RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several Ports of New Zealand during the QUARTER ended 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1890.

| Countries. | Auckland. | Russell. | Kaipara. | Tauranga. | Poverty Bay. | New Plymouth. | Patea. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Wairau. | Picton. | Nelson. | Westport. | Greymouth. | Hokitika. | Lyttelton. | Timaru. | Oamaru. | Dunedin. | Invercargill and Bluff. | Parcels Post. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter, 1889. | Countries. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | £259,899 | ... | ... | £67 | £1,906 | £2,876 | £2,341 | £9,323 | £245,004 | £22,056 | £3,961 | £90 | £29,125 | £1,858 | £13,856 | £1,043 | £215,034 | £18,255 | £10,739 | £334,074 | £16,770 | £2,811 | £1,191,088 | £1,428,429 | United Kingdom |
| Australia— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Australia— |
| Victoria | £30,277 | 12 | 237 | ... | £95 | £261 | ... | £376 | £50,304 | £2,777 | £189 | ... | £754 | £134 | £1,316 | £953 | £96,831 | £518 | £378 | £24,820 | £3,386 | 363 | £213,981 | £112,497 | Victoria |
| New South Wales | £20,298 | 28 | 69 | ... | £180 | £98 | ... | £654 | £34,825 | £3,108 | £76 | 2 | £1,934 | £149 | £1,559 | 12 | £17,155 | £1,550 | £575 | £19,691 | £2,290 | ... | £104,253 | £94,918 | New South Wales |
| Queensland | £2,021 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £280 | £6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £11 | ... | ... | £8 | £156 | ... | £2,482 | £5,022 | Queensland |
| South Australia | £320 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | £39 | ... | ... | £183 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £360 | £85 | 11 | £2,480 | £2,692 | South Australia |
| Tasmania | £4,144 | ... | ... | ... | £5 | £76 | ... | ... | £1,430 | £77 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £44 | ... | ... | £1,406 | £75 | ... | £1,663 | £32 | 22 | £2,724 | £224 | 9 | £10,450 | £8,360 | Tasmania |
| Pacific Islands— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific Islands— |
| Norfolk | £135 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £205 | ... | ... | ... | £365 | ... | ... | £135 | £201 | Norfolk |
| Fiji | £41,103 | 10 | ... | £5 | £1 | ... | ... | £33 | £477 | £97 | £4 | ... | £2 | £7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £42,309 | £30,275 | Fiji |
| Africa— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Africa— |
| Cape Colony | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £7,840 | ... | ... | ... | £6,437 | ... | ... | £14,277 | £7,853 | Cape Colony |
| Mauritius | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Mauritius |
| Asia— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asia— |
| Hongkong | £282 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £470 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £9,930 | £2,048 | £362 | £2,793 | ... | ... | £3,545 | £6,793 | Hongkong |
| Bengal and Burmah | £5,386 | ... | ... | £92 | £1,290 | ... | ... | £55 | £6,946 | £5,549 | £593 | ... | £478 | ... | ... | ... | ... | £9,930 | £2,048 | £362 | £7,163 | £563 | ... | £40,455 | £36,850 | Bengal and Burmah |
| Bombay | ... | ... | ... | £75 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £98 | £68 | Bombay |
| Madras | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £105 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £123 | £46 | Madras |
| Ceylon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £12 | ... | £763 | ... | ... | £901 | ... | ... | ... | ... | £1,864 | £137 | ... | £1,611 | £225 | ... | £5,513 | £2,697 | Ceylon |
| Singapore | ... | ... | £757 | ... | ... | ... | ... | £347 | £62 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £969 | ... | ... | £866 | £111 | ... | £3,112 | £1,942 | Singapore |
| America—Canada | ... | £111 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £111 | £83 | America—Canada |
| Europe— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Europe— |
| France | ... | £188 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £62 | ... | ... | £1,361 | ... | 4 | £772 | ... | ... | £2,383 | £645 | France |
| Spain | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | Spain |
| Portugal | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £172 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 172 | 28 | Portugal |
| Italy | ... | ... | £20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £209 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | 244 | 141 | Italy |
| Austria | ... | ... | £206 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £115 | £161 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 482 | 125 | Austria |
| Germany | ... | ... | £5,029 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £1,255 | ... | ... | ... | ... | £50 | ... | ... | £2,348 | £77 | ... | £3,716 | £230 | ... | £12,705 | £4,680 | Germany |
| Belgium | ... | ... | £791 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £24 | ... | ... | ... | £75 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £890 | £608 | Belgium |
| Holland | ... | ... | £350 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £305 | ... | ... | ... | ... | £85 | ... | £740 | £230 | Holland |
| Switzerland | ... | ... | £31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £232 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £31 | £420 | Switzerland |
| Greece | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £232 | £198 | Greece |
| United States— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States— |
| On the East Coast | ... | £7,212 | ... | £1 | £60 | £188 | £15 | £911 | £18,636 | £541 | £25 | ... | £25 | ... | £185 | ... | £13,481 | £849 | £301 | £22,143 | £1,675 | ... | £66,248 | £66,086 | On the East Coast |
| On the West Coast | ... | £2,821 | ... | ... | £19 | £3 | ... | ... | £2,250 | £146 | £34 | ... | £174 | ... | £83 | ... | ... | £846 | £9 | ... | £1,651 | £34 | ... | £7,987 | £14,025 | On the West Coast |
| West Indies | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 | ... | West Indies |
| Asia— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asia— |
| China | ... | £972 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £429 | ... | ... | £716 | ... | £410 | ... | £3,568 | £599 | ... | £1,183 | ... | ... | £7,877 | £59,964 | China |
| Japan | ... | £1,735 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £135 | ... | ... | £126 | ... | ... | £2,042 | £3,646 | Japan |
| Java | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 189 | ... | Java |
| Philippine Islands | ... | £1,013 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £1,130 | ... | ... | £2,143 | £5,780 | Philippine Islands |
| Pacific Islands— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific Islands— |
| New Caledonia | ... | £3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | New Caledonia |
| New Hebrides | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121 | ... | New Hebrides |
| Friendly | ... | £2,137 | £31 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £642 | £97 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 216 | ... | £3,123 | £2,221 | Friendly |
| Savage | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 65 | ... | Savage |
| Navigator | ... | ... | £490 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | £7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 120 | 4 | 120 | 741 | 474 | Navigator |
| Cook | ... | £2,863 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,863 | 1,888 | Cook |
| Society | ... | £642 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 642 | 1,311 | Society |
| Sandwich | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1,627 | ... | Sandwich |
| Long | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,627 | ... | Long |
| Baker | ... | £2,629 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,629 | 5 | Baker |
| Howland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,773 | ... | 1,773 | ... | Howland |
| Macquarie | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,320 | ... | Macquarie |
| Malden | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 402 | ... | Malden |
| Chesterfield | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 402 | ... | Chesterfield |
| Totals | ... | £393,940 | £81 | £307 | £165 | £3,607 | £3,502 | £2,356 | £11,639 | £364,466 | £34,755 | £4,882 | £92 | £34,171 | £2,148 | £17,422 | £2,008 | £375,788 | £24,157 | £12,377 | £435,271 | £27,471 | £3,194 | £1,753,799 | ... | Totals |
| Corresp. Quarter, 1889 | ... | £427,979 | 21 | 502 | 293 | £6,035 | £4,225 | £2,265 | £15,384 | £349,350 | £52,723 | £6,563 | 60 | £39,394 | £3,482 | £15,294 | £2,725 | £302,911 | £18,965 | £16,578 | £603,844 | £33,058 | * | ... | £1,901,651 | Corresp. Quarter, 1889 |

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 27th October, 1890.

• Foreign parcels post, United Kingdom, £3,260.

H..S. McKELLAR, Secretary and Inspector.