IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, WITH VALUE AND DUTY CHARGED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1899 Session I, H-32c

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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, WITH VALUE AND DUTY CHARGED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 30th August, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return setting forth under their various heads, and showing for each year separately,—(l) The value of all goods imported into this colony from the Australasian Colonies during the last five years, with the rate of duty charged; (2) the value of all goods exported from New Zealand to the Australasian Colonies during the last five years, with the rate of duty charged in each colony; (3) the value of all goods transhipped during the last five years from New Zealand to the Australasian Colonies, or from the Australasian Colonies to New Zealand; and (i), if possible, the volume and value of all colonial produce either exported to or imported from New Zealand from and to the various Australasian Colonies during the last five years, with the rate of duty charged in eaoh oolony."—(Mr. Morbison.)

No. 1. —Return showing the Value of the Principal Articles imported into New Zealand from Australia and Tasmania during the Years 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898; also showing the Rates of Duty charged thereon.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Loid: Acetic— Victoria .. .. New South Wales & 56 397 £ 27 198 £ 170 483 £ 398 606 & 236 1,021 & 298 644 per lb. 453 225 653 1,00.4 1,257 942 Sulphuric— Viotoria New South Wales 19 1,114 "515 281 2,105 255 944 2,626 394 2,026 219 Free Tartaric — Victoria New South Wales 1,133 515 2,386 1,199 3,020 2,245 132 184 387 226 131 330 Id. per lb. '316 613 461 Uneimmerated— Victoria New South Wales 9 472 141 576 8 1,087 Free 481 717 1,095 Lgricultural Implements— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 35 208 173 34, 27 90 9 134 * * * * * * * * * 43 * * * Free 286 207 260 .lkali: Soda Ash— Viotoria New South Wales 60 313 444 664 125 115 38 17 664 55 558 Is. percwt. to July, 1895, thereafter free 240 373 1,108 38 681 613 * Vide Agricultural machinery, free,

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Article, and Countries whence ■ imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Alkali— continued. Unenumerated— Viotoria New South Wales & £ £ £ £ £ 84 1,180 1,264 365 397 23 222 Free .. 762 245 Soda, Caustic — Viotoria New South Wales 43 565 53 856 78 135 47 714 352 298 317 Free .. 608 317 Animals (Living): Horned Cattle — Viotoria New South Wales 909 213 761 650 850 140 350 40 120 200 100 1,750 50 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 10a. each 1,800 990 390 320 100 Horses— Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania 6,919 13,322 13 3,492 15,163 10 39 2,445 27,520 730 9,165 888 13,773 460 12,895 "l50 Free to July, 1895, thereafter £1 each 20,254 18,704 29,965 9,895 14,811 13,355 Sheep— Viotoria NewSouth Wales South Australia Tasmania 774 443 537 315 100 666 216 366 460 60 105 105 83 267 132 255 315 " 66 80 Free 2,069 582 625 254 969 846 DogsVictoria New South Wales 830 85 289 103 172 190 Free 915 392 362 Apparel and Slops— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 11,632 6,324 4,706 4,565 134 2 4,122 3,614 23 70 1,897 4,875 1,520 3,894 3 5 2,687 4,612 24 13 9 25 per cent. 17,980 9,407 7,829 6,785 5,422 7,308 Arms, &o.: Arms (Sporting) — Victoria New South Wales 467 914 184 521 34 210 9 178 81 494 128 342 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 1,381 705 244 187 575 470 Dynamite— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia 375 722 "489 21833 Free 2,833 375 722 489 Other Explosives— Victoria New South Wales i^354 "l76 444 711 897 1,608 1,001 483 1,484 32 373 Free 1,354 176 444 405 Arrowroot — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. •j. 116 140 268 112 230 405 188 231 373 229 215 287 243 52 209 311 262 592 Free 524 747 792 731 504 1,165 Bags, &o.: Comsacks— Victoria New South Wales 747 It I 168 259 271 162 1,153 4,755 2,183 9,152 4,371 4,171 1,390 Free 427 271 1,315 6,938 13,523 5,561

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. lags, &c-— continued. Unenumerated— Victoria New South Wales £ £ & £ £ £ 886 740 1,664 107 410 212 Free 1,626 1,771 622 !ark— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 16,526 552 4,356 17,415 19,644 197 2,583 9,142 17,206 1,552 2,125 8,760 17,929 598 9,150 8,700 16,162 501 6,455 7,542 18,775 594 4,913 8,807 Free 38,849 31,566 29,643 36,377 30,660 33,089 ieer— Viotoria New South Wales Queensland 1.714 384 2 1,223 601 127 965 237 1,906 311 973 291 1,089 Is. 6d. per gallon to July, 1895, thereafter 2s. per gal. 2,100 1,824 1,092 2,143 1,284 1,380 ■laoklead— Victoria New South Wales 1 366 11 355 41 452 35 325 63 484 "202 20 per cent, ad val. 202 367 366 493 360 547 Hacking— Victoria New South Wales 138 81 244 80 379 132 262 63 365 180 135 47 20 per cent, ad val. 511 325 545 182 219 324 !lue— Victoria New South Wales 16 501 15 633 13 749 14 847 8 1,122 63 2d. per lb. 63 517 G48 762 861 1,130 Soats— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 161 191 43 133 278 38 257 110 339 20 343 100 • • Free 161 234 449 367 359 443 iones— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 25 6,018 742 300 61478 280 9^991 i',890 724 12^155 12 8,904 looks, Printed— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Free 7,085 6,758 9,991 8,614 12,155 8,916 22,619 4,823 8 16 25 21,740 4,015 5 6 11 20,228 6,536 8 10 95 21,364 6,449 7 7 37 20,283 6,077 17 5 19,216 8,559 46 5 13 Free 27,491 25,777 26,877 27,864 26,382 27,839 toots and Shoes— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 2,250 2,928 1,482 1,566. 1,336 4,830 12 881 2,494 25 1,560 2,645 1,699 2,766 14 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 22£ per cent, ad val. 5,178 3,048 6,178 3,400 4,205 4,479 Children's 0 to 3 and Gum Boots — Victoria New South Wales 330 194 1,252 65 15 427 114 218 97 160 86 367 332 257 453 Free 524 1,317 442

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Article, and Countries whence , *™ated imnnrt.eri under New Zealand imported. Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898., Candles— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia £ 96 9 £ 136 21 £ 202 105 93 £ 179 367 £ 171 164 £ 137 149 2d. per lb. 105 157 400 546 335 286 Canes and Rattans— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania .. 112 208 34 75 248 29 133 266 23 186 531 14 381 607 14 237 709 28 Free 1,002 974 Canvas— Victoria New South Wales 354 352 422 731 367 679 290 244 366 994 164 603 777 742 230 371 Free 534 1,360 767 1,519 601 1,046 Carpeting and Druggeting— Victoria New South Wales 276 255 93 227 92 163 82 73 79 196 72 138 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per oent. 531 320 255 155 275 210 Carriages, &c.: Carriages— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 130 337 20 1,023 565 690 '44 372 17 774 7 166 483 20 per cent, ad val. 649 467 1,043 1,255 416 Carts,Drays, and WagonsVictoria New South Wales 798 48 107 41 122 17 251 70 11 78 151 20 per cent, ad val. 155 163 268 78 81 151 Bicycles and Tricyclee— Victoria Queensland New South Wales 875 3,415 3,721 4,313 7,636 656 8,090 7,444 152 5,756 13,352 30 31 97 21493 20 per cent, ad val. 905 3,446 3,818 6,806 16,382 Materials — Viotoria New South Wales 57 54 2,484 10 3,408 220 2,538 664 4,024 870 3,728 2,742 20 per cent. 111 2,494 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 3,628 3,202 4,894 6,470 562 147 47 1,603 136 12 2,407 204 11 •11,216 622 12 "12,747 771 •16,671 1,464 Free .. 2,622 11,850 756 1,751 13,518 18,135 Casks, Empty— Viotoria New South Wales "347 1 422 89 Ij616 1,705 15 per oen t. to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 347 "220 220 423 "829 829 1,602 Cement— Victoria New South Wales 24 302 1,684 147 6 603 76 2,011 1,275 70 2s. per barrel 326 1,831 609 1,275 2,087 70 Charcoal— Queensland New South Wales 2,006 2J156 4,233 Free .. 2,156 4,233 2,006 * The bulk of this amount are bio; cle materials.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 3895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 'oals— New South Wales Queensland .. £ 108,625 1,744 110,369 £ 102,610 403 £ 91,816 £ 91,719 £ 96,885 £ 105,203 Free 103,013 91,816 91,719 96,885 105,203 'ocoa and Chocolate— Victoria New South Wales 117 286 39 67 272 852 394 339 679 226 404 ■ 2,067 3d. per lb. 403 106 1,124 733 905 2,471 iofiee, Raw— Victoria New South Wales 2,088 2,392 4,330 1,006 2,411 1,877 3,910 771 4,540 723 3,246 991 3d. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter 2d. per lb. 4,288 4,681 5,263 4,480 5,336 4,237 Jopper, Pig, Bar, and Sheet — Viotoria New South Wales 187 1,040 110 1,048 1*439 124 1,572 50 2,306 2,356 128 3,086 Free 1,227 1,158 1,439 1,696 3,214 'ordage— Victoria New South Wales 155 1,667 354 2,050 367 1,389 234 1,582 12 1,350 131 884 Joke— New South Wales 20 per cent. 1,822 2,404 1,756 1,816 1,362 1,015 Free 483 1,342 3ordage, Iron— Victoria New South Wales "l79 87 282 178 922 22 1,446 254 2,189 42 2,059 Free 179 Dorks, Cut— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 369 1,100 1,468 2,443 2,101 350 233 194 216 896 446 1 982 592 698 1,059 802 850 15 per eent. to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 583 410 1,343 1,574 1,757 1,652 Ootton Piece-goods: Calicoes, White and Grey— Victoria New South Wales Queensland 1,509 1,327 675 668 749 405 197 547 548 78 228 166 438 Free 2,836 1,343 1,351 1,095 306 604 Coloured Cotton Shirting— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 1,672 229 345 285 20 873 740 445 113 112 52 Free 1,901 650 1,613 558 164 Unenumerated — Victoria New South Wales 1,078 301 536 213 70 217 329 124 303 145 217 154 Free 1,379 749 287 453 448 371 Victoria .. ., New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 2,231 1,417 1,044 1,272 21 1,803 2,122 2,318 2,999 744 3,327 798 3,873 2 3,925 10 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 10 per cent, and 20 per oent. 3,650 2,337 5,317 4,071 4,671

