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1887-88. 1890-91 Articles. Value or quantity j Value or quantity entered for home- Duty. entered for homeconsumption, consumption. Duty. Iron, galvanised, corrugated „ „ plain sheet „ black sheet £ 97,160 cwt. 21,500 „ 17,020 „ £ 9,716 Free. £ 78,550 cwt. 12,547 „ 21,300 „ £ 7,855 941 Free 135,680 cwt. 9,716 112,397 cwt. 8,796 Machinery n.o.e. Steam-engines, and parts of .. „ .. free Boilers, land and marine Boiler-tubes Flourmills roller Agricultural Portable and traction engines Dairying Electric Mining Oil-refining and boring Refrigerating and preserving meat Locomotives 23,001 1 4,108 ) 672 "4,337 38,704 Free. ( 18,230 1,305 1,663 1,610 4,754 6,474 09,612 8,429 1,806 9,112 17,126 2,232 37,369 3,234 3,646 261 "322 495 2,633 10,874 'l3,056 6,490 104,970 Free. 182,956 4,229 Stationery, manufactured „ n.o.e. „ school 33,967 5,095 ( ( 14,100 24,520 2,682 3,525 3,678 33,967 [ 50,187 1 5,095 41,302 7,203 Drugs and druggists' sundries .. Apothecaries' wares Patent medicines 7,528 ( 1 15,700 20,003 28,336 2,364 3,005 7,084 50,187 7,528 04,099 12,453 Ale, porter, beer, &c. 281,333 gall. 21,100 270,453 gall. 20,284 Chicory Coffee, raw Cocoa Chocolate Sugar Glucose Tea .. 7,360 1b. 269,600 „ I 216,080 " 48,523,680 "„ 071,520 „ 4,713,900 „ 92 3,370 2,701 101,091 1,399 78,505 2,724 1b. 307,700 „ ( 225,120 „ \ 46,160 „ 52,409,280 „ 322,560 „ 3,977,040 „ 34 3,847 2,814 577 109,186 1,344 99,426 54,402,140 1b. 187,218 57,290,640 1b. 217,228 Candied peel Drained peel 76,640 lb. Under Oilmen's Stores 958 Free. 15,21Glb. 56,720 „ 317 709 Fish, potted and preserved Sardines 76,640 1b. 958 71,9361b. 1,020 1 J 832,080 1b. 3,407 ( 1 835,080 1b. 145,500 „ 6,959 1,213 832,080 1b. 3,407 980,640 1b. 8,172 Stearine Wax, paraffin, &c. 1 132,960 1b. 554 1 4801b. 301,760 „ 3 1,880 132,960 1b. 554 302,240 1b. 1,889 Spirits, bitters cordials liqueurs „ and strong waters, in case „ „ in bulk „ medicated, in case in bulk „ mixed or sweetened, in ease in bulk I 488 gall. ) 354 240,704 ( 266 gall. ( 36 „ 306 „ 144,885 „ 282,664 „ ■{ 1,386 „ 40 „ 7,380 „ V 443 „ 213 29 245 115,908 211,998 1,109 30 5,909 332 - 332,005 „ 332,493 gall. 241,058 437,412 gall. 335,773