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No. 1.-RETURN showing the Quantity and Value, Year by Year, for the last Twenty Years, of the Seven Principal Articles of Export, being the Produce of the Colony.

No. 2.-STATEMENT showing Prices at which the Principal Articles of Export from the Colony have been valued during the last Eleven Years in Statement of Values of Exports.

* No longer one of the seven principal articles of export from the colony. The export value stated in the statistical returns is based on the exporter's declaration of value, the correctness of which is inquired into by Collectors of Customs. There is no standard value accepted ; if the exporter's value is found to be too high or too low, he is required to furnish correct value. Department of Trade and Customs, W. T. Glasgow, Wellington, 3rd July, 1895. . Secretary and Inspector. Approximate Cost of Paper. — Preparation, not given ; printing (1,350 copies), £1 16s.

By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1895. Price 3d.]

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Year. Wool. Gold. Grain of all Kinds. Flax. Kauri-gum. Butter and Cheese. Frozen Meat. Tallow. 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 Lbs. £ 54,401,540 I 3,398,155 59,853,454 3,395,816 64,481,324 3,658,938 59,270,256 3,292,807 62,220,810 3,126,439 66,860,150 3,169,300 59,415,940 2,909,760 65,322,707 3,118,554 68.149.430 3,014,211 81,139,028' 3,267,527 86.507.431 3,205,275 90,853,744 ; 3,072,971 88,824,382 ! 3,321,074 83,225,733 ! 3,115,008 102,227,354 \ 3,976,375 102,817,077 i 4,150,599 106,187,114 4,129,686 118,180,912 I 4,313,307 109,71y,684 ! 3,774,738 144,295,154 j 4,827,016 Oz. 355,322 318,367 366,955 311,440 284,100 j 303,215 250,683 230,893 222,899 246,393 222,732 235,578 : 187,941 i 229,608 197,492 187,641 ! 251,161 ! 237,393 227,502 221,614 £ 1,407,770 1,268,599 1,476,312 '. 1,244,190 1,134,641 1,220,263 996,867 921,664 892,445 988,953 890,056 939,648 747,878 914,309 785,490 751,360 ! 1,007,172 951,963 915,921 887,865 Bushels. 1,276,927 2,172,098 1,323,910 2,112,208 3,470,344 5,540,435 5,815,960 4,371,632 6,838,280 5,455,687 4,577,887 3,511,258 4,079,945 5,084,509 6,027,201 8,204,347 5,757,949 6,552,883 4,826,290 2,389,242 £ 281,417 337,878 276,452 508,767 660,557 898,997 986,072 922,169 1,308,720 759,683 510,652 461,499 435,601 666,134 970,659 1,009,111 646,501 796,344 574,442 213,405 13,225,060 Tons. 640 897 1,054 623 446 894 1,383 2,040 2,013 1,525 1,063 1,112 1,578 4,042 17,084 21,158 15,809 12,793 12,587 £ 11,742 18,285 18,826 10,666 7,874 15,617 27,097 41,955 36,761 23,475 16,316 15,922 25,094 75,269 361,182 381,789 281,514 214,542 219,375 * Tons. 3,2312,888 3,632 3,445' 3,229 4,725 5,461 5,533 6,518 6,393 5,876 4,921 6,790 8,482 7,519 7,438 8,389 8,705 8,317 8,338 £ 138,523 109,234 118,348 132,975 147,535 242,817 253,778 260,369 336,606 342,151 299,762 257,653 362,434 380,933 329,590 378,563 437,056 517,678 510,775 404,567 Cwt. 546 1,757 10,205 6,125 517 3,435 5,482 14,817 11,388 26,109 40,168 39,604 40,931 66,677 64,513 75,267 79,200 95,423 104,350 116,426 £ 2,522 7,398 40,171 21,479 2,259 10,333 14,608 62,218 48,912 91,667 138,129 151,194 109,483 197,170 213,945 207,687 236,933 318,204 354,271 366,483 Cwt. 15,244 87,975 254,069 296,473 346,075 402,107 552,298 656,822 898,894 1,000,307 869,600 903,836 1,025,243 £ .. 19,339 118,328 345,090 373,857 427,193 455,870 628,800 783,374 j 1,087,617 I 1,194,724 : 1,033,377 1,085,167 ! 1,194,545 I Tons. •• " £ I •• i - I I - •• " 9,970 204,499 •• ' Totals .. I I j 5,088,929 ! 20,343,366 89,388,992 98,741 1,803,301 119,830 j 5,961,347 802,940 2,595,066 I I i 7,308,943 j : i j 8,747,281 j i 9,970 204,499 1,673,953,224 . 70,237,556 * As the value of Flax exported during 1894 was only £66,256, it is no longer one of the seven principal articles of export.

Articles of Export. 1884. 1885. I 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. Wool Gold Grain Flax Kauri-gum Butter .. Cheese .. Frozen meat Tallow .. .. per lb. „ oz. „ bush. .. „ ton „ ton .. „ lb. .. „ lb. .. „ ton 9Jd. £4 3s. £15 8s. £53 10s. 9d. 5d. 27s. 2d. 8Jd. £4 2s. 3d. £15 7s. £51 8fd. 5d. 25s. 2d. 8Jd. £3 19s. 9d. 2s. 2id. £14 7s. £52 7s. 9Jd. 5Jd. 24s. 8d. 9d. £3 19s. 7d. 2s. 2d. £15 18s. £53 7s. 4£d. 22s. 8d. 9d. £3 19s. 8d. 2s. 7d. £18 12s. £44 18s. 8Jd. 4Jd. 22s. 9d. 9Jd. £3 19s. 6d. 3s. 2Jd. £21 3s. £43 16s. 8d. 8J;d. 5§d. 23s. lOd. 9fd. £4 2s. 5Jd. £18 £50 18s. 7Jd. 4Jd. 24s. 2d. . 9£d. £4 2s. 3d. £17 16s. £52 8d. 4|d. 23s. lOd. 8|d. £4 2s. 5Jd. £16 15s. 5d. £59 9s. 5d. 9d. 4Jd. 23s. 9d. 8Jd. £3 19s. lid. 2s. 4Ad. £17 8s. 7d. £61 8s. 3d. 9|d. 4|d. 24s. 8d. £4 0s. 2d. Is. 9Jd. £48 10s. 5d. 8Jd. 4|d. 23s. 4d. £20 10s. 3d.