New Zealand Gazette – 1883 – No. 30

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✨ Passenger and Freight Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30

From New Zealand to the United Kingdom.

Year. Number of Ships. Paying Passengers.
1875 57 799
1876 61 1,110
1877 70 991
1878 84 838
1879 95 657
1880 144 683
1881 145 669

In 1881 the following passengers were carried by the three regular lines of sailing ships between
the United Kingdom and New Zealand:—

  1. New Zealand Shipping Company's Line.

This Company carried, in the outward voyages of 54 ships aggregating 51,000 tons, 171 saloon
passengers, 151 second cabin, and 203 steerage (exclusive of Government immigrants); or altogether
525 passengers of all classes. This number was much below the average of the five years 1877-81,
which was 234 saloon, 276 second cabin, and 788 steerage, paying their own passage, or close on 1,300
of all classes; while in 1879 the number had been exceptionally large, amounting to (equal to) 2,900
adults. The number of passengers homeward, on the other hand, has always been small; in 1881 there
were only 136 saloon, 28 second cabin, and 115 steerage.

  1. Shaw, Savill, and Co.'s Line.

This line carried in the outward voyages of 57 ships, aggregating 55,859 tons, 168 saloon,
201 second cabin, and 676 steerage (exclusive of Government immigrants); or altogether 1,045 of all
classes. The number of homeward passengers was small.

  1. Albion Company's Line.

This line carried in 9 ships, aggregating 9,400 tons, 49 saloon passengers, 70 second cabin, and
187 steerage (exclusive of Government immigrants). This was (as in the case of the New Zealand
Shipping Company) less than the average of the five years 1877-81, which amounted to 88 in the
saloon, 24 in the second cabin, and 342 in the steerage. On the homeward voyages the Albion ships
had 45 saloon passengers, and 51 steerage; the average of the same five years being 35 in the saloon,
7 in the second cabin, and 72 in the steerage.

  1. Summary of the Three Lines.

Adding together the outward passengers by all three lines for 1881, it will be seen that these
were—
New Zealand Shipping Company ... Saloon. 171 2nd Cabin. 151 Steerage. 203
Shaw, Savill and Co. ... 168 201 676
Albion Company ... 49 70 187
388 422 1,066

or altogether 1,876 passengers of all classes who paid their own passages.

In 1882 the New Zealand Shipping Company sent out 63 ships aggregating 56,438 tons, and
carrying 1,465 passengers, of whom 726 (statute adults) were steerage passengers paying their own
fares, exclusive of Government emigrants.

Shaw, Savill and Co. sent out 66 ships aggregating 61,533 tons, and carrying 1,722 passengers
(statute adults), of whom 769 (statute adults) were steerage paying their own fares.

The Albion Company sent out 11 ships aggregating 11,923 tons, and carrying 643 passengers, of
whom 575 (statute adults) were steerage paying their own fares.

Thus in 1882 the three lines together sent out 140 ships, aggregating 129,914 tons and carrying
3,830 passengers, of whom 2,070 were steerage passengers paying their own fares. The total number
of these steerage passengers therefore increased from 1,066 in 1881 to 2,070 in 1882.

FREIGHT.

STATISTICS relating to Exports and Imports to and from New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

IMPORTS TO NEW ZEALAND.

Year. Number of Ships. Totals from all Countries. From United Kingdom.
1875 150 £ 8,029,172 £ 5,103,610
1876 148 £ 6,905,171 £ 4,451,269
1877 112 £ 6,973,418 £ 4,115,544
1878 145 £ 8,755,663 £ 5,333,170
1879 161 £ 8,374,585 £ 5,302,823
1880 113 £ 6,162,011 £ 3,479,217
1881 125 £ 7,457,045 £ 4,530,316

EXPORTS FROM NEW ZEALAND.

Year. Number of Ships. Totals to all Countries. To United Kingdom.
1875 57 £ 5,828,627 £ 4,227,760
1876 61 £ 5,673,465 £ 4,533,389
1877 70 £ 6,327,472 £ 5,321,499
1878 84 £ 6,015,700 £ 4,727,242
1879 95 £ 5,743,126 £ 4,171,915
1880 144 £ 6,352,692 £ 4,767,068
1881 141 £ 6,060,866 £ 4,475,681


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