✨ Bank and Trade Statistics
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COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.
Amount of Notes in Circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, Wellington, on Saturday, 3rd February, 1855, being the close of the preceding four weeks, viz:—
£5 and upwards ................ £16,495
Under £5 ...................... 20,669
Total ......................... £37,164
I, Henry St. Hill, Manager of the said Bank, do hereby certify that the above is a true account of the Notes in circulation and of the Coin held by the said Office, as required under Ordinances No. 10, Sess. 8, and No. 14, Sess. 11.
Henry St. Hill,
Manager.
Colonial Bank of Issue,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1855.
Total amount of Coin held by the same Office on the same day, viz:—
Gold ........................... £16,578
Silver ......................... 586
Total ......................... £17,164
The sum of twenty thousand pounds (£20,000) sterling has been invested under the Warrant of His Excellency the Governor, in the public Funds in England, through the Commissariat Department, by arrangements made through the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury.
A RETURN OF EXPORTS, the Produce of New Zealand, from the Port of Mongonui, from the 1st day of October to the 31st day of December, 1854.
| Articles | Quantity | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Scaffold Poles | 100 | £ s. d. |
| 50 0 0 | ||
| Timber—sawn | 80,000 feet | 800 0 0 |
| Maize | 210 bushels | 105 0 0 |
| Wheat | 39 ... | 15 0 0 |
Total .................... £970 0 0
H. M. Customs, Mongonui,
January 6, 1855.
W. B. White,
Sub-Collector.
A RETURN, showing the Number, Tonnage and Crews of Coasters, reported Inwards and Outwards; and of the Imports Coastwise, of New Zealand Produce, at the Port of Mongonui, for the Quarter ended December 31, 1854.
| Inwards | Outwards | |
|---|---|---|
| Vessels | 10 | 13 |
| Tonnage | 332 | 211 |
| Crews | 41 | 47 |
| Articles | Quantity | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Grass Seed | 10 bushels | £ s. d. |
| 2 0 0 | ||
| Firewood | 45 cords | 45 0 0 |
| Hops | 20 lbs. | 2 10 0 |
| Maize | 24 bushels | 12 0 0 |
| Pigs | 7 | 14 0 0 |
| Sheep | 2 | 2 0 0 |
| Timber—sawn | 400 feet | 4 0 0 |
| Wheat | 9 bushels | 4 10 0 |
Total .................... £86 0 0
H. M. Customs, Mongonui,
January 6, 1855.
W. B. White,
Sub-Collector.
Printed by Williamson & Wilson, for the Provincial Government.
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Colonial Bank of Issue Report for February
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💰 Finance & Revenue3 February 1855
Bank Notes, Coin, Colonial Bank of Issue, Wellington
- Henry St. Hill, Manager
🏭 Export Report from Mongonui Port
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry6 January 1855
Exports, Mongonui, Scaffold Poles, Timber, Maize, Wheat
- W. B. White, Sub-Collector
🚂 Coastal Trade Report for Mongonui Port
🚂 Transport & Communications6 January 1855
Coasters, Imports, Mongonui, Grass Seed, Firewood, Hops, Maize, Pigs, Sheep, Timber, Wheat
- W. B. White, Sub-Collector