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 'utlery— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania £ 180 419 1 £ 112 259 £ 134 456 £ 77 352 £ 79 333 £ 52 651 20 per oent. ad val. 600 371 590 429 412 703 )rapery— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 4,646 3,411 2,193 2,396 89 2 2,022 2,930 29 10 997 2,007 799 2,008 720 2,080 21 11 2 2 20 per oent. 8,068 4,680 4,991 3,006 2,809 2,821 Tailors' TrimmingsVictoria New South Wales 2,764 732 1,469 998 3,928 702 2,623 470 1,031 692 360 879 Free 3,496 2,467 4,630 3,093 1,723 1,239 )rugs, Chemicals, and Druggiets' Wares — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 1,914 2,322 2,127 2,487 3,073 4,000 1 19 2,856 2,487 13 6 3,240 3,879. 23 2,814 4,358 12 10 5 1 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent., and tinctures Iβ. and 6d. per lb. 4,241 4,615 7,093 5,362 7,142 7,194 Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 1,601 1,142 27 130 2,189 2,207 2,212 4,473 2,035 3,534 3,158 3,963 1,904 795 32 151 159 Cream of Tartar— Viotoria .. '.. New South Wales Free 2,882 2,900 4,555 6,685 5,569 7,121 441 488 565 1,145 253 1,213 1,448 1,508 2,956 2,890 1,435 1,416 2,708 4,124 Id. per lb. 929 4,325 1,710 1,466 Sheep-dip— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 417 217 82 657 194 10 612 400 24 120 139 134 Free 144 273 417 299 861 1,012 )yes— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 332 169 47 1,659 181 921 288 13 1,966 678 ■59 1,575 744 1,473 830 Free 2,319 2,303 548 1,840 1,222 2,703 larthenware— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 175 496 3 1 121 201 181 648 438 534 472 562 68 1,197 5 17 20 per cent. 675 327 846 972 1,034 1,265 issences, Flavouring : Spirituous — Victoria New South Wales * # * , 195 285 427 369 351 285 * * * 16s. per gallon .. 480 796 636 lucalyptus— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania ♦ ♦ * * * * 1,253 179 10 71 1,287 252 66 80 1,613 205 21 40 ♦ * * . ♦ * 20 per cent. 1,513 1,685 1,879 * Not shown se] laratel; for 1893-95.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Essential Oils: Other Kinds— Victoria New South Wales £ & & £ £ £ * ♦ # 917 885 704 522 632 442 * * Free 1,802 1,226 1,074 'anoy Goods— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 3,350 4,328 2,705 3,816 1,775 3,885 4 1,186 3,829 1 1,116 2,671 3 1,377 5,433 9 "l81 6 5 25 2 15 20 per oent. ad val. 7,859 6,536 5,694 5,018 3,805 6,810 'ish (Potted and Preserved) — Victoria New South Wales South Australia 2,200 1,807 45 1,053 728 600 1,062 467 516 407 1,180 250 907 2d. per lb. 4,052 1,781 1,662 'lockVictoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 983 1,587 1,157 742 1,734 2,269 1,031 2,767 705 115 24 6 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 10 per cent. 2,476 3,306 3,587 24 'lour — Victoria New South Wales South Australia 40 1 1,073 867 369 7,872 1,036 3,825 "ll3 454 Is. cental 41 . 1,186 9,108 454 4,861 'ruits, Dried: Currants — Victoria New South Wales 3,558 2,088 1,281 671 1,694 2,310 1,566 2,436 1,013 1,130 988 3,427 2d. per lb. 5,646 1,952 4,004 Raisins— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 4,002 2,143 4,415 2,291 713 1,814 1,551 3,116 2,294 31 1,797 1,698 154 3,286 3,002 526 4,208 2,365 2d. per lb. 3,004 3,365 Unenumerated — Victoria New South Wales South Australia ., 5,441 3,649 6,814 6,573 703 191 95 428 249 445 602 4 510 426 708 636 20 1,461 1,176 79 'ruits: FreshVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 2d. per lb. 989 677 1,051 936 1,364 2,716 8,376 7,961 8,718 6,647 10,498 13,739 5,143 8,250 10,373 3,467 6,252 9,329 4,407 8,425 9,996 4,249 8,092 6,881 Jd. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter Id. and Jd. per lb. 25,055 30,884 23,766 19,048 22,828 19,222 Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 6,630 22,796 21 890 4,335 19,335 32 626 4,484 16,414 17 870 4,368 19,882 73 120 7,069 19,391 46 4,903 21,549 3 Free 30,340 24,328 21,785 24,443 26,506 26,455 Bottled and Preserved — Victoria New South Wales 19 206 163 355 85 1,179 25 per cent. 225 518 1,264 ♦ Not shown separately for 1893-95,

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 'ruits— continued. Preserved by Sulphurous AcidTasmania £ £ £ £ £ £ Jd. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter Id. per lb. 630 431 473 142 511 1,001 'urniture and Upholstery— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 1,974 3,104 1,278 2,202 17 2,172 1,644 1,948 1,631 1,442 1,124 37 1,974 2,163 25 per cent, ad val. 5,078 3,497 3,816 3,579 4,815* 3,240* 2,603 4,137 3,653* 5,055* Victoria New South Wales 236 767 1,300 880 557 818 6,600* 3,597* Free 1,003 2,180 1,375 8,055 10,197 8,708 rlass : BottlesVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 742 2,630 9 981 2,802 2,022 3,050 1,967 6,856 2,350 7,542 2,050 10,027 6 Free 3,789 5,072 8,823 9,892 12,077 3,381 PlateVictoria New South Wales 576 442 406 104 369 47 132 141 186 566 205 373 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent, and 25 per cent. 1,018 510 416 273 752 578 Window — Victoria New South Wales 27 102 22 50 196 27 151 2a. per 100 sup. ft. 27 124 246 178 Hassware — Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania 331 287 11 680 596 27 507 475 259 723 283 818 217 1,632 15 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter 20percent. adval. 629 1,303 982 982 1,101 1,849 Victoria New South Wales t t t. t t t 433 1,324 334 646 525 1,235 Free 1,757 980 1,760 train : WheatVictoria New South Wales South Australia 7,631 2 1,847= 1,009 15,010 1 29 2,876 8,665 3 9d. per cental 7,633 17,866 3 30 11,541 rrindery— Victoria New South Wales 910 136 887 89 604 123 890 370 837 557 983 456 Free 1,046 976 727 1,260 1,394 1,439 laberdashery— Victoria New South Wales 420 637 1,099 885 736 228 364 153 848 272 895 232 20 per cent, ad val. 1,057 1,984 964 517 1,120 1,127 Victoria New South Wales 1,211 1,099 374 451 381 667 411 933 400 383 408 481 Free 889 2,310 825 1,048 1,344 783 * Chiefl; kapok. + No (lassware free before July, 1895.

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Article, and Countries whence ! lujporiiea. Tariff 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. ilaberdashery— continued. Sewing-cottons— Victoria New South Wales £ 4,591 3,429 £ 2,248 1,101 £ 3,112 2,269 £ 2,804 2,270 £ 2,638 2,591 £ 4,117 4,077 Free 8,194 8,020 3,349 5,381 5,074 5,229 hardware & IronmongeryVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 3,081 1,323 34 "l50 4,140 2,238 6 28 4,127 2,941 2,531 3,216 2,940 4,620 12 4 2,904 7,006 28 31 1 20 per cent, and 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 4,588 6,412 7,096 5,778 ' 7,576 9,911 hardware, &c— Victoria .. New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 734 573 7 36 634 562 675 1,330 69 56 40 42 74 313 "l60 Free 1,350 1,196 2,165 125 82 387 lats and Caps— Victoria .. .. New South Wales 214 894 32 488 153 926 25 per oent. 520 1,079 1,108 3emp— New South Wales Free 1,238 161 253 481 Jides— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 1,065 10,060 248 1,902 8,235 938 4,652 17,462 279 1,712 16,499 6,155 55 14,429 770 1,854 649 Free 11,373 11,075 22,393 24,366 15,254 2,503 3ops— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 851 67 26 476 62 271 355 994 565 1,368 319 5 1,782 274 6d. per lb. 1,692 2,056 ■ 944 538 626 1,559 hosiery— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania 591 875 1 88 705 333 1,115 4 152 1,781 42 923 30 658 20 per oent. 1,467 793 1,452 1,933 965 688 nk, Printing— Viotoria . * New South Wales 410 58 275 36 416 101 489 132 556 82 759 246 Free 468 311 517 621 638 1,005 Indiarubber Goods— Victoria New South Wales * * * * * * 380 532 209 609 325 1,060 Free 912 818 1,385 Instruments, Musical: Organs— Victoria New South Wales 242 71 313 166 490 315 395 38 205 13 63 33 20 per cent. 479 805 313 433 218 96 Pianos — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 825 506 408 893 621 587 81 236 471 172 221 30 630 801 20 per oent. 1,331 1,301 1,289 707 423 1,431 * Not shown separately (or 1893-95,

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1898. 1897. 1898. Instruments, Musical— ctd. Unenumerated — Victoria New South Wales South Australia £ £ £ £ £ £ 165 250 128 271 214 225 10 230 334 87 429 58 285 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 415 399 449 564 516 343 [ron: Bar, Bolt, and Rod— Victoria New South Wales 96 154 173 1,372 350 2,559 622 2,752 257 190 955 3,939 Free 250 Galvanised Corrugated— Victoria New South Wales 447 1,545 2,909 3,374 4,894 431 4,167 408 6 1,100 124 494 141 91 28. per owt. 4,598 91 414 1,224 635 Hoop— Victoria New South Wales 8 1 51 332 147 396 14 94 87 166 58 532 Free 9 543 383 108 253 590 PigVictoria New South Wales 77 834 661 720 105 2,316 1,721 4,384 2J620 251 1,588 Free 911 1,881 2,421 6,105 2,620 1,839 PipesVictoria New South Wales 356 864 584 999 973 1,844 742 3,761 574 3,902 571 5,940 6,511 5 per cent. 1,220 1,583 2,817 4,503 4,476 PlateVictoria New South Wales 157 53 '*267 136 609 292 3,635 575 3,733 683 3,306 Free 210 267 745 4,308 3,927 3,989 Wire n.o.e.— Victoria New South Wales 77 610 "770 1,102 18 Free 687 770 1,120 SheetVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 118 47 9 174 141 148 38 838 * * * ♦ * * * ♦ ♦ Free 289 876 Tanks (400 gallons)— Victoria New South Wales 16 8 49 207 46 609 27 38 39 184 10s. each 24 256 655 223 65 Fenoing Wire — Victoria New South Wales 300 2,112 267 3,585 40 4,767 129 995 i^808 2,170 Is. per owt. to July, 1895, thereafter free 2,412 3,852 4,807 1,808 1,124 2,170 Wire, Barbed— Victoria New South Wales i i<132 "471 107 3,451 8 1,169 112 907 "328 2s. per owt. to July, 1895, thereafter free 1,432 . 471 8,558 1,177 328 1,019 * Included under Plate.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. iron— continued. Wire NettingVictoria New South Wales £ 742 670 £ 284 1,167 £ 285 253 £ 648 489 £ 66 507 £ 42 446 Free 1,412 1,451 538 1,137 573 488 Isinglass and Gelatine— Victoria New South Wales 758 30 428 70 341 21 499 355 406 421 861 443 15 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per oent. 788 498 362 854 827 804 fams, Jellies, and Pi serves — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania »re228 30 49 239 97 12 187 142 36 152 2 7 78 121 2 148 74 8 2d. per lb.; jellies, conoentrated, 4d. per lb. after July, 1895 201 230 307 348 365 161 fewellery— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 658 1,261 1,587 124 63 652 967 218 1,188 19 755 89 651 20 per oent. ad val. 774 740 1,919 1,774 1,619 1,406 Liamps, Lanterns, &c. — Victoria New South WaleB Tasmania 146 100 11 109 336 151 451 66 952 656 1,362 310 2,980 15 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 257 445 602 1,018 2,018 3,290 jead : PigViotona 1. New South Wales Free 1,981 1,912 1,056 1,176 833 2,468 677 4,450 5,127 274 5,672 5,946 7,095 7,095 Sheet— Viotoria New South Wales 3,893 2,232 3,301 61 1,490 80 2,383 54 5,174 5\757 40 8,318 80 10,561 10,641 Is. 6d. per cwt. .. 1,551 2,463 5,228 5,757 8,358 lieather — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 6,980 4,353 5,434 3,982 5,376 3,268 10,337 3,861 12,605 3,838 9,879 4,243 125 5 251 "223 "240 "381 47 426 281 Various 11,589 9,639 8,884 14,579 16,916 14,528 Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania 427 1,416 8 157 944 193 1,147 37 551 931 664 970 876 1,171 Free 1,634 2,047 1,851 1,101 1,377 1,482 Boot-uppers— Viotoria New South Wales 245 1,848 2,093 151 1,190 1,341 575 1,581 2,156 477 2,226 2,703 622 1,199 779 1,074 20 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter 22} per oent. 1,821 1,853 Manufactures— Viotoria New South Wales 463 872 671 553 343 217 61 15 20 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter 22} per cent. 1,335 1,224 560 76

