9 11 2,810 14 7 Free. 15 13 8 81 tons io,355 pkg. •■ 542 „ 166,005 lb29,803 cwt. .. 127 „ 250 gal. 6,440 14,409 34,492 9,626 27,184 442 61 Free. 2,073 19 2 5,145 10 1 690 2 1 3,046 13 10 Free. 6 15 o Naphtha NutsAlmonds in shell .. „ shelled Barbary Cocoanuts Other kinds Oakum Oars OilCastor 36,6221b. 20,261 „ 15,700 „ 212,454 No. .. 50,034 lb. 388 cwt. 3,096 No. 837 i,575 689 980 852 549 73i 340 7 " 250 4 o Free. 395 18 8 Free. 65,593lb. 24,107 „ 10,607 » 71,521 No 47,5861b. 685 cwt. 3,912 No. 1,375 1,818 399 397 727 957 916 578 17 6 276 19 6 Free. 432 1 2 Free. Chinese Cocoanut Cod-liver Colza Kerosene Linseed 67,838 gal. .. 112 pkg. 16,606 gal. .. 800 „ 137 ,. •■ 5,840 „ .. 14,860 „ 2,000 „ 812,778 . .. 143,989 » .. 4,450 „ .. 29,077 » •• 8,491 „ .. 717 cwt. 9,000 gal. 80 , 3,512 pkg. .. 9,650 128 2,562 135 67 2,669 2,417 300 39,239 16,869 481 5,467 1,889 670 720 12 5,107 i,557 J9 8 34 10 3 328 17 9 Free.* 388 10 0 Free.* 22,046 1 6 3,662 9 6 Free.* 94,757 gal. .. 361 pkg. 17,201 gal. .. 20 gal. .. 4,378 . .. 19,475 « .. 13,830 » .. 774,341 , .. 146,236 , 5,888 , .. 30,567 . .. 12,732 , .. 490 cwt. .. 13,020 gal. 14,395 367 3,i99 3 2,226 3,068 1,976 35,oo8 19,663 683 5,764 1.709 370 1,025 2,286 8 8 63 14 3 363 1 6 Free. u 484 6 4 Free* 18,559 15 6 3,549 9 5 Free.* Olive Palm Antifriction grease .. Paraffin Petroleum Salad Peanut Whale, black Sperm Other kinds * * 200 771 12 o 2,840 pkg. .. 4,000 gal. 12,209 n 336 „ 29,278 „ 15,141 » 1,581 pkg. .. 14,872 . 1,116 „ 4,537 lb747 pkg. 3.813 600 1.455 94 5,069 2,137 17,613 32,128 3,271 9,691 9,232 * m 620 10 6 Free. Oil- and other floor-cloth Oilmen's stores 9,042 gal. .. 14,750 . 37,86i » 55,"8 „ 1,916 pkg. .. 12,197 *■ .. 1,221 „ 4,1431b. 421 pkg. 2 „ 21,525 cwt. .. 787 . ■■ 1,042 3,603 6,307 4,721 19,166 27,287 3,624 8,733 5,442 1,095 27,986 1,896 Free. 887 18 9 Free. 2,750 2 1 5,014 18 6 Free. 4,340 10 6 790 14 5 Free.f a 769 15 6 Free. 2,739 17 11 5,422 14 3 Free. 4,183 7 6 1,213 I2 2 •Opium Paintings and engravings Paints and colours, unmixed.. „ mixed Paper— Bags Hangings Printing Wrapping 7,055 » 1,944 Pkg- •■ 39,073 cwt. .. 5,816 „ 40 „ 835 pkg. 173 » 704 » 961 „ 18,143 doz. pts. 267 pkg. ",703 20,020 67,840 8,284 50 11,922 3,254 4,869 IO,6o6 6,l8l 3,243 77 11 o 1,802 6 2 3,007 17 o Free. 663 18 1 Free.{ 21,954 cwt. .. 2,059 . 4,916 „ 1,898 pkg. 37,317 cwt. .. 6,109 , 29,947 6,191 9,3io 17,814 67,242 8,401 Free. 213 13 5 1,249 12 9 2,747 o 9 Free. 706 1 4 Writing Other kinds Perfumery Photographic goods Pickles Picture frames and mouldings Pipes— Drain Tobacco .. Pitch and tar Plants, shrubs, trees, and flower-roots Plaster of paris .. .. Plate, silver 1,052 pkg. 1,048 brl. 7,3" 911 1,066 4 1 Free. 705 15 5 506 7 5 1,186 19 1 Free. 1,035 pkg. 69 „ 613 . 875 „ 5,434 » 221 „ 118 No. 2,226 pkg. 1,565 brl. 11,412 1,215 4,212 11,010 51226 3,779 3° 6,900 1,422 Free. 1,150 6 5 Free. 599 5 9 553 12 1 Free. 992 5 5 Free. 784 pkg. 1,298^ brl. 46 pkg. 8 „ 316 „ 3,277 428 1,804 178 8,075 64 18 6 272 o 6 Free.§ 1,344 LI 5 911 pkg. 2,423 brl. 54 Pkg3,277 1,028 2,354 121 3 o 340 8 11 Plated ware 286 pkg. 8,969 215 1,297 8 5 Free. Portmanteaus and travellingbags Potatoes Printing materials Provisions — Beef, salted Pork Preserved Precious stones, cameos, &c, unset Pumps Putty 2 » 161 pkg. 123 tons 1,062 pkg. 1,207 820 12,089 178 13 10 Free. 374 a 373 tons 1,608 pkg. 2,685 1,767 24,561 388 19 o Free. 0 185 cwt. 150 „ 58 pkg. 302 242 383 » 107 cwt. 82 „ ■ 84 pkg. 137 149 433 v 2 „ 2,030 No. 1,957 cwt. 122 2,487 1,097 360 Free. 1 „ 2,938 No. 2,3I2jcwt. .. 19 4,390 1,223 2 17 O Free. * Government railways. t For public insl :itutions. J For Gover: iment use. §F( ir church lurposes.

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quicksilver .. .. Railway plant— Carriages .. .. Locomotives Trucks Other kinds Resin Rugs, opossum and other fur Saddlery and harness Saddlers' ironmongery Sago Salt 8,2581b. £ 712 £ s. d. Free. 16,122 lb. £ 1,310 I s. d. Free. 28 No. 9 „ 12 „ 145,659 pkg. .. 6,577 cwt. 509 No. 1,176 pkg. .. 1,010 „ 2,613 cwt. 5,470 tons .. 8 4 J „ •• 28J „ .. 8,595 9,460 1,824 183,872 1,654 1,077 32,204 17,154 1,899 14,990 246 825 4 No. 11,, 75c 23,542 162 6 4 4,921 6 1 Free. 32,100 pkg. .. 6,037 cw*334 Pkg. • • 1,512 „ 1,150 „ 2,792^ cwt. 4,535 tons .. 51 „ 59i . •• 90,881 1,909 863 43,871 21,583 2,269 12,389 133 1,554 Free. 140 1 4 6,472 9 o Free. „ rock Saltpetre .. .. .. Sashes, window Sauce Sausage-skins .. .. SeedsGrass and clover Cotton .. Other kinds .. .. ShellsPearl _.. Other kinds .. .. Ship chandlery Silks .. .. .. 14, 680 doz. pints 1,325 pkg. .. 47,450 bushels 167 tons .. 2,364 pkg. .. 10,898 7,819 70,993 606 16,876 1,530 o 8 Free. 15,000doz. pints 1,004 pkg. 34,598 bush. .. 1 ton 2,459 pkg. ",315 4,090 49,628 5 19,002 10 o o 1,572 10 10 Free. 319 cwt. 4 Pkg. • • 2,232 „ 146 „ 1 „ 1,093 us 10,346 8,270 122 1,182 1 o Free. 1,481 cwt. 13 pkg. 1,043 , 194 „ 6 „ 5>897 42 7>I35 12,636 103 N 1.943 14 5 Free. Skins— Furs and pelts 519 No. .. 3.034 » •• 200 30 10 6 Free. 2,772 No. .. 996 „ .. 1,407 222 73 6 9 Free. 1,919 SlatesRoofing Slabs .. 192,736 „ .. 63 „ ■• 2,130 22 690,359 „ .. 40 „ 5,448 76 Soap— Common Fancy Specie— Copper Gold Silver Specimens illustrative of natural history Spices— Ginger Pepper Other kinds Spirits— Brandy Cordials and bitters Geneva .. .. .. Gin, sweetened Methylated Perfumed .. Rum Whiskey Spirits of wine Other kinds 1,289 cwt. 663 pkg. 35 Pkg. 34,9631b. .. 150.553 ,, 32,7 O5 » 1,836 3,696 1,280 336,000 400 326 1,064 7,120 2,325 215 13 11 1,136 14 3 Free. 518 11 4 682 15 9 447 17 2 666 cwt. 547 Pkg40 pkg. 52,7351b. .. 128,307 „ 44,697 „ .. 833 3,788 20 195,040 5,012 362 1,310 5,388 3.074 116 4 8 944 16 5 Free. 656 18 11 53i 4 5 549 12 o 144,086 gal. .. 5,58i , .. 72,466 „ 12,831 „ 3,789 „ ■■ 1,259 „ 51,100 „ .. 267,894 „ 6,664 „ .. 10,134 « ■• 3,1371b. 4,891 cwt. 4,660 pkg. .. 2,942 „ 241 tons 6,168 „ 77,104 5,317 20,323 3,967 755 3,563 10,751 94,376 1,164 15,516 929 6,717 59,972 27,929 5,860 41,267 103,774 10 1 3.187 14 7 43,894 5 2 10,146 15 1 Free. 1,317 2- 7 35,649 19 9 182,293 11 2 2,642 10 4 4,144 15 8 108 6 10 753 10 6 9,119 10 1 Free. 171,976 gal. .. 3,314 » •• 80,676 „ 14,328 „ 3,861 „ 1,297 » •• 51,564 « •• 225,585 „ .. 7,59i „ .. 9,644 „ .. 2,308 lb. 3,943 cwt. 4,661 pkg. 3,589 „ 314J tons .. 2,8ll| „ ... 88,969 3.554 20,039 4,023 733 4,114 10,839 80,311 1,237 9,521 893 6,195 64,781 30,088 8,643 20,575 115,619 9 8 1,786 5 10 45,512 6 11 10,286 14 o Free. 1,645 16 7 4i,9i3 5 3 181,136 9 8 2,685 9 8 4.044 5 3 156 3 3 613 17 2 9,571 17 10 Free. Sponges Starch .. .. ., Stationery Steel .. .. .. „ rails .. .. .. StoneBuilding.. Flagging.. Grindstones Millstones Unenumerated Stoneware ■. .. Sugar— Candy Raw Refined .. Glucose Molasses and treacle Sulphur Tapioca .. Tallow .. .i Tea Telegraph materials Tarpaulins.. .. .. TimberDeals .. Hewn Laths .. 75 « 11 „ 2,728 No. 21 „ 310 pkg. 33 » 19 cwt. .. 226,356 „ .. 360,776 „ 4,269 „ .. 6,323 » •• 6,397 » •• 4,950 „ .. 1 ' 264 „ .. 3,i8o,5go lb... 770 48 556 241 1,374 70 38 189,931 504,667 4,089 6,959 2,543 3,950 389 180,301 15,229 741 10 10 o 17 12 10 19,535 6 8 87,953 18 11 1,236 19 6 i>7H X7 '4 329 14 5 Free. 371 » 63 „ .. 3,423 No. 23 » 270 pkg. 8J cwt. .. u,548£ » ■■ 396,389^ „ .. 5,594 » •• 9,332| „ •■ 3,881* „ .. 405,244 lb. 784 cwt. 3,788,3521b... 1,512 315 879 266 1,418 25 16,915 604,461 6,118 io,537 1,876 3.257 150 230,424 n,578 830 . ft Free. 7 15 10 2,129 19 9 86,388 2 3 1,150 1 9 1,909 19 10 189 12 7 Free. 73,196 16 5 Free. 62,714 14 3 Free. 44 Pkg"; 36 pkg. 3.667 ft. 15 3 13 4 65,250 ft. .. 136,284 „ 1,406,003 No. 981 2,356 1,861 65 5 3 Free. 134 3 8 118,124 No. •• 125 11 16 2

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1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Quantity imported. Value. Duty received. Timber — continued. Logs Palings Posts .. .. Rails Sleepers Sawn, undressed .. 6,311 No. .. 767,350 „ •• 3,270 „ .. 24,082 „ 2,247,071 ft. .. 181,263 „ .. 245,380 „ .. £ 15,500 6,364 162 881 £ o. d. Free. 767 6 10 13 1 7 48 3 3 2,207 17 6 Free.* 490 15 4 2,770 No. .. 844,647 „ .. 9,918 „ .. 47,902 „ .. 16,187 „ .. 2,888,670 ft. .. 220,678 „ .. 105,835 » ■• 10,000 „ .. 816,000 No. .. £ 9,341 6,451 363 1,589 3,574 25,954 2,532 1,296 150 569 £ s. d. Free. 797 18 4 39 13 3 96 16 2 Free.* 2,930 17 9 Free.f 211 14 5 Free. 81 12 10 „ dressed I7,4 r3 2,159 2,003 Shingles Shafts, spokes, and felloes, rough Shafts, spokes, and felloes, dressed Shafts (buggy), wheel-rims, and other bent carriage timber 497,700 No. .. 565 49 15 5 181,137 '■ " 5,3" Free. 165,421 „ .. 6,198 Free. ■ ft 57 P kg- • ■ 194 if 377 P kg- • • 841 Free. 1,426 „ 1,339 » I 94,201 ft. j 2,149 Unenumerated 3,138 » 3,301 " { 2,555 TinBlock .. Foil Sheet Tinware Tinsmiths' fittings and furnishings Tobacco— Unmanufactured Manufactured New Zealand manufacture.. Cigars „ N.Z. manufacture Cigarettes N.Z. manufacture Snuff .. Sheepwash Tools, artificers' Toys Tramway plant Turpentine 956 cwt. 73 » 13,228 boxes .. 9,338 pkg. .. 4,309 3°7 14,289 4,932 0 1,307 cwt. 138 . •• 11,127 boxes .. 15,217 pkg. .. 6,879 693 13,350 6,117 >t t/ 740 o 4 928 2 o 547 » 3,56i Free. 303 » 2,286 Free. 21,8781b. .. 901,417 „ 69,2971b. 23,311 lb. 2,1171b. 1,605 64,246 23,"9 7,910 1.94° 4 3 200,884 5 4 238 16 o 21,985 15 8 72 11 3 6,310 16 8 67 8 6 795 ° ° 4 11 9 Free. 460 o 10 Free. 777 l8 4 Free.* 1,221,7851b. .. 78,0931k .. 21,190 lb. 3,066 lb. 81,705 25,809 8,087 518 187,124 16 7 21,272 1 g 5,595 10 5 850 8 0 29 o 9 Free. 530 6 6 Free. 775 14 ° 352 4,029 pkg. 33i » 43.997 3,006 7> I3° 3,846 189 4,824 . 3,i5o 15,460 5,880 12,419 275 387 4,718 pkg. .. 37i » 52,733 3,700 9,752 5,318 32,375 gal. •• 1,880 „ 458 pkg. 306 „ 204 tons 157 pkg. 28,337 gal. .. 299 „ 726 „ 33,779 gal. •• Twine „ for reapers and binders Umbrellas and. parasols Varnish 484 15 6 Free. 944 12 o 727 4 4 Free.* 493 Pk'g- • ■ 320 „ 7,219 „ 168 „ 30,923 gal. .. 300 „ 975 ., 6,448 3>i77 17,453 6,499 14,579 182 554 Free. 477 !8 i Free. 981 13 10 773 17 o Free.* „ gold-size Vegetables— Fresh Dried Preserved Vinegar Water-works' material, other than iron pipes .. Watches .. 7,190 pkg. .. 1,092 pkg. .. 93,133 gal- • • 5,075 "526 9,649 80 4 4 2,349 ° 3 12,173 pkg. .. 1 „ .. 2,706 „ 102,413 gal. .. 6,012 2 853 10,016 w 124 12 6 2,688 11 10 13,829 No. 6 , 85 pkg. 46 cwt. .. 10,599 » 5,56i 33,866 60 1,688 736 1,273 Free. 5,028 8 1 Free.' 11,970 No. .. 8,185 28,322 Free. 4,339 10 10 Watchmakers' material Whalebone . > Whiting and chalk WineIn wood .. .. In bottle,,. Sparkling .. Australian .. Woodenware 72 Pkg. i8| cwt. .. 6,571 „ 1,972 368 002 Free, 529 19 2 327 12 10 68,565 gal. .. 23,567 „ 9,857 » 33,472 „ 6,035 pkg. .. 15,990 „ 310 lb. 25,572 13,347 15,283 13,95° 3,609 4>7°4 18 20,299 4 1 6,252 19 6 2,994 5 9 6,807 14 4 508 1 o Free. 106,374 gal. .. 38,959 » •• 12,959 „ •• 38,061 „ 8,131 pkg. .. 2,891 „ 59,2561b. 3,421 „ 1,839 pkg. •• 20 „ 1,158 „ 37,439 21,084 21,000 16,401 6,462 9,706 2,040 500 100,222 318 29,702 22,108 13 1 7,185 5 9 3,474 18 7 7,575 14 3 983 5 9 Free. Wool * „ dyed.. . * Woollens .. .. 75,151 M ii,354 8 6 15,058 o 1 Free. 4,084 o o 1,578 pkg. .. n * * ■ • • * Blankets Zinc— Plain sheet Perforated sheet Manufactures Goods, miscellaneous — Manufactured Unmanufactured .. .. 1,052 pkg. .. 25,370 3,706 18 2 4,671 cwt. [.. 42 pkg. 75 » 4.9" 273 23 Free. 40 19 10 3 9° 4,498 cwt. 42 pkg. 2 • • 5,128 265 20 Free. 39 16 4 300 3,52i 3,690 911 4,557 Free. • • Total value of imports Total duty received •• £7 1 663,888 o o 4 I3,393 16 4 /7i974,°38 o ° 1,414,181 17 10 * Government use. t For Government, £1,287; for harbour works, £1,245.

