RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1874.

| PORTS OF ARRIVAL | WHENCE - United Kingdom | | | WHENCE - British Possessions | | | WHENCE - Foreign Countries & Whale Fishery | | | TOTALS - With Cargoes | | | TOTALS - In Ballast | | | TOTALS - Totals | | | Corresponding Quarter, 1873 | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | With Cargoes | In Ballast | Totals | With Cargoes | In Ballast | Totals | With Cargoes | In Ballast | Totals | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 5 | 24 | 9 | 37 | 22045 | 911 | 37 | 22045 | 911 | 1 | 280 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 22325 | 920 | 48 | 14836 | 693 |
| Onehunga | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1424 | 103 |
| Thames | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 173 | 7 | 1 | 173 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 173 | 7 | 3 | 1000 | 86 |
| Russell | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 358 | 31 | 6 | 1914 | 185 | 1 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 2272 | 216 | 2 | 684 | 57 |
| Mongonui | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 289 | 11 |
| Hokianga | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Poverty Bay | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 726 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 726 | 22 | ... | ... | ... |
| Wanganui | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 109 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 109 | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Wellington | 6 | ... | 23 | 29 | 14707 | 471 | 29 | 14707 | 471 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 14707 | 471 | 26 | 12880 | 388 |
| Napier | 3 | ... | 8 | 11 | 3615 | 144 | 11 | 3615 | 144 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3615 | 144 | 3 | 1194 | 30 |
| Nelson | 3 | ... | 7 | 10 | 4268 | 146 | 10 | 4268 | 146 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4268 | 146 | 12 | 3476 | 125 |
| Westport | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 484 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 484 | 25 | 1 | 163 | 7 |
| Greymouth | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 8 | 1135 | 60 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1135 | 60 | 7 | 847 | 46 |
| Hokitika | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 16 | 4722 | 335 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 4722 | 335 | 13 | 3620 | 251 |
| Lyttelton | 7 | 29 | 3 | 36 | 15258 | 516 | 36 | 15258 | 516 | 3 | 1668 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 16926 | 554 | 34 | 13946 | 473 |
| Timaru | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | 945 | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 945 | 35 | 7 | 1727 | 64 |
| Oamaru | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | 7 | 1739 | 69 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 1739 | 69 | 5 | 1087 | 39 |
| Dunedin | 12 | 36 | 4 | 51 | 23209 | 768 | 51 | 23209 | 768 | 1 | 644 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 23853 | 778 | 48 | 24145 | 742 |
| Bluff Harbour | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 5166 | 337 | 1 | 115 | 23 | 11 | 5281 | 360 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5281 | 360 | 8 | 4677 | 320 |
| Totals | 37 | ... | 177 | 23 | 2 | 226 | 98659 | 3882 | 1 | 115 | 23 | 227 | 98774 | 3905 | 11 | 4506 | 242 | 2 | 217 | 30 | 239 | 103382 | 4154 |
| Corresponding Quarter, 1873 | 29 | ... | 157 | 33 | 3 | 196 | 77785 | 3102 | 3 | 470 | 19 | 199 | 78255 | 3121 | 23 | 7740 | 314 | ... | ... | ... | 222 | 85995 | 3435 |

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS for the YEARS 1873 and 1874.

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews | Vessels | Tons | Crews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874. | 162 | ... | 588 | 100 | 6 | 784 | 370379 | 14452 | 5 | 941 | 103 | 789 | 371320 | 14555 | 66 | 27874 | 1362 | 1 | 102 | 7 | 67 | 27976 | 1369 | 850 | 398253 | 15814 |
| 1873. | 95 | ... | 531 | 4 | 105 | 4 | 663 | 255600 | 10635 | 8 | 1406 | 59 | 671 | 257006 | 10694 | 68 | 32291 | 1483 | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 32291 | 1483 | 731 | 287891 | 12177 |

Customs Department,
Wellington, 28th January, 1875.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.