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Liquorice, Unsweetened — Victoria New South Wales £ 551 4 £ 573 39 ,612 £ 961 55 £ 1,182 54 1,236 £ 1,126 118 720 323 Free 555 1,016 1,244 1,043 Linen Pieoe-goods— Victoria New South Wales 227 437 54 661 142 729 5 406 3 319 20 per oent. 664 715 871 411 322 Victoria New South Wales 588 698 112 66 132 194 20 287 4 79 138 45 Free 178 326 307 83 138 1,286 Maohinery: Agricultural— Victoria .. ,New South Wales 2,073 2,222 4,240 1,808 2,085 1,150 3,073 1,463 435 892 5,53g 5,265 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 5 per cent, and free 4,295 6,048 3,235 4,536 1,327 10,798 Dairying— Viotoria New South Wales * * * * * 434 696 2,190 582 1,315 517 * Free to July, 1895, thereafter 5 per cent, and free 1,130 2,772 1,832 Electric— Victoria New South Wales 455 1,193 1,648 560 695 '817 620 415 715 590 1,168 282 2,175 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 10 per oent. 1,255 1,437 1,130 1,758 2,457 Dredging— Victoria . . t • Engines (Gas) — Viotoria New South Wales 70 497 151 372 110 261 139 233 226 25 130 -20 Free 371 372 251 150 567 523 Flour-milling— Victoria New South Wales 2,126 313 3,707 510 1,927 718 1,682 427 1,341 821 2,947 949 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 5 per oent. 2,439 4,217 2,645 2,109 -2,162 3,896 Mining— Victoria New South Wales 2,097 981 1,834 840 934 4,908 V 738 1,785 2,097 1,712 5,555 1,641 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 5 per oent. and free 3,078 2,674 5,842 2,523 3,809 7,196 Saw-milling— Viotoria - New South Wales 189 89 "445 "464 464 182 457 78 794 20 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter 5 per oent. .'.. 278 445 639 872 Unenumerated — Viotoria New South Wales ,. Queensland .. 1,626 1,475 490 1,086 1,227 950 1,868 947 4,292 10 2,452 4,948 2,880 5,977 20 per oent. to July, 1895, thereafter various 5,249 7,400 8,857 '3,591- ". 2,313 2,818 * Not shown separate!; for 1893-95.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand . Tariff. 1893. 1894. I 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Machinery— continued. Unenumerated — Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,421 505 1,416 748 2,309 1,698 7 266 1,543 227 510 206 907 Free 1,926 2,164 4,014 1,809 737 1,113 Machines: Sewing— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania .. - 9,964 1,898 2,240 932 3 713 1,502 10 1,447 2,190 894 2,424 1,655 3,082 Free 11,862 2,225 3,637 3,318 4,737 3,175 Parts of— Victoria New South Wales 557 261 509 232 200 531 266 1,543 227 510 206 907 Free 818 741 731 1,809 737 1,113 Manures: Bonedust — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 1,926 15,713 5,508 320 . 1,198 15,502 4,026 50 923 23,107 4,119 567 13,180 1,020 478 25,794 931 1,228 24,856 1,072 Free 23,467 20,776 28,149 14,767 27,203 27,156 Guano — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia _ Western Australia* .> 122,590 727 3,606 35 760 284 2,670 648 3,155 780 384 63 8,061 2 529 11,031 1,010 60 502 18,184 2,388 Free 6,935 3,749 4,583 8,508 12,572 21,134 Unenumerated— Viotoria New South Wales ... Queensland South Australia Tasmania 487 . 3,405 75 1,305 5,344 9,231 "l76 180 9,109 969 50 86 6,917 3,125 331 ' 531 3,069 ' - 375 60 528 10 Free 3,977 7,084 9,719 j 10,308 10,459 4,128 Marble, Wrought— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia 231 217 30 190 409 276 340 I 306 170 257 545 158 681 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter . 25 per cent. 478 599 616 476 802 839 Matches and Vestas, Wax — Viotoria New South Wales 651 1,267 1,918 292 251 306 136 10 167 1,316 1,251 2,567 786 412 1,198 543 442 177 Various Medicines, Patent — Victoria New South Wales Queensland.. South Australia Tasmania 3,521 2,275 2,347 2,735 2,132 4,834 25 59 153 454 2,411 1 51 484 4,681 518 i,807 31 25peroent.tbJuly, 1895, thereafter 40 per cent. 5,827 5,082 7,203 2,921 5,165 2,325 Milk, Preserved — Viotoria New South Wales 1,170 314 .. 232 397 29 525 69 ' 712 4 • 4 106 23 pet cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 25 per cent. 1,484, 629 554 781 110 * Wes.tern Australia imposes ro; 'alt; of 10s. per ton on guano exported.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. lillinery— Viotoria New South Wales £ 264 98 £ 83 581 £ 33 495 £ 101 403 £ 121 138 £ 72 443 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 25 per cent. 362 664 528 504 259 515 letal, Manufactures of — Viotoria New South Wales * * * 1,976 3,844 2,196 5,101 1,974 6,504 * * * 20 per cent. 5,820 7,297 8,478 Fails, Iron— Victoria New South Wales 210 213 95 316 197 593 79 260 53 487 248 234 HI: Castor (Bulk)— Victoria New South Wales 2s. per owt. 423 411 790 339 540 482 29 382 30 701 57 1,460 1,517 35 742 11 498 635 353 6d. per gallon 411 731 777 509 988 Kerosene— Victoria New South Wales 5 912 2,505 4,313 545 2,010 798 1,263 480 529 162 3,574 3,736 6d. per gallou 917 6,818 2,555 2,061 1,009 Linseed— Victoria New South Wales 26 95 371 234 1,241 65 530 199 268 36 64 6d. per gallon 304 Olive (Bulk)— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 121 605 1,306 729 64 41 78 15 35 94 6 23 236 8 20 204 31 158 7 6d. per gallon 134 Unenumerated (Bulk) — Victoria New South Wales 135 267 224 196 2,941 252 3,018 398 3,944 837 2,735 593 4,063 1,298 2,691 646 6d. per gallon 3,193 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 153 13 689 212 28 1,683 3,416 4,781 177 40 450 3,328 17 108 5,361 168 600 3,337 191 1,321 Free 855 1,923 667 125 768 1,512 Fish, Penguin, and Seal— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania t t t t t t t t t 146 234 7 1,181 453 337 2,008 i',245 Mineral other than Kerosene— Victoria New South Wales Free 1,391 1,422 2,798 t t t t t t 1,775 54 2,446 349 6,302 525 6d. per gallon 1,829 2,795 6,827 lilmen's Stores— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 935 176 819 232 1,399 830 23 130 668 268 943 710 1,224 439 13 3 13 1 "290 Various 1,127 1,065 1,653 1,668 t + 2,382 1,226 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 153 192 484 276 750 299 5 + t + + t t Free 345 760 1,054 * Included under Hardware. t Not shown se] mratel; for 1893-95. Included in abovi

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Onions— Victoria New South Walea Tasmania £ 1,308 109 £ 1,327 325 71 £ 1,783 343 42 £ 1,070 533 4 £ 988 397 4 £ 992 771 18 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter £1 a ton 1,417 1,723 2,168 1,607 1,389 1,781 Opium— Victoria New South Wales 270 468 480 80 88 401 160 89 40s. per lb. 738 560 489 249 Paintings, Pictures, &o. — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 1,306 1,410 356 9 760 1,130 389 327 376 300 256 331 3 3 174 215 6 8 Paper: Printing— Viotoria New South Wales .. 15 per cent, to July, 1895, then 20 per oent. 3,081 1,896 724 676 593 389 1,604 858 1,956 1,699 1,532 2,094 1,674 1,863 978 2,709 1,129 2,404 Free 2,462 Writing, Large— Victoria New South Wales 3,655 3,626 3,537 3,687 3,533 303 69 370 158 531 437 509 695 554 548 325 998 Free 372 528 968 1,204 1,102 1,323 Perfumery— Victoria New South Wales 190 29 289 29 231 315 298 357 280 404 475 895 25 per cent, ad val. 655 684 1,370 219 318 546 Photographic Goods— Victoria New South Wales 112 216 140 275 138 108 139 312 41 368 135 428 20 per cent. 563 328 415 246 451 409 Victoria New South Wales South Australia 858 200 975 384 10 630 385 574 515 260 518 126 708 Free 1,058 1,369 1,015 1,089 778 834 Pitch and Tar— Viotoria New South Wales 2 1 12 142 16 601 7 23 Free 154 617 30 Plants, Shrubs, and TreesVictoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 455 350 » 634 360 1 7 1,074 921 806 665 1 10 591 481 5 17 703 941 29 19 Free 805 1,002 2,024 1,482 1,094 1,663 Plated WareVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 228 2,101 54 725 820 645 966 4 811 1,906 1,223 2,282 577 3,164 20 per cent. 2,383 1,545 1,615 2,717 3,505 3,741 Printing Materials — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland .. 2,854 617 2 1,243 1,005 1,202 652 1,701 1,790 1,098 515 2,083 916 22 Free 3,473 2,270 1,854 3,491 1,613 2,999

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Article, and Countries whence Zealand imported. Tariff 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. lesin — Victoria New South Wales £ £ £ £ 26 285 £ 438 301 £ 914 Free 311 739 914 tails — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 11 62 25 248 40 620 97 362 532 429 709 130 1,758 1,572 1,712 Free 73 273 1,119 1,670 1,888 3,284 lice— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 4,632 4,680 25 5,914 3,291 7,295 2,989 6,158 2,424 1 5,743 1,409 7,176 3,141 6s. per cwfc.; 2s. when converted into starch 9,337 9,205 10,284 8,583 7,152 10,317 tugs (All Kinds)— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 2,645 424 5 678 552 554 572 20 210 645 2 351 1,271 7 175 1,189 20 per cent. ad. val. 3,074 1,230 1,146 857 1,629 1,364 laddlery and Harness— Victoria New South Wales 671 1,000 443 221 335 541 351 308 431 282 269 357 15 per cent, and 20 per cent, to July, 1895,then 20 per cent. 1,671 664 876 659 713 626 Sago (including Tapioca for 1896-98)— Victoria New South Wales 168 107 275 680 293 43 222 174 64 892 109 1,001 383 128 511 Free 265 238 973 lalt— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 10 627 1,926 2,563 265 1,812 1,114 3,191 2,422 6,856 4,198 13,476 3,309 3,881 4,926 1,234 4,175 5,705 1,352 4,325 7,lb0 10s. per ton 12,116 11,114 12,857 RockVictoria New South Wales 255 94 197 326 94 417 4 359 32 770 "736 Free 349 523 511 736 363 802 iausage-skins— Victoria New South Wales 422 415 285 3 2,347 2,213 1,377 316 2,338 2 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 3d. per lb. 837 288 2,347 2,213 1,693 2,340 Seeds : Grass and Clover — Victoria New South Wales 1,294 115 560 224 158 53 143 158 615 190 682 101 Free .. 783 1,409 784 211 301 805 Unenumerated — Victoria • New South Wales Queensland Tasmania '.. 484 635 716 375 1,021 572 9 43 600 589 312 594 2 " 16 581 864 6 4 1 Free 1,125 1,095 1,645 1,190 924 1,445

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. £ £ £ £ £ 1,800 £ 524 ihale Free Silk Piece-goods— Victoria New South Wales 1,779 2,079 616 784 1,504 1,138 1,626 1,375 1,224 912 3,297 1,880 25 per cent. 3,858 1,400 2,642 3,001 2,136 5,177 Skins and PeltsVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 1 408 "l96 52 1,244 6 180 694 12 239 942 Free 409 196 1,302 886 1,181 Soap, Fancy—■ Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 2,240 697 9 1,840 397 16 1,955 1,034 2,194 933 2,953 3,244 3,702 2,849 25 per cent. 2,946 2,253 2,989 3,127 6,197 6,551 Specie: Copper— Victoria New South Wales 175 220 40 165 60 100 270 515 490 340 20 Free 395 205 160 785 20 830 GoldVictoria New South Wales 186,400 225,000 350,000 445,000 60,000 210,000 50,000 47,500 18,000 Free 411,400 795,000 270,000 97,500 18,000 SilverVictoria New South Wales 5,000 19 250 450 100 2,000 200 3,800 4,000 I Free 2,100 5,019 250 450 Spices, Unground— Viotoria New South Wales 506 322 1,411 307 1,573 608 1,262 306 1,761 403 3,019 473 2d. per lb. 828 1,718 2,181 1,568 2,164 3,492 Spirits: Brandy— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 5,683 533 5 48 7,618 613 206 6,246 916 5,626 1,761 "683 7,305 949 *391 7,017 1,319 484 40 570 16s. per gallon on case spirits, 15s. on bulk till July, 1895, thereafter 16s. per gallon 6,269 8,437 7,686 8,070 8,645 8,906 Geneva — Victoria New South Wales 424 380 170 165 61 466 121 1,885 377 1,653 68 2,985 3,048 16s. per gallon on case spirits, 15s. on bulk till July, 1895, thereafter 16s. per gallon 804 335 527 2,006 2,030 Rum— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 383 318 230 257 22 60 155 33 127 28 64 472 63 200 24 16s. per gallon on case spirits, 15s. on bulk till July, 1895, thereafter 16s. per gallon 701 509 215 188 536 287

