DOMINION EXPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20400, 5 May 1928, Page 9

DOMINION EXPORTS.

INTERESTING COMPARISONS. SATISFACTORY INCREASE IN PRODUCTION. (Special to Daily Times.) WELLINGTON. May 4. In the course of an interview to-day Mr Coates (Prime Minister) made reference to the increase in the production of the Dominion in the last few years. “ I would like to point out/’ he said, “ that from an export point of view, the year 1923 was really the first normal post-war year, and if comparisons are made between the calendar years 1923 and 1927 quite a hopeful picture is presented. The recorded exports during the last five calendar years, and the exports for the same years on the basis of prices ruling for individual commodities in 1923, are as follows: —

“These figures show clearly that while the volume of exports remained stationary during the four years 1923-26 it rose substantially in 1927, in spite of an increase of population of 107,000 since 1923. They show, further, that th§ increase of over £2,000,000 in the recorded exports in 1927, as compared with 1923, has actually been achieved in the face of lower prices.” _ " From the following figures showing the exports of principal commodities in 1923 and 1927, it is apparent that, with the exception of tallow and rabbit skins, all the important items of pastoral produce exported were considerably greater in volume in the later year:— Commodity 1923. 1927. Increase

“I should like to observe” concluded Mr Coatee, “ that what I have stated proves conclusively that production shows generally a very satisfactory increase, and is a marked tribute to the industry enterprise of our primary producers.

Exports on basis of Index Calendar Exports. prices ruling No. of ! Year in 1923. v olume of £ £ exports 1923 .. 45,371,908 45.371.90S 1000 1924 .. 51,920,828 45,401,634 1001 1925 . . 54,521,031 45,246.952 997 1926 . . 44,339,183 45,045,236 993 1927 .. 47,571,233 47,976,302 1057

Butter cwt. 1,250,140 1,455,573 cwt. 205,433 Cheese 1,141,460 1,492,792 351,332 Frozen meat 3,043,910 3,364,965 321.055 Bales. Bales. Bales. Wool 613,308 " 645,254 31,946 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tallow 25,243 23,875 *1,368 Sheepskins 8,246,890 9,918,453 1,671,563 Cattle hides 339,503 397,792 58,289 Calfskins . 609,155 177,151 164,996 Rabbitsk'ns 14,233,417 12,928,688 *: 1,304,749 Sausage casings 21,549 30,72 9,213 Phormium fib re 12,306 19,600 7,294 Sursft Sup ft Sup ft Timber .. 47,568,490 37,147,796 *10,420,694 i •Decrei ase. Tons. Tons. Tons. Kauri gum 5,698 4,674 *1,024 Oz. Oz. Oz. Gold 169,512 130,185 •39,327 •Decrease.