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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 imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 3895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 'oals— New South Wales Queensland .. £ 108,625 1,744 110,369 £ 102,610 403 £ 91,816 £ 91,719 £ 96,885 £ 105,203 Free 103,013 91,816 91,719 96,885 105,203 'ocoa and Chocolate— Victoria New South Wales 117 286 39 67 272 852 394 339 679 226 404 ■ 2,067 3d. per lb. 403 106 1,124 733 905 2,471 iofiee, Raw— Victoria New South Wales 2,088 2,392 4,330 1,006 2,411 1,877 3,910 771 4,540 723 3,246 991 3d. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter 2d. per lb. 4,288 4,681 5,263 4,480 5,336 4,237 Jopper, Pig, Bar, and Sheet — Viotoria New South Wales 187 1,040 110 1,048 1*439 124 1,572 50 2,306 2,356 128 3,086 Free 1,227 1,158 1,439 1,696 3,214 'ordage— Victoria New South Wales 155 1,667 354 2,050 367 1,389 234 1,582 12 1,350 131 884 Joke— New South Wales 20 per cent. 1,822 2,404 1,756 1,816 1,362 1,015 Free 483 1,342 3ordage, Iron— Victoria New South Wales "l79 87 282 178 922 22 1,446 254 2,189 42 2,059 Free 179 Dorks, Cut— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 369 1,100 1,468 2,443 2,101 350 233 194 216 896 446 1 982 592 698 1,059 802 850 15 per eent. to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 583 410 1,343 1,574 1,757 1,652 Ootton Piece-goods: Calicoes, White and Grey— Victoria New South Wales Queensland 1,509 1,327 675 668 749 405 197 547 548 78 228 166 438 Free 2,836 1,343 1,351 1,095 306 604 Coloured Cotton Shirting— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 1,672 229 345 285 20 873 740 445 113 112 52 Free 1,901 650 1,613 558 164 Unenumerated — Victoria New South Wales 1,078 301 536 213 70 217 329 124 303 145 217 154 Free 1,379 749 287 453 448 371 Victoria .. ., New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 2,231 1,417 1,044 1,272 21 1,803 2,122 2,318 2,999 744 3,327 798 3,873 2 3,925 10 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 10 per cent, and 20 per oent. 3,650 2,337 5,317 4,071 4,671