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Article, and Countries whence lm imported. Tarifl] 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Spirits— continued. WhiskeyVictoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania £ £ £ £ £ £ 4,220 2,040 3,298 1,630 2,507 2,615 108 47 116 1,462 2,303 1,889 3,265 290 2,288 2,976 22 26 16s. per gallon on ease spirits, 15s. on bulk till July, 1895, thereafter 16s. per gallon 6,260 4,928 5,393 3,787 5,470 5,264 Spirits of Wine— Victoria New South Wales 44 1,168 31 2,485 29 1,527 980 1,660 i^006 16s. perproof gallon 1,212 1,006 2,516 1,556 980 1,660 Starch — Viotoria New South Wales 192 52 535 120 316 602 99 610 45 988 14 426 2d. per lb. 244 655 918 709 1,033 440 Stationery— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 4,008 2,074 3,121 1,412 180 4 5 3,731 2,570 3,247 2,710 3,888 2,915 4,085 4,212 5 8 1 7 15 28 5 Various 6,087 4,722 6,314 5,965 6,818 8,325 I Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia 1,396 766 5 680 601 601 861 495 788 514 677 655 1,003 1 6 Free 2,167 1,282 1,462 1,289 1,191 1,658 iteel— Victoria New South Wales 275 596 124 398 257 997 * * * * Free 871 522 iiirro.i* • 1,254 Raw and Refined — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 34,003 59,387 78,648 100 41,964 102,699 75,068 15,104 35,562 90,664 15,594 42,728 100,991 2,511 8,555 85,897 3,525 15,385 95,527 Jd. per lb. 172,138 Glucose— Victoria New South Wales 219,731 141,330 159,313 96,963 114,437 91 i 208 14 167 85 488 156 i 769 I 151 762 80 540 Id. per lb. 299 181 573 925 913 620 Molasses and Treacle— Victoria New South Wales Queensland 4,742 128 5,781 58 118 799 901 42 955 1,441 I 26 275 1,213 1,514 13 290 1,550 i<3. per lb. 4,870 5,839 1,818 2,438 1,853 Tapioca— Victoria New South Wales 442 384 1,285 146 1,431 792 142 t t t t t t Free 826 934 i i .. .. TeaVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 57,835 8,841 44,415 6,515 75 43,287 13,284 4 28,041 14,317 11 18,915 10,314 17,997 16,005 6d. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter 4d. per lb. 66,676 51,005 56,575 42,369 29,229 34,002 *Noi shown separately ; included under Iron. t Vide Sago.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 189H. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Timber: LogsNew South Wales Queensland Tasmania S £ S, £ £ & 2,586 100 5 3,120 5,771 2,876 9,073 5,014 Free 2,091 3,120 5,771 2,876 9,073 5,614 Logs (Hewn)— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 314 11,015 14 40 8,181 I 269 8,120 123 12,703 102 12,567 23,547 •• •• Free 11,343 8,221 8,389 12,826 12,669 23,547 Tanning Materials other than Bark — Victoria New South Wales * * * 2,155 607 2,038 583 5,075 483 * *• Free .. 2,762 2,621 5,558 • Palings— Victoria Tasmania 12 1,835 1,847 3 1,335 i^999 i^647 1,511 *2,444 2s. per 100 1,338 1,999 1,647 1,511 2,444 PostsTasmania 174 343 103 381 8s. per 100 181 108 RailsTasmania 4s. per 100 253 184 99 126 167 331 Sawn, Undressed — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 717 3,717 5,760 664 2,215 4,613 653 1,876 7,111 1,378 3,258 7,142 1,700 7,322 8,024 17,046 1,538 8,143 10,254 2s. per 100 sup. ft. 10,194 7,492 9,640 11,778 19,935 New South Wales For Government use 4,400 Shafts, Spokes (in the rough)— Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 52 2,752 23 1,936 1,997 8 305 14 2,636 33 3,338 75 4,604 404 399 "367 "265 292 Free 3,208 2,358 2,310 3,017 3,636 4,971 Sleepers — New South Wales Western Australia ■ 2^350 710 Free for Government 2,350 710 Tin: BlockVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 1,655 4,444 596 1,030 3,707 764 537 3,767 471 251 4,504 782 290 5,483 642 127 0,674 795 Free 6,695 5,501 4,775 5,537 6,415 7,596 Sheet — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 615 1,028 5 6 1,739 1,722 200 4,853 195 4,168 886 3,537 Free 2,248 1,722 5,113 4,363 4,423 1,745 Tinware — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 144 148 85 181 112 153 3 82 493 6 17 25 per cent. 315 266 268 575 * Not shown si iparately.

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Artic.e, whence und «°g^ and 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Tobaooo: Unmanufactured— Victoria New South Wales £ £ £ £ £ £ 672 45 255 69 185 546 198 243 79 33 Is. 6d. per lb. in 1893, thereafter 2s. per lb. 717 324 731 441 112 Manufactured— Viotoria New South Wales 4,999 1,490 6,920 1,724 8,056 1,844 8,027 1,568 6,946 1,895 9,333 2,178 3s. 6d. per lb. 6,489 8,644 9,900 9,595 8,841 11,511 Cigars— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 5,469 6,454 1,743 5,723 679 6,148 10 681 6,930 1,723 7,564 1,299 9,306 1 22 10 7s. per lb. 11,924 7,488 6,837 7,621 9,287 10,606 Cigarettes— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 331 330 70 225 283 15 562 351 77 440 2 1,512 7s. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter 17s. 6d. per 1,000 up to lb., and 6d. per oz. exoess 731 508 577 351 517 1,514 Tools, Artificers' — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 1,893 590 278 1,350 855 894 829 622 1,265 1,141 1,620 2,132 1,476 1 4 38 Free 2,799 2,206 1,727 1,887 2,761 3,608 Twine— Viotoria New South Wales 200 29 320 210 100 241 316 109 233 26 20 per cent, ad val. 229 330 341 425 259 Varnish — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 108 183 2 69 178 66 617 72 550 59 334 67 259 Is. 6d. per gallon to July, 1895, thereafter 2s. per gallon 293 247 683 622 393 326 WatchesVictoria New South Wales 584 5,530 21 837 736 1,504 434 914 108 1,672 1,546 20 per cent. 1,780 1,546 Wax, Paraffin, Mineral, &o. — Victoria New South Wales 6,114 858 2,240 1,348 , 820 634 1,056 193 2,320 2,072 1,358 1,528 3,127 1,686, 5,238 22 WineVictoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania l£d. per lb. 1,454 1,249 4,392 2,886 4,813 5,260 3,418 514 53 4 2,031 612 65 1,436 1,263 25 1,230 308 51 682 490 50 965 1,056 21 1 6s. per gallon 3,989 2,708 2,724 1,589 1,222 2,043

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Wine — continued. Sparkling— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania £ £ £ £ £ £ 2,355 137 6 1,007 174 850 453 928 313 1,452 774 349 891 9s. per gallon 2,498 1,181 1,303 1,241 2,226 1,240 Australian — Victoria New South Wales South Australia 5,333 574 6,598 4,319 791 6,638 2,293 1,410 6,394 2,085 786 9,135 I 1,763 1,257 10,561 997 1,647 12,160 5e. per gallon 12,505 11,748 10,097 12,006 13,581 14,804 Woodenware— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 263 476 38 132 408 442 584 97 392 964 70 805 1,923 44 1,588 2,504 77 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter UO per cent, and 15 per cent. 111 540 1,123 1,426 2,772 4,169 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 120 47 7 48 14 1,403 45 2,013 182 1 1,600 76 Free 174 62 1,448 2,196 1,676 Woollens — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 3,015 2,997 869 1,619 2,344 2,757 116 4 674 2,493 1,271 2,661 1,621 6,184 4 20 per cent, ad val. 6,012 2,488 5,221 3,167 3,936 7,805 Woollen Blankets— Victoria New South Wales 1,756 548 1,651 296 288 70 66 64 108 11 20 per cent. 2,304 1,947 358 130 119 Wool-packs— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 36 5 287 159 368 500 34 330 210 115 483 85 665 2s. 6cl, per doz. to July, 1895, thereafter free 41 446 902 540 598 750 Yarn, Coir, Flax, (feeVictoria New South Wales 755 169 351 118 Free 755 520 118 Zinc, Plain SheetVictoria New South Wales 9 90 33 133 53 220 65 176 92 355 Free 99 166 273 241 447 Various other Items— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 19,686 21,197 551 550 15 417 17,145 24,015 295 669 56 587 22,008 32,454 501 485 27 1,712 21,561 27,850 718 660 157 946 17,433 45,813 1,488 384 56 703 25,621 50,371 465 614 273 1,790 Various rates 65,877 79,134 42,416 42,767 57,187 51,892

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How treated Countries whence imported. under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1808. Total Imports into Nt iw Zealar, id from Australian Colonies. Victoria .. {en South Wales Queensland iouth Australia .. Vestern Australia 'asmania Various rates £ 569,919 685,603 91,415 18,934 5,971 39,623 £ £ 693,618 368,164 915,150 719,173 82,716 100,616 12,244 38,173 ] 2,726 32 j 34,511 34,967 1,740,965 1,261,125 £ £ £ 348,858 ! 290,619 i 332,422 562,665 ! 547,424 641,804 121,199 ' 105,695 119,743 25,651 25,599 28,802 157 56 273 31,844 31,610 35,821 ', ■ j 1,090,874 1,001,003 jl,158,865 1,411,465

Article, and Countries to which exported. Kate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. igricultural Implements: Unenumerated — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania Western Australia 15 per oent. & free Free 25 per cent. 5 Free £ 12 1,014 265 178 £ 43 1,168 149 51 £ 102 1,243 244 81 £ 1,227 1,944 524 165 £ 47 2,456 948 145 £ 222 2,358 209 ■• . 12 Vnimals (Living): Horned Cattle — New South Wales Viotoria Tasmania Western Australia 1,469 1,411 1,670 3,860 3,596 2,801 Free 30s. each 40a. „ 30s. „ 215 541; 40 30 65 225 210 97 438 590 504 200 215 611 290 200 307 1,532 Horses- - Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Free .. 6,327 10,725 420 14,157 I 360 13,037 1,230 4,243 50 1,525 2,055 276 1,433 5,385 30 £2 each 17,052 14,577 13,397 5,523 3,850 6,848 Sheep — New South Wales Tasmania Viotoria Free 2s. each 2s. . 5,524 10 28,791 11,919 "878 1,068 "l90 678 180 1,335 1,740 31 1J845 5,534 30,636 12,797 1,258 858 3,106 Vpparel and SlopsVictoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 35 per cent. Free .. 25 per oent. 25 10 20 228 3,337 355 158 232 I 2,899 848 : 15 125 1,797 99 334! 2,947 48 2 I 61 12 638 4,348 247 82 1,436 "291 .. 15 44 25 1C 144 33 47 i 4,111 I 3,780 2,068 3,404 5,292 1,703 3acon and Hams: BaconVictoria New South Wales Queensland .. Western Australia Tasmania South Australia 2d. per lb. Free 3d. per lb. 3d. „ 2d. , 4d. „ 485 544 17 41 74 57 268 63 245 218 5,804 10 i 2,967 2 i 162 5,151 7 1,553 26 3 611 1,016 43 940 927 33 5 1,161 325 356 9,001 (i,902 3,527

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Bate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1804. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Sacon and Hams— contd. Hams— Victoria New South Wales Queensland Western Australia Tasmania 2d. per lb. Free 3d. per lb. 3d. „ 2d. „ £ 86 I 2,111 I 211 86 47 £ 72 3,161 140 5 1 £ 93 3,212 46 131 £ 233 5,000 21 1,822 £ 37 4,586 & 184 2,070 310 16 334 54 Sags and Sacks : Cornsacks — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 2,491 3,379 3,482 7,076 4,949 2,642 1,133 70 3,615 54 270 123 15 151 47 400 Free 3,669 400 1,203 393 213 Unenumerated — New South Wales Victoria 1,105 1,347 166 3 1,571 1,574 490 1,330 209 I 1,140 4 Free 1,105 1,513 490 1,539 1,144 ieer (Bottled and Bulk)— Victoria New South Wales 10d. and Iβ. 3d. .. 6d. in bulk, 9d. in bottle Is. and Is. 6d. Is. 6d. and Is. 3d. Is. 3d. and Is. 6d. 698 1,161 555 1,583 450 1,621 293 1,307 457 924 515 894 Tasmania Queensland Western Australia 2 38 6 44 3 3 30 21 18 >ooks (Printed) — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania i 1,861 2,226 2,107 1,600 1,402 1,427 605 1,002 2 43 10 24 599 834 163 236 307 107 758 978 29 120 35 47 1,790 1,915 51 120 35 47 2,437 i 3,075 117 81 23 45 648 1,294 48 50 171 4 Free 1,686 2,246 1,967 3,958 5,778 2,215 ioots and Shoes— Victoria 74 70 32 40 New South Wales Queensland Tasmania Various: 4s. to 60s. per dozen pairs Free Various . .. 20 per cent. 22 435 42 135 501 701 899 273 822 1 16 "ll2 54 499 636 775 1,081 359 879 Iran, Pollard, &c. — Victoria New South Walea Queensland Western Australia South Australia 5s. per cent. Free .. 4d. per bushel £1 per ton 2s. per cental 313 8,242 1,053 923 645 1,808 405 2,351 140 713 1,195 7,562 120 4,865 81 1,576 20,042 12 877 408 8 4,833 1,219 27,670 165 10,531 2,869 3,609 13,823 1,054 Sutter— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 2d. per lb. Free .. 3d. per lb. 2d. „ 2d. , 2d. „ 14,638 750 322 1,099 3,322 1,828 4,072 455 83 8 459 133 2,038 5,051 74 9,564 27,177 1,098 421 3,348 613 14,430 51,055 1,209 8,796 4,089 3,024 25,829 17,154 69 8,550 8,248 15,878 75,728 "757 55 21,959 5,210 7,975 42,221 82,603 Jhaff— New South Wales Queensland South Australia Free .. ISs. per ton 10 per cent. 79 459 13,635 667 5,061 53 565 ianvas— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 79 459 14,302 5,679 821 330 14 32 2 300 3 97 2 48 16 Free 1,151 I 46 302 102 64

