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RETURN 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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I.MI'OHTKD. EXPOBTED. Ports. Increase. Half-year, June, 1879. Decrease. Increase. Half-year, June, 1879. Decrease. Half-year, June, 1879. Articles. Half-year, June, 1S79. During Half-year ended 80th June, 1879. During Half-year ended 30th June, 1878. During Half-year ended 30th June, 1879. During Halffrear ended 30th June, 1879. Auckland Wellington Hokitika Lyttelton Dunedin Maize Bushels. 45,548 2,076 84 200 280* Bushels. 22,924 503 Bushels. 22,624 1,573 84 164 234* Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. Bushels. a a a 36 46 it Totals ... 48,188* 23,509 24,679* Auckland Wanganui Lyttelton Timaru ... Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Oats it 8,930 10 4,073 4,857 10 1,453 75,066 6,616 188,125 98,886 . 108,756 370 37,604 1,083 37,372 6,616 153,921 65,805 57,466 JJ 34,204 33,081 51,290 J) J) 12 10 2 Totals ... 8,952 4,083 4,869 478,902 156,639 322,263 Auckland Poverty Bay Wanganui Wellington Lytteltou Timaru ... Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Wheat JJ JJ M 850 "l04 49,754 1,726 85 "l04 48,904 1,726 85 715 1,165,226 313,413 68,868 458,665 17,805 370 2,601 715,491 71,679 12,645 215,445 449,735 241,734 56,223 243,220 17,805 370 'l',886 JJ »J >t jj 40 42 2 jj Totals ... 994 51,607 104 50,717 104 1,018,231 1,008,717 2,256 2,256 2,024,692 Decrease ... 50,613 Increase 1,006,461