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1884. 1883. 1884. 1883. Articles. Articles. Quantity. Valuo. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ £ 176 214 39 728 85 £ 150 242 1,163 12 i.cid, tartaric aerated and mineral waters agricultural implemet's Jkali— Soda, bicarbonate .. „ crystals . 4 onbergris .. .. inimals, living— Birds Cattle Dogs Donkeys .. Horses .. .. Mongoose . ■ Pigs Poultry Sheep Other kinds L nchors .. .. and slops ims, ammunition, and explosives — Arms, military sporting Pistols .. Caps, percussion .. Cartridges Dynamite Euse Powder, sporting .. „ blasting .. Shot Other kinds .rrow.root .. Sacon and hams Jags and sacks — Corn-sacks Gunny bags Other, unenumerated Woolpacks !ark Sasket and wickerware >eche-de-mer ieer, ale, and porter — Bottled Draught Condensed ieeswax .. Siscuits— Fancy Plain ... Slacking Slue Soats Sones Sooks, printed Soots and shoes Soot-webbing Sorax ... Sran and sharps Srassware Sricks— Clay ... Fire Srushware and brooms Srushes and combs .. Suckets and tubs, iron Sutter Indies lanes and rattans ;anvas ... „ scrim lards, playing .. ;arpeting, & druggeting ;arriages, .. larriage material Perambulators 40 lb. 1,225 d°z523 Pkg- • • 230 2,170 333 doz. .. 218 pkg. 86 i,3°7 Carts and wagons Casks, empty Cement Chaff Chains „ cable Cheese Chemical manufactures and products unenumerated China, porcelain Clocks Coals Coke Cocoa and chocolate.. CoffeeRaw Roasted Confectionery „ boiled sugars Copper— Nails Pig, bar, and sheet.. Sheathing Copra Cordage .. „ galvanized iron Coir yarn Cotton piece-goods— Calicoes Cotton shirtings Dress-prints Other kinds Cotton— Raw .. .. Waste Wick Curiosities Cutlery Doors Drapery Drugs Druggists' wares Dyes Earthenware Eggs Electroplated ware .. Engine packing Fancy goods Feathers Felt sheathing Fire hose and other appliances Fireworks .. <. FishDried and pickled .. Fresh Frozen Potted and preserved Flax Flour .. Fruits— Bottled and preserved Dried, unenumerated Currants Raisins Fresh Fungus Furniture Gas plant .. Glass— Bottles Window Glassware Glue Glycerine Gold 9 No. ., 480 „ .. 76 casks .. 189 tons .. 4 tons 6cwt. 2 No. 432 » 1,514 barrels 2J tons 1 toni3Cwt. 5 „ 13 » 2,526! cwt. 3 cwt. ?2 5 |ib.;: 3 3 2,520 2 cwt. 4 » 68J lb. 3 2 3,844 10,353 cwt. 25,095 42 46 6,932 492 No. .. 15 » 8,864 169 78 No. .. 410 » •• 11 „ .. 8 ■; ., 1,828 „ .. 17 4,761 28 52 52,345 9 pkg. 3 8 No. .. 6,784 tons 236 „ 1,342 lb. 260 29 97 5,246 372 76 35 pkg. • • 14 „ 281 No. .. 6,522 tons.. 1,43° » •■ i,575 lb. .. 89 162 385 4,879 2,057 145 2,347 No. 1 ff 106 „ 1.723 * 5,742 » 56,789 3 153 304 4.895 27 No. .. 148 „ .. 1,841 „ .. 8 pkg. 384I cwt. .. 612 pkg. .. 39 54 2,286 28 259 8,795 11,013 „ 1,045 » 19 pkg. .. 3.473 lb. .. 231 64 30 99 862 „ .. 311 » •• 26 pkg. 1,196 lb." .. 38 20 102 38 16 cwt. .. 683 pkg. .. 25 9,800 t cwt. 9 12J cwt, .. 15 1 847 No. .. 16 „ .. 429 196 12,568 No. 21 „ 1 1, 7.500 „ 747,862 „ 250 lb. 20 coils 267 lb. 6,383 148 1 5 7 5x 19 cwt. . ■ 2,086 tons 1,001 cwt. • • 36 29,773 1,968 18 1,945 tons.. 1,117 cwt... 5 tons8Jcwt. 240 cwt. 29,246 2,222 134 420 35,800 No. 18,200 „ 70 lb. 10 27 9 4,6071b. 25,000 „ 3 cwt. 5 Pkg- .. 3,360 lb. .. 2,9674 cwt. 779 520 7 58 28 12,433 3° 1 3i 45 pkg. .. 9 „ •■ 165 „ .. 53 » •• 801 85 4,239 1.257 38 pkg. .. 12 „ 161 „ 28 „ 744 167 4,121 671 3J cwt. 9 2,2401b. .. 2,041} cwt. 28 8,274 233.i39lb. 1 cwt. 1,975 lb. .. 94 Pkg- ■ • 14 » 4,911 No. 305 pkg. .. 265 „ 308 „ .. 9.887 1 157 736 331 2,917 6,760 896 1,241 288,6971b... 12,019 224 doz. .. 1,000 doz. 33 » 9 tons 4 pkg. . • 11 cwt. .. 85 300 41 48 2 224J doz. .. 120 „ 528 „ .. 4i » •• 212}tons .. 1 pkg. 35 cwt. 87 75 176 3 2,337 3 93 "637 lb." .. 58 pkg: .. 24 „ 7,094 No. .. 239 pkg. .. 145 „ 58 ,. ' •• 8 „ 122 „ « » 52 799 347 5,973 5,604 541 281 20 ■ 282 20 227 pkg. .. 19 „ .. 20 „ "156 29 1,052 3,082 gal. 5,349 » 673 535 3,195 gal. .. 476 „ •• 24 pkg. .. 16 cwt. 740 43 180 70 4 pkg. ioj cwt. .. 129 pkg. .. 19 cwt. .. "128 270 pkg. .. 16 cwt. 2,505 45 38 208 1,219 2,481 lb. .. 4,514 cwt. 10 pkg. .. 579 lb. .. 25 No. 87 tons .. 285 pkg. .. 253 doz. pr. 1,983 yds. 19 cwt. .. 9,717 tons 2.pkg. .. 45 5,110 21 18 1,105 693 4.476 974 61 66 4 J>556 5 3,0241b. .. 5,479! cwt. 65 6,652 '5 pkg10 580 lb. 32 No. 179J tons .. 213 pkg. .. 686f doz. pr. 750 yds. 2 pkg. 5 10 1 „ 100 4 16 884 878 2,868 2,238 45 1 „ .. 139 cwt. .. 155 „ ■ ■ 222 150 2 „ 224J cwt. .. 312 22,7361b... 16 tons 3,668 „, 17J cwt. 31,8071b. .. 24 1,064 5,92ojtons 9 pkg26,716 227 523 800 33.342 6,123 t; I c64,983 27,500 No. 2 pkg. .. 2 „ 14 „ 15,766 cwt. 29 „ 117 32 35 44 66,593 129 66,500 No. 7°3 » 9 pkg. 3 » 5 „ 8,880! cwt. io| „ 1 bundle .. 23 pkg. .. 3 » * • 37 doz. packs 9 pkg. 24 No. 276 9 13 25 6 89 doz. .. 32 cwt. 21 „ 33 „ ... 2,244 pkg. 6,387 cwt. 324 pkg. .. 50 99 52 102 1,241 ..11,079 3.048 90 548 doz. 6jcwt. .. I52j „ .. 53! » •• 27 pkg. 6,856! cwt. 811 pkg. .. 270 18 215 91 23 13.125 3.323 40 25 Pkg- • • 9 „ ioodoz.pks. 2 pkg. ,. 21 No. 42,090 44 1 37 141 16 44 56 3i 76 549 148 4 423 2,681 196 5 15 pkg. . ... 48 . ,. 162J cwt... 266 „ .. 246,3930.227 250 153 474 988,953 .39 pkg. .. 12 „ 66 „ 35 cwt. .. 282} „ 222,8ggjoz. 23 15 124 21 68g 892,445 3 Pkg- ,.•• 3 pkg-

