H.— 82c.

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. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. lillinery— Viotoria New South Wales £ 264 98 £ 83 581 £ 33 495 £ 101 403 £ 121 138 £ 72 443 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 25 per cent. 362 664 528 504 259 515 letal, Manufactures of — Viotoria New South Wales * * * 1,976 3,844 2,196 5,101 1,974 6,504 * * * 20 per cent. 5,820 7,297 8,478 Fails, Iron— Victoria New South Wales 210 213 95 316 197 593 79 260 53 487 248 234 HI: Castor (Bulk)— Victoria New South Wales 2s. per owt. 423 411 790 339 540 482 29 382 30 701 57 1,460 1,517 35 742 11 498 635 353 6d. per gallon 411 731 777 509 988 Kerosene— Victoria New South Wales 5 912 2,505 4,313 545 2,010 798 1,263 480 529 162 3,574 3,736 6d. per gallou 917 6,818 2,555 2,061 1,009 Linseed— Victoria New South Wales 26 95 371 234 1,241 65 530 199 268 36 64 6d. per gallon 304 Olive (Bulk)— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 121 605 1,306 729 64 41 78 15 35 94 6 23 236 8 20 204 31 158 7 6d. per gallon 134 Unenumerated (Bulk) — Victoria New South Wales 135 267 224 196 2,941 252 3,018 398 3,944 837 2,735 593 4,063 1,298 2,691 646 6d. per gallon 3,193 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 153 13 689 212 28 1,683 3,416 4,781 177 40 450 3,328 17 108 5,361 168 600 3,337 191 1,321 Free 855 1,923 667 125 768 1,512 Fish, Penguin, and Seal— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania t t t t t t t t t 146 234 7 1,181 453 337 2,008 i',245 Mineral other than Kerosene— Victoria New South Wales Free 1,391 1,422 2,798 t t t t t t 1,775 54 2,446 349 6,302 525 6d. per gallon 1,829 2,795 6,827 lilmen's Stores— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 935 176 819 232 1,399 830 23 130 668 268 943 710 1,224 439 13 3 13 1 "290 Various 1,127 1,065 1,653 1,668 t + 2,382 1,226 Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 153 192 484 276 750 299 5 + t + + t t Free 345 760 1,054 * Included under Hardware. t Not shown se] mratel; for 1893-95. Included in abovi