EXPORTS: RETURN OF THE QUANTITY AND VALUE, YEAR BY YEAR, OF THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL ARTICLES. OF EXPORT FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS; ALSO, PRICES AT WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN VALUED.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, H-12

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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

EXPORTS: RETURN OF THE QUANTITY AND VALUE, YEAR BY YEAR, OF THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL ARTICLES. OF EXPORT FOR THE PAST TWENTY YEARS; ALSO, PRICES AT WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN VALUED.

Returns to Orders of the House of Representatives dated sth July, 1894. ; Ordered (No. 1), " That there be laia before this House a return showing the quantity and value, year by year,, for the last twenty years, of the seven principal articles of export, being the produce of the colony."—(Mr. J. Duthib.) Ordered (No. 2), " That there be laid before this House a return showing the prices at which the principal articles. o£ export from the colony have been valuea, during the last eleven years, in the statement of the value of the exports."—(Mr. J. Duthie.)

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No. 1.—RETURN showing the Quantity and Value, Year by Year, for the last Twenty Years, of the Seven Principal Articles of Export, being the Produce of the Colony.

No. 2.—STATEMENT showing Prices at which the Principal Articles of Export from the Colony have been valued during the last Eleven Years in Statement of Values of Exports.

The export value stated in the statistical returns is based on the exporter's aeclaration of value, the correctness of which is inquired into by Collectors of Customs. There is no standard value accepted ; if the exporter's value is found to be too high or too low, he is required to furnish correct value. Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. Glasgow, Wellington, 9th July, 1894. Secretary and Inspector. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,375 copies), £1 18s. 6d.

By Authority: Samuel Costald, Government Printer, Wellington.— 189 Price 3d.]

Wool. Gold. Grain of ail Kinds. Flax. Kauri-gum. Butter and Cheese. Frozen Meat. Year. 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 :. 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 ... Lbs. 46,848,735 54,401,540 59,853,454 64,481,324 59,270,256 62,220,810 66.860,150 59,415,940 65,322,707 68,149,430 81,139,028 86,507,431 90,853.744 88,824,382 83,225,733 102,227,354 102,817,077 106,187,114 118,180,912 109,719,684 £ 2,834,695 3,398,155 3,395,816 3,658,938 3,292,807 3,126,439 3,169,300 2,909,760 3,118,554 3,014,211 3,267,527 3,205,275 3,072,971 3,321,074 3,115,008 3,976,375 4,150,599 4,129,6S6 4,313,307 3,774,738 Oz. '376,SS8 ! 355,322 318,367 366,955 311,440 284,100 303,215 250,683 230,893 222,899 246,393 222,732 j 235.578 187,941 229,608 197,492 187,641 251,161 237,393 227,502 £ 1,505,331 1,407,770 1,268,599 1,476,312 1,244,190 1,134,641 1,220,263 996,867 921,664 892,445 988,953 890,056 939,648 747,878 914,309 751,360 1,007,172 951,963 915,921 Bushels. 1.162,782 1,276,927 2,172,093 1,323,910 2,112,208 3,470,344 5,540,435 5,815,960 4,371,632 6,838,280 5,455,687 4,577,887 3,511,258 4,079,945 5,084,509 6,027,201 8,204,347 5,757,949 6,552,883 4,826,290 £ 291,103 281,417 337,878 ! 276,452 508,767 660,557 898,997 986,072 i 922,169 i 1,308,720 759,683 510,652 461,499 435,601 666,134 970,659 1,009,111 646,501 796,344 574,442 Tons. 2,039 640 897 1,054 623 446 894 1,383 2,040 2,013 1,525 1,063 1,112 1,578 4,042 17,084 21,158 15,809 12,793 12,587 37,690 11,742 18,-285 18,826 10,666 7,874 15,617 27,097 41,955 36,761 23,475 16,310 15,922 25,094 75,269 361,182 381,789 281,514 214,542 219,375 Tons. 2,569 3,231 2,888 3,632 3,445 3,229 4,725 5,461 5,533 6,518 6,393 5,876 4,921 6,790 8,482 7,519 7,438 8,389 8,705 8,317 I £ 79,986 138,523 109,234 118,348 132,975 147,535 242,817 253,778 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 257,653 362,434 380,933 329,590 378,563 437,056 517,678 510,775 Cwt. 1,684 546 1,757 10,205 6,125 517 3,435 5,482 14,817 11,388 26,109 40,168 39,604 40,931 66,677 64,513 75,267 79,200 95,423 104,350 £ 5,576 2,522 7,398 40,171 21,479 2,259 10,333 14,608 62,218 48,912 91,667 138,129 151,194 109,483 197,170 213,945 207,687 236,933 318,204 354,271 Cwt. 15,244 87,975 254,069 296,473 346,075 402,107 552,298 656,822 898,894 1,000,307 869,600 903.836 £ 19,33! 118,32! 345, 09( 373,85' 427,19; 455,871 628, 80( 783,37? 1,087,61' 1,194,72? 1,033,37' 1,085,16' Totals .. i 5,243,703 20,960,832 88,162,532 13,302,758 100,780 1,840,991 114,061 I 5,636,766 7,552,731 1,576,506,805 68,245,235 688,198 2,234,159 6,283,700

Articles of Export. 1883. 1S84. less. 188G. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1691. 1892. 1893. Wool Gold Grain Flax Kauri-gum Butter .. Cheese .. Frozen meat .. per lb. „ oz. .. „ bush. „ ton „ ton .. „ lb. .. „ lb. „ cwt. I 10M. £4 3s. lOd. £18 5 0 £51 13 0 10a. 5|d. 26s. lid. £4 3s. £15 8 0 £53 10 0 9d. 5d. 27s. 2d. 8fa. £4 2s. 3d. £15 7 0 £51 5d. 25s. 2d. sja. £3 19 9 2s. 24a. £14 7 0 £52 7 0 5|d. 24s. 8d. 9d. £3 19 7 2s. 2d. £15 18 0 £53 7 0 6p. 4|d. 22s. 8d. 9d. £3 19 8 2s. 7d. £18 12 0 £44 18 0 81d. 44d. 22s. 9d. 9ia. £3 19 6 3s. 24d. £21 3 0 £43 16 8 81d. 5|d. 23s. lOd. 9|d. £4 2s. 54d. £18 £50 18 0 74d. 44d. 24s. 2d. 9Jd. £4 2s. 3d. £17 16 0 £52 8d. 4i a. 23s. 10a. 8|d. £4 2s. 5id. £16 15 5 £59 9 5 9d. 4|d. 23s. 9d. 8Jd £3 19 11 2s. 44d. £17 8 7 £61 8 3 9|d. 4|d. 24s.