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No. 1.—Return showing the Value of the Principal Articles imported into New Zealand from Australia and Tasmania, &c.— continued.

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Article, and Countries whence , *™ated imnnrt.eri under New Zealand imported. Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898., Candles— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia £ 96 9 £ 136 21 £ 202 105 93 £ 179 367 £ 171 164 £ 137 149 2d. per lb. 105 157 400 546 335 286 Canes and Rattans— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania .. 112 208 34 75 248 29 133 266 23 186 531 14 381 607 14 237 709 28 Free 1,002 974 Canvas— Victoria New South Wales 354 352 422 731 367 679 290 244 366 994 164 603 777 742 230 371 Free 534 1,360 767 1,519 601 1,046 Carpeting and Druggeting— Victoria New South Wales 276 255 93 227 92 163 82 73 79 196 72 138 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per oent. 531 320 255 155 275 210 Carriages, &c.: Carriages— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 130 337 20 1,023 565 690 '44 372 17 774 7 166 483 20 per cent, ad val. 649 467 1,043 1,255 416 Carts,Drays, and WagonsVictoria New South Wales 798 48 107 41 122 17 251 70 11 78 151 20 per cent, ad val. 155 163 268 78 81 151 Bicycles and Tricyclee— Victoria Queensland New South Wales 875 3,415 3,721 4,313 7,636 656 8,090 7,444 152 5,756 13,352 30 31 97 21493 20 per cent, ad val. 905 3,446 3,818 6,806 16,382 Materials — Viotoria New South Wales 57 54 2,484 10 3,408 220 2,538 664 4,024 870 3,728 2,742 20 per cent. 111 2,494 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 3,628 3,202 4,894 6,470 562 147 47 1,603 136 12 2,407 204 11 •11,216 622 12 "12,747 771 •16,671 1,464 Free .. 2,622 11,850 756 1,751 13,518 18,135 Casks, Empty— Viotoria New South Wales "347 1 422 89 Ij616 1,705 15 per oen t. to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 347 "220 220 423 "829 829 1,602 Cement— Victoria New South Wales 24 302 1,684 147 6 603 76 2,011 1,275 70 2s. per barrel 326 1,831 609 1,275 2,087 70 Charcoal— Queensland New South Wales 2,006 2J156 4,233 Free .. 2,156 4,233 2,006 * The bulk of this amount are bio; cle materials.