RETURN OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS AT THE SEVERAL PORTS OF NEW ZEALAND DURING THE QUARTER ENDED THE 31st DAY OF MARCH, 1866.

| COUNTRIES. | Auckland. | Russell. | Mongonui. | Hokianga. | Wanganni and Kaipara. | Waikato. | New Plymouth. | Wanganui. | Wellington. | Napier. | Nelson. | Collingwood. | Other Wool. | Havelock. | Picton. | Wairau. | Lyttelton. | Akaroa. | Timaru. | Hokitika. | Greymouth. | OAMARU. | DUNEDIN. | Invercargill. | Bluff Harbor. | Riverton. | Chatham Islands. | Totals. | Corresponding Quarter ending 1865. |
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| | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| United Kingdom ............... | 151,681 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5,909 | 12,762 | 95,801 | 11,476 | .. | 33,389 | 420 | 62 | 419 | .. | .. | 128,558 | 809 | 9,384 | .. | 287 | 958 | 167,795 | 6,165 | 2609 | .. | 628,492 | 701,125 |
| British Colonies, viz.:— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New South Wales .............. | 58,324 | .. | 1,039 | .. | 4,686 | .. | 5,843 | 22,043 | 2,640 | 86 | 989 | 608 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17,927 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17,499 | 11,169 | 95,583 | 22,983 | .. | 196,147 | 338,063 |
| Victoria ..................... | 17,591 | .. | .. | .. | 1,179 | .. | 21,171 | 3,574 | 1,950 | .. | 24,674 | 1379 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32,238 | .. | 511 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 105,617 | 82,983 | 7,429 | 392,815 | 273,570 |
| South Australia .............. | 4,284 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 2,692 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 630 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,255 | 57,811 | .. | 3,650 | .. | 63,567 | 63,567 |
| Queensland ................... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 263 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27,900 | .. | .. | .. | 27,900 | .. |
| Tasmania ..................... | 2,810 | .. | .. | .. | 2,761 | .. | 2,954 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,115 | .. | 1,136 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,661 | .. | .. | 18,436 | 33,112 |
| Cape of Good Hope ............ | 260 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 400 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 660 | 138 |
| Mauritius .................... | 8,000 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8,000 | .. |
| Norfolk Island ............... | 160 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9,000 | .. | .. | 9,160 | .. |
| Other Places ................. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,460 |

| Foreign Countries, Viz.:— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| United States of America ..... | 19,188 | 846 | .. | .. | .. | 502 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8,927 | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 17,873 | .. | 131 | .. | 40,591 | 12,444 |
| South America ............... | 15,990 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7,200 | .. | .. | .. | 23,190 | 22,701 |
| France ....................... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28,190 | .. | 28,190 | 35 |
| Norway ....................... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6,500 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6,500 | .. |
| Sweden ....................... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,000 | .. | .. | .. | 2,000 | .. |
| China ........................ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27,700 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27,700 | 4,641 |
| Other Places ................. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,503 | 316 |
| South Sea Islands ............ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

| Totals ........................ | 279,238 | 846 | 1,039 | .. | 14,735 | 20,959 | 14,258 | 16,597 | 97,307 | 420 | 200,557| 1237 | 10,981 | 115,410 | 70,486 | 104 | 334,766 | 809 | 10,981 | 104 | 287 | 32,098 | 274,719 | 208,593 | 7,499 | .. | 2,011,349 | 1,487,405 |

| Corresponding Quarter, 1865 .. | 541,185 | 120 | 1,385 | .. | 613 | 45,434 | 12,965 | 14,385 | 99,263 | 33,187 | 97,284 | 1681 | 1550 | 1,162 | 192 | .. | 209,235 | 13,229 | 2350 | .. | 10,555 | 420,269 | 25,761 | 4331 | 94 | .. | 1,487,405 | |

Office of Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 30th July, 1866.

William Seed,
Secretary.