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✨ Vessels Cleared Outwards Statistics

RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1878.

PORTS OF DEPARTURE.	WHENCE.	BRITISH.	FOREIGN.	TOTALS.	Corresponding Quarter, 1877.
	United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries.	With Cargoes.	In Ballast. \| Totals. \| With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| Totals. \| With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| Totals. \|
	With Cargoes.	In Ballast.	With Cargoes.	In Ballast.	With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
	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	...	2	...	16	7 \| 18 \| ... \| 31 \| 14994 \| 764 \| 6 \| 1382 \| 43 \| 37 \| 16376 \| 807 \| 5 \| 7441 \| 243 \| 1 \| 459 \| 9 \| 6 \| 7900 \| 252 \| 36 \| 22435 \| 1007 \| 7 \| 1841 \| 52 \| 43 \| 24276 \| 1059 \| 47 \| 30370 \| 1215
Onehunga	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 177 \| 7
Thames	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 235 \| 8
Russell	...	...	...	5	... \| 2 \| ... \| 5 \| 3430 \| 176 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 3430 \| 176 \| 2 \| 618 \| 56 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 618 \| 56 \| 7 \| 4048 \| 232 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 7 \| 4048 \| 232 \| 2 \| 922 \| 61
Mongonui	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 164 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 164 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 164 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 164 \| 7 \| 2 \| 474 \| 27
Hokianga	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 320 \| 11 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 320 \| 11 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 320 \| 11 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 320 \| 11 \| 2 \| 1106 \| 23
Kaipara	...	...	...	5	... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 1048 \| 38 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 1048 \| 38 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 1048 \| 38 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 1048 \| 38 \| 6 \| 1454 \| 48
Poverty Bay	...	1	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 464 \| 13 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 464 \| 13 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 464 \| 13 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 464 \| 13 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Wellington	...	2	...	7	20 \| ... \| 1 \| 8 \| 7787 \| 254 \| 18 \| 6906 \| 196 \| 26 \| 14693 \| 450 \| 1 \| 593 \| 15 \| 3 \| 1508 \| 31 \| 4 \| 2101 \| 46 \| 9 \| 8380 \| 269 \| 21 \| 8414 \| 227 \| 30 \| 16794 \| 496 \| 26 \| 14585 \| 460
Napier	...	3	...	1	5 \| ... \| ... \| 4 \| 2379 \| 63 \| 5 \| 1097 \| 38 \| 9 \| 3476 \| 101 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 4 \| 2379 \| 63 \| 5 \| 1097 \| 38 \| 9 \| 3476 \| 101 \| 8 \| 2964 \| 89
Nelson	...	...	...	1	4 \| ... \| 1 \| 1 \| 264 \| 9 \| 5 \| 1008 \| 39 \| 6 \| 1272 \| 48 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 264 \| 9 \| 5 \| 1008 \| 39 \| 6 \| 1272 \| 48 \| 3 \| 868 \| 28
Westport	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 163 \| 7 \| 4 \| 535 \| 27
Greymouth	...	...	...	5	... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 800 \| 35 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 800 \| 35 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 800 \| 35 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 5 \| 800 \| 35 \| 7 \| 1762 \| 115
Hokitika	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 563 \| 40 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 563 \| 40 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 563 \| 40 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 563 \| 40 \| 7 \| 2102 \| 144
Lyttelton	...	6	...	9	25 \| 1 \| 5 \| 15 \| 8635 \| 249 \| 26 \| 10611 \| 270 \| 41 \| 19246 \| 519 \| 1 \| 273 \| 9 \| 4 \| 2227 \| 43 \| 5 \| 2500 \| 52 \| 16 \| 8908 \| 258 \| 30 \| 12838 \| 313 \| 46 \| 21746 \| 571 \| 39 \| 15829 \| 464
Timaru	...	...	...	3	2 \| ... \| 1 \| 3 \| 668 \| 24 \| 3 \| 873 \| 27 \| 6 \| 1541 \| 51 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 668 \| 24 \| 3 \| 873 \| 27 \| 6 \| 1541 \| 51 \| 5 \| 1118 \| 41
Oamaru	...	2	...	4	2 \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 2256 \| 64 \| 2 \| 362 \| 16 \| 8 \| 2618 \| 80 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 2256 \| 64 \| 2 \| 362 \| 16 \| 8 \| 2618 \| 80 \| 4 \| 729 \| 30
Dunedin	...	4	...	3	19 \| ... \| 4 \| 7 \| 4433 \| 112 \| 20 \| 9168 \| 233 \| 27 \| 13601 \| 345 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 1047 \| 31 \| 3 \| 1047 \| 31 \| 7 \| 4433 \| 112 \| 23 \| 10215 \| 264 \| 30 \| 14648 \| 376 \| 16 \| 8409 \| 249
Bluff Harbour	...	1	...	13	4 \| ... \| 1 \| 14 \| 8406 \| 538 \| 5 \| 2943 \| 56 \| 19 \| 11349 \| 594 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 14 \| 8406 \| 538 \| 5 \| 2943 \| 56 \| 19 \| 11349 \| 594 \| 10 \| 6134 \| 414
Totals	...	21	...	76	88 \| 21 \| 13 \| 109 \| 56774 \| 2404 \| 90 \| 34350 \| 918 \| 199 \| 91124 \| 3322 \| 9 \| 8925 \| 323 \| 11 \| 5241 \| 114 \| 20 \| 14166 \| 437 \| 118 \| 65699 \| 2727 \| 101 \| 39591 \| 1032 \| 219 \| 105290 \| 3759 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Corresponding Quarter, 1877	17	...	82	69	18 \| 4 \| 108 \| 53014 \| 2279 \| 64 \| 19426 \| 605 \| 172 \| 72440 \| 2884 \| 9 \| 13076 \| 469 \| 9 \| 4257 \| 97 \| 18 \| 17333 \| 566 \| 117 \| 66090 \| 2748 \| 73 \| 23683 \| 702 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 190 \| 89773 \| 3450

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS for the YEARS 1878 and 1877.


1878.	84	...	364	288	94	56	502	241728	9917	314	128480	3496	816	370208	13413	40	45956	1731	30	12329	297	70	58285	2028	542	287684	11648	344	140809	3793	886	428493	15441	...	...	...
1877.	70	...	378	256	93	51	495	225314	9681	284	110153	3274	779	335467	12955	46	51914	2026	23	13228	353	69	65142	2379	541	277228	11707	307	123381	3627	848	400609	15334	...	...	...

Customs Department,
Wellington, 1st February, 1879.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector of Customs.

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