TRADE WITH ENGLAND.
EFFECT OF EXPORTATION KESTRIOTIONS. WELLINGTON, February.B.
The Minister of Customs stated yesterday that the restrictions against exportation from the United Elingdom had led to a falling off in proportion to the dominion's imports from there. The United States, Holland, and Switzerland had, therefore, a gooTl opportunity of pushing their goods here. Many inquiries have been made into allegedly illegal importation? of enemy gocda but no case has been proved. The imports from Great Britain, despite' the restrictions, showed a decrease of only 10 per cent. The revenue was in a (better condition than was anticipated, and there was every possibility that it would exceed the estimate by a substantial sum. Shipping prospects were now much better, and Customs work had almost reached normal in October, November, December, and January. m - s The most notable increase in the foreign import trade- is from the United States, being a rise from 11 7-l2th of the total in 1914 to 20 742 th in 1917. The imports from Japan increased from £232,364 in 1914 to £693,807 in 1917.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 14
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178TRADE WITH ENGLAND. Otago Witness, Issue 3335, 13 February 1918, Page 14
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