Shipping and Financial Statistics




Comparative Return of Arrivals to, and Departures from, the Port of Wellington, New Zealand, for the quarter ending June 30th, 1853 and 1854.

ARRIVALS FROM 1853. 1854. DEPARTURES TO 1853. 1854.
Ships. Tons. Ships. Tons. Ships. Tons. Ships. Tons.
Great Britain 0 0 1 409 Great Britain 1 565 1 324
Australian Ports 8 1535 14 2830 Australian Ports 8 2413 14 3036
Van Dieman’s Land 1 174 0 0 Van Diemen’s Land 0 0 0 0
Other Ports 1 215 0 0 Other Ports 1 829 1 565
Coastwise 57 5334 63 4713 Coastwise 56 3531 59 4106
Total 67 7258 78 7952 Total 66 7338 75 8031

Harbor Master’s Office,
Wellington, July 3, 1854.

CHARLES SHARP,
Harbor Master.


Return of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Wellington, New Zealand,
during the quarter ending June 30th, 1854.

PLACES. IMMIGRATION. EMIGRATION.
ADULTS. Children. Total. ADULTS. Children. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
Great Britain 24 10 12 46 9 6 9 24
New South Wales 79 25 32 136 91 32 23 146
Van Dieman’s Land 10 2 2 14 0 0 0 0
India 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 113 37 46 196 100 39 32 171

Wellington, July 4th, 1854.

CHARLES SHARP,
Emigration Officer.


In the Supreme Court of New Zealand, District of Wellington.

In the Estate of JAMES NEILL, deceased, Intestate.

Pursuant to the Rule of this Honorable Court, the Creditors of the above-named Deceased are, on or before the Thirteenth day of October next, to come in and prove their Debts before Robert Rodger Strang, Esquire, Registrar of the said Court at Wellington, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from all benefit arising from the said Estate.

ROBERT R. STRANG,
Registrar.

Registrar’s Office, Wellington,
July 14th, 1854.


COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.

Total Amount of Notes in Circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at Auckland, on the 27th day of May, 1854, being the close of the preceding four weeks.

£5 and upwards ………………… £4,060
Under £5 ……………………… 2,806
Total …………………………… £6,866

Total Amount of Coin held by the same Office on the same day.

Gold …………………………… £4,855
Silver ………………………… 35
Total …………………………… £4,890

I, Alexander Shepherd, the Colonial Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is a true account, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16, Session 8.

A. SHEPHERD,
Colonial Treasurer.

Dated at Auckland, this 12th day of June, 1854.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1854, No 14





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏭 Exports of New Zealand Produce from Wellington Port (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
4 July 1854
Exports, Trade, Wellington, Agricultural Produce, Economic Data

🏭 Comparative Return of Arrivals and Departures at the Port of Wellington

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
3 July 1854
Shipping, Port Statistics, Wellington, Arrivals, Departures
  • CHARLES SHARP, Harbor Master

🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Wellington

🛂 Immigration
4 July 1854
Immigration, Emigration, Wellington, Population Statistics
  • CHARLES SHARP, Emigration Officer

⚖️ Notice to Creditors of the Estate of James Neill, Deceased

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
14 July 1854
Deceased Estate, Creditors, Wellington, Supreme Court
  • James Neill, Deceased, intestate

  • ROBERT R. STRANG, Registrar

💰 Total Amount of Notes in Circulation at the Colonial Bank of Issue

💰 Finance & Revenue
12 June 1854
Bank Notes, Currency, Auckland, Colonial Bank
  • Alexander Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer