✨ Immigration and Trade Statistics
Immigration Office,
Wellington, January 8, 1857.
RETURN of the Number and Occupations of the Immigrants per the Minnie Dike, Captain Leslie, from Melbourne. Arrived 7th January, 1857.
Married Men .................... 2
Women ....................... 2
Single Men .................... 16
Women ....................... 0
Children, Boys ................ 1
Girls ....................... 0
Infants ...................... 0
Total—21 Souls, equal to 20½ Adults.
Occupations.
Agricultural and other Laborers ... 15
Baker .......................... 1
Printer ......................... 1
Sail Maker ...................... 1
John Knowles,
Immigration Clerk.
Immigration Office,
Wellington, January 21, 1857.
RETURN of the Number and Occupations of the Immigrants per the Rose of Sharon, Captain Southeron, from London. Arrived 19th January, 1857.
Married Men .................... 5
Women ....................... 5
Single Men .................... 6
Women ....................... 6
Children, Boys ................ 10
Girls ....................... 5
Infants ...................... 2
Total—39 Souls, equal to 28 Adults.
Occupations.
Agricultural and other Laborers ... 8
Blacksmith ..................... 1
Carpenter ....................... 1
Domestic Servants of all Classes . 6
Shoemaker ....................... 1
John Knowles,
Immigration Clerk.
Imports of New Zealand Produce Coastwise to the Port of Wellington, during the quarter ending 31st December, 1856.
| ARTICLES | QUANTITY | APPROXIMATE VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Ale or Beer | 800 gallons | £60 0s 0d |
| Barley | 46 bushels | 18s 8d |
| Bran | 9 bushels | 0 18s 0d |
| Butter | 1 ton 10 cwt | 140 0s 0d |
| Flax | 1 ton 8 cwt | 28 0s 0d |
| Flour | 27 tons 4 cwt | 680 0s 0d |
| Hams & Bacon | 5 tons 3 cwt | 480 13s 4d |
| Lard | 14 cwt | 39 4s 0d |
| Maize | 396 bushels | 158 8s 0d |
| Oats | 176 bushels | 61 12s 0d |
| Oil, Black | 59 tuns | 2950 0s 0d |
| Potatoes | 62 tons 10 cwt | 187 10s 0d |
| Rope or Cordage | 23 tons 2 cwt | 138 0s 0d |
| Sheep | 116 in number | 87 0s 0d |
| Sawn Timber | 11,200 feet | 112 0s 0d |
| Tallow | 100 lbs | 2 1s 8d |
| Wheat | 7027 bushels | 3162 3s 0d |
| Whalebone | 2 tons 10 cwt | 300 0s 0d |
| Wool | 117,077 lbs | 7317 6s 3d |
Total .............. £17,171 4s 3d
Charles Sharp,
Harbor Master.
Wellington, 10th January, 1857.
Exports of New Zealand produce from the Port of Wellington during the Quarter ending 31st December, 1856.
| ARTICLES | QUANTITY | APPROXIMATE VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Ale or Beer | 2,100 Gallons | £269 10s 0d |
| Butter | 672 lb | 28 0s 0d |
| Flax | 3 Tons 1 Cwt | 61 0s 0d |
| Flour | 6 Tons 8 Cwt | 160 0s 0d |
| Hams & Bacon | 7 Cwt | 32 13s 4d |
| Hides | 281 in number | 84 6s 0d |
| Oil, Black | 59½ Tuns | 2987 10s 0d |
| Potatoes | 5 Tons 10 cwt | 16 10s 0d |
| Rope or Cordage | 30 Tons 4 cwt | 181 0s 0d |
| Sheep Skins | 900 in number | 90 0s 0d |
| Shingles | 10,000 in num | 9 8s 0d |
| Sawn Timber | 8,500 feet | 89 10s 0d |
| Wheat | 4,900 bushels | 2205 0s 0d |
| Wool | 97,306 lb | 6076 0s 0d |
Total .............. £13,914 7s 4d
Charles Sharp,
Harbor Master.
Wellington, 10th January, 1857.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 1
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Return of Immigrants per Minnie Dike
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🛂 Immigration8 January 1857
Immigrants, Minnie Dike, Occupations, Wellington
- John Knowles, Immigration Clerk
🛂 Return of Immigrants per Rose of Sharon
🛂 Immigration21 January 1857
Immigrants, Rose of Sharon, Occupations, Wellington
- John Knowles, Immigration Clerk
🏭 Imports of New Zealand Produce Coastwise to the Port of Wellington
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry10 January 1857
Imports, Wellington, Trade Statistics, Quarter 1856
- Charles Sharp, Harbor Master
🏭 Exports of New Zealand Produce from the Port of Wellington
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry10 January 1857
Exports, Wellington, Trade Statistics, Quarter 1856
- Charles Sharp, Harbor Master