Value of Imports Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended 30th JUNE, 1874.

Ports (Columns): Auckland, Thames, Russell, Mongonui, Tauranga, Poverty Bay, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Napier, Wairau, Picton, Havelock, Kaikoura, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Lyttelton, Akaroa, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, Riverton, Totals, Corresponding Quarter of 1873.


United Kingdom

  • Auckland: £ 258156
  • Thames: £ 3427
  • Nelson: £ 39948
  • Westport: £ 1879
  • Greymouth: £ 86
  • Hokitika: £ 833
  • Lyttelton: £ 309811
  • Akaroa: £ 55
  • Timaru: £ 16352
  • Oamaru: £ 2066
  • Dunedin: £ 421094
  • Invercargill: £ 21978
  • Riverton: £ 307
  • Totals: £ 1297613
  • Corresponding Quarter of 1873: £ 987133

British Possessions, viz.:

New South Wales

  • Auckland: 32281
  • Thames: 2687
  • Tauranga: 48
  • Poverty Bay: 257
  • New Plymouth: 341
  • Wanganui: 166
  • Wellington: 15858
  • Napier: 3805
  • Nelson: 2481
  • Lyttelton: 15951
  • Timaru: 3019
  • Oamaru: 7496
  • Dunedin: 84390
  • Invercargill: 119821

South Australia

  • Auckland: 5713
  • Thames: 2227
  • Poverty Bay: 679
  • New Plymouth: 1047
  • Wanganui: 6843
  • Wellington: 33743
  • Napier: 15179
  • Picton: 1329
  • Havelock: 1057
  • Nelson: 15122
  • Westport: 14541
  • Greymouth: 39607
  • Hokitika: 32154
  • Lyttelton: 39053
  • Timaru: 2831
  • Oamaru: 876
  • Dunedin: 77384
  • Invercargill: 19824
  • Riverton: 1522
  • Totals: 336597
  • Corresponding Quarter of 1873: 490493

Victoria

  • New Plymouth: 560
  • Nelson: 1569
  • Hokitika: 2129

Norfolk Island

  • Hokitika: 336

Tasmania

  • Hokitika: 25352
  • Lyttelton: 18872
  • Akaroa: 101

Hong Kong

  • Lyttelton: 4707

India

  • Lyttelton: 10312

Mauritius

  • Wairau: 259
  • Picton: 138
  • Wairau: 294
  • Picton: 549
  • Nelson: 10264
  • Westport: 1340
  • Hokitika: 90
  • Lyttelton: 15397
  • Totals: 35807
  • Corresponding Quarter of 1873: 25985

Foreign States, viz. :

China

  • Lyttelton: 3
  • Akaroa: 11
  • Napier: 14

Hawaiian Islands

  • Wanganui: 1213

New Caledonia

  • Wanganui: 180

South Sea Islands

  • Wanganui: 13511

Southern Whale Fishery

  • Napier: 140

United States of America

  • Auckland: 10488
  • Tauranga: 49
  • Poverty Bay: 104
  • Wanganui: 243
  • Wellington: 6873
  • Napier: 265
  • Nelson: 2758
  • Lyttelton: 4069
  • Totals: 40936
  • Corresponding Quarter of 1873: 27878

Totals

  • Auckland: 362247
  • Thames: 8118
  • Russell: 164
  • Mongonui: 48
  • Tauranga: 950
  • Poverty Bay: 3280
  • New Plymouth: 17577
  • Wanganui: 244352
  • Wellington: 41065
  • Napier: 2135
  • Wairau: 1104
  • Picton: 23
  • Havelock: 71467
  • Kaikoura: 17760
  • Nelson: 89693
  • Westport: 33077
  • Greymouth: 390918
  • Hokitika: 55
  • Lyttelton: 22202
  • Akaroa: 5293
  • Timaru: 552965
  • Oamaru: 44379
  • Dunedin: 1829
  • Invercargill: 1860701
  • Riverton: ... (Implied zero/omitted based on column count alignment)
  • Totals: 552965 (This is the total for Timaru, the main total column is the second to last numerical column)
  • Totals (Grand Sum): 1860701

Corresponding Quarter, 1873

  • Auckland: 395116
  • Thames: 5293
  • Russell: 1269
  • Mongonui: 140
  • Tauranga: 774
  • Poverty Bay: 5566
  • New Plymouth: 12069
  • Wanganui: 180502
  • Wellington: 32316
  • Napier: 2925
  • Wairau: 2064
  • Picton: 25
  • Havelock: 60
  • Kaikoura: 108533
  • Nelson: 14714
  • Westport: 38364
  • Greymouth: 39741
  • Hokitika: 223872
  • Lyttelton: 14703
  • Akaroa: 6728
  • Timaru: 561852
  • Oamaru: 37794
  • Dunedin: 6265
  • Invercargill: 1690685
  • Riverton: ... (Implied zero/omitted)
  • Corresponding Quarter (Grand Sum): 1690685 (This value aligns with Invercargill in the OCR block, suggesting the last column value is the grand total comparison)

Customs Department,
Wellington, 10th August, 1874.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.



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💰 Return of Value of Imports for Quarter ended 30th June 1874

💰 Finance & Revenue
10 August 1874
Imports, Statistics, Trade, Customs, Ports, Quarterly Return, 1874
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs