Otago Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 538

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✨ Shipping Statistics

RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended the 31st day of DECEMBER, 1867.

Ports.	DESTINATION.	BRITISH.	FOREIGN.	TOTALS.	Corresponding Quarter, 1866.
	United Kingdom.	British Possessions.	Foreign Countries and Whale Fishery.	With Cargoes.	In Ballast. \| Totals. \| With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| Totals. \| With Cargoes. \| In Ballast. \| Totals. \|
		Vessels.	Tons.	Crews.	Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews.
Auckland	1	...	...	17	4 \| 8 \| 2 \| 26 \| 6450 \| 331 \| 6 \| 1422 \| 52 \| 32 \| 7872 \| 383 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 26 \| 6450 \| 331 \| 6 \| 1422 \| 52 \| 32 \| 7872 \| 383 \| 50 \| 15912 \| 642
Onehunga	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 676 \| 66 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 676 \| 66 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 676 \| 66 \| 6 \| 948 \| 41
Mongonui	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 262 \| 10
Hokianga*	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 216 \| 8
Kaipara	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 485 \| 22
New Plymouth	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 378 \| 20 \| 1 \| 121 \| 6 \| 4 \| 499 \| 26 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 378 \| 20 \| 1 \| 121 \| 6 \| 4 \| 499 \| 26 \| 6 \| 527 \| 29
Wanganui	...	...	...	3	1 \| 4 \| ... \| 9 \| 7144 \| 555 \| 13 \| 3370 \| 111 \| 22 \| 10514 \| 666 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 9 \| 7144 \| 555 \| 13 \| 3370 \| 111 \| 22 \| 10514 \| 666 \| 24 \| 11011 \| 683
Wellington	...	...	...	5	13 \| 4 \| ... \| 13 \| 313 \| 15 \| 2 \| 313 \| 15 \| 2 \| 313 \| 15 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 13 \| 313 \| 15 \| 2 \| 313 \| 15 \| 2 \| 313 \| 15 \| 5 \| 1033 \| 49
Napier	...	...	...	...	2 \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Picton	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 410 \| 10 \| ... \| ... \| ...
Nelson	...	...	...	14	21 \| ... \| ... \| 14 \| 6011 \| 508 \| 21 \| 5464 \| 195 \| 35 \| 11475 \| 703 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 14 \| 6011 \| 508 \| 21 \| 5464 \| 195 \| 35 \| 11475 \| 703 \| 24 \| 7349 \| 405
Westport	...	...	...	2	6 \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 292 \| 14 \| 6 \| 717 \| 39 \| 8 \| 1009 \| 53 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 292 \| 14 \| 6 \| 717 \| 39 \| 8 \| 1009 \| 53 \| 1 \| 67 \| 5
Greymouth	...	...	...	23	24 \| ... \| ... \| 23 \| 6852 \| 540 \| 21 \| 782 \| 246 \| 55 \| 6852 \| 540 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 23 \| 6852 \| 540 \| 21 \| 782 \| 246 \| 55 \| 6852 \| 540 \| 18 \| 3829 \| 283
Hokitika	...	...	...	28	24 \| 3 \| ... \| 28 \| 8142 \| 587 \| 27 \| 3782 \| 246 \| 55 \| 11924 \| 833 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 28 \| 8142 \| 587 \| 27 \| 3782 \| 246 \| 55 \| 11924 \| 833 \| 47 \| 10588 \| 793
Lyttelton	...	...	...	3	5 \| 1 \| ... \| 3 \| 827 \| 30 \| 6 \| 2388 \| 65 \| 9 \| 3215 \| 95 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 827 \| 30 \| 6 \| 2388 \| 65 \| 9 \| 3215 \| 95 \| 23 \| 6215 \| 204
Timaru	...	...	...	1	... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 180 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 180 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 180 \| 7 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 180 \| 7 \| 1 \| 134 \| 7
Oamaru	...	...	...	3	... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 589 \| 26 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 589 \| 26 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 589 \| 26 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 3 \| 589 \| 26 \| 1 \| 202 \| 8
Dunedin	...	...	...	15	2 \| 4 \| ... \| 2 \| 678 \| 23 \| 10 \| 7411 \| 241 \| 21 \| 8089 \| 264 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 678 \| 23 \| 10 \| 7411 \| 241 \| 21 \| 8089 \| 264 \| 39 \| 13709 \| 452
Invercargill	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 255 \| 14 \| 2 \| 255 \| 14 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 255 \| 14 \| 2 \| 255 \| 14 \| 3 \| 427 \| 23
Bluff Harbor	...	...	...	6	1 \| 1 \| ... \| 6 \| 2942 \| 241 \| 2 \| 650 \| 28 \| 8 \| 3592 \| 269 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 6 \| 2942 \| 241 \| 2 \| 650 \| 28 \| 8 \| 3592 \| 269 \| 10 \| 4766 \| 378
Chatham Islands	...	...	...	...	... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 1 \| 120 \| 8
Totals	1	...	...	105	92 \| 17 \| 18 \| 121 \| 34089 \| 2892 \| 105 \| 25893 \| 1012 \| 226 \| 66788 \| 3904 \| 2 \| 676 \| 66 \| ... \| ... \| ... \| 2 \| 676 \| 66 \| 123 \| 41571 \| 2958 \| 105 \| 25893 \| 1012 \| 228 \| 67464 \| 3970 \| ... \| Corresponding
Quarter, 1866	3	...	...	118	127 \| 18 \| 11 \| 139 \| 44053 \| 2703 \| 122 \| 32423 \| 1312 \| 260 \| 76476 \| 4015 \| 1 \| 453 \| 15 \| 6 \| 2073 \| 70 \| 7 \| 2526 \| 85 \| 139 \| 44506 \| 2718 \| 128 \| 34496 \| 1382 \| 267 \| 79002 \| 4100

Return not received.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER, TONNAGE, and CREWS of VESSELS CLEARED OUTWARDS from NEW ZEALAND for the YEARS 1867 and 1866.

	1867.								1866.
	47	...	367	375	87	74	480	173558	10939	460	110214	4205 \| 940 \| 283772 \| 15144 \| 1604 \| 21 \| 707 \| 327 \| 53 \| 19139 \| 974 \| 74 \| 19846 \| 1301 \| 1678 \| 501 \| 193295 \| 11266 \| 460 \| 112227 \| 5179 \| 961 \| 305522 \| 16445
	Vessels.	Tons.	Crews.	Vessels.	Tons.	Crews.	Vessels.	Tons.	Crews.	Vessels.	Tons.	Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews. \| Vessels. \| Tons. \| Crews.
1866.	41	...	382	402	76	77	480	171094	10186	450	110688	4781 \| 949 \| 283782 \| 14967 \| 1670 \| 25 \| 1148 \| 621 \| 50 \| 11088 \| 506 \| 74 \| 12236 \| 1127 \| 1670 \| 505 \| 172242 \| 10807 \| 460 \| 112776 \| 5287 \| 959 \| 285018 \| 16094

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

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary and Inspector.

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🏭 Quarterly Return of Vessels Cleared Outwards

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated21 February 1868
KeywordsShipping, Trade, Maritime, Quarterly Statistics, Tonnage, Crews
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WILLIAM SEED, Secretary and Inspector

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