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PORT VICTORIA, CANTERBURY.
An Account of Duties received at this Port in the year ended 31st December, 1855, as compared with the year ended 31st December, 1854.
| Year ended 31st December, 1855. | Year ended 31st December, 1854. | |
|---|---|---|
| Duties received under Colonial Authority | £ s. d. 8,869 0 0 | £ s. d. 7,046 2 1 |
The increase £1,822 8s. 11d. is owing to the steadily increasing prosperity of the Province, and to a more Direct Import and Export Trade. The Duties for the year 1856, may be estimated at £11,000. It is believed that a large amount of Duty on goods consumed in this Province has been paid into the Customs’ Chest at Wellington, since the establishment of regular Steam communication.
PORT VICTORIA, CANTERBURY.
Comparative Return of Imports and Exports for the year ended 31st December, 1855.
| Year ended 31st December, 1855. | Year ended 31st December, 1854. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declared value of Imports. | Declared value of Exports. | Declared value of Imports. | Declared value of Exports. | |
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| British Goods from the United Kingdom | 32,441 10 7 | 25,765 10 3 | ||
| Other Goods, Ditto | 3,496 9 1 | 10,180 14 1 | ||
| British Goods from other places | 20,185 12 2 | *10,715 0 0 | 25,165 4 11 | |
| Other Goods, Ditto | 39,732 18 8 | 31,935 5 0 | 36,606 15 4 | 14,127 16 0 |
| Total | £95,856 10 6 | £42,650 5 0 | £97,718 4 7 | £14,127 16 0 |
The Direct Import Trade from Great Britain continues steadily on the increase.
£10,000 worth of Specie was exported this year (1855.)
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1856, No 12
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