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Kate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Casks, Empty— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 35 per cent. Free £ 57 359 36 167 £ 111 339 83 191 : £ 45 567 27 311 17 £ 29 82 5 238 £ 7 14 17 218 £ 17 25 7 146 20 per cent. Free 619 724 967 354 256 195 Cheese — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 3d. per lb. Free .. 4d. per lb. 4d. „ 3d. „ 2d. „ 2,994 1,191 5,426 227 239 162 821 451 364 24 375 569 3,238 1,961 215 281 54 6,219 11,295 545 1,078 5,530 228 2,659 11,304 222 504 4,633 317 8,720 31,102 660 1,464 9,860 2,108 10,239 Coals — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland .. 2,035 6,318 24,895 19,639 53,914 Free 3s. and 4s. per ton 2s. per ton 1 9,526 72 6 6,129 499 225 824 6,958 56 3,962 459 2 4,270 856 10 7,054 281 9,599 6,859 7,838 4,421 5,138 7,335 Oofiee, Baw — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Free 4d. per lb. 3d. „ 1,270 290 188 1,652 1,438 1 8 2,683 644 1,093 170 494 491 1 96 12 659 40 1,748 3,099 3,367 1,263 1,082 671 Copra— New South Wales 1,211 728 1,344 2,496 Free 1,766 305 Cordage— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania 5s. to 12s. per cwt. Free 8s. per cwt. Free 318 754 3 135 944 11 15 12 910 32 514 5 13 52 505 2 8 13 202 7 20 43 1,075 1,105 965 564 567 242 Cotton Piece-goods — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Western Australia 2,395 245 46 315 554 1,206 13 145 111 318 120 419 1 Free 2,686 869 1,220 256 438 419 Curiosities — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania South Australia 112 273 1 3 15 48 9 275 65 1 2 8 8 75 373 2 3 147 5 4 I .. Free 389 I 68 352 20 450 150 Doors — New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania ; Free 20 per cent. 20 1,243 282 27 669 114 33 1 455 J 190 9 1,552 816 455 190 9 Drapery— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 121 1,891 50 126 1,306 50 359 7 89 521 23 303 49 91 South Australia Free 15 per cent, and 25 per cent. Various: 15 per cent., 25 per cent., free 20 per cent. 186 33 Tasmania 31 396 7 .22 2,248 1,463 416 632 722 180

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. )ruggists' Sundries — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Free £ 2 336 21 14 £ 1,106 205 £ 536 262 29 £ 1,722 905 38 £ 584 386 9 5 36 £ 279 389 Various 20 per cent. 10 4 64 373 1,315 827 2,729 1,020 668 ihemicals n.o.e. — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Free 88 328 29 222 66 1,173 145 18 28 296 64 3 62 South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Free and 25 per cent. 10 per cent. 20 15 21 41 7 77 10 97 1 1 44 507 289 1,344 44 572 65 Goods— Victoria - New South Wales Queensland South Australia 10 per cent. Free .. 25 per cent. 15 92 444 1 2 162 225 36 3 352 474 5 161 653 33 430 68 184 2 52 5 5 fish: Dried, &c. — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia 5s. per cwt. Free Id. per lb. Id. „ 539 430 293 2 426 356 189 1 2 308 181 6 21 5 831 19 86 819 171 226 468 57 163 1 306 5 725 548 521 105 402 221 Potted and Preserved — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia 2d. per lb. Free 2d. per lb. 2d. „ Id. „ 381 357 145 748 51 20 31 295 682 230 172 603 1,982 532 648 188 563 2,308 4,239 1,558 839 464 215 2,026 1,404 1,485 622 328 1,115 738 995 5,102 4,954 Frozen — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Free 10 per cent. 15 1,887 1,637 2,520 1,134 20 2,814 1,454 53 7,318 1,786 8,969 2,015 6,631 2,807 25 3,524 3,674 4,321 9,129 10,984 9,438 flour — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 5s. per cental Free 20s. per ton 2s. per cental 30s. per ton 2s. per cental .. 1,882 1445 "l28 1,612 50,078 3,362 1,088 82,655 6,189 1,964 ' 4,861 10 1,770 794 3,630 16 4 7,123 1,145 128 58,698 96,767 2,564 n ruits, Fresh — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 9d. and Is. 6d. per bushel Free Is. per bushel and 20 per cent. 32 692 28 2 137 18 3 261 4 7 401 5 5 617 1 134 269 49 752 157 268 413 C23 452 FungusNew South Wales Free 3,818 3,788 3,438 3,718 5,701 1,804 furniture and Upholstery — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland South Australia Western Australia 30 per cent. Free .. 20 per cent. 25 25 Various 436 177 2 41 68 10 26 111 52 5 308 1,370 235 94 125 100 701 336 152 90 350 80 615 119 194 2,198 554 1,189

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Eate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. tola— Victoria New Soutb Wales Queensland .. £ 284,639 278,076 17 562,732 £ 186,667 226,160 £ 195,368 348,484 £ 260,458 177,823 £ 187,477 187,215 325 £ 140,981 361,731 264 train and Pulse : Barley— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Free 412,827 543,852 438,281 375,017 502,976 3s. per cental Free .. 9d. per bushel.. Is. 6d. 4d. 88 2,913 152 3,712 74 2,036 346 39 17 273 4,468 1,012 169 269 3,540 1,144 15 347 207 123 "374 6,865 2,456 430 5,922 5,315 330 Beans and Peas — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 2a. lid. per cental Free Is. per bushel 2s. per cental Is. 6d. 6d. per bushel .. 167 1,862 13 61 12 55 1,664 228 148 33 13 76 1,777 210 195 39 1 129 2,234 148 429 21 44 548 3,418 591 735 186 63 425 2,859 245 525 89 470 2,115 2,141 2,298 3,005 5,541 4,613 Maize— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland 2s. lid. per cental Free Is. 6d. per cental 8d. per bushel .. 1 7,300 1,742 3 4,653 1,878 1,933 11,822 "943 568 7,301 1,745 5,596 1,878 1,933 12,390 Oats— Viotoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 3s. per oental Free .. 8d. per bushel .. 2a. per cental 4d. per bushel .. Is. 6d. per cwt. .. 4,443 108,026 7,502 940 249 270 15,045 49,530 2,301 1,209 8,430 2 36,191 53,747 2,883 740 9,767 1 74,040 84,871 3,899 3,990 26,310 24 39,267 78,642 4,103 2,680 20,407 45 10,228 47,831 7,248 453 18,800 6 121,430 76,517 103,329 193,134 151,144 84,566 WheatVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 2s. lid. per cental Free .. 4d. per bushel .. 2s. per cental Is. 6d. 6d. per bushel .. 70 25,400 3,173 27 1,782 401 3 9,871 38,816 8,864 1,379 10,743 4,622 3,804 6,271 3 509 9 3,963 83 38 11 11 Unenumerated— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 30,452 439 14 74,295 14,559 94 2s. per cental Free Is. 6d. per oental "216 "268 11 4 25 "324 8 69 [um, Kauri— Victoria New South Wales Queensland 216 279 29 324 77 Free .. 329 9,693 280 9,442 190 3,838 345 608 2,181 582 405 938 4,714 25 per cent. [aberdashery— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 10,022 9,722 4,373 2,789 987 5,652 141 136 5 , Free .. 441 167 52 31 208 184 99 140 85 46 98 173 25 per cent. ■• 19 Eardware and Iron660 282 ! 239 302 271 271 mongery— Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. Free 15 and 25 per cent. and free 15 per cent. 20 Free 378 299 1 381 526 2 623 2,436 9 302 326 186 340 663 9 167 861 1 Western Australia Tasmania South Australia 51 62 5 69 4 18 18 10 85 10 23 122 36 791 987 3,114 899 1,045 1,187

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Kate of Duty in each Colony. !80:s. 1894. I 1695. I 1896. 1897. 18!);'. Hay and Straw— Viotoria New South Wales Western Australia South Australia £ 142 293 £ 105 210 £ 37 367 £ £ £ Free "666 4 1,249 13 617 30s. per ton 10 per cent. 6 HidesVictoria New South Wales Tasmania South Australia 435 315 404 670 1,255 630 7,170 168 233 4,192 106 141 31 4,018 128 115 434 3,448 154 114 4,159 285 46 5,862 10,497 838 99 Hops— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Free 7,571 4,470 4,695 3,716 4,490 17,296 8d. perlb. Free 2,448 4,184 293 2,765 80 3,623 4,694 643 1,364 2,666 4,626 943 1,344 2,046 5,609 1,187 599 3,334 6,227 3,622 308 2,485 2,565 754 392 6d. per lb. 3d. „ 4d. 128 40 9,770 10,324 9,579 9,441 13,619 6,236 Hosiery— New South Wales Tasmania Victoria Queensland .. Free 20 per cent. 25 25 40 26 •94 84 40 3 294 66 26 25 606 176 104 525 46 99 218 130 66 221 . 411 886 670 348 Leather— Victoria 1,844 1,600 1,464 1,770 New South Wales Western Australia South Australia Free, 6d. per lb., 30 per cent., 20 per cent., and 35 per cent. Free Various Free, 10 per cent., and 15 per cent. Free and 30 per cent. Various 841 385 22 372 1,098 598 21 49 1,801 241 4,282 362 12,118 1,354 Tasmania 137 42 Queensland .. 735 2,375 17,617 1,248 1,470 2,512 3,786 6,885 Linen Piece-goods— Victoria New South Wales 235 165 403 21 Free 400 403 21 Linseed— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Free 186 282 34 3 219 1,007 3,214 1,617 123 385 63 1,207 585 205 224 26 721 949 425 253 131 126 46 13 6d. per busbel .. 505 1,226 5,402 2,247 2,479 I 185 Machinery : Agricultural — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Free .. . .. 778 2,262 771 120 1 262 535 2,293 47 13 5 552 554 1,258 60 296 756 179 6,697 6,932 828 45 323 640 620 6,601 2,287 Various Free 10 per cent. 203 591 513 205 849 Engines (Steam) — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia 4,194 3,445 2,075 2,335 15,465 10,562 30 per cent. Free 300 393 "238 "300 31 693 300 31 238

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Bate of Duty in each Colony. 1898. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. Machinery — continued. Dairying— Viotoria New South Wales £ £ £ £ £ £ Free and various Free .. 127 400 89 225 383 227 527 314 610 Electric — New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Free 84 139 200 31 28 139 258 55 315 1,172 218 10 per cent. 84 139 231 167 313 1,705 Engines, Gas— Victoria New South Wales 30 per cent. Free 130 85 350 130 85 350 Flour-mill ing— New South Wales Victoria Free 26 50 467 12 269 50 80 70 44 26 50 479 319 150 44 Mining— Victoria Queensland 103 290 109 71 81 Free and 25 per cent. 1,480 26 300 Tasmania New South Wales 472 21 "l74 70 141 1,480 798 414 179 245 222 Refrigerating— Victoria New South Wales 5 250 143 31 191 Free 357 255 174 191 357 Wool- and Hay-pressing— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Western Australia Free 25 per cent. 5 43 40 14 4 28 231 87 243 43 17 101 259 .87 243 43 17 Unenumerated — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania Queensland Various Free 497 1,392 109 344 1,054 2,593 1,073 659 125 46 19 287 1,690 360 12 5 580 824 78 157 1 564 9,400 34 196 25 10 per cent. Various 390 100 MaltNew South Wales Queensland Western Australia 2,342 4,137 1,922 2,354 1,640 10,219 Free .. 4s. 6d. per bushel 3s. 10,632 13,081 18,692 475 27,529 330 184 30,436 31 495 25,868 10,632 13,081 19,167 28,043 30,962 25,868 Manures (Guano) — Victoria Tasmania 1 288 Free : Mats and Matting— Viotoria 289 15 per cent., 25 per cent., and 30per cent. Free 25 per cent. 20 25 49 51 15 12 29 New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia 476 52 37 544 227 8 916 131 839 15 46 4 421 390 25 904 458 419 614 830 1,062