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Articles, 181 Quantity. 1884. 1883. Articles. Quantity. Value. 1884. Quantity. 1883. Value. Value. Quantity. Value. Grain and pulse— Barley Barley, pearl < Beans and peas Linseed .. ■ Maize Malt Oats Peas, split Rice .. Wheat Other kinds Gravel Grindery Gum, kauri Gutta percha goods .. Haberdashery Hair Hardware and ironmongery Hardware, axes and hatchets Hats and caps— Straw Felt Hay Hemp .. Hides Holloware Hops " .. Honey .. Hotns and hoofs Hosiery Indiarubber goods InkPrinting Writing Instruments, musical — Harmoniums Organs Pianofortes Other kinds Instruments — Optical Scientific Surgical Surveying Iron— Bar, bolt, and rod.. Castings Galv'ized corrugated „ plain sheet Hoop Pipes, cast Tanks Pig Rails Wire, fencing „ netting „ unenumerated Unenumerated Isinglass Jams, jellies, and preserves Jewellery Lamps and lanterns .. Lard LeadSheet Manufactures Leather „ manufactures Lime Limejuice, unsweetened Linen manufactures .. Linum, produce of imported flax seed Machinery— ■ Agricultural Electric light ■ Refrigerating ■ Saw-mills.. Spinning & weaving Sugar-mills Wool & hay pressing Steam-engines Steam boilers I28,45°bsh. 920 cwt. .. 94,520 bsh. 723 cwt. .. 33,948 bsh. 51.311 w 2,474,631 „ 21 CWt. 1,648 „ 2,706,775 bsh 211 „ 37 tons .. 11 pkg. .. 6,393 tons 25,138 874 15,876 211 144,923 bsh. 186 cwt. .. 114,977 bsh. 46 , 80 „ 61,076 „ 1,619,768 „ II CWt. i,io6J „ 4,897,540 bsh. 18 „ £ 3°,347 250 21,996 29 19 18,526 170,543 12 882 1,067,309 3 9 323 336,606 17 1,250 417 Machinery— continued. Other, unenumerated Machines, sewing Manures „ guano Maps and charts* Matches and vestas .. Mats and rugs „ sheepskin Matting— China Coir Flax Meal— Maizena Linseed Oaten Meats, frozen— Beef Mutton Pork Veal Game Other kinds Meats— Potted and preserved Metal, old .. „ sheathing, other than copper Milk, preserved MillineryMinerals—■ Antimony Copper ore Hematite Manganese Other kinds Mustard Nails Nuts, cocoa Oakum Oars OilCastor Chinese Cocoanut Cod-liver Colza Kerosene Linseed Olive Salad Whale, black Sperm Tallow Other kinds Oilcake Oil- & other floorcloths Oilmen's stores, unenumerated Onions Opium Oysters 207 pkg. .. 523 No. .. 3J tons .. 25 „ £ 2,472 20 115 58 pkg. .. 150 No. 32! tons .. t\ cwt. 17 pkg. .. 43 » 8 „ 1,364 No. .. i 1,091 441 225 2 761 226 63 579 7, I4 I 14,655 267,286 28 1,295 436,728 38 75 285 342,151 32 pkg. .. 17 „ 1,580 No. 156 264 609 3 Pkg. ■ • 4 » 7 21 4 pkg- ■ • 10 „ 9 39 133 5 tons 6 pkg. 6,5181} tons 1 pkg. 49 pkg. 175! cwt. .. 3° » 49 Pkg- ■ • 508 cwt. .. "886 728 7 pkg- • • 186 cwt. 16,198 „ 20 135 10,965 1 ,/ .. 11 cwt. 17.953 . 3 11 12,174 1,887 pkg. 4,282 1,133 pkg... 3.4*2 1,644 « 252,422 „ 2,605 34 2»476 937 » 86.994J « 17 » 26J „ 2,155 116,106 35 » ' 94 24 43 2 „ 6 „ 97 tons .. 10 147 457 2 pkg. 4 « 12J tons .. 17 tons 16 c. 26,284 No. 6 pkg. 3,985i cwt. 3i3l - 50 tons 12 c. 10 pkg. 7 82 56 501 22,037 58 62,861 548 677 176 41 1,357 No. 3 cwt. 39 9 27.7"i « 744 tons .. 59.224 1,866 34>539jcwt. 1,095 t. 19 c 72,778 3.105 44,533 No. 1 pkg. 2,931! cwt. 378 ., 31 tons .. 10 pkg. .. 80 cwt. 38,199 4 19,789 786 509 183 224 312 cwt. .. 328 pkg. .. 13 » •• 607 525 475 3g9 cwt. .. 210 pkg. 7 „ 356 311 451 3 » 20J tons .. 106 808 31 tons .. 46 „ • ■ i . - 384 . •• 22 „ 804 678 12 1,155 no 4 n • • I „ . * 140 9 318 tons .. 2 No. 3 » 27 „ 8 pkg. .. 18 9 No. 35 » 1-1 10 pkg. 182 422 262 92 60 lb. 395 cwt. 57° 5iif cwt. .. 3,150 No. .. • • 582 13 24 1,087 57 69 cwt. .. 135 No. .. 107 46 304 No. .. 99 15 » 15 „ 9 „ 9 » 145 292 107 185 6 „ IS » 4 » 2 „ 50 241 38 32 262 gal. 155 » 3.13° i 36 , 102 „ 62 32 435 15 26 3,33° 201 35 g 2,456 5,547 59i 1,225 627 6 245 gal. 4,010 „ 2,146 „ 2 „ 15 » 40,365 » 867 „ 36 612 283 3 3 2,073 168 1 ton 9 c. 1 cwt. 25 tons 3 c. 23i „ ... 2 „ 17 c. 165 „ .. in No. .. 27 tons .. 2 „ 14 c. 37 » 4» 7 cwt. 1 ton 18 c. 798 » 15,, 832 lb. .. 21 2 587 361 3° 553 414 60 33 750 24 54 1,305 190 1 ton 12 cwt. 35 tons 16 c. 18J cwt. .. 1 ton 102 No. 21 "898 14 3 420 74,004 „ 1,145 » 160 „ 5 pkg16,722 gal. 25,021 „ 3,846 „ 11,792 „ 764 cwt. .. 3 Pkg- •• 3 pkg. 28,280 gal. 12,689 „ 4,116 „ 1,166 „ 39 j tons .. 1 pkg. .. 4 6,468 2,813 606 243 373 3 16 tons 13 c. 226 328 tons 6 c. 1 pkg. "831 42 385 „ •• 624 cwt. .. 31 lb. 445,475 doz. 778 425 22 3,190 265 „ .. 230! cwt. .. 48 lb. 152,230 doz. 1,205 pkg. 795 215 90 6,207 „ .. 13 pkg. .. 21 „ 240 cwt. .. 182 829 101 689 14,8581b. .. 26 pkg. 362 5,146 134 1,121 I 1.462 1 ton 7,910 cwt. 38 pkg. .. 4,075 bush. 22,930 gal. 3 P kg- • ■ 21 37, 602 409 302 i,457 34 14 „ 359 cwt. if tons 2 pkg. 10,446 cwt. 15 pkg. .. 4,330 bush. 23,992 gal. 1 pkg. 31 4 48,914 269 430 1,814 21 Paintings and engravings Paints and colours .. „ mixed Paper— Bags Hangings Printing Wrapping Writing Other kinds (waste) Perfumery Phormium .. „ tow Photographic goods .. Pickles Picture frames and mouldings Pipes, tobacco Pitch and tar Plants, shrubs, trees, and flower-roots Plate, silver... 67 pkg. .. 139 cwt. .. 26 „ .. 9 pkg. .. 278 cwt. .. 2 pkg. .. 19 tons .. 12 pkg. .. 1,525 tons 99 « 12 pkg. .. 107 doz. pts. 1,284 214 64 4 291 14 98 76 23,475 1,025 in 78 48 „ 161 cwt. .. I52J « •• 9l » •• 4 Pkg15 cwt. .. 259i » •• 9 pkg24J tons .. 26 pkg. 2,013^ tons 60 tons 19 c. 9 pkg. . • 29 „ 1,302 254 217 25 38 55 316 87 123 109 36,761 825 127 43 4 tons 11 cwt. 182 89 pkg. .. 130 » •• 346 „ .. 1 „ 845 2,700 4>°5i 9 37 105 pkg. .. 2 1.551 200 16 pkg. 3" 1 pkg. .. 40 „ 54 barrels C 62 31 27 pkg. .. 9 barrels .. • 6 1 » 87 pkg. .. 6 „ 2 No. 29 14 4 No'.' .. X • • 670 130 500 25 530 247 pkg. .. 10 „ 1,287 642 250 pkg. .. 5 • •• 1,411 347 * Included in Stationery.

