No. 97

I have the honor to forward herewith for Your Grace's
information, a Return of Customs Revenue

for the Quarter
ending on the 30th of September last.

2. There is a decrease on the September quarter as
compared with that of June to the extent of £1002.17.5.—the
Return however shews an increase as compared with the
corresponding or September quarter of 1859 of £3751.7.1; and on the total Customs Returns for the three first

quarters
of 1860 there is an increase of 106.05 per cent, or £13,219.14.1 as
compared with the corresponding quarters of the preceding year (1859).

The Return on the whole exhibits a satisfactory state of
business, and there is, I am glad to inform Your Grace, every reason
to believe that the trade of the Colony will continue to increase.