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1833. 1894. 3895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Meal, Oaten — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 9s. per oental Free 4s. per cwt. £2 per ton 20s. „ Jd. per lb. £ 451 3,759 752 5,194 843 50 £ 529 2,026 1,197 6,086 2,112 20 £ 405 2,739 696 3,598 581 4 £ 719 3,478 645 5,981 2,016 16 £ 2,165 5,911 744 7,242 2,906 1 £ 3,087 5,199 289 6,048 2,355 5 Meats: Potted and Preserved — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 11,049 11,970 8,023 12,855 18,969 16,983 2d. per lb. Free .. 4d. per lb. 2d. „ l<3. „ 10 per oent. 2,214 884 342 158 143 1,020 1,390 211 351 1,002 347 2,430 1,302 19 612 3,832 298 3,099 1,471 3 1,306 12,070 211 5,523 1,538 54 801 10,882 380 9,498 2,522 162 1,469 10,336 2,152 19,178 26,139 Beef, SaltedVictoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia 4,761 3,301 8,493 18,160 7s. per cental Free .. Id. per lb. "no 7 41 23 37 97 16 . 1 54 44 1 6 118 434 23 100 558 Pork, SaltedVictoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania 117 41 46 150 10s. per cental .. Free .. 2d. per lb. 2d. „ 12 209 14 24 2 2 40 90 10 8 4 5 259 140 Medicines, Patent and Proprietary— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 25 per cent. Free Various 20 per cent. 89 161 152 353 70 69 206 70 209 123 167 30 116 98 399 130 138 109 579 44 Metal : Manufactures of— Victoria New South Wales Western Australia South Australia Tasmania 25 per cent. Free 15 per cent. Free 20 per cent. 250 575 554 436 63 46 60 66 103 92 765 131 155 732 33 41 5 169 266 360 OldNew South Wales Tasmania Victoria 301 11 14 185 153 526 1,050 612 173 101 180 100 Free 312 199 326 627 1,230 712 Milk, Preserved— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 2d. per lb. Free 2d. per lb. Id. , 82 175 4 1 2 80 147 3 18 130 71 11 341 83 16 308 296 256 2,716 285 444 1,663 4,238 15 per cent. 2 6 8 1 54 Minerals : Sulphur— New South Wales Queensland Victoria 264 238 219 444 674 9,602 3,403 1,300 4,077 20 Manganese— Victoria New South Wales Free 4,703 4,097 68 487 14 586 50 333 208 509 174 25 Free 555 600 50 25 541 683

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. )ils: Colza— Viotoria New South Wales 6d. per gallon Free .. £ 189 275 £ 83 201 £ 55 133 £ 49 128 £ 53 117 £ 53 103 188 177 170 156 464 294 Cocoanut — New South Wales Viotoria 542 49 1,050 81 137 Free 542 49 1,050 218 Fish, Penguin, and Seal— Viotoria New South Wales 6d. per gallon Free 23 21 240 1 789 413 44 241 1,202 Kerosene — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Free .. 6d. per gallon 3d. 6d. 151 415 6 1 3 122 270 6 1 3 95 215 10 94 183 2 93 188 1 3 4 64 161 4 2 11 11 576 402 322 290 289 240 Olive — Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania 6d. per gallon Free Is. 3d. per gallon 327 333 6 248 291 49 278 55 115 2 52 93 66 98 164 666 539 327 172 145 Whale— Viotoria New South Wales 6d. per gallon Free .. 624 396 1038 494 113 381 77 109 1,020 77 1,532 494 109 }mons — New South Wales Tasmania Viotoria Queenslaod .. Free £1 per ton £1 „ SX „ 6 2 778 18 8,925 9,074 356 420 12,639 2 59 50 'i,816 8 778 18 9,034 9,850 14,457 )ysters>— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Free .. 10 per cent. 25 1,215 1,210 284 335 2,018 245 254 2,040 77 686 1,176 115 208 794 413 393 767 3,076 2,709 2,598 2,185 3,843 2,371 1,600 3 bormium— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 10,383 10,276 355 1,070 17 8,930 8,020 283 1,111 180 6,485 5,436 524 432 7,478 6,856 251 254 24 7,776 7,078 238 552 18,987 9,067 300 600 Free 22,101 18,524 12,877 14,863 15,644 28,954 Tow— Viotoria New South Wales 247 17 258 197 111 45 183 84 309 114 464 107 Free 264 455 156 267 423 571 D aintings, Engravings, &o. — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Free .. 108 127 2 129 101 354 96 96 1 205 535 182 199 136 7 127 721 33 8 132 20 per cent. Free .. 12 28 237 242 547 768 524 1,021

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate ot Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1806. 1897. 1898. Plated WareNew South Wales Victoria Free .. 25 per cent. £ 283 £ 323 337 £ 2,580 90 £ 244 45 £ 1 678 350 £ 256 743 283 660 Potatoes — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Western Australia 2,670 289 2,028 999 £1 per ton Free 15s. per ton 10s. £1 £1 2,336 17,444 591 15 39 2,758 125 8 50 6,830 12 2 29 8,209 1 18,507 205 12 20,294 102,874 6,626 229 2,531 4,862 9 Rugs— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 20,386 2,930 6,894 8,247 18,725 137,416 25 per cent. Free 15 per cent. 20 47 419 51 71 3 53 466 50 46 603 66 108 489 654 71 116 483 1,467 288 271 11 155 311 1,280 18 18 4 46 5 198 18 116 591 772 841 1,446 2,675 1,677 Saddlery and HarnessVictoria New South Wales Queensland 30 per cent. Free 25 and 15 per cent, and free 15 865 95 260 "986 98 26 345 8 6 772 8 14 442 880 355 1,034 379 786 456 Sausage-skins— Victoria New South Wales 327 32 60 107 132 217 309 27 137 540 665 Free 327 100 239 526 164 1,205 Seeds, Grass and Glover— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Free 25 per cent. Free 9,715 7,587 8 114 13 752 8,513 2,788 187 57 8,597 2,814 7 129 5,870 4,318 506 6,413 3,238 33 175 35 718 33,448 4,569 254 Free and 20 per cent. 600 253 498 3,513 18,189 12,145 11,192 10,612 41,784 11,800 Unenumerated— Victoria New South Wales Queensland Free 145 299 1 166 343 1 92 280 6 83 202 1 218 324 379 724 South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Free and 25 per cent. Free Various 139 76 499 246 51 15 53 111 74 67 101 147 17 SilverNew South Wales Queensland 660 1,255 444 450 683 1,368 3 127 509 4,565 12 15,301 24 23 Free 23 127 509 4,577 15,325 Skins, Rabbit— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania South Australia 4,610 598 2 279 4 2 186 649 5 44 Free 5,210 327 188 649 5 Skins, Sheep— With WoolVictoria New South Wales Queensland .. 1 162 21 219 162 231 303 72 370 1,071 36 1 644 16 Free 183 381 606 1,477 661

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Kate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Skins, Sheep— continued. Without WoolVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia £ £ £ £ & £ 182 563 161 144 1 36 17 682 13 461 40 298 560 70 692 Free 745 305 54 765 501 1,550 !oap, Common — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland South Australia 2d. per lb. Free Id. per lb. 10a. per cwt. Id. per lb. 153 256 3 12 114 21 38 9 4 4 46 104 20 61 198 15 191 72 19 18 31 412 147 55 188 274 313 Specie: GoldVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 115,000 25,141 1,269 767 "387 "700 50,000 5 Free 140,141 1,269 767 387 50,700 5 SilverVictoria New South Wales 13,526 1,934 200 167 Free 13,526 2,134 167 Specimens: Illustrative of Natural Science — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Free 6 36 1 2 10 33 20 5 22 8 23 273 233 5 5 50 43 12 58 30 301 288 Spirits : Brandy— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 12s. per gallon .. 14s. 15s. 15s. 15s. 116 220 90 159 310 430 40 11 374 299 505 100 100 49 92 78 80 112 143 90 2 8 707 219 343 585 791 763 Whiskey— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 12s. per gallon .. 14s. 15s. 15s. 15s. 16s. 222 412 4 19 30 508 656 596 578 155 232 539 44 1 4 7 184 673 2 2 23 3 411 353 5 46 11 11 25 804 687 1,210 1,340 827 887 Stationery— Victoria 35 p8r cent, and free Free Various 25 per cent., 10 per cent., and frte 15 per cent. 20 313 235 455 179 308 343 New South Wales Queensland South Australia 412 86 33 881 24 84 469 76 58 325 39 2 889 69 75 565 128 97 Western Australia Tasmania 9 29 27 52 21 84 20 83 30 156 76 194 Stone: BuildingVictoria New South Wales Tasmania South Australia 882 1,303. 1,163 648 1,527 1,403 325 32 43 Free 585 58 115 100 1 10 per cent. Is. per cubic ft. .. 5 12 758 113 5 325 32 43

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1891. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Stone — continued. Pumice — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland.. & & & & £ £ Free 112 1,889 . 901 2,481 297 3,849 338 1,223 lugar, Refined — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 3,224 3,382 4,484 6s. per owt. 4s. 6s. 8d. per owe. .. 3s. 6s. per owt. and Id. per lb. Free 383 758 7 2 10 367 ■953 6 1 10 300 590 7 2 9 234 569 3 2 22 247 755 4 4 9 243 4,301 6 1 21 Western Australia 2 9 4 1 1,160 1,339 908 839 1,023 4,573 — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania Free 10 per cent. Free 264 303 1,016 10 85 20 203 429 3,354 625 13,368 3,734 35,163 15 129 567 1,026 308 3,783 14,008 39,026 )ea— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania South Australia Western Australia 3d. per lb. Id. „ 6d. „ 3d. „ 3d. „ Free 1,581 657 5 2,961 871 611 6 2,368 1 28 1,281 566 6 2,042 210 469 4 1,698 1 27 566 395 2 1,975 3 1 164 653 3 2,092 1 5,204 2 3,885 3,897 2,409 2,942 2,913 timber: Logs (Hewn)— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Free .. 2,104 . 5,156 86 272 1,205 2,465 68 665 1,924 724 19 590 1,337 1,342 109 1,404 897 156 736 1,762 709 10 per cent. 7>618 4,403 3,257 2,788 3,193 2,471 Sawn, undressed — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Free Various 21,631 47,812 1,458 1,865 598 37,408 46,669 697 2,184 197 42,830 51,840 4,781 2,589 55 88,139 44,161 .3,064 3,839 851 45,611 60,262 959 4,004 1,807 67,256 59,007 1,467 3,505 1,259 Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per 100 ft. 10 per cent. 15 601 1,474 1,780 Western Australia 73,364 87,170 102,696 91,528 114,423 132,494 Sawn, dressed — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Various Free .. • Various 2s. 6d. and Is. 6d. per 100 ft. 20 per cent. Various 328 650 211 2 222 45 4 205 197 48 2,671 17 161 808 4,580 3,290 7,896 340 357 "364 Western Australia Queensland .. 6 20 531 480 1,191 273 426 2,897 6,283 12,363 Staves — New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania Victoria Free 15 per cent. 1,452 420 11 1,480 813 5 1,744 1,301 5 82 90 Free .. • t t 76 1,883 2,298 3,132 166 Unemimerated — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania Free 1 1,324 114 187 1,106 12 . 61 "967 282 556 136 2Y0 193 361 Various 1 1,626 1,179 968 838 406 554

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 189G. 1897. 1698. Pobaeco: Manufactured— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 3s. per lb. 3s. „ 4s. „ 2s. 9d. per lb. 3a. 3s. £ 468 848 16 2 7 £ 1,174 1,462 11 5 31 3 £ 226 691 16 £ 380 389 8 2 11 12 £ 404 476 6 11 4 2 £ 304 787 4 12 14 13 903 1,122 1,341 2,686 945 802 Cigars— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 6s. per lb. 6s. „ 6s. „ 6s. 3d. per lb. 283 395 4 311 830 83 20 464 320 6 50 330 5 8 34 647 37 498 3 13 1 682 1,244 790 393 682 551 Cigarettes— New South Wales South Australia Victoria Western Australia 6s. per lb. 6s. 3d. per lb. 6s. 3s. 358 75 215 90 31 349 261 883 1 26 629 328 17 24 225 12 77 433 336 366 510 1,539 417 Fools (Artificers') — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Free .. 10 per oent. Free .. 11 259 22 5 5 2 4 46 55 177 1 24 67 109 52 31 10 18 292 12 50 257 194 93 Dwine— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Free .. 10 per cent. 306 87 3 "l31 2 465 158 1,112 65 4 90 10 1 244 Binder— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 396 133 623 1,177 104 245 8s. per cent. Free 97 3,045 58 2,682 2,917 265 230 279 334 8 1,127 405 2,409 427 331 4,735 874 3,200 5,864 843 1,540 2,836 5,940 Garnish and Gold Size— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia 2s. per gallon Free Is. 6d. per gallon 10 per cent. 114 196 4 81 157 81 154 71 176 2 47 100 52 102 3 18 314 238 285 249 147 175 Vegetables (Fresh and Preserved) Victoria New South Wales South Australia Free 13 152 324 2 2 156 1 6 410 1 383 846 2d. per lb. 82 165 82 326 159 417 1,229 kVatches— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland .. 15 per cent. Free 20 per oent. 15 87 2,660 12 158 2,097 33 942 2^337 2,695 '1,093 • "l61 2,759 2,416 975 2,337 2,695 1,093 Wine: Other KindsVictoria New South Wales Queensland .. 8s. per gallon 5s. 6s. 91 306 199 216 10 132 146 132 176 75 144 167 95 176 397 425 278 383 311 271

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. I 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 189B. Wine — continued. Sparkling — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania £ £ £ £ £ £ 12e. per gallon .. 10s. 10s. 10s. 383 235 189 244 173 168 141 207 45 150 175 133 247 50 8 618 433 341 393 375 388 Woodenware — Victoria New South Walea Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Free 25 per cent. 25 15 561 1,584 3 42 1 8 825 1,079 687 1,057 1,608 413 2,028 352 240 1 ,425 328 61 19 83 18 50 28 36 2,199 1,973 1,827 2,039 2,648 ' 1,850 Wool: Greasy— Victoria New South Wales 6,909 226 7,359 125 5,927 4,317 10,244 6,513 6,646 4,081 3,554 2,808 Free 2,808 7,135 7,484 13,159 7,635 Scoured— Victoria New South Wales 52 2,711 327 752 570 444 3,209 505 154 Free 2,763 1,079 570 3,653 505 154 Sliped— New South Wales 2,975 Free Washed— Viotoria New South Wales 351 1,051 75 "l51 332 Free 351 1,051 75 151 332 Woollen Piece-goods— Victoria 726 676 1,196 1,598 New South Wales . Queensland .. South Australia 15 per cent., 25 per cent., and free Free 15 per cent. 10 per cent, and 15 per cent. 20 per cent. 416 4,009 1,634 451 941 6,757 1,485 725 9,402 2,437 630 5,899 1,803 420 5,055 1,032 595 4,273 984 285 Tasmania Western Australia 825 399 77 214 134 170 16 53 7,335 10,384 13,543 8,984 7,878 7,193 Blankets — Victoria 1 122 91 New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia 25 per cent, and 15 per cent. Free 15 per cent. 15 23 33 57 17 79 52 7 34 599 129 28 1,238 68 26 38 765 8 34 13 113 51 173 878 1,461 786 Zinc, Spelter — Victoria New South Wales 1 30 50 132 144 729 16 Free 16 31 182 873 Goods, Miscellaneous: Manufactured — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 161 293 117 2 9 101 203 26 43 800 2 136 89 397 380 9 76 58 8 20 10 55 582 396 875 280 777 85

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W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, ~ Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 28th September, 1899.

No. 3. —Eeturn showing Value of all Goods transhipped during the last Five Years from New Zealand to the Australasian Colonies, or from the Australasian Colonies to New Zealand. [Information cannot be given. Goods transhipped in Australia for New Zealand always appear in the New Zealand returns as imports from the country where they were originally shipped, and the same ia the case as to goods transhipped in New Zealand. Such goods would not appear as trade between Australia and New Zealand.] W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 9th October, 1899.

No. 4.—Return showing the Chief Items of Victorian Products exported from Victoria to New Zealand during the Years 1893-98, also showing the Present Rate of Duty charged thereon in New Zealand.

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Bate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Goods, Miscellaneous — ctd. Unmanufactured — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland £ £ £ £ £ £ 308 840 76 36 1,004 11 131 105 140 66 89 146 586 12 5 1,224 1,052 147 245 155 732 Paroels Post— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Various 846 200 132 90 84 160 897 750 120 81 64 134 777 1,112 132 103 213 108 658 1,654 219 148 132 157 752 2,202 182 107 146 171 765 2,679 161 128 142 159 1,512 2,046 2,445 2,968 3,560 4,034 Articles not enumerated — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 3,209 6,662 49 60 129 494 5,585 6,196 202 250 115 220 6,062 12,102 395 168 40 1,399 8,853 12,520 99 610 11,240 1,117 7,966 13,465 787 290 1,201 996 5,596 18,923 261 367 425 2,270 Total Vc due of At 527,500 678,904 28,316 19,439 6,525 14,106 'tides exp torted. Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania .. 319,637 500,755 11,355 15,029 14,154 9,470 870,400 350,931 625,691 20,384 12,689 19,049 7,009 1,035,753 486,871 641,175 30,828 23,472 84,857 19,798 387,782 735,850 28,868 33,120 72,819 65,345 400,773 910,416 29,523 30,829 63,065 40,551 Grand total .. 1,274,790 1,287,001 1,323,784 1,475,157

Article. Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1891. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Acids n.O;e. Animals (horses) Agricultural implements .. Bark Bonedust Books .. ... Bicycles Cartridges Drugs FruitFresh.. £ £ £ £ £ 1,786 £ 1,680 Free .. £1 per head Free 3,857 1,252 9,552 1,466 13,833 1,225 10^972 8,969 9,511 2,347 9,978 20 per cent, ad val. Is. 6d. per 100 .. 20 per cent, ad val. and free Id., Jd. per lb., and free 2d. per lb. 25 per cent, ad val. 25 1,185 4,170 1,794 14,800 1,742 18,784 1J604 1,403 2,635 2,579 2,090 1,017 1,337 1,730 Raisins Furniture Furs 1,847 1,129 1,631 "975 i^259 2,524 1,454

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W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Return showing the Chief Items of New South Wales Produce exported from New South Wales during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

Article. Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Glass bottles Grain (wheat) Hides Leather .. Free 9d. per cental .. Free .. 4d.,3d., 2d.,ld. per lb., and free £ £ £ 1,790 £ 1,624 £ 2,732 £ 1,845 "986 1,737 4,224 3,475 2,028 5,933 8,401 i.,216 7,780 Leatherware Machinery 20 per oent., 10 per cent., 5per cent., and free 20 per oent. Free .. ' .. £1 per ton 20 per cent. Is. per cwt. 20 per cent, and free Free 6s. per cwt. Free 20 per cent, and 25 per cent. Jd. per lb. 2*035 2^566 2,283 1,035 3,583 1,195 12,920 Metal manufactures Manures Onions Paintings, &c. Pearl barley Photo, goods 1,023 1,375 1,236 1,416 3,606 1,109 "770 "896 863 1,583 729 Plants .. Bice Specie (gold) Stationery 30,000 1,649 130,000 1,479 1,128 100,000 1,139 50,000 1,630 1,329 2*666 '2,870 Sugar Molasses Wine (still) Woodenware 21,921 5,058 1,835 32,741 5,268 2,132 7,089 3,746 1,631 2,178 5s. per gallon 20 per cent, and 15 per cent. 16s. per proof gal. 1,652 1,065 "984 1,052 1,121 1,952 Spirits (brandy) 4,728 4,533 5,071 5,653 5,547 Items not enumerated above 92,736 15,019 207,266 20,528 144,733 21,099 88,639 1,8,043 106,682 57,309 20,825 80,654 22,516 Total value of exportn to New Zealand of Victorian produce 107,755 227,794 165,832 78,134 103,170

Article. Present Bate of Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Acids Bones Books Bottles Carriages „ materials for Various Free 1,118 £ £ 1,507 10,389 1,762 £ £ £ 1,028 8,140 7^656 12,705 5,991 20 per oent. 20 per cent, and free Free 1 * 196 1,697 2,610 2,925 2,209 2,581 1,645 2,919 2,007 3,934 Charcoal Coal Copper, ingots Cordage Druggists' wares .. Fruits (fresh) Furniture Grain (wheat) Grindery 20 per cent. 20 Various 25 per cant. 9d. per oental 22J per cent, and free Free 25 per cent. Free .. 681433 1,803 2,194 26,056 1,025 60,767 1,170 2,101 1,568 23,406 1,164 2,247 50,347 1,249 1,755 1,011 16,736 41,368 1,380 1,290 1,541 17,099 4,054 56,754 1,867 1,867 3,680 16,965 53,872 2,615 4,842 3,594 17,902 1,727 4,665 4,004 i^346 1,104 2,096 1,524 Horns and hoofs .. Furs Hides Iron — Wire-netting .. Plate .. Lead (sheet) Leather Live-stock (horses) Manures — Boneduat Other Machinery Shale Skins 2,917 5,621 2,221 11,720 2,988 2,334 6^822 5,737 1,431 1,208 1,417 11,361 2,271 7,586 2,183 7,175 2,692 4,796 la. 6d. per cwt. .. Various £1 each 1,808 1,228 3,055 2,933 2,849 12,372 4,671 2,320 12,206 6,870 2,227 3,134 Free 8,577 9,832 13,510 7,314 19,759 7,106 12,236 10,186 16,674 5,259 2,302 1,261 16,843 3,159 2,921 1,150 Various Free 4,649

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Return showing the Chief Items of New South Wales Produce exported from New South Wales, &c.— continued.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 15th September, 1899.

Return showing the Chief Items of Queensland Produce exported from Queensland during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Return showing the Chief Items of South Australian Produce exported from South Australia during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Article. ■resent Rate of Duty levia,ble in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. I 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. £ 1,257 £ £ 2,502 1,592 8,311 3,224 1,431 £ 1,287 £ 1,464 £ 1,722 Spirits Sugar (molasses) Timber Tin ingots Wine 16p. proof gallon.. Jd. per lb. Various Free .. 5s. per gallon 6\560 4,167 6,175 4,508 756 9,559 4,272 18,781 5,152 1,026 26,709 6,285 1,885 Items cot enumerated above 146,448 16,306 162,918 3,309 160,688 15,800 138,758 15,095 191,299 18,094 184,306 19,726 Total value of exports to New Zealand of New South Wales produce 162,754 166,227 176,488 153,853 I j 209,393 204,032 .

Article. Present Bate of Duty leviable in New ZealancJ. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. £ 1,118 5,451 2,950 1,335 1,209 101,873 £ £ I 30 3,066 2,825 2,016 £ £ £ Bones Bonedust Guano Manures Hides .. Sugar Molasses Charcoal Meat (preserved) Free .. Jd. per lb. 2,698 "957 101,159 113,378 2,288 6,055 5,156 92,387 2,469 3,060 11,833 67,390 1,587 10,775 6,550 61,747 1,803 Free" .. 2d. per lb. 1,458 Items unenumerated above Various 113,936 683 108,094 1,198 ]25,061 616 109,127 1,943 80,810 2,017 80,875 1,121 Total value of exports to New Zealand of Queensland produce 114,619 109,292 125,677 111,070 82,827 81,996

Article. Present Rate of Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1808. Free 16s. per proof gal. Free Is. per cental 9d. 2d. per lb. 10s. per ton 5s. per gallon 3,879 £ 3,044 251 185 212 £ 4,456 612 131 3,532 8,661 £ 9,393 556 £ 4,783 452 645 £ 5,316 490 212 Bark Brandy .. Manure Flour Wheat .. Eaisins Salt Wine Silverlead "<IOO 576 3,509 6,704 "997 8,083 610 7,008 2',238 3,791 3,609 4,675 5,571 6,059 4,260 Items not enumerated above 13,359 586 11,310 341 23,421 410 18,233 602 16,669 689 21,908 694 Total value of exports to New Zealand of South Australian produce 13,895 11,651 23,831 18,835 17,358 22,602

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Retuen of Chief Items of West Austbalian Peoduce expoeted from West Australia during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand. [No items of any value. Total value of exports to New Zealand of West Australian produce in 1894, £13 ;in 1897, £6G ; figures for 1898 not yet published.] W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Return showing the Chief Items of Tasmanian Produce exported from Tasmania during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Return showing the Chief Items of New Zealand Produce exported from New Zealand to the Australian Colonies during the Years 1893-98.

Articles. Present Bate of Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. ?ruit (fresh) Id. per lb., Jd. per lb., and free Free .. 2a. pur 100 ft. Free 2s. per 100 £ 7,681 £ 12,218 £ 9,318 £ 5,769 £ 7,041 £ 3ark (sawn) Silver-ore 3 alings .. 13,320 3,512 4,2.36 8,043 3,346 8,726 3,940 6,739 5,449 6,027 5,712 * * 1,456 * tems not enumerated above 28,749 3,097 23,607 2,662 23,440 2,170 25,610 17,957 2,438 20,395 I 19,815 1,559 * * Total value of exports to New Zealand of Tasmania produce 31,846 26,269 21,374 * * 1898 statistics not yet publishi id.

