CEREALS IMPORTED INTO NEW ZEALAND AND NEW SOUTH WALES FROM CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES (RETURN OF).

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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

CEREALS IMPORTED INTO NEW ZEALAND AND NEW SOUTH WALES FROM CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES (RETURN OF).

R e ( Um fa an Order of the House of Representatives dated the sth day of July, 1898. Ordered, " That a return be furnished to this House showing— (a) The quantity and value of wheat, barley, and flour carried by the Fr'isoo mail-steamers from Amerioa to New Zealand during the last two years; (6) the quantity and value of wheat, barley, oats, and flour carried by the Frisco mail-steamers from America to New South Wales during tbe same period ; (c) the same information concerning the Vancouver steamers from Canada since the commencement of the service ; (d) such information as is not obtainable in the New Zealand Customs Department to furnish replies to the above to be got from the New South Wales Customs Department; (c) the return to show, so far as New Zealand is concerned, the names of the consignees in each instance ; (/) a return of the wheat, oats, barley, and flour, and the value of same, imported to New Zealand from Australia or New Caledonia during the last two years, the ports landed at, and the names of the consignees."—(Hon. J. G. Wakd.)

(a.) Return of quantity and value of wheat, barley, and Hour carried by Frisco mail-steamers from America to NewZealand during the last two years, ended 30th June, 1898; and by the Vancouver steamers from Canada to New Zealand since the commercement of the service:-

(c.) Wheat, barley, and flour, par Vancouver steamers: Nil. (b.) Return showing the quitity and value of wheat, barley, oats, and flour imported into New South Wales from America by the Frisco mail-steamers during the two years ended 30th June 1898:-

Quantity. Value. Consignee (e). Wheat per Fr'isco Mail-steamers. Bushels. 4,816 £ 1,000 Northern Boiler-mills Company. Barley. Bushels. 2,000 36,924 985 £ 450 5,992 238 Johnstone and Co. G. G. Stead and Co. J. Speight and Co. 39,909 6,680 Flour. Centals. 2 £ 2 C. A. Bishop.

Barley. Oats. Flour. Wheat. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Nil. Bushels. 7,241 £ 1,245 Bushels. 5,025 £ "" -586 j Centals. £ 90,970 42,605

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(c.) (d.) Quantity and value of wheat, barley, oats, and flour imported into New South Wales from Canada by the Vancouver mail-steamers during period Ist January, 1894, to 30th June, 1898:—

(c.) The Vancouver service was commenced during 1893. The returns for that year are not obtainable. (f.) Return of the wheat, barley,oats, and flour,and the value of same, imported to New Zealand from Austrlia or New Caledonia during the two years ended 30th June, 1898, the ports landed at, and the names of the cousignees:-

Wheat, barley, oats, and flour from New Caledonia : Nil.

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Wheat. Quantity. Value. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Plour Quantity. Plour. r. Value. Bushels. £ 235,488 46,459 Nil. Nil. Centals. 405,727 £ 218,372

Port. Quantity. Value. Consignee. Wheat impt >rted from Australia. Auckland it a it 5 overty Bay Wellington ?imaru ... Bushels. 44,295 2,063 66 15 8 1,385 790 403 40 12 3 16 3,805 283 17 15 17 £ 9,007 341 11 8 3 214 168 70 12 3 1 4 783 40 4 5 6 Northern Boiler-mills Company. G. Wallace Bews. F. J. Farrell. A. Yates and Co. Common, Shelton, and Co. George Thomas and Co. Edward Eeeves and Co. Canterbury Seed Company. Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association. Eobert Aitken. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Dalgety and Co. H. Harraway. National Mortgage and Agency Company. W. E. Eevnolds. National Mortgage and Agency Company. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company )amaru ... )unedin ... // ... 'nvercargill 53,233 10,680

Oats impi irtei Worn A ustrai ui. Auckland Poverty Bay // Bushels. 2* 22 70 27 141 57 14 3 3 £ 1 6 15 8 36 13 4 1 1 A. Yates and Co. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Common, Shelton, and Co. W. A. O'Meara. . Williams and Kettle. Bisley Brothers. A. C. Wilson and Co. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. W. E. Eevnolds and Co. Napier ... Nelson ... Lyttelton Dunedin ... // ... 339J 85 Barley imported from Australia. 'unedin... Bushels. 3 £ L New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Flour imp< tried from Australia. Auckland Wellington Lyttelton Centals. 640 40 112 23 | £ 371 23 50 12 Alex. McCorquodale. F. W. Smith. George Thomas and Co. G. G. Stead and Co. i 815 456