✨ Trade Statistics
PORT VICTORIA, CANTERBURY.
An Account of the Staple Articles, the Produce of this Port and Province, exported in the year, ended 31st December, 1855, as compared with the year, ended 31st December, 1854 :-
| 1855. | 1854. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity. | Declared value | Quantity. | Declared value | |
| Ale and Beer | 108 gallons. | 16 0 0 | Nil. | 0 0 0 |
| Butter | 5,552 lbs. | 339 0 0 | 1,050 lbs. | 80 0 0 |
| Cheese | 19,915 " | 811 10 0 | 8,920 " | 183 0 0 |
| Flour | 1 ton. | 40 0 0 | Nil. | 0 0 0 |
| Grain—Barley | 987 bush. | 456 0 0 | 109 bush. | 60 0 0 |
| " Bran | 1,586 " | 127 0 0 | 124 " | 12 0 0 |
| " Oats | 6,060½ " | 2,001 0 0 | 4,190 " | 1,865 0 0 |
| " Sharps | 8 " | 7 0 0 | Nil. | 0 0 0 |
| " Wheat | 859 " | 575 5 0 | 600 " | 300 0 0 |
| Oil | Nil. | 0 0 0 | 153 gallons. | 40 0 0 |
| Plants | 1 case. | 10 0 0 | Nil. | 0 0 0 |
| Timber—Sawn | 50,000 ft. | 200 0 0 | 25,000 ft. | 250 0 0 |
| Firewood | 5 cords | 5 0 0 | 10 cords. | 15 0 0 |
| Vegetables—Carrots | 3 tons. | 15 0 0 | 16 tons. | 99 0 0 |
| " Onions | 2,464 lbs. | 58 16 0 | Nil. | 0 0 0 |
| " Potatoes | 725½ tons. | 6,516 0 0 | 292 tons. | 3,170 0 0 |
| Wool | 410,108 lbs. | 20,586 9 0 | 132,000 lbs. | 7,095 0 0 |
| Total | £31,764 10 0 | £13,169 0 0 |
The increase £18,595 10s. 0d. is attributable to increased production throughout the Province, and also to the circumstance that the greater portion of the principal Export, Wool, leaves direct for Ports beyond seas, instead of being sent coastwise to Wellington for final shipment, and appearing on the Books of that Port, as an export from thence.
The Wool clip for the Summer of 1855-6 will amount as nearly as can be at present ascertained, to about 2,000 bales valued at £30,000.
An Account of the Expenditure at this Port, in the year ended 31st December, 1855, as compared with year ended 31st December, 1854 :-
| Paid out of Duties received under Colonial Acts. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1855. | 1854. | |
| Salaries | 705 0 0 | 615 0 0 |
| Incidents | 278 2 7 | 221 17 10 |
| Total | £983 2 7 | £836 17 10 |
About £50 arrear of Salary for 1854, was paid in 1855. Office rent has been raised £10, per annum. The remainder of the increase in contingencies, is owing to the additional cost for Tidewaiters, caused by the increase of shipping.
J. W. HAMILTON, Collector.
Custom House, Port Victoria, 28th February, 1856.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1856, No 12
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Comparative Return of Exports for Port Victoria, Canterbury
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🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry28 February 1856
Exports, Trade, Port Victoria, Canterbury, Statistics, Wool, Grain, Vegetables
- J. W. Hamilton, Collector
💰 Expenditure at Port Victoria for the year 1855
💰 Finance & Revenue28 February 1856
Expenditure, Salaries, Incidents, Port Victoria, Canterbury
- J. W. Hamilton, Collector