NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN TRADE,
The following figure* bear upon the information asked for by the Secretary of State for the Colonitt, copies of which have b»en sent to the various Chambers of Commerce for'further information and details, and for their opinion as to the possibilities of trade in the future, and as to the causes of increases and dtcrenf.es in tho past. The table (says the New Zealand Times) shows tho amount of imports into New Zealand from British possesions and from foreign countries during the yews 188*. 1889, and 1894 :— Whence Imported. . 1844. 1889. )894 British posses- ! sions £7,098,541 £5,729,479 £6,183,830 Foreign triesFrance 12,812 7,2.11 13 80S Spain . ... m 800! L 867 Portugal ... 1,(59 .360 1,100 Italy ... ~. J54 34i; ' 2,!57 Austria ... 8 483 597 Switzerland ... — ],592 . 0(0 Greece... ... 711 BfW V* Russia ... — — (;45 Germany ... 0,547 18,964 68,1153 Sweden ... — —4 4OIJ Belgium ... 073 2,480 17743 Holland ... 2,222 '533 6072 V. States ... 348,557 342,430 394' CMI W. Indies „ — ' _ 557 Egypt ... ... 241 l9go 345:1 Canary Islands a_ .__ _ China , 07,738 88,233 s>sri Japan ' 10,39:1 3,21*7 17 s'f) Philippine Is. 1,471 . IB 239 5*450 Asia Minor .„ — 3 J3O 2VS Java 135,899 v (»; ' 85 Pacific Islands 57,428 23,213 52197 Whale Fisher- ' ies 3,703 2,488 — Other countries .„ ... 101 i;[ 38G £7.833,888 £0,297,097 £0,788,020
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10616, 11 March 1896, Page 4
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207NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN TRADE, Otago Daily Times, Issue 10616, 11 March 1896, Page 4
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