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Return showing the Total Values of Goods Imported from the under-mentioned Countries during each of the Ten Years ending the 31st March last; also showing the Amount of Customs Duties collected during the same Period. IMPORTS.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 25th June, 1897. Secretary and Inspector.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

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Year ending Countries. 31st March, 1888. 81st March, 1889. 31st March, 1890. 31st March, 1891. 31st March, 1892. 31st March, 1893. 31st March, 1894. 31st March, 1895. 316 1 March, 1896. 31st March, 1897. United Kingdom Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Mauritius Canada Other British possessions China United States Islands in the Pacific Other foreign ports Southern whale fisheries .. £ 4,010,985 675,714 415,793 27,234 13,487 48,030 79,347 1,031 328,974 164,411 319,406 41,536 I 159,691 275 : £ 3,846,318 556,824 458,473 27,891 20,199 2 39,797 108,532 6,971 284,703 131,362 322,100 25,621 75,697 3,736 £ 4,139,581 537,510 459,444 11,592 14,211 40,393 125,289 357 378,142 82,793 330,171 29,523 114,900 ' 4,180,389 545,910 389,885 45,987 12,281 2,400 63,922 107,669 4,026 410,353 33,605 360,653 41,404 110,724 £ 4,575,208 512,003 447,176 32,838 15,637 8,527 35,226 59,690 1,991 386,093 17,526 389,943 67,690 156,662 £ 4,599,216 490,202 473,728 110,075 16,696 3,671 37,774 21,796 4,119 444,251 15,125 379,999 44,969 148,139 245 4,484,395 590,527 714,316 81,442 18,097 2,344 39,280 11,396 4,101 421,693 12,394 401,057 57,192 127,107 " £ 3,842,516 671,406 976,654 76,829 13,096 2,723 34,150 32,094 16,594 431,653 6,243 389,293 51,719 158,106 £ 4,072,418 335,100 648,291 113,055 43,314 51 34,023 620 17,346 481,967 17,638 388,185 46,979 157,998 £ 5,047,555 352,824 578,417 134,925 21,994 143 31,483 46,614 22,394 565,234 10,692 562,624 57,264 ' 241,348 Totals 6,285,919 , 5,908,226 6,263,906 6,263,906 6,309,208 6,309,208 6,706,210 6,706,210 6,790,005 6,790,005 6,965,341 : 6,703,076 6,703,076 7,673,511 6,356,985

Yea ending 31st March, 1888. I 31st March, 1889. 31st March, 1890. 31st March, 1891. 31st March, 1892. 31st March, 1893. 31st March, 1894. 31st March, 1896. 31st March, 1896. 31st March, 1897. £ 1,255,356 £ 1,462,237 £ 1,500,650 i £ 1,525,780 £ 1,622,335 £ 1,640,192 £ 1,651,345 £ 1,566,472 £ 1,647,098 £ 1,815,841