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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. I 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Machinery— continued. Unenumerated — Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,421 505 1,416 748 2,309 1,698 7 266 1,543 227 510 206 907 Free 1,926 2,164 4,014 1,809 737 1,113 Machines: Sewing— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania .. - 9,964 1,898 2,240 932 3 713 1,502 10 1,447 2,190 894 2,424 1,655 3,082 Free 11,862 2,225 3,637 3,318 4,737 3,175 Parts of— Victoria New South Wales 557 261 509 232 200 531 266 1,543 227 510 206 907 Free 818 741 731 1,809 737 1,113 Manures: Bonedust — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia 1,926 15,713 5,508 320 . 1,198 15,502 4,026 50 923 23,107 4,119 567 13,180 1,020 478 25,794 931 1,228 24,856 1,072 Free 23,467 20,776 28,149 14,767 27,203 27,156 Guano — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia _ Western Australia* .> 122,590 727 3,606 35 760 284 2,670 648 3,155 780 384 63 8,061 2 529 11,031 1,010 60 502 18,184 2,388 Free 6,935 3,749 4,583 8,508 12,572 21,134 Unenumerated— Viotoria New South Wales ... Queensland South Australia Tasmania 487 . 3,405 75 1,305 5,344 9,231 "l76 180 9,109 969 50 86 6,917 3,125 331 ' 531 3,069 ' - 375 60 528 10 Free 3,977 7,084 9,719 j 10,308 10,459 4,128 Marble, Wrought— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia 231 217 30 190 409 276 340 I 306 170 257 545 158 681 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter . 25 per cent. 478 599 616 476 802 839 Matches and Vestas, Wax — Viotoria New South Wales 651 1,267 1,918 292 251 306 136 10 167 1,316 1,251 2,567 786 412 1,198 543 442 177 Various Medicines, Patent — Victoria New South Wales Queensland.. South Australia Tasmania 3,521 2,275 2,347 2,735 2,132 4,834 25 59 153 454 2,411 1 51 484 4,681 518 i,807 31 25peroent.tbJuly, 1895, thereafter 40 per cent. 5,827 5,082 7,203 2,921 5,165 2,325 Milk, Preserved — Viotoria New South Wales 1,170 314 .. 232 397 29 525 69 ' 712 4 • 4 106 23 pet cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 25 per cent. 1,484, 629 554 781 110 * Wes.tern Australia imposes ro; 'alt; of 10s. per ton on guano exported.