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No. III.—EXPORTS FOR DRAWBACK. Return showing the Articles exported for Drawback from New Zealand, the Countries to which exported, and the Amount paid under each head, during the Year 1884.

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1884. 1883. 1884. 1883. Articles. Artioles. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Plated-ware.. Portmanteaus and travelling-bags Potatoes Precious stones, uncut Printing material Provisions — Beef, salted Pork „ Preserved Fresh meat Other kinds Pumps Rags Railway plant Resin .. Rugs, opossum and other fur .. Saddlery and harness Saddlers' ironmongery Sago Salt Sashes, window Sauces Sausage-skins Seeds— Grass and clover .. Cotton Other kinds ShellsPearl Other kinds Ship-chandlery (unenumerated) Silks Silver .. Skins — Basils Rabbit Seal Sheep Pelts. Other kinds Soap— Common Fancy Specie— Gold Silver Specimens illustrative of natural science .. Spices, pepper Spirits — Brandy Cordials and bitters Geneva Gin Perfumed Rum Whiskey Other kinds Starch Stationery Steel StoneBuilding .. Grindstones Millstones 9 pkg. • • ** 8 pkg. .. I 250 Stone — continued. Ware Sugar— Raw Refined Molasses and treacle Sulphur Tapioca Tallow Tarpaulins Tea TimberBalk Deals Laths Logs Palings Posts Rails Sawn, undressed .. „ dressed Shingles Spars Spokes £ 5 Pkg. £ 11 4 w • • 19,2254 tons 7 53.536 16 „ io,i5of tons i pkg. .. 65 „ 63 26,784 200 819 634 cwt. .. 498 „ .. 177 » 2 tons 2 cwt. 7,5384 tons 3 pkg. 16,431 lb. 706 701 158 30 3 234,829 24 i>257 7374 cwt. 3,3524 „ 1064 „ 630 „ 128IK 7,059 \ tons 990 5.190 91 258 3 233.557 10 pkg. .. 143 13,278 cwt. 281 „ 46 pkg. .. 194 cwt. .. 260 pkg. .. 44 No. 11 tons .. 27 pkg. .. 1 cwt. 18,869 658 75 242 448 78 434 225 1 8,778Jcwt. 495i « 15 pkg. .. 16 cwt. 140 pkg. .. 12,187 i>i73 33 20 261 16,5051b... 1.032 12 No. 69 pkg. .. 1 f t • • 2 cwt. 9 tons 1,838 No. 792 doz. pts. 126 pkg. .. 52 573 22 38J tons .. 4 cwt. .. 6 No. 82 pkg. 730 3 59 835 5,014 No. 2,700 „ 23,370 32 221,000 ft, 4>779 » 587 No. 6,040 „ 20,300 „ 100 „ 500 „ 14,986,911 ft. 8,799,260 „ 89,300 No. 600 54 17 24,198 131 5 21 7 I>387 53.533 73 14,093,256 ft. 10,704,051 „ 65,797 63.570 4 58 574 584 1.453 74 tons 7,069 No. .. 341 doz. pts. 92 pkg. .. 40 2,737 167 402 6 No. .. 197 » •• 25 8 3.450 „ (2,583 pkg. \ 2,000 pieces (500 ft. 24 tons 5 cwt. 6 pkg. • • 51 39.871 55O 552 Other kinds 161 pkg. .. 99 I 1,508 igi,54obsh. no tons .. 337 Pkg- •• n8,9i7bsh. 34.057 Firewood Tin, sheet 188 pkg. .. 283 81 tons .. 7 bo.:es .. 119 pkg. .. 3 1 6 87 30 3 408 cwt. .. 27 pkg. .. 140 „ .. 6 „ .. 24,914 oz. 458,287 No. 9,807,665 „ 374 » 387,722 „ 287,833 „ 88,176 „ 3,4114 cwt. 5 pkg- • • 1,596 171 427 103 5.125 27,010 107,514 380 44,178 10,563 3,55S 3,792 20 10 1,430 i,6ooj cwt. 36 pkg. 48 „ 3 » i6,826oz... 178,835 No. 9,891,805 „ 142 „ 304,693 „ 59,401 „ 190,238 „ 4,999 cwt... 4 Pkg. 6,210 165 335 349 3,785 12,169 100,955 107 43>i75 3,325 5,611 5,021 7 83,760 211 „ ware .. Tobacco— Manufactured Cigars Cigarettes Sheepwash Tools, artificers' Toys Tramway plant Turpentine Twine „ for reapers and binders Umbrellas andjparasols Varnish Vegetables, fresh „ preserved Vinegar Watches Whalebone Whiting and chalk .. Wine — In wood Bottled Sparkling Australian Woodware WoolGreasy Scoured Washed Woollens Blankets .. Zinc „ manufactures .. Goods, manufactured— Unenumerated Goods, unmanufcted.— Unenumerated 50,728 lb. 465 „ 48 pkg. .. 5 n 39 gal- .. 13 pkg. .. ij tons .. 7 pkg. 34 gal. • • 5,144 Pkg. 45 « 229 gal. .. 15 No. 237I cw'. ■ • 3,162 243 4°5 15 115 8 117 115 222 20 981 51 34 127 12,511 47,455 lb. I,24lJ „ 560 „ 692 „ 37 pkg. . • 1 „ 53 gal. .. 33 Pkg. ■ • n pkg. .. 45 gal. 797 P kg. • • 194 gal. .. 1 No. 844 cwt. .. 3 „ 24 2,836 407 56 18 199 I 11 147 291 26 669 36 5 845 1 49 Pkg. • ■ 426 53 pkg. • • 20 lb. 393 1 986 gal. .. 662 „ 469 „ 286 „ .. 6,773 Pkg. 380 578 352 135 4.5" 365 gal. 537 » 411 „ 690 „ 13.307pkg. 113 324 465 201 4,622 2,223 gal3° « 2,603 „ 49 „ 20 „ 1,308 „ 2,573 « 198 „ 9 cwt. 35i Pkg. ■■ 10 cwt. 1,294 22 74 1 22 31 3°5 974 323 17 2,213 22 10,480^ gal. 47 » 2,4*94 » 51 ,, 6i| „ 1,227 » 4,2i3l » 65 „ 3 cwt. 291 pkg. .. 2 tons 7 c. 3,"4 47 872 3 72 238 1,363 132 5 2,166 50 65.444,430 lb. 11,323,327 « 4,37i,27i „ 92 pkg. .. 2,379,38i 057,334 230,812 2,35i 57 "5 204 55,104,6571b. 7,975,642 „ 5,102,151 „ 53 pkg. .. 4 » 127 cwt. .. 2,195,110 507,881 312,470 2,143 159 75 4 » 195 cwt. .. 1,902 pkg. 226 tons .. 3 No. 2 „ 510 3 54 601 „ 2 „ 4 No. 1,008 2 2,141 2,313 i,43i 237 66' • •

Exported to Articles. Amount paid in 1884. Exported to Articles. Amount pait in 1884. United KingdomArms and ammunition Drapery and apparel .. Drugs Fancy goods.. Hardware Haberdashery and millinery .. .. Hats £ •■ d. 4 1 1 76 1 5 740 10 16 6 29 19 o United Kingdom — continued. Instruments, musical .. Iron, fencing wire and nails Matches Oilmen's stores Platedware and glassware Timber „ £ s. d. 280 23 6 o 4 10 o 10 14 o 37 13 ° 787 33 9 8 10 g o

