IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2565, 13 May 1903, Page 10

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

WELLINGTON", May 7. The value of the imports to all ports of the colony for the quarter ended March 31 was £3,282,7-18, compared with £3,029,959 during the corresponding quarter of tho previous year. The imports to the four chief ports were: — Wellington, £1,042,436; Auckland, £748,832; Dunedin, £555,701; Lyttelton, £520,050. During the March quarter exports to the value of £5,405,031 left the colony. From Wellington the exnorts were valued at £1,983,711; Lyttelton, £1,100,372; Auckland, £733,144; Dunedin, £458,203. Tho exports of dairy produce and meat for the month of April were as follow, tho figures for the previous April being given in parentheses: — Butter, 7683cwt, valued at £36,741 (20,888 cwt, valued at £98,810) ; cheeso, 8146 cwt, valued at £21,804 (12,713 cwt, valued at £26,965); frozen beef, 10,328 cwt, valued at £12,801 (30,302 cwt, valued at £35,542) ; frozen mutton, 162,603 carcases, weighing 79,242 cwt, valued afc £93,553 (197,050 carcases, weighing 99,985 cwt, valued at £106,366) ; legs and pieces. 6594 cwt, valued at £7424 (10,143 cwt, valued at £1L548) ; . frozen lamb, 234,716 carcases, weighing 74,674 cwt, valued at £118,925 (332,798 carcases, weighing 106,738 cwt, valued at £160,117).