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1901. NEW ZEALAND.

RABBITS AND RABBIT-SKINS EXPORTED, 1894 TO 1900.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 31st July, 1901. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing the quantity and value of the export of rabbit-skins, frozen rabbits, and preserved rabbits, and the various ports of the colony from which the same have been shipped, during the years 1894 to 1900."—(Mr. McNab.)

Return showing Quantity and Value of the Exports of Rabbit-skins, Frozen Rabbits, and Preserved Rabbits, and the various Ports of the Colony from which the same have been shipped, during the Years 1894 to 1900 inclusive.

Port. Babbit-skins. Frozen Babbits. 1 Preserved Babbits. Babbit-skins. Frozen Rabbits. I Preserved Babbits. 1894. 1895. No. 819,613 9,000 265,508 £ 4,515 22 1,673 No. £ Cwt. £ No. 683,962 £ 4,208 No. a Cwt. £ Wellington papier Wairau kelson )hristehurch .. Fimaru 168,042 27,035 104,800 36,968 109,624 11,170,092 2,928,791 872 202 427 255 611 63,529 14,918 85 "59 193,708 992 24 2 1 2 )amaru Dunedin invercargill 60,297 10,582,969 2,336,190 345 65,934 14,512! 1,920 23,321 "38 426 484 7,202 21382 10,084 10,264 43,366 225 819 1,806 7,014 4J071 9,820 Totals .. 14,267,285 87,993 25,241 464 8,686 12,461 15,229,314 85,022 53,654 1,046 8,906 13,952 Wellington papier iVairau STelson jhristahuroh .. Kmaru Damaru 3unedin inveroargill 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 1896. 422,677 115,854 80,235 3,129 606 '593 1897. 210 8,058 245,940 402,714 1,572,134 21 606 4,657 7,501 33,613 167 195 84 7 3 7 2 5 20,100 45,493 292,053 249 885 5,880 2,634 9,556 13,277 88,000 6,254,998 1,137,570 734 36,405 6,005 3,592 6,517 5,386 8,al2 Totals .. 10,827,612 65,599 357,73i 7,021 12,193 17,115 8,099,334 47,472 2,229,056 46,398 10,278 14,398 Wellington Napier Wairau kelson jhristohuroh .. Hmaru )amaru Dunedin 330,344 59,814 1,714 334 1898. 850 32; 343,664: 32,816| 1,620 ' 40,908 ! 2,508 246 23 313 1899. 54,676 23,658 5,578,601 560,84] 387 259 45,251 3,662 844 571,041 732,306 2,946,555 44! 14,697; 9,184 69,879! 7 11 23,800! 6,570,889 877,951 329 70,528 7,171 4,617 56 411,990 1,706,192 2,757,639 347 4 10,565 40,767 61,749 2,056 1,736 2,818 2,160 1,414 4,480 1,747 5,756 "nveroargill Totals .. 4,989j 113,432 5,894 7,503 6,607,934 51,607 4,251,596 93,836! 3,799 7,891,648] 81,118 4,880,494