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Table H (9). RETURN showing the VALUE of NEW ZEALAND PHORMIUM EXPORTED during the under-mentioned Periods.

Provinces. 1867. 1868. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. Half-year ended 30th June, 1873. £ £ £ £ £ £ Auckland 3,575 5,664 24,013 42,827 26,882 37,972 12,256 Taranaki 88 80 Wellington 75 1,158 21,264 18,987 24,159 25,509 Hawke's Bay 575 3 185 Marlborough 790 3,065 6,469 4,690 Nelson 42 1,694 3,058 2,024 3,591 Canterbury 70 487 16,840 52,006 26,160 13,733 25,957 Otago 287 1,585 3,098 9,968 1 12,456 14,775 13,149 Southland 324 326 95 3,454 Totals 4,256 8,137 45,246 132,578 85,232 90,611 99,405