THE DOMINION'S EXPORTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14690, 26 May 1911, Page 8

THE DOMINION'S EXPORTS.

AGRICULTURE PRE-EMINENT.

A highly-instbtjctive addition has been made to the display of the Department of Agriculture, in the Auckland Winter Show, in the form of charts setting forth in graphic form the volume of the principal exports from the Dominion during the past 10 years, ending on March 31. This is the first occasion on which the exports from the Dominion during last year, have been placed before the public in detail. The following table shows the value of the exports during the past year; and in the case of agricultural produce, the figures for the two preceding years are also given :— 1911. The Fisheries .. .. ..■ <..- £30,867 Manufactures .. .. .. .. 148,561 The Forest .. .. .. .. >. 868,107 The Mine ~. ... .... ... >. 2,306,614 Total : .< •.. >.; .. >. £3,354,149 1911. 1910. 1909. Hemp ■.. £405,679 £373,145 . £310,364 Beef .. 594,542 546,392 455,012 Cheese .. 1,216,137 1,185,704 865,456 Mutton .. 1,403,303 1,042,727 1,209,590 Butter .. 1,860,546 1,634,864 1,422,198 Hides and , Tallow .. 1,867,440 / 1,689,451 1,282.879 Lamb .. 2,175,169 1,803,640 1,617,934 Wool ■,;. 7,194,444 7,941,655 , 5,537,861 Total agricu 11 ural exports ..£16,717,260 £16,217,578 £12,701,294 The total values of the agricultural exports during' the past 10 years has been as follow :— 1902 .. w .. .. £7,347,864 1903 10,062,473 1904 .. .. ■.. .. 10,593,271? 1905 .. ...... 10,266,172 1906 12,796,025 1907 .. .. • .. .. 14,961,902 1908 .. .. .. .. 13,485,430 1909 .. .. .. ~. 12,701,294 ' 1910 .. .. 16.217,578 1911 .. .. .. .. 16,717,260 The value of the exports of agricultural produce last year was £499,682 in excess of that of the previous year, and the aggregate volume of the agricultural exports during the 10 years, exceeded 125 millions.