Shipping Statistics




RETURN of the Number, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels cleared Outwards at the several Ports of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1896.

Ports of Departure. Sailing or Steam Vessels. Cleared For British. Foreign. Totals. Corresponding Quarter, 1895.
United Kingdom. British Possessions. Foreign Countries and Whale Fisheries. 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. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Auckland { Sailing 2 .. 5 .. 4 .. 8 3348 79 .. .. .. 8 3348 79 3 1976 33 .. .. .. 3 1976 33 11 5324 112
Steam .. .. 25 2 13 .. 34 33461 1408 2 2293 53 36 35754 1461 4 7756 373 .. .. .. 4 7756 373 38 41217 1781
Total .. .. 2 .. 30 2 17 .. 42 36809 1487 2 2293 53 44 39102 1540 7 9732 406 .. .. .. 7 9732 406 49 46541 1893
Kaipara .. Sailing 2 .. 15 .. .. .. 13 3711 109 .. .. .. 13 3711 109 4 2100 38 .. .. .. 4 2100 38 17 5811 147
Wellington .. Steam 5 .. 9 1 .. .. 14 27283 841 1 3071 47 15 30354 888 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 27283 841
Napier .. Sailing .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 289 8 1 289 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Westport { Sailing .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 482 10 .. .. .. 1 482 10 1 482 10
Steam .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 482 10 .. .. .. 1 482 10 1 482 10
Greymouth .. Sailing .. .. 4 .. .. .. 4 1014 31 .. .. .. 4 1014 31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 1014 31
Hokitika .. Sailing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lyttelton { Sailing .. .. 6 1 1 .. 5 3035 58 1 292 8 6 3327 66 2 1048 21 .. .. .. 2 1048 21 7 4083 79
Steam 6 .. 1 1 .. .. 7 18816 516 1 4155 53 8 22971 569 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 18816 516
Total .. .. 6 .. 7 2 1 .. 12 21851 574 2 4447 61 14 26298 635 2 1048 21 .. .. .. 2 1048 21 14 22899 595
Timaru .. Sailing 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3 2021 48 .. .. .. 3 2021 48 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2021 48
Dunedin { Sailing 2 .. 1 2 .. .. 3 2559 48 2 1571 28 5 4130 76 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2559 48
Steam 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2425 50 .. .. .. 1 2425 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2425 50
Total .. .. 3 .. 1 2 .. .. 4 4984 98 2 1571 28 6 6555 126 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4984 98
Bluff Harbo’r { Sailing .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2 401 26 .. .. .. 2 401 26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 401 26
Steam 3 .. 8 .. .. .. 11 19008 612 .. .. .. 11 19008 612 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 19008 612
Total .. .. 3 .. 10 .. .. .. 13 19409 638 .. .. .. 13 19409 638 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 19409 638
Total ship’g outwards { Sailing 7 .. 35 4 6 .. 38 16089 399 4 2152 44 42 18241 443 10 5606 102 .. .. .. 10 5606 102 48 21695 501
Steam 15 .. 43 4 13 .. 67 100993 3427 4 9519 153 71 110512 3580 4 7756 373 .. .. .. 4 7756 373 71 108749 3800
Total .. .. 22 .. 78 8 19 .. 105 117082 3826 8 11671 197 113 128753 4023 14 13362 475 .. .. .. 14 13362 475 119 130444 4301
Correspndng. { Sailing 5 .. 28 5 6 8 35 11429 324 7 3449 69 42 14878 393 4 2760 47 1 494 9 5 3254 56 33 14189 371
Quar., 1895 Steam 14 .. 43 4 8 .. 61 98298 3301 4 5626 105 65 103924 3406 4 7756 374 .. .. .. 4 7756 374 65 106054 3675
Total .. .. 19 .. 71 9 14 3 96 109727 3625 11 9075 174 107 118802 3799 8 10516 421 1 494 9 9 11010 430 104 120243 4046

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 15th October, 1896.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1896, No 84





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🏭 Return of Vessels Cleared Outwards for Quarter Ended 30 September 1896

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
15 October 1896
Shipping, Vessels, Ports, Statistics, Exports, Tonnage, Crews, 1896, Outwards
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector