RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1895—continued.

| PORTS OF | Sailing | CLEARED FOR | | | BRITISH. | | | FOREIGN. | | | TOTALS. | | | Corresponding |
| DEPARTURE. | or | United | British | Foreign | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | Totals. | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | Totals. | With Cargoes. | In Ballast. | Totals. | Quarter, |
| | Steam | Kingdom. | Posses- | Countries | | | | | | | | | | 1894. |
| | Vessels. | | sions. | and Whale | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fisheries. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | With | In | With | In | With | In | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. | Vessels. | Tons. | Crews. |
| | | Cargoes. | Ballast. | Cargoes. | Ballast. | Cargoes. | Ballast. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bluff Harbo'r { | Sailing | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 3 | 653 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 653 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 653 | 24 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1446 | 46 |
| | Steam | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | 16 | 23179 | 942 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 23179 | 942 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 23179 | 942 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 16659 | 746 |
| Total .. | .. | 2 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 23832 | 966 | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 23832 | 966 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 23832 | 966 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 18105 | 792 |
| Total ship'ng | Sailing | 9 | .. | 40 | 2 | 5 | .. | 48 | 21002 | 496 | 2 | 1041 | 20 | 50 | 22043 | 516 | 6 | 4077 | 67 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4077 | 67 | 2 | 1041 | 20 | 56 | 26120 | 583 |
| outwards { | Steam | 18 | .. | 51 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 76 | 115854 | 4088 | 7 | 5343 | 195 | 83 | 121197 | 4283 | 5 | 9695 | 467 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9695 | 467 | 7 | 5343 | 195 | 88 | 130892 | 4750 |
| Total .. | .. | 27 | .. | 91 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 124 | 136856 | 4584 | 9 | 6384 | 215 | 133 | 143240 | 4799 | 11 | 13772 | 534 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 13772 | 534 | 9 | 6384 | 215 | 144 | 157012 | 5333 |
| Correspndng. | Sailing | 13 | .. | 40 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 56 | 24363 | 585 | 5 | 2025 | 46 | 61 | 26388 | 631 | 5 | 2949 | 81 | 1 | 831 | 11 | 6 | 3780 | 92 | 6 | 2856 | 57 | .. | .. | .. | 67 | 30168 | 723 |
| Quar., 1894 { | Steam | 16 | .. | 52 | 2 | 9 | .. | 72 | 111129 | 4203 | 2 | 2053 | 60 | 74 | 113182 | 4263 | 5 | 9695 | 476 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 9695 | 476 | 2 | 2053 | 60 | .. | .. | .. | 79 | 122877 | 4739 |
| Total .. | .. | 29 | .. | 92 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 128 | 135492 | 4788 | 7 | 4078 | 106 | 135 | 139570 | 4894 | 10 | 12644 | 557 | 1 | 831 | 11 | 11 | 13475 | 568 | 8 | 4909 | 117 | .. | .. | .. | 146 | 153045 | 5462 |

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS for the YEARS 1895 and 1894.

| 1895 { | Sailing | 59 | .. | 153 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 217 | 100152 | 2374 | 26 | 10592 | 247 | 243 | 110744 | 2621 | 23 | 15497 | 294 | 2 | 1536 | 26 | 25 | 17033 | 320 | 240 | 115649 | 2668 | 28 | 12128 | 273 | .. | .. | .. | 268 | 127777 | 2941 |
| | Steam | 71 | .. | 204 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 295 | 471352 | 16527 | 15 | 14507 | 428 | 310 | 485859 | 16955 | 18 | 34902 | 1703 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 34902 | 1703 | 313 | 506254 | 18230 | 15 | 14507 | 428 | .. | .. | .. | 328 | 520761 | 18658 |
| Total .. | .. | 130 | .. | 357 | 38 | 66 | 5 | 512 | 571504 | 18901 | 41 | 25099 | 675 | 553 | 596603 | 19576 | 41 | 50399 | 1997 | 2 | 1536 | 26 | 43 | 51935 | 2023 | 553 | 621903 | 20898 | 43 | 26635 | 701 | .. | .. | .. | 596 | 648538 | 21599 |
| 1894 { | Sailing | 70 | .. | 144 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 223 | 103838 | 2453 | 37 | 14852 | 368 | 260 | 118690 | 2821 | 22 | 15808 | 322 | 3 | 1965 | 34 | 25 | 17773 | 356 | 245 | 119646 | 2775 | 40 | 16817 | 402 | .. | .. | .. | 285 | 136463 | 3177 |
| | Steam | 68 | .. | 211 | 13 | 37 | .. | 298 | 446423 | 16680 | 13 | 13462 | 370 | 311 | 459885 | 17050 | 18 | 34902 | 1707 | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 34902 | 1707 | 316 | 481325 | 18387 | 13 | 13462 | 370 | .. | .. | .. | 329 | 494787 | 18757 |
| Total .. | .. | 138 | .. | 355 | 43 | 68 | 10 | 521 | 550261 | 19133 | 50 | 28314 | 738 | 571 | 578575 | 19871 | 40 | 50710 | 2029 | 3 | 1965 | 34 | 43 | 52675 | 2063 | 561 | 600971 | 21162 | 53 | 30279 | 772 | .. | .. | .. | 614 | 631250 | 21934 |

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 17th January, 1896.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.