RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1878.

1116

COUNTRIES. | Auckland. | Thames. | Russell. | Mongonui. | 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 | 154,695 | 1,827 | | 205 | 1,538 | 2,005 | 8,318 | 129,362 | 14,487 | 504 | 68 | | 28 | 19,425 | 422 | 2,950 | 2,572 | 170,893 | 370 | 16,252 | 4,412 | 260,381 | 18,092 | 34 | 808,840 | 976,980 | 300

Australia—
Queensland | 44,706 | 151 | | 467 | 5 | 2,092 | 2,072 | 1,686 | 36,246 | 7,904 | 232 | 274 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 168,041 | 192,526 |
New South Wales | 52,523 | 555 | | 1145 | 52 | 2,061 | 738 | 4,548 | 44,836 | 8,743 | 228 | 154 | | 4,418 | 143 | 1,289 | 1,721 | 34,183 | | | | | | | 808 | 413,511 | 434,500 |
Victoria | 7,371 | | | | | 570 | | | 3,880 | | | | | 11,862 | 13,785 | 27,485 | 23,124 | 91,026 | 2,857 | 4,244 | 19,619 | 3,729 | | | | | 15,537 |
South Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,179 | 4,641 | 107,009 | 16,009 | | | | | |
Western Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,420 | | | | |
Tasmania | 6,025 | | | | | | | | 4,102 | 1,742 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31,274 | 29,624 |

Pacific Islands—
New Caledonia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 712 | | | | | | | | | | | | 712 | 867 |
Cook Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 295 | | | | | | | | | | | | 295 | 3,105 |
Friendly Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 479 | | | | | | | | | | | | 479 | 551 |
Society Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 155 | | | | | | | | | | | | 155 |
Fiji Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,337 | | | | | | 1,337 | 5,968 |
Solomon Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 |
Navigator Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,728 | | | | | | 1,728 | 100 |
Gilbert Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 532 | | | | | | 532 | 135 |
Sandwich Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 | | | | | | 46 |
Whale Fisheries | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,920 | | | | 3,920 | 90 |

Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 | 100 |

United States of America—
On the Atlantic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,737 | 40 | 35,431 | 2,969 | | | | | 50,282 | 31,101 |
On the Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,122 | 20 | 1,483 | 42 | | | | | 13,242 | 16,122 |
Java | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,516 | | | | | | | | 4,548 | 7,627 |
China | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
India—
Madras | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 |
Ceylon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
Bengal and Burmah | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,411 |
Singapore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,914 |
Mauritius | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25,781 | 46,477 |

Europe—
France | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 554 |

Totals | 284,476 | 2,533 | 140 | 1612 | 262 | 6,261 | 5,050 | 15,349 | 230,610 | 33,068 | 964 | 496 | 28 | 35,705 | 14,350 | 32,170 | 27,595 | 327,355 | 370 | 21,443 | 14,229 | 447,307 | 48,051 | 845 | 1,550,269 | 1,773,342 |
Corresponding Quarter, 1877 | 282,067 | 3,007 | 266 | 170 | 157 | 143 | 771 | 3,570 | 13,899 | 363,869 | 29,200 | 401 | 344 | 371 | 310 | 39,829 | 10,334 | 39,229 | 30,829 | 325,493 | 303 | 15,460 | 10,818 | 571,431 | 30,293 | 778 |

Customs Department,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1878.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.