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1899. NEW ZEALAND.

IMPORTS FROM AND EXPORTS TO THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, WITH VALUE AND DUTY CHARGED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 30th August, 1899. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return setting forth under their various heads, and showing for each year separately,—(l) The value of all goods imported into this colony from the Australasian Colonies during the last five years, with the rate of duty charged; (2) the value of all goods exported from New Zealand to the Australasian Colonies during the last five years, with the rate of duty charged in each colony; (3) the value of all goods transhipped during the last five years from New Zealand to the Australasian Colonies, or from the Australasian Colonies to New Zealand; and (i), if possible, the volume and value of all colonial produce either exported to or imported from New Zealand from and to the various Australasian Colonies during the last five years, with the rate of duty charged in eaoh oolony."—(Mr. Morbison.)

No. 1. —Return showing the Value of the Principal Articles imported into New Zealand from Australia and Tasmania during the Years 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898; also showing the Rates of Duty charged thereon.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Loid: Acetic— Victoria .. .. New South Wales & 56 397 £ 27 198 £ 170 483 £ 398 606 & 236 1,021 & 298 644 per lb. 453 225 653 1,00.4 1,257 942 Sulphuric— Viotoria New South Wales 19 1,114 "515 281 2,105 255 944 2,626 394 2,026 219 Free Tartaric — Victoria New South Wales 1,133 515 2,386 1,199 3,020 2,245 132 184 387 226 131 330 Id. per lb. '316 613 461 Uneimmerated— Victoria New South Wales 9 472 141 576 8 1,087 Free 481 717 1,095 Lgricultural Implements— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 35 208 173 34, 27 90 9 134 * * * * * * * * * 43 * * * Free 286 207 260 .lkali: Soda Ash— Viotoria New South Wales 60 313 444 664 125 115 38 17 664 55 558 Is. percwt. to July, 1895, thereafter free 240 373 1,108 38 681 613 * Vide Agricultural machinery, free,