New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 5

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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, 1889—continued.

PORTS OF DEPARTURE.	Sailing or Steam Vessels.	CLEARED FOR				BRITISH.			FOREIGN.			TOTALS.			Corresponding Quarter, 1888.
		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.
Timaru	Sailing	3	..	2	..	..	..	5	3046	62	..	..	..	5	3046 \| 62 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 3046 \| 62 \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 4175 \| 86
	Steam	..	..	1	..	..	..	1	1822	65	..	..	..	1	1822 \| 65 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 1822 \| 65 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 1759 \| 65
Total	..	3	..	3	..	..	..	6	4868	127	..	..	..	6	4868 \| 127 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 6 \| 4868 \| 127 \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| 5934 \| 151
Oamaru	Sailing	3	..	..	..	..	..	3	2183	58	..	..	..	3	2183 \| 58 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 2183 \| 58 \| .. \| .. \| 5 \| 3812 \| 87
	Steam	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 2448 \| 98
Total	..	3	..	..	..	..	..	3	2183	58	..	..	..	3	2183 \| 58 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 2183 \| 58 \| .. \| .. \| 8 \| 6260 \| 185
Dunedin	Sailing	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	878	26	..	..	..	2	878 \| 26 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 878 \| 26 \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 555 \| 18
	Steam	1	..	1	..	..	..	2	3676	132	..	..	..	2	3676 \| 132 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 2 \| 3676 \| 132 \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 2425 \| 56
Total	..	2	..	2	..	..	..	4	4554	158	..	..	..	4	4554 \| 158 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 4 \| 4554 \| 158 \| .. \| .. \| 3 \| 2980 \| 74
Bluff Harbour	Sailing	..	..	5	..	1	1	5	1599	41	1	287	10	6	1886 \| 51 \| 1 \| 1101 \| 16 \| 1 \| 1101 \| 16 \| 1 \| 287 \| 10 \| 7 \| 2987 \| 67 \| 17 \| 5363 \| 152
	Steam	..	..	16	1	..	..	16	17847	1001	1	517	19	17	18364 \| 1020 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 1 \| 517 \| 19 \| 17 \| 18364 \| 1020 \| 16 \| 18087 \| 974
Total	..	..	..	21	1	1	1	21	19446	1042	2	804	29	23	20250 \| 1071 \| 1 \| 1101 \| 16 \| 1 \| 1101 \| 16 \| 2 \| 804 \| 29 \| 24 \| 21351 \| 1087 \| 33 \| 23450 \| 1126
Total Ship'ng outwards	Sailing	32	..	59	2	12	1	93	50879	1175	3	940	28	96	51819 \| 1203 \| 10 \| 5822 \| 109 \| 10 \| 5822 \| 109 \| 103 \| 56701 \| 1284 \| 3 \| 940 \| 28 \| 106 \| 57641 \| 1312 \| .. \| ..
	Steam	10	..	50	1	11	..	64	80971	3691	1	517	19	65	81488 \| 3710 \| 7 \| 13121 \| 676 \| 7 \| 13121 \| 676 \| 71 \| 94092 \| 4367 \| 1 \| 517 \| 19 \| 72 \| 94609 \| 4386 \| .. \| ..
Total	..	42	..	109	3	23	1	157	131850	4866	4	1457	47	161	133307 \| 4913 \| 17 \| 18943 \| 785 \| 17 \| 18943 \| 785 \| 174 \| 150793 \| 5651 \| 4 \| 1457 \| 47 \| 178 \| 152250 \| 5698 \| .. \| ..
Corresponding Quar., 1888	Sailing	31	..	75	1	12	2	112	49948	1258	2	932	19	114	50880 \| 1277 \| 6 \| 4289 \| 76 \| 1 \| 1221 \| 17 \| 7 \| 5510 \| 93 \| 118 \| 54237 \| 1334 \| 3 \| 2153 \| 36 \| .. \| .. \| 121 \| 56390 \| 1370
	Steam	10	..	57	..	7	..	67	79825	3575	..	..	..	67	79825 \| 3575 \| 7 \| 13121 \| 689 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 7 \| 13121 \| 689 \| 74 \| 92946 \| 4264 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| 74 \| 92946 \| 4264
Total	..	41	..	132	1	19	2	179	129773	4833	2	932	19	181	130705 \| 4852 \| 13 \| 17410 \| 765 \| 1 \| 1221 \| 17 \| 14 \| 18631 \| 782 \| 192 \| 147183 \| 5598 \| 3 \| 2153 \| 36 \| .. \| .. \| 195 \| 149336 \| 5634

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS for the YEARS 1889 and 1888.


1889	Sailing	116	..	275	11	50	15	398	191451	4644	20	11674	266	418	203125	4910	43	22219	555	6	3472	82	49	25691	637	441	213670	5199	26	15146	348	467	228816	5547	..	..
	Steam	38	..	221	2	34	..	267	314811	14525	2	1019	41	269	315830	14566	26	48606	2534	..	..	..	26	48606	2534	293	303117	17059	2	1019	41	295	364436	17100	..	..
Total	..	154	..	496	13	84	15	665	506262	19169	22	12693	307	687	518955	19476	69	70825	3089	6	3472	82	75	74297	3171	734	577087	22258	28	16165	389	762	593252	22647	..	..
1888	Sailing	99	..	267	9	52	4	389	159587	4233	10	8902	92	399	163489	4325	29	15456	371	3	2568	43	82	18024	414	418	175043	4604	13	6470	135	431	181513	4739	..	..
	Steam	40	..	205	1	24	..	242	299512	13556	1	134	24	243	299646	13580	27	50319	2642	..	..	..	27	50319	2642	269	349831	16198	1	134	24	270	349965	16222	..	..
Total	..	139	..	472	10	76	4	631	459099	17789	11	4036	116	642	463135	17905	56	65775	3013	3	2568	43	59	68343	3056	687	524874	20802	14	6604	159	701	531478	20961	..	..

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 27th January, 1890. H. S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.

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Dated27 January 1890
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