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Exported to Articles. Amount paid in 1884. Exported to Articles. Amount paid in 1884. Arms and ammunition Boots and shoes Cement Drugs Drapery and apparel .. Earthenware and platedware Fancy goods and stationery Fish, potted Hardware Hops Hosiery and haberdashery Instruments, musical .. Iron, galvanized, and fencing wire Isinglass Leather manufactures.. Paintings Paper, wrapping Watches Woodware Arms and ammunition Carriages Drapery and apparel .. Fish, dried Fruits, dried'.. Haberdashery and fancy goods Hardware Hops Leather manufactures.. Tea Doors Tea .. Timber Tea Bags and sacks Fish, potted Milk, preserved Oilmen's stores Tea and sugar Oilmen's stores .. Arms' and ammunition Bags and sacks Carts and wagons Clocks and watches .. Cocoa and confectionery Drapery Druggists' wares Earthenware and glass- £ s. d. in 1 5 7 II 8 3 15 ° 11 14 2 69 o 2 940 41 19 2 200 72 17 6 216 14 6 Gilbert Island .. Norfolk Island ., Drapery Arms and ammunition Boots and shoes Cocoa and confectionery Drapery Earthenware.. ,, Fish, potted .. .. Fruits, dried.. .. Grain, rice .. .. Hardware .. Iron nails .. Matches Matting .. ., Oil Oilmen's stores Sugar .. .. Tea Apparel and drapery .. Beer, bottled Carts and wagons .. Druggists' wares Earthenware and glassware Fancy goods and musical instruments Grain Hardware and woodware Iron, galvanized, and fencing wire .. Matches .. .. Oils and paints Oilmen's stores Saddlery and leatherware Sugar Apparel and drapery .. Millinery Apparel and drapery .. Boots and shoes Carpeting and matting Fancy goods Furniture .. .. Hardware .. .. Iron nails Jams and jellies .. Apparel and drapery .. Cards and fancy goods Fish, potted .. Haberdashery and hosiery Hardware Milk, preserved Millinery and silks Oilmen's stores Sugar .. ,. Apparel and drapery .. Cotton goods Drugs and druggists' wares Haberdashery and hosiery Iron, galvanized Matches .. .. Millinery and silks Oils and paints ., Oilmen's stores ., Saddlery Stationery Tea and sugar Apparel and drapery .. Drugs and druggists' wares .. .. Fish, potted Hardware and glassware Matches Oilmen's stores .. Sugar Candles Fruits, preserved Oil Oilmen's stores ., Sugar Apparel and drapery .. Fruits, preserved Oilmen's stores Sugar .. .. Tea Boots and shoes £ s d. 3 15 o 1 17 9 1 6 11 2 11 4 55 12 9 1 10 8 2 16 2 6 17 11 684 12 12 g 170 300 1 o 10 6 10 9 11 13 9 17 18 6 9 3 4 133 19 11 13 7 o 6 17 6 229 New South Wales 8 8 6 5 14 o 13 10 o 28 13 o 11 18 o 8 1 5 20 11 6 11 11 3 1 16 o 404 18 18 6 41 10 10 4 4 10 6 15 6 2 10 5 664 17 o 5 14 1 10 Cook Islands Victoria Queensland Tasmania United States, Pacific 1 2 10 11 9 14 o 55 1 6 11 1 11 5i 9 8 12 10 o 33 6 8 4 17 3 53 6 8 1 o 10 3 4° 17 10 11 3 17 7 1 19 8 1 7 8 500 2 1 8 2 10 O 1 J3 ll II 1 4 118 9 6 885 Society Islands,. Fiji .. .. 38 10 6 5 16 4 796 5 17 6 9 9 9 5 2 10 22 13 8 1 19 4 32 18 9 10 16 3 3 5 8 478 2 11 1 9 5 4 160 250 47 15 1 2 8 1 678 Chili .. .. J Guam Suwarrow Island 16 8 10 4 14 10 5 o 1 602 10 9 2 1 17 1 8 1 11 58 3 10 14 3 o Friendly Islands - Savage Islands ., ware Fancy goods and stationery Fish, potted Fruits, preserved Hardware and woodware Iron, galvanized, and nails Iron tanks Matches Mats and rugs Oil Oilmen's stores ,. Saddlery Sugar Sulphur Tea Apparel Haberdashery and milinery Hardware Oilmen's stores Apparel and drapery .. Cocoa and confectionery Earthenware and glassware Fancy goods and stationery Fish, potted Grain, rice Hardware Iron, galvanized, and fencing wire Matches Oils and paints Oilmen's stores Sugar and tea 16 2 6 14 2 4 6 16 1 29 II 6 29 10 o 3 7 6 5 15 9 3 17 9 14 6 4 22 4 o 4 17 6 7 16 9 100 7 3 8 7 15 3 8 17 6 1 13 5 1 4 2 15 7 10 400 1 15 4 Austral Island .. Ellice Islands .. • 1 8 1 6 14 o 420 3 7 5 7 12 3 1 15 7 4 18 o 1 8 11 207 1 12 6 8 2 q 250 6 18 4 484 3 11 9 729 164 1 4 11 1 5 8 2 17 3 274 9 11 4 4 16 6 2 13 11 3 13 6 3 6 10 2 11 10 1 16 0 8 15 9 Phcenix Island .. Navigator Islands 4 7 4 4 18 o 16 2 3 Kermadec Island 6 12 10 120 1 17 6 8 13 8 408 Sandwich Islands Total ,, 2,458 4 6

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No. IV.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Table showing the Value of the Imports and Exports of the Colony of New Zealand from and to each under-mentioned Country, Colony, or Port during the Years 1884 and 1883.

1884. 1883. Country, Colony, or Port. Exports to. Impoi rts from. Ex; lorta to. Imports from. £ Totals. £ 4,934,493 £ Totals. £ 5,158,078 £ Totals. £ 5,24 1.847 £ Totals. 5.346.893 United Kingdom Australia — Queensland New South Wales .. Victoria South Australia .. Western Australia.. 34,7l8 675,831 800,539 26,306 17,910 58,259 714,916 754,044 45,505 263 12,336 502,240 924,841 24,025 5,352 28,889 507,165 485.787 68,993 10,829 1,101,663 8,150 1,555,304 80,458 1.572,987 18,537 1,468,794 107,389 Tasmania Pacific Islands — Kermadec Island .. Norfolk Island New Caledonia Fiji Islands Friendly Islands .. Savage Islands Navigator Islands .. Cook Islands Society Islands Gilbert Islands Marshall Islands .. Ellice Islands Sandwich Islands .. Solomon Islands .. Swain's Island Maiden Island Austral Island Chesterfield Islands Suwarrow Island .. Phoenix Islands .. Caroline Islands .. New Hebrides Long Island Union Islands 189 7,390 42,564 6,916 4,165 276 23,912 346 3,288 6,695 295 3,196 8,533 33,486 16,332 409 5,208 11,004 219 129 1,410 1,310 14 6 2,430 258 23,012 7,982 3,358 2,139 26,134 ; I.I92 6,515 900 74 1,087 3,744 26,796 44,555 20,662 1,628 1,829 8,196 1,149 176 116 1,367 1,087 16 114 8 1,879 42 19 1.499 • ■ 20 1,402 1,792 2,640 25 699 3 75o 4,191 101 2,874 1.339 iji85 I 5°° 1.143 23 618 900 20 115,969 12,138 790 100,181 90,070 231 641 81,260 Guam Whale Fisheries North America — Canada United States— On the East Coast.. On the West Coast.. 3,763 750 300,185 48,372 348,557 i83,939 30,430 214,369 357,871 61.379 419,250 158,426 272,563 430,989 South America— Chili Brazil 497 1,401 1,898 30 145 China .. • • Hongkong Japan Philippine Islan Java Singapore 67,736 60,763 10,393 i,47i 138,899 3,635 267 13,495 101,646 37.313 3.57 1 8,109 5,424 11,461 489 175 282,897 3 13,76s 6,321 156,960 17,374 India— Bengal and Burmah Madras Bombay Ceylon 73, II6 100 251 4,582 4.582 3. 85o 130,744 124 273 2,146 133,287 332.978 164 164 25,53i Mauritius Africa— ; Cape Colony Egypt .. 73>467 257,670 83 241 12,659 1,254 22 36,163 324 12,659 1,276 36,163 Europe—, : France Spain .. .. Portugal .. Italy; .. : .. Austria Germany .. >. Norway Holland Belgium Switzerland .. Turkey Greece Malta 12,842 482 i,759 15t 6,547 36 2,222 973 18,663 959 2,169 38 5.793 2,400 no 180 125 711 165 26,024 £7.663,888 155 387 (■ £7,091,667 30.997 £7>974.O38 £7.095.999

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No. V.—SHIPPING. Table 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 1884.

