TRAILS BETWEEN UNITED KING.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13910, 8 December 1910, Page 9

TRAILS BETWEEN UNITED KING.

DOM AND NEW ZEALAND

We aro indebted to Mr Rolleston, Rritish Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, for a copy of a statement relating to the external trade of the United Kingdom during the nine months ending September 30th, 1910, compiled by tho Hoard of Trade, London, with special reference to tho trade with New Zealand. It shows that the total value of the merchandise imported into tho United Kingdom from New Zealand during the nino months was £18.926,000, and that of the produce and manufactures of tho United Kingdom exnorted to New Zealand £0,298,000. Foreign and colonial_ merchandise to tho value of £577,000 was also exported from tho United Kingdom to the Dominion during the same period. The figures for the corresponding period of 1909 were: — Imports from New Zealand £15.805,000, exports-to New Zealand of United Kingdom produce £5,436,000, of_ foreign and colonial merchandise £548,000. The growth "in imports from New Zealand has thus been nearly 20 per cent., and that in exports thither of United Kingdom produce 16 por cent, on last year's figures. Among the principal imports and exports were the following:— Nine months ending Sept. SO, ISO 9. 1910. Artie'ci. Value. Imports irom New Zealand. £ £ Mutton, frozen .. 3,252,0!)0 3,974,000 Beef, frozen .. .. 56G.000 742,003 Butler .. .. 1,131,000 1,543,000 Cheese .. .. 997,000 1,203.000 Wcol, sheep's or lamb's 6,634,000 8,204,000 Tallow and stear'no .. G16.000 73-1,000 Skins (sheep) .. fCG.OOa 521.000 Hemp .. .. 192,000 368,000 Exports to New Zealand (U.K. produce). Iron , and steel and mumifactures thereof (so far us separately distinguished in tho montlilv accounts) .. 530,000 750,000 Cotton piece goods .. 500,000 550,000 Woollen and worsted tiexue-s .. .. 226,000 253,000 Apparel .. .. 370,000 420,000 Messrs A. Ritchie nnd Co., land and estate agents, Rili Cashel street, report having sold, on account of Mr Geo. Andrews, his valuable property known as Crossgates, Bouthbridge, to Mr S. L. P. Free, of Christchurch, as a going concern, at a satisfactory figure. o