8.—6.

38

Table No. 13. Trade Exchange between New Zealand and other Countries.

Table No. 14. Development of Shipping trading to and from Places beyond New Zealand. Inwards. Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tannage, 1886 ... 725 502,572 ... 707 488,331 1896 .. 589 614,097 ... 592 627,659 1906 ... 629 1,243,652 ... 631 1,238,21-4 Totals Inwards and Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. 1886 ... 1,432 990,903 1896 ... 1,181 1,241,756 25-32 per cent, increase as compared with 1886. 1906 ... 1,260 2,481,866 99-87 „ „ 1896. Development of Coasting Trade. Inwards. Outwards Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1886 ... 15,959 3,490,257 ... 15,957 3,515,747 1896 ... 19,216 4,982,417 ... 19,028 4,968,626 1906 ... 25,125 11,331,761 ... 25,004 11,321,822 Totals Inward* and Outwards, Vessels. Tonnage. 1886 ... 31,916 7,006,004 1896 ... 38,244 9,951,043 1906 ... 50,129 22,653,583 19-83 per cent, increase in number of vessels comparing yearn 1686 and 18 81-08 .... - 1896 and 1906. 42-04 per cen'. increase in tnnnage of vessels coniparini! jean 1886 tuid 1896. 127-68 ... . isy6 and 1906

1886. 1896. Increase or Decrease as compared with 1886. 1906. Increase as compared with 1896. Import; Imports from Jnited Kingdom Australia south Africa ... India and Mauritius European countries Jnited States of America )ther places £ 4,481,101 1,317,376 172 240,338 64,591 337,322 318,113 £ 4,714,476 1,090,374 126 242,678 179,293 ! 492,840 417,533 ; Per Cent. Increase 5-21 Decrease 17-23 2674 Increase 097 177-58 4610 31-25 £ 9,003,229 2,775,312 394 495,475 654,149 1,405,781 877,063 Per Cent. Increase 9097 15453 212-70 104-17 264-85 185-24 110-06 Totals... ... | 6,759,013 7,137,320 Increase 560 115,211,403 Increase 113-12 Export Exports to United Kingdom Australia South Africa ... European countries United States of America Other places ... 4,587*434 1,705,834 7,541,981 1,287,001 12,508 9,456 326,589 143,570 Increase 64-41 14,047,176 Increase 8625 Decrease 24-55 2,882,522 „ 123-97 88,695 „ 609-11 Increase ... 125,374 ; 32 01 642,792 ' „ 9682 8-80 308,578 ; „ 114-93 166 247,400 131,957 Totals... 6,672,791 9,321,105 Increase 39-69 18,095,137 I Increase 94-13