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Otago Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 538

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✨ Maritime Trade Statistics

RETURN of the NUMBER, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered Inwards at the several Ports of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended the 31st day of December, 1867.

Port of Arrival	Whence.	British.	Foreign.	Totals.	Corresponding Quarter 1866.
	United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Ports and Whale Fishery.	With Cargoes.	In Ballast. \| Totals. \| With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| Totals. \| With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| Totals. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels.
		With Cargoes.	In Ballast.	With Cargoes.	In Ballast. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Tons. \| Crews.
Auckland	...	3	20	9	32 \| 9420 \| 394 \| ... \| ... \| 32 \| 9420 \| 394 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 32 \| 9420 \| 394 \| 60 \| 16858 \| 698
Onahunga	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 1023 \| 3 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 1023 \| 3
Russell	...	...	1	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 232 \| 10
Mongonui	...	...	1	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 676 \| 6
Hokianga*	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ...
Kaipara	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 260 \| 8
New Plymouth	...	3	...	...	461 \| 20 \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 461 \| 20 \| ... \| 3 \| 461 \| 20
Wangaui	...	...	3	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 4 \| 509 \| 27
Wanganui	...	12	...	3	29 \| 13526 \| 745 \| 29 \| 13526 \| ... \| 13526 \| 745 \| 3 \| 13526 \| 745
Napier	...	...	5	3	... \| 2031 \| 62 \| 5 \| 2031 \| ... \| 2031 \| 62 \| 8 \| 6870 \| 76
Waiau	...	...	1	...	... \| 649 \| 12 \| 1 \| 649 \| ... \| 649 \| 12 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Picton	...	...	...	...	1 \| 12120 \| 747 \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 12120 \| 747 \| 1 \| 12120 \| 747
Nelson	2	...	35	37	37 \| 32120 \| 747 \| 37 \| 32120 \| ... \| 32120 \| 747 \| 39 \| 14622 \| 887
Westport	...	10	...	10	10 \| 12110 \| 88 \| 10 \| 12110 \| ... \| 12110 \| 88 \| 10 \| 12110 \| 88
Greymouth	...	...	12	...	12 \| 1875 \| 135 \| ... \| ... \| 12 \| 1875 \| 135 \| 13 \| 1575 \| 138
Hokitika	52	1	12	52	58834 \| 639 \| 52 \| 58834 \| 53 \| 639 \| 59 \| 52 \| 58834 \| 639
Okarito	...	...	...	...	1 \| 3676 \| 142 \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 3676 \| 142 \| 1 \| 3676 \| 142
Lyttelton	2	9	...	12	3070 \| 142 \| 12 \| 3070 \| ... \| ... \| 3070 \| 142 \| 12 \| 3070 \| 142
Timaru	...	...	6	...	1109 \| 48 \| 6 \| 1109 \| ... \| ... \| 1109 \| 48 \| 6 \| 1109 \| 48
Oamaru	1	...	5	3	17249 \| 593 \| 3 \| 17249 \| ... \| ... \| 17249 \| 593 \| 4 \| 7424 \| 597
Dunedin	...	25	...	28	2239 \| 55 \| 25 \| 2239 \| ... \| ... \| 2239 \| 55 \| 40 \| 12724 \| 686
Invercargill	1	...	...	3	2385 \| 59 \| 3 \| 2385 \| ... \| ... \| 2385 \| 59 \| 4 \| 358 \| 65
Bluff Harbour	12	...	12	12	6128 \| 456 \| 12 \| 6128 \| ... \| ... \| 6128 \| 456 \| 12 \| 6128 \| 456
Chatham Islands	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 220 \| 8


Totals	22	109	22	247	75677	4029	3	1168	76345	4078	6	2913	121	...	291512	4314	51	256	79760	4186
Corresponding Quarter, 1866	29	241	6	81	95805	5060	7	1537	97362	5126	12	4370	142	...	437014	304	100075	5202	7	1537 \| 102232 \| 5270

Return not received.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, Tonnage, and Crews of Vessels Entered Inwards for the Years 1867 and 1866.

Year	Vessels	Tons.	Crews
1867	80	92968	4729 \| 2,906 \| 229387 \| 16095 \| 9 \| 2299 \| 149 \| 914 \| 309568 \| 16890
1866	85	829	93 \| 2,394 \| 106461 \| 6133 \| 15 \| 3933 \| 191 \| 364 \| 310894 \| 16524 \| 1 \| 637 \| 42 \| 55 \| 19900 \| 972 \| 1003 \| 392573 \| 17248

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 21st February, 1868.

William Seed,
Secretary and Inspector.

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VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1868, No 538

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🏭 Return of Vessels Entered Inwards at New Zealand Ports for Q4 1867

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated21 February 1868
KeywordsShipping, Trade, Maritime, Port Statistics, Tonnage, Crews
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Secretary and Inspector

🏭 Comparative Return of Vessels Entered Inwards for 1867 and 1866

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated21 February 1868
KeywordsShipping, Trade, Maritime, Annual Statistics, Tonnage, Crews
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Secretary and Inspector

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