Otago Provincial Gazette – 1860 – No. 116

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✨ Statistical tables of Otago

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CUSTOMS.

ABSTRACT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, AND OF THE REVENUE FOR THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, in each Year, from the Establishment of Customs in May 1848, to 31st December 1859.

YEARS.	IMPORTS.	EXPORTS.	REVENUE.
	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
1848	11,869 0 11	444 0 0	824 19 4
1849	8,992 17 0	803 10 0	1,835 5 9
1850	13,819 18 0	546 2 0	1,802 7 3
1851	14,148 1 0	131 10 0	2,197 3 10
1852	15,579 8 6	770 0 0	2,386 17 10
1853	11,074 5 0	6,481 19 0	2,276 15 0
1854	43,692 7 9	24,182 15 0	5,781 14 10
1855	44,545 11 0	24,668 15 6	4,375 11 0
1856	50,529 11 0	22,908 9 9	5,257 15 6
1857	65,401 12 0	47,059 0 0	8,218 15 11
1858	96,620 0 0	81,577 12 8	11,175 11 3
1859	218,844 0 0		18,742 6 1

FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE 1860.

IMPORTS.	EXPORTS.	REVENUE.
£116,296 0 0	£38,772 11 0	£12,386 5 4

RETURN, Showing the Number of ARRIVALS and DEPARTURES of Ships to and from Otago Harbour during the Years ending 31st December 1858-59.

| | PORTS OUT OF NEW ZEALAND. | PORTS IN NEW ZEALAND. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | INWARDS. | OUTWARDS. | INWARDS. | OUTWARDS. |
| Year. | No. of Ships Arrived. | Registered Tonnage. | No. of Ships Departed. | Registered Tonnage. | No. of Ships Arrived. | Registered Tonnage. | No. of Ships Departed. | Registered Tonnage. |
| 1858... | 26 | 8764 | 18 | 5598 | 47 | 5146 | 47 | 7802 |
| 1859.. | 54 | 16,606 | 53 | 16,346 | 93 | 14,189 | 79 | 13,254 |

PRICES OF PROVISIONS, &c., AND WAGES, IN THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND, 30TH JUNE 1860.

PROVISIONS, &c.—
Fine Flour, per 100 lbs. .................................................................... £1 5 0 to £1 8 0
Wheaten Bread, per 4 lb. Loaf........................................................... 0 1 0
Butter, per lb. ..................................................................................... 0 1 10 ... 0 2 2
Cheese, per lb., best .......................................................................... 0 1 4
Rice, per lb., best ............................................................................... 0 0 5
Tea, per lb. ......................................................................................... 0 3 6
Coffee, per lb ..................................................................................... 0 1 9
Sugar, Raw, per lb ............................................................................. 0 0 6
Do. Loaf, do. ..................................................................................... 0 0 9
Milk, per quart ................................................................................... 0 0 7
Eggs, per dozen................................................................................. 0 2 0
Sawn Timber, per 100 feet ................................................................ 1 0 0
Firewood, per cord ............................................................................ 1 6 0
WAGES—
Shepherds, per annum, with double rations ................................... 50 0 0 ... 55 0 0
Agricultural Labourers, do. do. ........................................................ 50 0 0 ... 60 0 0
Ordinary do. do. do. .......................................................................... 45 0 0
Female Domestic Servants, per annum ........................................... 18 0 0 ... 30 0 0
Trades, without rations, per day of 8 hours ..................................... 0 9 0 ... 0 10 0
Labourers, do. do. ............................................................................. 0 6 0 ... 0 7 0