RETURN OF THE NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AND CLEARED OUTWARDS AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1916.

                                ENTERED.                                                                                                CLEARED.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        308
            Whence.                 British.                    Foreign.                    Total.                      Whither.                    British.                    Foreign.                    Total.

Ports.
United British Foreign
King- Posses- Coun-
dom. sions. tries.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Cargo.
Ballast
(a).
Cargo.
Ballast
(a).
Cargo.
Ballast
(a).
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Cargo.
Ballast
(a).
Cargo.
Ballast
(a).
Cargo.
Ballast
(a).
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews.

Auckland 13 35 13 60 190,029 4,466 2 3,035 56 62 193,064 4,522 2 32 7 43 106,001 3,026 1 762 31 44 106,763 3,057
Kaipara 3 836 30 3 836 30 8 5,543 152 8 5,543 152
Tauranga 1 204 17 1 204 17
Gisborne
New Plymouth
Waitara 1 5,727 66 1 5,727 66
Patea
Wanganui 4 2,327 74 4 2,327 74 2 531 28 2 531 28
Wellington 1 23 10 1 35 85,121 2,352 1 2,232 23 36 87,353 2,375 15 16 9 2 48 178,758 4,017 2 4,505 48 50 183,263 4,065
Napier 2 475 15 2 475 15 2 475 15 2 475 15
Wairau
Picton
Nelson 2 1,315 42 2 1,315 42
Westport 1 1,820 33 1 1,820 33 5 6,514 162 5 6,514 162
Greymouth 1 2 1 2 1,140 41 2 1,140 41 11 11 9,821 253 11 9,821 253
Hokitika
Lyttelton 4 8 8 12,352 242 8 12,352 242 1 3,602 40 1 3,602 40
Timaru 1 299 11 1 299 11
Oamaru
Dunedin 1 3 7 7 19,802 529 7 19,802 529 1 19 1 10 10 20,820 422 1 1,764 39 11 22,584 461
Bluff Harbour.. 1 10 10 1 10 14,016 419 1 1,764 39 11 15,780 458 4 4 4 5,711 249 4 5,711 249

Sailing Cargo 7 6 10 10 3,405 112 3 2,748 40 13 6,153 152 6 1 7 1,775 70 7 1,775 70
Ballast (a) 2 2,748 40 3 2,748 40
Total
Steam (b) Cargo 14 78 25 114 298,980 7,585 3 4,758 93 117 303,738 7,678 18 69 12 97 262,967 6,822 2 2,994 54 99 265,961 6,876
Ballast (4) 3 6 1 10 10 32,399 608 10 32,399 608 24 6 29 29 72,763 1,474 1 1,764 39 30 74,527 1,513

Grand Total 14 3 85 6 31 1 134 334,784 8,305 6 7,506 133 140 342,290 8,438 18 75 25 13 8 133 337,505 8,366 6 7,506 133 139 345,011 8,499

Corresponding Quarter, 12 107 6 22 7 148 365,759 9,226 6 10,746 171 154 376,505 9,397 20 79 36 10 13 150 376,344 9,305 8 15,100 245 158 391,444 9,550
1915

COMPATATIVE RETURN OF THE NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS OF VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AND CLEARED OUTWARDS FOR THE YEARS 1916 AND 1915.

1916 (Sailing 1 31 2 20 37 16,709 437 17 12,817 201 54 29,526 638 3 31 3 6 16 39 17,179 467 17 12,817 199 56 29,996 666
Steam (b) 47 5 321 41 86 20 501 1,370,640 33,882 19 48,351 725 520 1,418,991 34,607 84 289 75 46 40 514 1,410,555 35,252 20 51,042 770 534 1,461,597 36,022

    Totals          48  5   352 43  106 20  538 1,387,349 34,319      36  61,168 926  574 1,448,517 35,245  84      320     78  52  56  553 1,427,734 35,719      37  63,859 969  590 1,491,593 36,688

1915 Sailing 41 114 1 44 17,127 506 13 10,619 157 57 27,746 663 1 35 8 6 13 46 15,741 504 18 16,142 224 64 31,883 728
Steam (b) 57 3 383 32 78 28 560 1,567,774 38,434 21 45,905 765 581 1,613,679 39,199 94 312 103 45 31 564 1,560,520 38,116 21 43,530 732 585 1,604,050 38,848

    Totals          57  3   424 33  92  29  604 1,584,901 38,940      34  56,524 922  638 1,641,425 39,862  95  1   347     111 51  44  610 1,576,261 38,620      39  59,672 956  649 1,635,933 39,576

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(a) "Ballast" means-(1) Inwards, "having no cargo for discharge in New Zealand"; (2) Outwards, "having no cargo loaded in New Zealand."
Customs Department, Wellington, 23rd January, 1917.
(b) "Steam" includes "motor."
W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.