DOMINION'S BUDGET

Evening Star, Issue 19443, 29 December 1926, Page 1

DOMINION'S BUDGET

HOW MONEY GOMES AND GOES The principal items from which New Zealand derives her wealth are shown in the Abstract of Statistics to be;— Butter, £7,025,270; casein, £87,900; cheese, £5,355.143: honey, £35,399; frozen beef, £508,704; hares and rabbits, £17,932; kidneys, £10,057; lamb, £5,479,533; mutton (whole carcasses), £2,057,951: mutton and lamb joints, £7,428; veal, £93,429; bacon and hams, £27,390; beef (salted), £8,757; meats (potted and preserved), £202.583; meat extract. £14,703; sausage skins, £753,939; milk (dried); £238,496; milk and cream (preserved, condensed, etc.), £27,437: apples, £303,834; beans and peas, £99,100; oats, £4.93.7; hops, £19,646; sugar (refined), £11,770; potatoes, £162,025; other foodstuffs of vegetable origin, £29,620; spirits and alcoholic liquors, £3,955; cattle, £8.013 ; horses, £67,784; sheep, £33,963; hides (calf), £158,714; hides (cattle), £523,662; opossum skins, £64,005; rabbit skins, £737.319; whale oil, £6,482; tallow, £713.716; other oils, fats, amd waxes, £18,537; coal, £253.971; kauri gum, £300,810; pumice. £7,595; gold. £460,604; silver. £47,395; other metals and ores, £12,757; agricultural implements, £6.883; dairy machinery. £4.174; other machinery, £3,772; leather, £12.731; timber, £432.005; stationery, £17,849; drugs, chemicals, and druggists’ wares, £19,119; manures, £9,467. PRINCIPAL IMPORTS.

On the other hand, the Government Statistician shows that the principal items upon which the people of New Zealand spent their money last year were:—Fish, £151,826; sausage casings and skins, £83,562; provisions, £77,824; rennet, £12,745; biscuits (other than ships’ plain biscuits), £18.156; coco, butter, £90,003; coconut (desiccated), £15,378; confectionery, £274,459; foods for animals, £.38,953; fruits (bottled and preserved in syrups), £115,618; fruits (dried), £27,646; currants, £21,070; dates, £21,987; figs, £15,172; jams, £25,187; mustard, £29,430; almonds, £38,458; other nuts, £55,349; oilmen’s stores, £31,463; pickles and sauces, £24,162; tapioca, £13,848; spices, £37,713; sugar, £1,143,365; onions, £42,881; salt,' £103,995; cocoa beans (uncrushed), £40,749; cocoa and chocolate, £42,439; coffee and chicory, £32,900; tea, £877,331 ; ale, porter, and beer, £21,009; bitters, cordials, and liqueurs, £6,385; brandy, £39.803;. gin, geneva, and schnapps, £72,905; rum, £14,778; whisky, £600,278; flavoring essences, £28.584; wine, £135,350; cigarettes, £687,117; cigars, £21,393; tobacco. £818,672; live animals, £50,237; bides, pelts, and skins (undressed), £20,758; cork (cut), £11,860; hemp, £41,403; kapok, £74,846; resin, £14,385; seeds, £224,252; ready-made clothing, £1,979,378; boots am cl shoes, £BBI,190; furs, £28,620; haberdashery, £90,193; hats and caps, £163,479; Hosiery, £448,905; lace, £37,186: millinery, £14.9,020; ribbons and crepe, £17,890; tailors’ trimmings, £9,902; cuticles made up from textiles, £72,970; cotton piece goods, £1,902,150; silk, satin, velvet, £653,601; woollen piece goods, £763,457; benzine, £117,977; gasolene, £109,826; kerosene, £220,422; motor spirit, £2,204,884; linseed, £90,085; coal, £593,503; iron and steel, £241,117; hardware and cutlery, £1,016,854: electrical machinery and oquipmemt, £1,854,604; soap, £92,072; motor vehi- 1 clos, £3,360,471.