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Table No. 10. Statistics foe 1883, 1892, 1902. Population : — Per Cent. As compared with 1883 ... ... 540,877 1892 ... ... 650,433 ... Increase 202 1883 1902 ... ... 807,929 ... „ 24-2 1892 Imports and Exports : — £ 1883 ... ... 15,070,037 1892 ... ... 16,477,907 .. Increase 9-3 1883 1902 ... ... 24,973,700 ... „ 516 1892 Imports, Total Value : — 1883 ... ... 7,974,038 1892 ... ... 6,943,056 ... Decrease 12-9 1883 1902 11,326,723 ... Increase 63-1 1892 Exports, Total Value : — 1883 ... ... 7,095,999 1892 ... ... 9,534,851 ... Increase 34-4 1883 1902 ... ... 13,646,977 ... „ 43-3 1892

Table No. 11. Value of some of the Principal Exports.

Table No. 12. Trade Exchange between New Zealand and other Countries.

1883. 1892. 1902. Wool ... " ... Grain Frozen meat Butter ... Cheese ... Flax, New Zealand Gold ... Gum, Kauri- £ 3,014,211 1,286,724 118,328 42,020 6,892 36,761 892,445 336,606 £ 4,313,307 816,272 1,033,377 227,162 99,626 214,542 951,963 517,678 £ 3,354,563 786,548 2,718,763 1,205,802 163,539 534,031 1,951,426 450,223

Imports from 1883. 1892. Increase or Decrease as compared with 1883. 1902. Increase or Decrease as com- : pared with 1892. Import, United Kingdom Australia South Africa* India and Mauritius European countries United States of America Other places ... & 5,241,847 1,576,183 1,254 466,265 30,997 419,250 238,242 £ 4,767,369 1,112,099 25 239,534 120,723 381,627 321,679 Per Cent Decrease 9-1 29-4 £ 6,851,452 1,715,295 997 437,299 394,887 1,318,937 607,856 Per Cent. Increase 43-7 54-2 Decrease 48-6 Increase 289-5 Decrease 9-0 Increase 35-0 Increase 82*6 227-1 Increase 245-6 89-0 Totals... 7,974,038 6,943,056 Decrease 12-9 11,326,723 Increase 63-1 Exports to United Kingdom Australia South Africa* 5,346,893 1,109,813 36,163 Expor, 7,483,618 1,367,314 4,378 9,701 520,797 149,043 is. Increase 400 23-2 9,450,648 2,684,350 754,059 16,061 489,964 249,895 Increase 26-3 96-3 ... European countries United States of America Other places ... 430,'989 172,141 ... Increase 20 - 8 Decrease 13-4 Increase 65-6 Decrease 59 Increase 67-7 Totals... 7,095,999 9,534,851 Increase 34-4 13,644,977 Increase 43-1 * Tee trade having been insignifioant until 1902, the percentages have not been worked out,