✨ Trade Statistics
Vessels entered inwards and cleared outwards.
| Year ending 31st Dec., 1853. | Year ending 31st Dec., 1854. |
|---|---|
| Inwards. | Outwards. |
| No. | Tons |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| United Kingdom—British | 3 |
| N. S. Wales—British | 12 |
| Foreign | — |
| V. D. Land—British | — |
| Victoria | 1 |
| Singapore—Foreign | — |
| East Indies—British | — |
| China | — |
| Java | — |
| New Caledonia | — |
| Peru, &c. | — |
| Foreign | — |
| Totals | 17 |
No. 1. The duties for 1855 may be put down at £9,000 certain: and may probably reach £12,000.
No. 2. Increase £202 14s. 2d. includes drawback on goods exported £6. 3s., and £36 11s. 10d. charges of the Port of Akaroa, in September quarter, 1854, when the receipts were insufficient. Of the remainder £159 16s. 4d. 2/80 per annum is paid for rent of the Custom House, which was not charged against the Department till the last quarter of 1853. It was formerly paid along with that of all the Government Offices. All charges of day pay for tide waiters, fuel, &c., have risen greatly since 1853.
No. 5. The increase in the returned value of staple exports is owing to the growth of a more direct export trade to places beyond seas. Much of the wool of this Province finds its way coastwise to Wellington for final shipment, and does not appear in the Books of this office.
The Wool of the Province is estimated at 1,600 Bales for the clip of 1854-5, valued at £24,000. The greater portion of this will be exported direct to Sydney and Melbourne.
No. 6. The difference in the entries of shipping inwards shows an increase; the entries of shipping outwards, a decrease. The latter may be taken to indicate the growth of a more direct export trade of which there is evidence in return No. 3, showing an increased value of exports in 1854 over 1853 of about £11,000. The decrease in shipping inwards arises from vessels bringing cargo from over seas intended for consumption in the Province, making their first report inwards at other Ports, and then coming on coastwise to Port Victoria. Return No. 3 shows a steady increase in trade, the exports of 1854 exceeding in value those of 1853 by £22,000.
J. W. Hamilton,
Collector.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1855, No 6
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🏭 Vessels entered inwards and cleared outwards for the years ending 31st December, 1853 and 1854
🏭 Trade, Customs & IndustryVessels, Trade, Statistics, Inwards, Outwards, Port Victoria, Shipping
- J. W. Hamilton, Collector