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Entered. Cleared. Ports. Sailing. Steam. Total. Sailing. Steam. Tota . Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Auckland Onehunga Thames Russell Whangaroa .. .. ., Mongonui Hokianga Kaipara Tauranga Poverty Bay .. .. ,. New Plymouth Waitara Patea Wanganui Foxton .. .. .. Wellington Napier Wairau Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill and Bluff Harbour ., Riverton .. .. .. 2,253 546 132 79 102 40 100 6S 47 33 IS 20 81 61 103,423 2,492 15,682 17,610 5,935 6,081 5,493 18,234 2,250 3,200 2,001 1,568 1,117 1,187 6,424 17,3*5 33 9,660 156 19,943 1,828 5O,54O 7>54i 12,780 14,169 12,897 945 7.125 9i i,54O 725 260 300 267 634 202 181 87 104 "63 7 1 313 494 3 75 980 8 1,000 105 1,887 438 427 756 426 105 18,667 1,343 417 1,365 152 128 125 24 10 180 200 153 312 29 361 226 1,793 486 224 321 674 490 409 172 1,026 226,559 54,518 62,992 57,33O 24,608 13,419 3,172 1,076 28,686 126,374 55,392 20,046 2,233 40,508 15,317 472,161 144,234 10,646 99,548 130,197 92,980 62,966 16,279 411,479 45,773 49,917 249,356 64,617 17,604 4,277 2,109 1,109 357 144 2,060 7,660 2,869 1,029 4,649 2,427 37,924 9,759 1,939 7,478 11,668 7,492 6,427 2,045 24,889 3,669 4,587 17,013 3,9OO 3,596 432 1,911 284 207 227 64 no 248 247 166 345 29 376 246 1,874 547 225 33i 1,119 492 557 195 i,578 248 295 737 200 329,982 57> OI o 78,674 74,940 3O,543 19,500 8,665 19,310 30,936 129,574 57,393 21,614 2,233 41,625 16,504 478,585 161,549 10,679 101,383 139,857 93,136 82,909 18,107 462,019 53,314 62,697 263,525 77,514 945 24,729 5,067 9,854 5,002 2,369 1,409 624 778 2, 262 7,841 4,223 2,973 1,029 4,712 2,498 38,237 10,253 1,942 7,553 12,648 7.5OO 7,427 2,150 26,776 4,107 5,014 17,769 4.326 105 2,265 15 546 132 68 94 30 63 68 50 13 32 15 21 113,444 2,316 15,682 17,610 3,796 2,213 7.971 2,250 3,493 2,001 1,465 •• 1,170 1,159 22,802 5,418 33 1,662 10,400 156 19,654 2,364 36,891 6,015 10,430 40,884 3, IQ 6 864 7,616 87 1,540 725 196 211 184 34i 202 191 87 99 62 74 673 245 3 68 1,010 8 987 133 1,641 454 391 1,369 183 96 1.346 4O5 1,365 152 129 125 24 12 182 200 153 3ii 29 361 227 1,793 485 224 321 675 490 409 !73 999 20 233,466 54,047 62,992 57,33O 24,638 13,419 3,172 1.159 28,752 126,374 55,392 2O,OII 2,233 40,625 15,514 472,088 144,168 10,646 99,548 130,612 92,970 62,927 367,916 46,361 49,917 293,319 62,514 18,347 4,914 8,314 4,277 2,118 1,109 357 !57 2,070 7,660 4,136 2,863 1,029 4,621 2,445 37,995 9,752 1,939 7,478 11,694 7,492 6,432 2,070 22,062 3,682 4,587 19,023 3,861 3,6u 420 1,911 284 197 219 54 75 250 250 166 343 29 376 248 1,902 539 225 33o 1,121 492 554 200 1,536 253 300 827 180 23 346,910 56,363 78,674 74,94O 28,434 I7,O33 5,385 31,002 129,867 57,393 21,476 2,233 41,795 16,673 494,890 149,586 10,679 101,210 141,012 93, I26 82,581 18,879 404, 807 52,376 6o,347 334,203 65,620 864 5,O0I 9,854 5,O02 541 498 2,272 7.851 4,223 2,962 1,029 4,683 2,519 38,668 9,997 1,942 7,546 12,704 7,500 7,419 2,203 23,703 4,136 4,978 20,392 4,044 96 109 54 1 1 10 9 446 2 145 27 537 233 69 197 56 23 445 2 148 23 552 229 64 139 73 25 19 231 598 127 231 630 124 •• 25 - Totals for 1884 .. 1 i 338,863 I I 5,3i6 342,339 336,193 ",595 2,582,383 202,510 16,911 2,924,722 221,177 5.32O 5.508 18,876 H.595 2,588,625 202,484 16,915 2,927,48s 221,360 Totals for 1883 .. * ■ i 5.57° 19,223 10,651 12,222,731 i79,5O5 16,221 2,558,924 198,728 349,330 19,725 IO,6l9 2,167,919 17,682 16,127 2,517,249 196,587

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No. VI.—SHIPPING. Table showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1884.

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Whence. British. Foreign. Totals. United Kingdom. British Possessions. Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for Year 1883. Ports of Arrival. •si -2 ° ■5 p 05 1 > en o i s 0 I o cj > o • 6 at (3 I $ *l > a o CJ > CJ o CJ > I Li cj > o cj Auckland Onehunga Thames Russell Whangaroa Mongonui „ Hokianga .. Kaipara .. Tauranga Poverty Bay .. New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Napier Picton Nelson ». Westport Greymouth Hokitika Lyttelfoa Timaru Oamarp Dunedin Bluff Harbour,. 32 - " " "A •• 128 1 2 •• 11 2 3 4 64 26 2 5 7 12 6 21 68 71 7 1 2 1 6 21 81 7 •• 1 * 10 2: •• •• 1 222 : 1 2 11 2 2 3 4 101 26 2 6 7 6 101 137. Sl 9 392 486 2,484 292 3°9 485 96,549 6,227 389 2,071 J>943 3,182 804 62,876 9,334 7,670 86,886 59,827 6,510 11 " "85 9 J4 18 23 195 16 54 69 130 42 1,545 282 218 2,888 3,380 18,698 I 6 22 • • I 2 2,943: 243 268 291 1,199 6,065 137 '8 12 ~8 53 180 •• •• 230: 1 3 2 I 6 33 2 2 3 4 101 26 2 6 8 140,762 392 729 268 291 1,199 8,549 156 292 309 485 96,549 6,227 389 2,071 2,222 4,026 804 63,572 9,334 7,670 86,886 59,880 6,647 11 26 12 8 53 265 9 14 18 23 3,i9i 195 16 54 87 166 42 1,562 282 218 2,888 3,392 19 7 1 7 21,934: 2,235 264 3,357 1,044 211 •• 27 1 75 85 7 • ■ •I 1 20 7 1 • 7 22,019 ] 2,235 264 I 3,357 1,051 : 211 27 I 1 75 241 ] I 2 7 I II 2 2 3 4 108 26 2 7 7 14 6 159,753 392 486 2,235 264 2,484 156 292 309 485 99,go6 6,227 389 2,33i 1,943 3,182 804 64>5O3 9,819 7,670 92,765 59,827 7,554 11 18 211 27 9 14 18 23 3,266 195 16 62 69 130 42 i,574 293 218 I 2 •• I 6 22 3,028 243 268 291 1,199 6,065 • •• 144: 8 12 53 180 250 : 1 3 9 2 6 33 2 2 3 4 108 26 2 7 8 20 6 105 34 22 162,781 392 729 2,503 555 1,199 8,549 156 292 3O9 485 99,906 6,227 389 2,331 2,222 4,026 804 65,199 9,819 7,670 92,765 59,880 529,188 7,698: 11 26 223 •■ 35 53 265 9 14 18 23 3,266 195 16 62 87 166 42 293 218 3,014 3,392 234: 1 1 13 1 6 4 31 1 1 106 I43>59i 46 243 2,378 220 2,179 986 8,626 185 112 88,657 4,489 6,611 3 10 189 7 121 37 251 7 6 2,813 144 - .. •• - 19 1 2 •• 19 2 1 1 1 •• 5 " 1 1 •• 2 .. 1 1 " •• I 279 844 696 18 36 17 20 6 102 1 •• 3 1 260 1 1 1,627 485 '*8 1 29 11 " I 1 3 1 260 1 I 1,627 485 "8 29 11 104 34 22 I 6 1 279 844 696 18 36 17 "s 7 5 124 32 14 119 65 •• 3,423 1,746 2,865 670 83,"7 10,548 4,622 81,072 55,i5i 91 107 98 35 1,922 294 127 2,366 " .. 33 22 112 72 33 22 112 74 " i •• 1 5^79 126 5,879 126 4 1 1 2 16 2 12 13 •I - 13 '125 72 3,38o 2 - 12 125 i 74 I852 46 — — ~ 53 12,881 — •■ - : 36,041 • • H 85 II,O86 h •• i,538 1 H 53 12,966 488 Totals, 1884 .33 1 548 120 4 749 480,181 5° 481 799 493,062 19,179 52 56 i,53i 1 7 53 78 ; 36,126 ;8oi 516,222 20,229 5i 20,717 1 •• Totals, 1883 — H — 706 - 805 494,926 18,385 195 I 472 7S 99 20 650 4 O5,645 15,365 ;77 29,392 808 ;727 435,037 16,173 48,803 1,901 311 59,889 12,212 '454,44 s 17,266 99 140,478 1,119 > •• •• • • 22

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No. VII.—SHIPPING. Table showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels cleared Outwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Year 1884.

