New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 39

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✨ Import Value Statistics

RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1878.

COUNTRIES. Auckland Thames Russell Kaipara Tauranga Poverty Bay New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Napier Wairau Picton Havelock Kaikoura Nelson Westport Greymouth Hokitika Lyttelton Akaroa Timaru Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill and Bluff Harbour Riverton Totals Corresponding Quarter of 1877.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

United Kingdom 283,701 6,821 ... 341 6,507 3,390 11,776 272,430 31,358 1,336 84 14 187 60,242 1,423 12,387 22 307,205 ... 18,593 10,355 550,832 19,422 84 1,598,510 1,106,589

Australia—
Queensland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 500 ... ... ... ... 150,297 150,765
New South Wales 28,909 306 ... 4 2,694 3,958 4,202 32,606 8,710 104 205 ... 5,346 40 122 ... ... 6,475 4,556 19,028 4,237 ... 286,166 268,774
Victoria 30,381 785 ... 26 1,524 469 3,526 40,577 5,937 210 86 93 9,488 6,887 32,347 22,778 33,696 ... 1,327 2,470 66,984 25,785 790 ... 150,297 150,765
South Australia 13,321 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18,558 27,379
Tasmania 1,736 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18,662 23,634

Pacific Islands—
Norfolk Island 139 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 139 99
New Caledonia 293 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 293 ...
Cook Islands 1,008 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,008 3,644
Friendly Islands 129 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 258
Society Islands 721 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 721 ...
Fiji Islands 6,711 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,711 3,803
New Hebrides ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 391
Navigator Islands 13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 1,124
Marshall Islands 325 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 325 ...
Sandwich Islands ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 162
Savage Islands 866 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 866 19
Whale Fisheries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,280 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,280 105
Canada ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ...

United States of America—
On the Atlantic 17,364 44 350 ... 44 341 19,215 706 59 22 ... 1,763 3 ... 21,884 ... ... ... 384 ... 20,801 ... ... ... 83,055 81,520
On the Pacific 5,109 20 ... ... 181 150 ... 1,493 161 591 ... ... ... 3 20 ... 3,074 ... ... ... 1,527 ... ... ... 11,628 9,241
China ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15,947 ... ... ... ... 34,319 ... ... ... 51,188 12,154

India—
Madras ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 ...
Bengal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 50,983 ... 50,983 1,853
Ceylon ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 ... ... 10 ...
Mauritius ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,235 ... ... ... ... 18,817 ... ... ... 44,128 ... 64,180 15,813
Europe—
France ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 758

Totals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,349,291
Corresponding Quarter, 1877 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,708,085

Customs Department,
Wellington, 26th April, 1878.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1878, No 39

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💰 Return of Import Values by Port for Quarter ending March 1878

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated26 April 1878
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William Seed, Secretary and Inspector of Customs

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