RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1875.

WHENCE.
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
TOTALS.
Corresponding
Quarter,
1874.

PORTS OF ARRIVAL.
United
Kingdom.
British
Posses-
sions.
Foreign
Countries
and
Whale
Fishery.

| | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | Totals. | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | Totals. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | ... | 8 | ... | 22 | 10 | ... | 37 | 24293 | 1093 | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 24293 | 1093 | 3 | 633 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 633 | 22 | 40 | 24926 | 1115 | 40 | 24926 | 1115 | 40 | 16215 | 709 |
| Onehunga | ... | ... | 1 | 173 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 173 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 173 | 9 | 2 | 834 | 61 |
| Thames | ... | ... | 1 | 263 | 16 | 3 | 263 | 16 | 8 | 2701 | 232 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2701 | 232 | 3 | 972 | 86 | 4 | 365 | 23 | 12 |
| Russell | ... | ... | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 972 | 86 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 972 | 86 | 1 | 173 | 9 | 2 | 197 | 10 |
| Mongonui | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 197 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 197 | 10 | 1 | 173 | 9 |
| Kaipara | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1060 | 41 | ... | ... | 1 | 1060 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1060 | 41 | 3 | 3507 | 323 |
| New Plymouth | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 279 | 15 | ... | ... | 3 | 279 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 279 | 15 | 3 | 972 | 86 | 3 | 775 | 87 |
| Wanganui | ... | 5 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 14498 | 436 | ... | ... | 31 | 14498 | 436 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 14498 | 436 | 21 | 12167 | 375 |
| Wellington | ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2609 | 96 | 1 | 1475 | 28 | 1 | 1475 | 28 | 7 | 4084 | 124 | 7 | 4084 | 124 | 4 | 1889 | 73 |
| Napier | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 871 | 34 | ... | ... | 1 | 871 | 34 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 871 | 34 |
| Picton | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2259 | 78 | ... | ... | 4 | 2259 | 78 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2259 | 78 | 2 | 658 | 23 |
| Nelson | ... | 2 | 2 | 307 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 307 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 307 | 14 | 2 | 209 | 11 |
| Westport | ... | 7 | 7 | 1100 | 51 | ... | ... | 7 | 1100 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1100 | 51 | 5 | 702 | 34 |
| Greymouth | ... | 11 | 11 | 3727 | 270 | ... | ... | 11 | 3727 | 270 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3727 | 270 | 13 | 4663 | 319 |
| Hokitika | ... | 8 | 38 | 1 | 46 | 18310 | 605 | ... | ... | 46 | 18310 | 605 | 1 | 1042 | 18 | 1 | 1042 | 18 | 47 | 19352 | 623 | 40 | 17968 | 602 |
| Lyttelton | ... | 8 | 38 | 1 | 46 | 18310 | 605 | ... | ... | 46 | 18310 | 605 | 1 | 1042 | 18 | 1 | 1042 | 18 | 47 | 19352 | 623 | 40 | 17968 | 602 |
| Timaru | ... | 3 | 3 | 697 | 28 | ... | ... | 3 | 697 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 697 | 28 | 4 | 811 | 34 |
| Oamaru | ... | 8 | 8 | 1854 | 75 | ... | ... | 8 | 1854 | 75 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1854 | 75 | 2 | 489 | 21 |
| Dunedin | ... | 14 | 25 | 6 | 40 | 22895 | 719 | ... | ... | 40 | 22895 | 719 | 5 | 2524 | 64 | 5 | 2524 | 64 | 45 | 25419 | 783 | 43 | 26229 | 874 |
| Invercargill | ... | 1 | 1 | 195 | 9 | ... | ... | 1 | 195 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 195 | 9 | 1 | 73 | 6 |
| Bluff Harbour | ... | 11 | 1 | 11 | 5913 | 367 | 1 | 115 | 10 | 12 | 6028 | 377 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5913 | 367 | 1 | 115 | 10 | 12 | 6028 | 377 | 11 | 5235 | 324 |

Totals ... ... 42 ... 162 1 30 6 213 101040 3940 6 575 36 219 101615 3976 21 9347 450 1 102 7 22 9449 457 234 110387 4390 7 677 43 241 111064 4433 ... ... ...
Corresponding Quarter, 1874 41 ... 133 29 3 186 86558 3373 3 734 74 189 87292 3447 17 5635 452 ... ... ... 17 5635 452 203 92193 3825 3 734 74 206 92927 3899

Customs Department,
Wellington, 14th May, 1875.

H. S. MCKELLAR,
(for the Secretary of Customs).

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