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Table H (5). RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS and EXPORTS for each Province for the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1874.

Table H (6). RETURN of the QUANTITY of FLOUR and GRAIN Imported into and Exported from New Zealand for the Ten Years ended 31st December, 1874.

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Provinces. Value OF Value op Imports. Exports. Auckland £ 1,618,349 £ 674,652 Taranaki 23,168 2,008 Wellington 1,365,124 588,174 Hawke's Bay 211,975 255,057 Harlborough 13,773 43,939 Nelson 394,202 226,500 Westland 338,810 485,158 Canterbury 1,289,790 1,094,401 Otago ... 3,117,800 2,063,111 Totals 8,373,111 5,433,600

tee. 1866. 181 17. 18 18. ISi ;:>. Imports Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. Flour ... tons 19,801 1 23,264 2\ 8,098 971 i 8,871 153J 6.347J 504 Grain— Barley ... bushels 2,390 28,966 392 413 9,258 15,031 51,366 1,600 92,557 18,904 Make ... „ 133,975 125,680 114,566 86,701 1,150 107,425 Oats 99,295 19,584 89,043 27,449 65,072 17,639 10,227 481,533 1,606 342,677 Wheat 331,116 3,473 266,186 4.7G9 235,473 131,915 188,477 91,297 183,256 81,758 Other kinds „ 2,024 1870. 1871. IS' % 1873. Iff 'I, Imports Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. Flour ,,. tons 4,759 737* 5,776J 926| 3,63 U 5171 4,286f 934JJ 3.433J 2,226 Grain— Barley ... bushels 1,058 114,915 50 156,213 249 11,537 70,344 247 8,780 90,081 Maize ... „ 88,583 310 112,624 108 233.204J 130 168,174 122,2711 Oats 9,618 340,205 215 594,149 275 565,901 385 49,487 22,624 135,959 Wheat ... „ 80,011 387,185 158,871 271,911 72,7741 477,435 59,182 538,227 8,818 \ 933,314 Other kinds „ 331 54 1,846 1,339 \ 3,389 731 24