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R ETURN of the QUANTITY of TIMBER, FLOUR, and GRAIN IMPORTED into and EXPORTED from NEW ZEALAND from and to places beyond the Colony, for the Half-years ended respectively 30th June, 1878, and 30th June, 1879.

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Ports. Articles, IMPOBTED. ExPOETBD. Increase. Decrease. ____, During During Half-year, June, Half-year, June, During During Half-Tear ended 30th Half-year ended 30th 1879. 1879. Half-year ended 30th Half-year ended 30th June, 1879. June, 1878. June, 1879. June, 1879. Impobted. ExPOETBD. Increase. Half-year, June, 1879. Decroaao. Half-year, June, 1879. Auckland Mongonui Kaipara .., Wanganui Wellington Napier ... Wairau... Nelson ... Westport Lyttelton Timaru ,., Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Timber —Sawn Feet. 77,853 Feet. 52,702 Feet, 25,151 Feet. Feet. 368,291 624 440,198 Feet. 555,094 Feet. Feet. 186,803 a 85,308 "624 354,890 a 1,946 372,650 76,425 700 15,530 1,946 188,454 51,425 a 184,196 25,000 1,506 34,570 '8,000 8]000 n j> '806 19,040 a a 35,600 35J600 a 1,914,126 76,388 159,517 2,792,336 61,389 518,900 820 130,127 1,163,904 34,459 1,425,226 75,568 29,390 1,628,432 26,930 » n 17,080 17i080 it 5,000 5,000 tt Totals ... 5,356,881 2,368,163 3,230,543 241,825 2,988,718 241,825 822,113 693,082 368,514 239,483 129,031 239,483 Total increase ... Total increase ... Auckland Kaipara Hokianga Wellington Wairau ... Westport Lyttelton Timaru ... Oamaru Dunedin Logs »> ... No. 854 54 1 2,424 4 1,810 Feet. 4,271 No. 1,416 Feet. No. 54 1,874 4 1,689 Feet. No. "562 Feet. No. -270 Feet. 228 No. "214 246 Feet. No. '56 Feet. 228 No. "246 Feet. „ ... a "550 33,650 29,379 tt ... a ... 121 104 ,. ... "l04 ,i Total* ... 5,147 4,271 270 228 460 5G 228 246 2,191 33,650 3,622 666 666 29,379 Increase Decrease 190 2,956 Decrease 29,379