New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 6

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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, 1887—continued.

PORTS OF DEPARTURE.	Sailing or Steam Vessels.	CLEARED FOR				BRITISH.			FOREIGN.			TOTALS.			Corresponding Quarter, 1886.
		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.		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.
Timaru ..	Sailing	1	..	3	..	..	..	4	1981	50	..	..	..	4	1981 \| 50 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 4 \| 1981 \| 50 \| 6 \| 2039 \| 61
Oamaru ..	Sailing	1	..	..	..	1	..	1	1011	24	..	..	..	1	1011 \| 24 \| 1 \| 194 \| 5 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 194 \| 5 \| 2 \| 1205 \| 29 \| 4 \| 2608 \| 61
Dunedin {	Sailing	1	..	..	3	..	1	1	1116	25	4	2891	58	5	4007 \| 83 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 1116 \| 25 \| 4 \| 2612 \| 78
	Steam	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	1028	58	1	1028 \| 58 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
	Total ..	1	..	..	4	..	1	1	1116	25	5	3919	116	6	5035 \| 141 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 1116 \| 25 \| 5 \| 3919 \| 116 \| 6 \| 5035 \| 141 \| 8 \| 2612 \| 78
Bluff Harb’ur {	Sailing	..	..	11	..	1	1	12	3013	97	1	45	11	13	3058 \| 108 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 12 \| 3013 \| 97 \| 1 \| 45 \| 11 \| 13 \| 3058 \| 108 \| 5 \| 1094 \| 36
	Steam	..	..	12	..	..	..	12	13166	763	..	..	..	12	13166 \| 763 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 12 \| 13166 \| 763 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 12 \| 13166 \| 763 \| 14 \| 15449 \| 883
Total ..	..	..	..	23	..	1	1	24	16179	860	1	45	11	25	16224 \| 871 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 24 \| 16179 \| 860 \| 1 \| 45 \| 11 \| 25 \| 16224 \| 871 \| 19 \| 16543 \| 919
Totals {	Sailing	18	..	69	13	12	3	91	33714	954	15	8046	176	106	41760 \| 1130 \| 8 \| 3526 \| 75 \| 1 \| 607 \| 11 \| 9 \| 4133 \| 86 \| 99 \| 37240 \| 1029 \| 16 \| 8653 \| 187 \| 115 \| 45893 \| 1216 \| .. \| .. \| ..
	Steam	8	..	34	1	5	..	41	53890	2520	1	1028	58	42	54918 \| 2578 \| 6 \| 11182 \| 576 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 6 \| 11182 \| 576 \| 47 \| 65072 \| 3096 \| 1 \| 1028 \| 58 \| 48 \| 66100 \| 3154 \| .. \| .. \| ..
Total Shipping outwards	..	26	..	103	14	17	3	132	87604	3474	16	9074	234	148	96678 \| 3708 \| 14 \| 14708 \| 651 \| 1 \| 607 \| 11 \| 15 \| 15315 \| 662 \| 146 \| 102312 \| 4125 \| 17 \| 9681 \| 245 \| 163 \| 111993 \| 4370 \| .. \| .. \| ..
Correspondng. {	Sailing	17	..	66	12	11	8	85	33661	915	13	4617	121	98	38278 \| 1036 \| 9 \| 3514 \| 123 \| 7 \| 2968 \| 66 \| 16 \| 6482 \| 189 \| 94 \| 37175 \| 1038 \| 20 \| 7585 \| 187 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 114 \| 44760 \| 1225
Quar., 1886	Steam	6	..	39	..	6	..	46	60540	2934	..	..	..	46	60540 \| 2934 \| 5 \| 9471 \| 477 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 9471 \| 477 \| 51 \| 70011 \| 3411 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 51 \| 70011 \| 3411
Total ..	..	23	..	105	12	17	8	131	94201	3849	13	4617	121	144	98818 \| 3970 \| 14 \| 12985 \| 600 \| 7 \| 2968 \| 66 \| 21 \| 15953 \| 666 \| 145 \| 107186 \| 4449 \| 20 \| 7585 \| 187 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 165 \| 114771 \| 4636

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS for the YEARS 1887 and 1886.


1887	{	Sailing	87	..	250	49	60	20	364	149339	3987	60	31736	732	424	181075	4719	33	14432	391	9	5382	104	42	19814	495	397	163771	4378	69	37118	836	466	200889	5214	..	..	..
		Steam	81	..	156	2	20	..	181	243125	11371	2	1186	78	183	244311	11449	26	48380	2492	..	..	..	26	48380	2492	207	291505	13863	2	1186	78	209	292691	13941	..	..	..
Total ..	..	118	..	406	51	80	20	545	392464	15358	62	32922	810	607	425386	16168	59	62812	2883	9	5382	104	68	68194	2987	604	455276	18241	71	38304	914	675	493580	19155	..	..	..
1886	{	Sailing	71	..	299	46	54	32	381	146669	4095	65	40342	870	446	187011	4965	43	15997	519	13	5588	120	56	21585	639	424	162666	4614	78	45930	990	502	208596	5604	..	..	..
		Steam	28	..	155	..	22	..	186	243118	11676	..	..	..	186	243118	11676	19	36617	1772	..	..	..	19	36617	1772	205	279735	13448	..	..	..	205	279735	13448	..	..	..
Total ..	..	99	..	454	46	76	32	567	389787	15771	65	40342	870	632	430129	16641	62	52614	2291	13	5588	120	75	58202	2411	629	442401	18062	78	45930	990	707	488331	19052	..	..	..

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 18th January, 1888.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary.

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Dated27 January 1888
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