Cleared for British. Foreign. Totals. Totals for Year 1883. PortJ of Departure. United Kingdom. British Possessions Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. "1 ■5 o *«3 *5 o =1 to I A s > . o CJ > o H I > H 8 > ?■ u I I I .9 s o 1 eS eS I 6 I . O w u I 1 Auckland Qnehunga Thames Russell Whangaroa Mongonui Hokianga Kaipara Poverty Bay New Plymouth .. Wanganui .. Foxton Wellingtoa Napier .. .. Picton Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika .. Lyttelton.. Timaru Oamaru .. ,. Dunedin Bluff Harboar H ... n6 3 7 lo 8 8 76 17 80 9 1 5 1 1 •- 184 3 7 10 8 8 16 76 2 4 6 99,598 897 1.357 2,282 2.341 3.359 20,567 1,022 412 664 5,437 22 53 462 65 67 132 623 27 23 32 16 1 1 1 7.522 78 42 178 8 6 200 4 8 10 8 8 16 76 2 4 6 107,120 975 i,399 7,987 2,282 2,34i 3,359 20,567 1,022 412 664 3° 59 462 65 67 132 623 27 23 32 22 9 1 21,868 1,989 "sis. 1,054 261 '28 3.247 I 68 •• 28 9 1 25,"5 1,989 - 315 1,122 - 261 '28 206 3 7 8 9 16 76 2 4 6 121,466 897 1.357 9.976 2,282 2,656 3.359 20,567 1,022 412 664 6,491 22 53 723 65 95 132 623 27 23 32 22 I I " " 10,769 78 42 " 246 8 6 228 4 8 19 8 9 16 76 2 132,235 975 1,399 9.976 2,282 2,656 3,359 20,567 1,022 6,737 30 59 723 65 95 132 623 27 23 32 234 I 9 7 18 11 128,992 380 1,383 2,261 5,296 3,275 2,795 18,118 464 1,242 203 70,780 12,526 352 1,242 598 4,7" 6,149 a 9 64 153 149 154 93 560 13 •• - - .. - 11 69 1 2 •• - 4 6 " I •• I 7 •• 4 6 412 664 9 2 89 3 1 2 4 3 22 55 12 2,226 327 15 41 20. 159. •• — ■J 44 1 12 21 - 2 64 J3 2 1 6 73.36O 12,568 1.348 351 1,677 3.2O4 134 113,250 9,490 8,907 22,779 68,910 456,464 2,424 304 41 8 57 119 7 3,4*2 263 229 646 3,598 13 21 8,'897 4.93° 203 157 77 34 2 3 6 17 1 138 3° 18 53 92 82,257 17,498 1.348 982 1,677 3.204 134 119,709 10,084 10,046 31.348 70.643 497.058 2,627 461 4 1 26 57 119 7 3.566 279 254 905 3.640 "I " I •• 2811 1 '281 7 64 13 2 1 6 17 1 132 29 !7 36 91 73.36o 12,568 1.348 35i 1,677 3.204 134 116,826 9,975 9,459 22,779 70,190 486,529 447,482 2,424 304 41 8 57 119 7 3,482 274 243 646 3,628 14 21 9,178 4.93° ■• 210 78 34 2 4 6 J7 146 31 19 59 95 872 82^538 17,498 1,242 1,677 3.204 134 123,790 10,569 10,598 34,174 71,923 1 2,634 461 4i 33 57 119 7 3,647 290 268 964 3.670 1 f ... 12 •• A - 157 " •• I [ ! I " 2 '631 18 •• •• I 260 7 1 260 1 " 7 891 25 H - 6 i 22 II 85 3 - - - 1 1" 1 "I •• I ,, I •• J7 1 •• *6o 9 2 2 14 4 - •• 5 125 28 16 36 88 13 2 2 6,459 594 1.139 8,569 1.733 154 16 7 1 1 3.576 485 552 70 11 J4 j 505 11 '8 1 4,081 485 552 2,826 1,280 *8i 11 14 2 2 23 4 6,964 594 1,139 ",395 1,733 165 16 25 3i8 140 33 23 65 •• I 120,328 15,626 , 7>76o 48,700 6o,533 1 •• 3,005 389 222 1,284 - 6 12 " I 9 17 4 25 259 42 1,066 'el 2,826 59 1 6 14 59 30 - •• 1,280 30 1,468 2,082 - 3 •• 3 42 1,218 Totals, 1884.. 136 538 445 84 — 91 — 23 — 721 18,051 14,678 92 40,594 54.378 813 i9,"7 44 30,065 56,033 i5| 7."9 152 59 37.184 61,738 1,62c 765, 19,519 107 47,7i3j 60,083 534,242 20,737 " Totals, 1883.. 98 221 391.449 101 1,392 ■45.827 16,070 139 si 16,760 "3 i,53i 851 1 507,565 18,291 195 •• 9i 770 12 5.705' 2,221 •• • •

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No. VIII.—SHIPPING. BRITISH AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED. Return showing the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels entered and cleared at New Zealand Ports during the Year 1884.

No. IX.—REVENUE. Abstract of all Duties and Revenue collected by the Department of Trade and Customs during the Years 1884 and 1883.

By Authority: Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington,—lBBs. 3—H. 2,

Entered. With Cargoes. In Ballast. Totals. Totals for 1883. Nationality of Vessels. Vessels. Tona. Crows. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. British Foreign 749 480,181 18,698 52 36,041 1,531 50 1 12,881 85 481 7 799 53 493,062 36,126 19,179 i,538 ■ 727 78 435>°37 59,889 16,173 2,212 Totals 801 516,222^0,229 5i 12,966 488 852 529,188 20,717 805 494,926 18,385 Clea :ed. .ritish 'oreign 721 44 456,464 30,065 18,051 1,468 92 15 40,594 7. II9 1,066 152 813 59 497,058 37.184 19,117 1,620 770 81 445,827 61,738 16,070 2,221 Totals 765 486,529 1,218 872 851 507.565 18,291 19.519 107 47.713 534>242 20,737

1884. 1883. Heads of Eeceipts. Kato ol Duty. Quantity. Amount collected. Quantity. Amount collected. Spirits .. .. .. .. 12s. per gal. .. 14s. „ .. .. .. .. 21s. „ Cigars and snuff .. .. .. 6s. per lb. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. „ Tobacco .. .. .. .. 3s. 6d. per lb. „ New Zealand manufacture .. is. „ „ sheepwash .. .. .. 3d. „ Wine .. .. .. .. 5s. per gal. .. 6s. „ .. .. .. .. 4s. „ Ale and beer, &c, in bottle .. .. is. 6d. per gal. „ in wood .. .. is. 3d. „ Tea.. .. .. .. .. 4<1. per lb. Coffee, cocoa, &c. .. .. .. 3d. „ „ roasted .. .. .. sd. „ Sugar and molasses .. .. .. £d. „ Opium .. .. .. .. 203. „ Goods by weight Ad valorem, 25 and 15 per cent. Other duties not specified above 4,997 gal546,763 „ 1,257 » 96,977 lb. 2,800 „ 1,158,994 „ 4,780 „ 400 „ 106, 204 gal. 9,987 . 34,030 „ 346,746 „ 43,488 „ 4,391,94° tt>681,520 „ 3,360 „ 53,014,560 „ 4,339 » £ 2,998 382,734 1,320 29,093 140 202,824 239 26,551 2,996 6,806 26,006 2,718 73,199 8,519 70 110,447 4,339 111,762 358,383 62,244 2 > 583 gal. 573.476 „ 1,566 „ 92,400 1b. 1,069,308 lb. 2,400 lb. 117,176 gal. ",583 „ 37,88o „ 355,040 » 42,608 „ 3,763,080 lb. 567,200 „ 4,368 „ 43,956,480 „ 4, „ £ i,55o 401,433 1,644 27,720 187,129 30 29,294 3,475 7,576 26,628 2,663 62,718 7,090 9i 91,576 4,183 99,644 397,621 62,117 1,414,182 59,475 5,882 224 139 2,284 8,312 7 24,837 22,997 37o 28 9,567 £1,548,304 Excise duty, beer Bonded warehouse duty .. ... Rents, seizures, &c. Merchant Shipping Act, fees Shipping and Seamen's Act, fees „ lighthouse dues Oyster Act, fees Gold duty .. Pilotage, &c. Chinese Immigration Act Distillation Act Other receipts 1,4*3,393 55,703 6,148 544 136 2,406 8,844 8 22,995 27,487 790 28 6,450 £l.544i932 Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 18th February, 1885. W: Secreta: xliam Seed :y and Inspe :ctor.