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✨ Vessels Entered Inwards Statistics

RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1878.

Ports of Arrival.	Whence.	British.	Foreign.	Totals.	Corresponding Quarter, 1877.
	United Kingdom.
	With Cargoes.	In Ballast.	With Cargoes.	In Ballast.	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. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews.
Auckland	...	7	...	23	... \| 18 \| 2 \| 44 \| 20497 \| 966 \| 1 \| 38 \| 5 \| 45 \| 20535 \| 971 \| 4 \| 6887 \| 227 \| 1 \| 73 \| 8 \| 5 \| 6960 \| 235 \| 48 \| 27384 \| 1193 \| 2 \| 111 \| 13 \| 50 \| 27495 \| 1206 \| 48 \| 30067 \| 1276
Thames	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 1152 \| 70 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 1152 \| 70 \| 2 \| 622 \| 61 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 622 \| 61 \| 4 \| 1774 \| 131 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 4 \| 1774 \| 131 \| 1 \| 235 \| 8
Russell	...	...	...	2	... \| 2 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 445 \| 48
Mongonui	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 235 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 235 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 336 \| 22
Kaipara	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 235 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 235 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 553 \| 19
New Plymouth	...	...	...	...	... \| 1 \| ... \| 35 \| 20668 \| 643 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 35 \| 20668 \| 643 \| 2 \| 1038 \| 20 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 1038 \| 20 \| 37 \| 21706 \| 663 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 37 \| 21706 \| 663 \| 2 \| 1173 \| 41
Wellington	...	9	...	27	... \| 1 \| ... \| 6 \| 1389 \| 46 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 1389 \| 46 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 1389 \| 46 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 1389 \| 46 \| 6 \| 1950 \| 73
Napier	...	...	...	6	... \| 1 \| ... \| 7 \| 2368 \| 82 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 7 \| 2368 \| 82 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 7 \| 2368 \| 82 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 7 \| 2368 \| 82 \| 6 \| 2756 \| 112
Nelson	...	1	...	5	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| 3 \| 865 \| 53
Westport	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 954 \| 42 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 954 \| 42 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 954 \| 42 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 954 \| 42 \| 4 \| 601 \| 28
Greymouth	...	...	...	6	... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 663 \| 46 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 663 \| 46 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 663 \| 46 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 663 \| 46 \| 6 \| 1727 \| 104
Hokitika	...	...	...	2	... \| ... \| ... \| 43 \| 22322 \| 665 \| 1 \| 39 \| 16 \| 44 \| 22361 \| 681 \| 6 \| 3367 \| 72 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 3367 \| 72 \| 49 \| 25689 \| 737 \| 1 \| 39 \| 16 \| 50 \| 25728 \| 753 \| 47 \| 18318 \| 578
Lyttelton	...	8	1	35	... \| 6 \| ... \| 8 \| 2142 \| 71 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 8 \| 2142 \| 71 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 8 \| 2142 \| 71 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 8 \| 2142 \| 71 \| 5 \| 1094 \| 42
Timaru	...	...	...	8	... \| ... \| ... \| 9 \| 2077 \| 71 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 9 \| 2077 \| 71 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 9 \| 2077 \| 71 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 9 \| 2077 \| 71 \| 3 \| 539 \| 23
Oamaru	...	...	...	9	... \| ... \| ... \| 31 \| 17982 \| 539 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 31 \| 17982 \| 539 \| 6 \| 2728 \| 59 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 2728 \| 59 \| 37 \| 20710 \| 598 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 37 \| 20710 \| 598 \| 32 \| 15410 \| 494
Dunedin	...	11	...	19	... \| 7 \| ... \| 20 \| 10990 \| 613 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 20 \| 10990 \| 613 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 20 \| 10990 \| 613 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 20 \| 10990 \| 613 \| 15 \| 8136 \| 509
Bluff Harbour	...	2	...	18	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 51 \| 5 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 51 \| 5 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 51 \| 5 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 51 \| 5 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Riverton	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Totals	...	38	1	163	... \| 35 \| 2 \| 216 \| 103653 \| 3873 \| 2 \| 77 \| 21 \| 218 \| 103730 \| 3894 \| 20 \| 14642 \| 439 \| 1 \| 73 \| 8 \| 21 \| 14715 \| 447 \| 236 \| 118295 \| 4312 \| 3 \| 150 \| 29 \| 239 \| 118445 \| 4341 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Corresponding Quarter, 1877		28	...	161	2 \| 23 \| ... \| 192 \| 81040 \| 3302 \| 2 \| 344 \| 19 \| 194 \| 81384 \| 3321 \| 20 \| 17344 \| 607 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 20 \| 17344 \| 607 \| 212 \| 98384 \| 3909 \| 2 \| 344 \| 19 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 214 \| 98728 \| 3928

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS Entered Inwards for the YEARS 1878 and 1877.


1878.	145	1	652	4	117	7	843	393839	14554	9	1111	84	852	394950	14638	71	60853	2048	3	687	24	74	61540	2072	914	454692	16602	12	1798	108	926	456490	16710	...	...	...
1877.	112	1	596	10	84	9	726	320135	12530	19	3839	215	745	323974	12745	66	64254	2371	1	340	10	67	64594	2381	792	384389	14901	20	4179	225	...	...	...	812	388568	15126

Customs Department,
Wellington, 1st February, 1879.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

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