Article, and Countries to which exported. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Animala (Living): Horses- - Victoria New South Wales Tasmania & £ £ & & & 6,327 10,725 420 14,027 360 12,632 1,230 4,156 1,025 2,015 93 1,433 4,725 30 17,052 14,447 12,992 5,386 3,133 6,188 Sheep— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 5,524 1,845 28,791 878 11,919 190 1,068 180 678 35 1,331 1,740 5,524 30,636 12,797 1,258 858 3,106 Apparel and Slops— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 70 1,938 339 2 18 50 1,342 333 15 286 19 1,401 99 269 1,705 45 2 4 61 583 2,424 247 79 1,271 40 17 15 25 50 16 2,367 2,026 1,559 2,086 Bacon and Hams: Bacon— Victoria New South Wales Queensland Western Australia Tasmania South Australia 3,286 1,441 485 544 17 41 74 57 268 63 245 218 5,804 10 2,967 2 162 5,151 7 1,553 26 3 611 1,016 43 940 927 33 5 3,161 325 356 9,001 6,902 3,527

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Article, and Countries to which exported. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Bacon and Hams — continued. Hams— Victoria New South Wales Queensland Western Australia Tasmania £ 'e £ ■ £ £ £ 86 2,111 211 36 47 72 3,161 140 5 1 93 3,212 46 131 233 5,000 21 1,822 37 4,586 184 2,070 "310 16 334 54 2,491 3,379 3,482 7,076 4,949 2,642 Bran and Pollard — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia 313 8,242 1,053 923 645 1,808. 405 2,351 140 713 1,195 7,562 120 4,865 81 1,576 20,042 12 877 408 8 4,833 1,219 165 10,531 2,869 3,609 13,823 27,670 1,054 ButterVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 14,638 750 322 1,099 3,322 1,828 4,072 455 83 8 459 133 2,038 5,051 74 9,564 27,177 1,098 421 3,348 613 14,430 51,055 1,209 8,796 4,089 3,024 25,829 17,154 69 8,550 8,248 15,878 757 55 21,959 5,210 7,975 42,221 82,603 75,728 Cheese — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 2,994 1,191 5,426 227 239 162 811 451 304 24 375 569 3,238 1,961 215 281 54 6,219 11,295 545 1,078 5,530 228 2,659 11,304 222 504 4,633 317 8,720 31,102 660 1,464 9,860 2,108 10,239 2,025 ChaffVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 6,318 24,895 19,639 53,914 19 78 8 459 75 13,635 667 4 5,061 53 565 97 8 459 14,377 5,683 Coals— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland 1 6,640 52 6 3,617 499 225 824 6,261 56 459 2 2,811 828 10 '5,201 218 5,419 Fish (Potted and Preserved)— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia 6,693 4,347 7,141 3,301 3,651 273 159 56 450 51 20 31 200 462 230 172 603 448 464 188 563 2,307 3,970 1,480 635 463 215 2,026 1,334 1,235 622 328 1,115 432 608 1,667 4,819 4,634 FlourNew South Wales Queensland Tasmania Victoria Western Australia South Australia 5,237 1,882 4 1,145 120 49,488 3,362 16 1,612 3,630 11 82,655 6,189 10 1,088 4,861 1,964 96,767 1,770 794 7,123 1,145 120 58,119 2,564 FungusNew South Wales Victoria 3,818 3,788 3,396 42 3,718 5,692 19 1,804 3,818 R,788 3,438 3,718 5,711 187,477 187,215 325 1,804 Goia— Victoria New South Wales Queensland 284,639 278,076 17 186,667 226,160 195,368 348,484 260,458 177,823 140,981 361,731 264 562,732 412,827 543,852 438,281 375,017 502,976

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Article, and Countries to which exported. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. j 1897. 1898. Grain and Puke: Barley— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia £ I & £ £ & £ 88 2,913 152 3,712 74 2,036 346 39 17 273 4,468 1,012 1G9 269 3,540 1,144 15 347 207 123 • • "374 6,865 2,456 430 5,922 5,315 330 Beans and Peas — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 167 1,862 13 61 12 55 1,664 228 139 33 13 76 1,777 210 195 39 1 129 2,234 148 429 44 21 548 3,418 591 ! 735 ; 63 ! 186 425 2,859 245 525 89 470 2,115 2,132 2,298 3,005 5,541 4,613 Maize— Victoria New South Wales • Tasmania Queensland 1 7,300 1,742 3 4,653 1,878 933 11,822 "943 568 7,301 1,745 5,596 1,878 1,933 12,390 Oats — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania • 4,443 108,026 7,502 940 249 270 15,045 49,530 2,301 1,209 8,430 2 36,191 53,747 2,883 740 9,767 1 74,040 84,871 3,899 3,990 26,310 24 39,267 78,642 4,103 2,680 26,407 45 10,228 47,831 7,248 453 18,800 6 121,430 76,517 103,329 193,134 151,144 84,566 WheatVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 70 25,400 3,173 27 1,782 401 3 9,871 38,816 8,864 1,379 10,743 4,622 3,804 6,271 3 509 9 3,963 83 38 11 11 30,452 439 14 74,295 14,559 94 Gum (Kauri) — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland 329 9,693 280 9,442 190 3,838 345 ■ 608 2,181 582 405 938 4,714 10,022 9,722 4,373 2,789 987 5,652 HidesVictoria New South Wales Tasmania South Australia 7,170 168 233 4,192 106 141 31 4,018 128 115 434 3,448 "l54 114 4,159 285 46 5,862 10,497 838 99 7,571 4,470 4,695 3,716 4,490 17,296 Hops— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia 2,378 4,164 293 2,755 3,231 4,694 643 1,364 2,666 4,568 943 1,344 1,976 5,609 1,187 537 3,270 6,227 3,622 308 128 2,485 2,565 754 392 40 9,590 9,932 9,521 9,309 13,555 6,236 Leather — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia South Australia Queensland Tasmania 733 365 22 718 317 1,782 349 21 49 1,380 1,680 1,030 3,798 1,256 11,756 24S 32 362 735 42 ' 1,346 2,375 1,120 1,035 2,201 3,340 5,967 16,733

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Article, and Countries to which exported. 1893. 1891. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Linseed— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia £ 186 282 34 3 £ 219 1,007 M 3,214 1,617 123 385 63 £ 1,207 585 205 224 26 £ 691 949 425 253 131 £ 126 46 13 505 1,226 5,402 2,247 2,449 185 Machinery (Agricultural) — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 401 1,839 771 120 1 262 365 2,130 47 8 5 540 34 1,132 60 153 787 179 761 2,840 821 132 4,714 2,287 203 "591 511 "323 530 205 796 3,394 3,095 1,429 2,221 5,275 8,134 MaltNew South Wales Queensland Western Australia 10,552 13,081 18,692 475 27,529 •330 ■ 184 30,436 31 495 25,868 10,552 13,081 19,167 28,043 30,962 25,868 Meal, Oaten — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 451 3,759 752 5,194 843 50 529 2,026 1,197 6,086 2,112 20 405 2,739 696 3,598 581 4 719 3,478 645 5,981 2,016 16 2,165 5,911 744 7,242 2,906 1 3,087 5,199 289 6,048 2,355 5 11,049 11,970 8,023 12,855 18,969 16,983 Meats (Potted and Preserved)— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 2,214 884 342 158 143 1,020 1,390 211 351 1,002 347 3,430 1,302 19 612 3,832 298 3,093 1,459 3 1,306 12,070 211 5,493 1,538 54 801 10,882 380 9,496 2,512 162 1,469 10,336 2,152 4.761 3,301 8,493 18,142 19,148 26,127 Milk (Preserved) — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Western Australia Queensland Tasmania 1 5 1 1 11 228 293 249 2,629 225 4,237 285 1,623 9,248 6 53 295 80 11 308 641 Minerals (Sulphur)— New South Wales Queensland Victoria 3,403 1,300 4,077 20 4,703 4,097 Onions — New South Wales Victoria Queensland 6 778 18 8,882 59 50 9,074 356 420 12,639 1,816 14,455 Oysters— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia 778 IS 8,991 9,850 1,215 1,210 284 335 2,018 245 254 2,040 77 686 1,176 115 203 794 413 393 767 3,076 403 Phormium — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 2,709 2,598 2,371 2,185 1,600 4,246 10,383 j 10,276 ; 355 1,070 17 8,930 8,020 283 1,111 180 6,485 5,436 524 432 7,478 6,856 251 254 24 7,776 7,078 238 552 18,987 9,067 300 GOO 22,101 18,524 12,877 14,863 15,644 28,954

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Article, and Countries to which exported. 1893. 1894. i 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Potatoes— Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Western Australia £ 2,336 17,444 591 15 £ 39 2,758 125 8 5 a, 50 6,800 12 2 4 5 £ 29 8,209 39 9 £ 1 18,507 205 12 8 £ 20,294 102,874 6,626 229 2,531 4,862 Seeds (Grass and Clover) — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 20,386 2,935 6,873 8,286 J 18,733 137,416 9,715 7,428 8 114 8 752 8,513 2,768 187 55 8,497 2,752 7 129 5,451 4,004 503 6,240 3,180 38 167 35 718 33,369 4,531 254 597 253 498 3,513 18,020 12,120 11,638 10,456 10,373 41,667 Skins (Rabbit)— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania South Australia 4,610 598 2 279 4 2 186 649 £ 44 Stone (Pumice)— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland 5,210 j 327 188 649 5 112 1,889 901 2,481 297 3,849 338 l^223 3,224 3,382 4,484 TallowVictoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania i 264 303 1,016 10 85 20 203 429 3,354 625 13,368 3,734 35,163 15 "l29 1,026 308 3,783 14,008 39,026 TimberLogs (Hewn) — Victoria New South Wales South Australia .Tasmania 567 2,104 5,156 86 272 1,205 2,465 68 665 1,924 724 19 590 1,337 1,342 109 1,404 897 156 736 1,762 709 7,618 4,403 3,257 2,788 3,193 2,471 Sawn (Undressed) — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 21,631 47,812 1,458 1,865 37,408 46,669 697 2,184 15 197 42,830 51,840 4,781 2,589 55 601 38,139 44,161 3,064 3,839 1,474 851 45,611 60,262 959 4,004 1,780 1,807 67,256 59,005 1,467 3,505 598 1,259 73,364 87,170 102,696 91,528 114,423 132,492 Sawn (Dressed) Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Queensland 328 650 211 2 "222 45 4 205 197 48 2,671 17 161 I 808 4,580 "364 531 3,290 7,896 340 357 6 20 480 1,191 J 273 426 2,897 6,283 12,363 Twine (Binder) — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 2,682 2,917 265 230 279 334 8 1,127 405 '4,527 874 3^045 58 2,409 321 3,103 '5,864 843 1,540 2,730 5,401 WoolGreasy— Victoria New South Wales 2,808 6,909 226 7,359 125 5,927 4,317 6,513 6,646 4,081 3,554 2,808 7,135 7,484 10,244 13,159 7,635

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W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, ■ Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 4th October, 1899. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies), £56 10s.

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;ic Ie, am iouni tries iOWl lie;] expoi *. Vool — continued. Scoured— Victoria New South Wales £ & & £ £ £ 52 2,711 327 752 570 444 3,209 "505 154 2,763 1,079 570 3,653 505 154 Sliped— New South Wales 2,975 Washed — Victoria New South Wales I ! 351 1,051 •• "l51 332 75 351 1,051 75 151 332 Voollen Piece-goods— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Western Australia 70 3,922 1,634 451 210 395 5,467 1,485 725 370 77 135 9,361 2,437 630 17 134 663 5,839 j 1,803 420 170 16 1,196 4,783 1,032 595 1,544 4,037 948 285 9 6,287 8,519 12,714 8,911 7,606 6,859 jticles not enumerated— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 9,332 20,243 : 1,485 ; 660 i 562 1,413 9,626 19,163 1,993 1,137 747 1,493 13,216 21,545 2,329 485 987 1,202 20,033 25,048 1,239 1,171 12,081 1,641 61,213 \ 18,457 31,177 2,384 913 1,585 1,724 14,234 44,146 838 1,431 661 3,740 33,695 34,159 39,764 56,240 65,050 'otal New Zealand Produoe — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 393,676 623,049 27,830 18,756 6,384 9,437 299,522 468,088 10,728 14,637 13,691 6,063 333,548 595,207 19,337 12,234 18,571 3,952 459,451 612,750 80,309 22,846 84,149 16,899 363,775 697,222 27,864 32,566 72,072 11,537 383,349 863,809 29,146 30,241 62,655 37,027 1,079,132 812,729 982,849 1,226,404 1,205,036 1,406,22'