H.—32c.

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 ! lujporiiea. Tariff 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. ilaberdashery— continued. Sewing-cottons— Victoria New South Wales £ 4,591 3,429 £ 2,248 1,101 £ 3,112 2,269 £ 2,804 2,270 £ 2,638 2,591 £ 4,117 4,077 Free 8,194 8,020 3,349 5,381 5,074 5,229 hardware & IronmongeryVictoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 3,081 1,323 34 "l50 4,140 2,238 6 28 4,127 2,941 2,531 3,216 2,940 4,620 12 4 2,904 7,006 28 31 1 20 per cent, and 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 4,588 6,412 7,096 5,778 ' 7,576 9,911 hardware, &c— Victoria .. New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 734 573 7 36 634 562 675 1,330 69 56 40 42 74 313 "l60 Free 1,350 1,196 2,165 125 82 387 lats and Caps— Victoria .. .. New South Wales 214 894 32 488 153 926 25 per oent. 520 1,079 1,108 3emp— New South Wales Free 1,238 161 253 481 Jides— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. 1,065 10,060 248 1,902 8,235 938 4,652 17,462 279 1,712 16,499 6,155 55 14,429 770 1,854 649 Free 11,373 11,075 22,393 24,366 15,254 2,503 3ops— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 851 67 26 476 62 271 355 994 565 1,368 319 5 1,782 274 6d. per lb. 1,692 2,056 ■ 944 538 626 1,559 hosiery— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania 591 875 1 88 705 333 1,115 4 152 1,781 42 923 30 658 20 per oent. 1,467 793 1,452 1,933 965 688 nk, Printing— Viotoria . * New South Wales 410 58 275 36 416 101 489 132 556 82 759 246 Free 468 311 517 621 638 1,005 Indiarubber Goods— Victoria New South Wales * * * * * * 380 532 209 609 325 1,060 Free 912 818 1,385 Instruments, Musical: Organs— Victoria New South Wales 242 71 313 166 490 315 395 38 205 13 63 33 20 per cent. 479 805 313 433 218 96 Pianos — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 825 506 408 893 621 587 81 236 471 172 221 30 630 801 20 per oent. 1,331 1,301 1,289 707 423 1,431 * Not shown separately (or 1893-95,