✨ Trade and shipping statistics
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Port of Wellington. New Zealand.
ANNUAL ACCOUNT OF EXPORTS and Shipping Outwards at the Port of Wellington,
for the Year ended 31st. December, 1856.
| DESCRIPTION. | QUANTITY. | GREAT BRITAIN. | ELSEWHERE. | FOREIGN STATES. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | ||
| Ale and Beer | 2626 gallons | 25 0 0 | 315 0 0 | .. | 340 0 0 |
| Apparel and Slops | 5 packages | 67 10 0 | 147 0 0 | .. | 214 10 0 |
| Anchors and Chains | 10 tons | .. | 140 0 0 | .. | 140 0 0 |
| Bags, empty | 16 packages | .. | 30 0 0 | .. | 30 0 0 |
| Bacon | 792 lbs. | .. | 17 10 0 | .. | 17 10 0 |
| Beef | 10 tierces | .. | 45 0 0 | .. | 45 0 0 |
| Butter | 55969 lbs. | .. | 3064 16 0 | .. | 3064 16 0 |
| Books | 1 package | .. | 1 0 0 | .. | 1 0 0 |
| Bones | 50 cwt. | 12 0 0 | .. | .. | 12 0 0 |
| Bread, viz., Biscuit | 34 " | .. | 56 0 0 | .. | 56 0 0 |
| Boots and Shoes | 3 packages | .. | 75 0 0 | .. | 75 0 0 |
| Curiosities, specimens of Natural History | 5 " | 30 0 0 | 10 0 0 | .. | 40 0 0 |
| Cheese | 880 lbs. | .. | 19 0 0 | .. | 19 0 0 |
| Cordage and Wool-lashing.. | 38 tons 1 Cwt. 24 lbs. | .. | 1380 5 0 | .. | 1380 5 0 |
| Copper | 26 Cwt. 400 lbs. | 26 0 0 | 20 0 0 | .. | 46 0 0 |
| Drapery and Haherdashery.. | 6 packages | 120 0 0 | 347 0 0 | .. | 467 0 0 |
| Flax | 3 1/2 tons 66 Cwt. | 15 0 0 | 307 5 0 | .. | 322 5 0 |
| Furniture | 5 cases | .. | 50 0 0 | .. | 50 0 0 |
| Grain, viz., Wheat | 3937 bushels | .. | 4340 0 0 | .. | 4340 0 0 |
| Hides, Bullock | 646 in number | 51 10 0 | 277 10 0 | .. | 329 0 0 |
| Horns | 2600 " | 23 0 0 | .. | .. | 23 0 0 |
| Iron, viz., Nails | 31 Cwt. | .. | 30 0 0 | .. | 30 0 0 |
| Shovels | 1 dozen | .. | 2 0 0 | .. | 2 0 0 |
| Leather | 5702 lbs. | .. | 667 6 0 | .. | 667 6 0 |
| Oil, Black | 84 0-252 tons | .. | 4422 16 0 | .. | 4422 16 0 |
| Plants and Seeds | 6 packages | .. | 40 0 0 | .. | 40 0 0 |
| Paintings | 3 cases | .. | 80 0 0 | .. | 80 0 0 |
| Skins, sheep | 2983 in number | 88 6 0 | 265 0 0 | .. | 353 6 0 |
| Soap | 80 Cwt. | .. | 52 10 0 | .. | 52 10 0 |
| Salt | 42 tons 5 1/2 Cwt. | .. | 208 15 0 | .. | 208 15 0 |
| Spirits, viz., Brandy | 48 8-32 gallons | 32 0 0 | 19 5 0 | .. | 51 5 0 |
| Geneva | 66 " | 18 0 0 | 9 10 0 | .. | 27 10 0 |
| Rum | 774 " | 34 0 0 | 201 5 0 | .. | 235 5 0 |
| Tar and Pitch | 8 barrels | .. | 8 0 0 | .. | 8 0 0 |
| Tea | 4000 lbs. | .. | 310 0 0 | .. | 310 0 0 |
| Tobacco, manufactured | 340 lbs. | 4 13 0 | 12 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 20 3 0 |
| Vegetables, viz., Potatoes | 201 tons | .. | 673 0 0 | .. | 673 0 0 |
| Wood, viz., Sawn Timber | 22,400 feet | .. | 220 0 0 | .. | 220 0 0 |
| Whale Bone | 4190 lbs. | 240 0 0 | .. | .. | 240 0 0 |
| Wine | 175 gallons | 14 10 0 | 84 0 0 | .. | 98 10 0 |
| Woollen Rags | 11,800 lbs. | .. | 62 0 0 | .. | 62 0 0 |
| Wool | 973,978 lbs. | 23712 9 3 | 33327 18 7 | .. | 57040 7 10 |
| Woollen Cloth | 230 yards | .. | 60 0 0 | .. | 60 0 0 |
| Woollens, viz., Blankets | 143 pairs | 2 0 0 | 180 0 0 | .. | 182 0 0 |
| All other kinds N. O. E. | Value | 5 0 0 | 310 8 0 | .. | 315 8 |
| Total | 24570 18 3 | 51837 19 7 | 3 10 0 | 76412 7 10 |
Shipping Outwards.
| GREAT BRITAIN. | ELSEWHERE. | FOREIGN STATES. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Tons. | No. | Tons. |
| 3 | 1038 | 41 | 5499 |
Custom House, Wellington,
this 26th day of March, 1857.
S. CARKEEK,
Collector.
[Printed by MCKENZIE & MUIR, Lambton-quay, Wellington.]
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 10
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏭 Annual account of exports and shipping outwards for the Port of Wellington for the year ended 31st December 1856
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry26 March 1857
Exports, Shipping, Port of Wellington, Trade statistics, 1856
- S. Carkeek, Collector