RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1891.

| 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. | Correspond- ing Quarter, 1890. | Countries. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 287,377 | 435 | 5,225 | 3,546 | 2,689 | 12,670 | 258,129 | 38,426 | 3,195 | 33 | 31,684 | 1,020 | 9,935 | 1,146 | 210,025 | 14,966 | 7,114 | 278,509 | 16,440 | 4,146 | 1,186,710 | 1,227,591 | United Kingdom |
| Australia— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Australia— |
| Victoria | 12,583 | 146 | 186 | 295 | 471 | 15,297 | 2,797 | 128 | 1,036 | 593 | 2,143 | 1,287 | 20,725 | 688 | 364 | 36,126 | 3,230 | 357 | 98,452 | 142,400 | Victoria |
| New South Wales | 23,909 | 21 | 532 | 95 | 758 | 16,683 | 3,998 | 13 | 136 | 1,023 | 164 | 835 | 33 | 17,098 | 193 | 852 | 14,162 | 2,322 | | 82,920 | 68,859 | New South Wales |
| Queensland | 1,565 | 178 | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 1,217 | | | 1,254 | | | 4,223 | 362 | Queensland |
| South Australia | 762 | | | 2 | 79 | 118 | 31 | | 76 | 18 | 651 | 28 | 212 | 44 | 7 | 2,028 | 3,486 | South Australia |
| Tasmania | 3,995 | | | 20 | | 2,351 | 151 | | 5 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 859 | 8 | 9 | 3,245 | 663 | 46 | 11,375 | 11,099 | Tasmania |
| Pacific Islands— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific Islands— |
| Norfolk | 348 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 144 | | 349 | 232 | Norfolk |
| Fiji | 42,936 | | | | | | 91 | 800 | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 404 | | 44,436 | 36,200 | Fiji |
| Africa— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Africa— |
| Mauritius | | | | | | | 209 | | | | | | | | | | 16,397 | | | | 27,589 | | 44,195 | 28,046 | Mauritius |
| Asia— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asia— |
| Hongkong | 2,225 | | | | | | | 2,476 | | 190 | | | 4 | | | | 1,980 | 73 | | 6,948 | 4,579 | Hongkong |
| Bengal | 6,309 | 8 | 19 | | | 252 | 145 | 9,552 | 2,742 | 125 | 69 | | 73,948 | 23,044 | | 29,640 | 351 | 146,204 | 56,207 | Bengal |
| Bombay | | | | | 587 | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 615 | 126 | Bombay |
| Madras | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Madras |
| Ceylon | 1,169 | | | | | | 480 | 1,052 | 64 | | | 395 | | | 629 | | 2,931 | 384 | | 7,104 | 3,112 | Ceylon |
| Singapore | 924 | | | | | | | 299 | 44 | | | | 621 | | | 197 | | | | 3 | 3,179 | 336 | Singapore |
| America— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | America— |
| Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 74 | Canada |
| Europe— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Europe— |
| France | | | | | | | | 103 | | | | | 249 | | 1,085 | | | | 482 | | 1,919 | 1,330 | France |
| Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 190 | 5 | Spain |
| Portugal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 843 | | | 424 | Portugal |
| Italy | 200 | | | | | | | | | | 231 | | | | | | | | | | 521 | 182 | Italy |
| Austria | 84 | | | | | | | | 148 | | | | | | | | | | | | 232 | 76 | Austria |
| Germany | 3,597 | | | | 3 | 1,781 | | | | | 109 | | 52 | 535 | | 1,489 | 119 | 7,692 | 16,341 | Germany |
| Norway | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Norway |
| Belgium | 532 | | | | | 48 | | | | 93 | 270 | | 17 | | 40 | | 1,002 | | 2,002 | 973 | Belgium |
| Holland | | | | | | | | | | 58 | | | 358 | | | | 209 | | | | 625 | 197 | Holland |
| Switzerland | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | | Switzerland |
| Turkey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Turkey |
| United States— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States— |
| On the East Coast | 17,061 | | 9 | 98 | | 190 | 350 | 16,138 | 449 | 167 | 14 | 2,765 | 114 | 358 | 353 | 2,148 | 95 | 143 | 11,772 | 666 | 52,890 | 57,158 | On the East Coast |
| On the West Coast | 8,494 | | | | | 1,353 | | | | 291 | | | | 1,602 | | | | | 3,645 | 765 | 16,150 | 6,624 | On the West Coast |
| Africa— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Africa— |
| Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 2 | Egypt |
| Canary Islands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | Canary Islands |
| Asia— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asia— |
| China | 110 | | | | | | | | | | | | 495 | 15 | | | | 2,102 | | 2,722 | 4,723 | China |
| Japan | 802 | | | | | | | 1,150 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1,953 | 938 | Japan |
| Java | | | | | | | | | | | 72 | 189 | | | | | | | | | 9,742 | | Java |
| Philippine Islands | 1,052 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,002 | | 2,315 | 1,671 | Philippine Islands |
| Asia Minor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 252 | Asia Minor |
| Pacific Islands— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific Islands— |
| New Caledonia | 552 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 552 | New Caledonia |
| New Hebrides | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 101 | | New Hebrides |
| Friendly | 2,234 | | | | | | | | | | | 104 | | | | 45 | | | | 2,383 | 2,526 | Friendly |
| Savage | 195 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 195 | 207 | Savage |
| Navigator | 1,616 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | | | | 1,634 | 332 | Navigator |
| Cook | 1,220 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,220 | 675 | Cook |
| Society | 759 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 759 | 487 | Society |
| Penrhyn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Penrhyn |
| Malden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,521 | 1,089 | Malden |
| Sandwich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sandwich |
| Chesterfield | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 334 | | | Chesterfield |
| Totals | 422,787 | 8 | 324 | 484 | 6,089 | 4,548 | 3,224 | 15,363 | 327,917 | 49,189 | 3,534 | 183 | 38,947 | 1,921 | 13,836 | 2,896 | 348,409 | 39,022 | 8,482 | 419,180 | 26,578 | 4,559 | 1,737,480 | |
| Corresp. Quarter, 1890 | 355,022 | 78 | 452 | 604 | 5,740 | 3,830 | 2,279 | 12,938 | 288,589 | 37,216 | 4,253 | 34 | 35,470 | 1,969 | 17,702 | 4,770 | 299,311 | 25,318 | 11,418 | 538,478 | 40,050 | 3,276 | 1,688,797 | |

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 21st April, 1891.

W. T. GLASGOW, for Secretary and Inspector.