Export Statistics Tables




RETURN of the VALUE of EXPORTS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1874.

Column Headers (Ports):
COUNTRIES. | Auckland. | Thames. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Kaipara. | Poverty Bay. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Okarito. | Lyttelton. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill and Bluff Harbour | Riverton. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter of 1873.


Data Rows (1874 Quarter):

  • United Kingdom

    • Auckland: £ 67715
    • Totals: £ 392044
    • Corresponding Quarter of 1873: £ 444950
  • British Possessions, viz.:

    • New South Wales: Auckland £ 56941; Wellington £ 157; Dunedin £ 878; Invercargill and Bluff Harbour £ 3548; Totals £ 67463; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 58495
    • Norfolk Island: Auckland £ 322; Totals £ 322; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 994
    • Queensland: Auckland £ 1; Totals £ 1; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 1
    • South Australia: (No data reported in columns shown)
    • Tasmania: (No data reported in columns shown)
    • Victoria: Auckland £ 18546; Mongonui £ 408; Kaipara £ 1312; Wellington £ 2398; Picton £ 930; Nelson £ 9935; Westport £ 31126; Greymouth £ 56581; Hokitika £ 41450; Riverton £ 230; Totals £ 269044; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 359695
    • Mauritius: (No data reported in columns shown)
    • Fiji Islands: Auckland £ 4955; Lyttelton £ 69; Timaru £ 305; Totals £ 5329
  • Foreign States, viz.:

    • China: Greymouth £ 3158; Totals £ 4818; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 909
    • Hawaiian Islands: Auckland £ 831; Totals £ 831; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 909
    • New Caledonia: Auckland £ 1297; Wanganui £ 450; Totals £ 1747; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 2278
    • South Sea Islands: Auckland £ 12234; Totals £ 12234; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 24242
    • South America: (No data reported in columns shown); Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 50
    • United States of America: Auckland £ 18786; Totals £ 18786; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 23002
    • Whale Fishery: Auckland £ 16; Russell £ 384; Totals £ 400; Corresponding Quarter of 1873 £ 247
  • Totals (Quarter ended Dec 31, 1874):

    • Auckland £ 181657; Thames £ 450; Russell £ 384; Mongonui £ 408; Hokianga £ 1582; Kaipara £ 3487; Poverty Bay £ 14080; Wanganui £ 85964; Picton £ 930; Nelson £ 31601; Westport £ 31130; Greymouth £ 75177; Hokitika £ 41450; Lyttelton £ 69619; Dunedin £ 220657; Invercargill and Bluff Harbour £ 14375; Riverton £ 230; Totals £ 773181
  • Corresponding Quarter, 1873:

    • Auckland £ 210512; Thames £ 670; Russell £ 197; Mongonui £ 350; Hokianga £ 3010; Kaipara £ 2033; Wellington £ 74705; Napier £ 66891; Wairau £ 432; Picton £ 15758; Nelson £ 37507; Westport £ 74385; Greymouth £ 55313; Hokitika £ 5276; Lyttelton £ 92857; Timaru £ 2418; Dunedin £ 264121; Invercargill and Bluff Harbour £ 9352; Totals £ 915787

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the VALUE of EXPORTS from the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the YEARS 1873 and 1874.

Year Port Data (Auckland to Riverton) Totals Corresponding Quarter of 1873
1874 633656, 2016, 2456, 613, 9492, 11749, 14080, 632527488, 148468, 74980, 3896, 58051, 138181, 299389, 209840, 3429, 1096468, 12063, 13698, 1697186, 293208, 230 5251269 (Data missing/misaligned in OCR for this section, corresponding to the 1873 row below)
  • 1874 Data Sequence (Port by Port, skipping gaps): 633656, 2016, 2456, 613, 9492, 11749, 14080, 632527488, 148468, 74980, 3896, 58051, 138181, 299389, 209840, 3429, 1096468, 12063, 13698, 1697186, 293208, 230. Totals: 5251269.

  • 1873 Data Sequence (Port by Port, skipping gaps): 882997, 1070, 3069, 1412, 9330, 4647, 216, 35928, 464636, 209434, 69316, 3845, 70668, 152851, 328290, 285275, 15270, 942877, 9218, 4059. Totals: 5610371.


Customs Department,
Wellington, 28th January, 1875.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

(Page Number 112 and vertical title THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE appear on the right margin.)



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💰 Return of Value of Exports for Quarter Ended 31st December 1874 and Comparative Years

💰 Finance & Revenue
28 January 1875
Exports statistics, Quarterly returns, Yearly comparison, Port values, 1873, 1874, Customs
  • William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs