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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

RABBITS AND RABBIT-SKINS EXPORTED, 1894 TO 1899.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 3rd July, 1900. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the quantity and value of the export of rabbitskins, frozen rabbits, and preserved rabbits, and the various ports of the colony from which the same have been shipped, during the years 1894 to 1899."—(Mr. McNab.)

Return showing the Quantity and Value of the Exports of Rabbit-skins, Frozen Rabbits, and Preserved Rabbits, and the Various Ports from which the same have been shipped, during the Years 1894 to 1899.

Port. Babbit-sl :ins. Frozen Babbits. Preserved Babbits. 1894. Number. 819,613 9,000 265,508 £ 4,515 22 1,673 Number. £ Owt. £ Wellington Napier /Vairau kelson jhristchurch ... Cimaru 193,708 992 )arnaru Dunedin 60,297 10,582,969 2,336,190 345 65,934 14,512 l',920 23,321 38 426 1,484 7,202 2,'382 10,084 invercargill ... Totals... 14,267,285 87,993 25,241 464 8,686 12,466 1895. Wellington ... Napier .Vairau kelson Jhristchurch ... Cimaru 683,962 168,042 27,035 104,800 36,968 109,024 11,170,092 2,928,791 4,208 872 202 427 255 611 63,529 14,918 '85 59 24 2 1 2 )amaru Dunedin 10,264 43,366 225 819 1,806 7,014 4,071 9,820 "nvercargill ... Totals... 15,229,314 85,022 53,654 1,046 8,906 13,952 1896. iVellington ... tfapier iVairau kelson jhristchurch ... Cimaru 599,078 92,250 5,850 90,679 2,400 64,569 7,902,859 2,069,927 3,780 481 59 608 15 393 48,275 11,988 "84 7 8 7 )amaru Dunedin 20,100 45,493 292,053 249 885 5,880 2,634 9,556 3,831 13,277 Invercargill ... Totals... 10,827,612 65,599 357,730 7,021 12,193 17,115