LV

H.—lB

This demand is not a demand for New Zealand products as such, but generally for products which New Zealand is specially fitted to produce and in the supply of which she has several dangerous competitors. Should "these succeed in placing these products on the world markets in suitable qualities at a lower price than the cost of production in New Zealand, the demand for those exported from New Zealand would fall away, and the Dominion generally would suffer, even though foodstuffs for a time might be lower in price to the local consumer. 2. New Zealand's chief market is the United Kingdom, and it is interesting to note the extent to which we contribute to her supplies of foodstuffs in comparison with competing countries. The following table* states the quantity of frozen mutton and lamb (in carcases) imported into the United Kingdom since the trade commenced, and summarizes the principal sources of supply and the leading ports of delivery :—

New Zealand's contribution to Home markets.

Table No. 43.

L—Liverpool, m—Manchester, c—Cardiff. L M —19,560 Liverpool, and 16,000 Manchester. L c—68,558 Liverpool and 6,810 Cardiff. * —Falkland Islands, v s—United States additional 49,924 (chilled), n a—North America additional 53,577 (chilled), w—West Coast Ports (Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester). N —Natal additional 189. o—Orange River Colony additional 40.

* Weddel's Twenty-fourth Annual Review of the Frozen-meat Trade, 1911.

Year. Ai tstralia. Other Ports. New Zealand. London. Other Ports. South America. Other Countries. Totals. -tf <e o . 9 I" ® 7- & tf XU. » 01 X «1 -^ B CM London. London. Liverpool. Other Ports. U.K. Ports. 1880 . . 1881 . . 1882 . . 1883 . . 1884 . . 1885 .. 400 ; 17,27557,256 63,733 | 111,745 95,051 8,839 120,893 412,349 492,269 ■• 17,165 108,823 .190,571 .. 400 17,275 66,095 201,791 632,917 777,891 13-37 59-91 65-15 63-28 , , 1886 .. 1887 .. 1888 . . 1889 . . 1890 .. 66,960 88,811 112,214 86,547 207,984 655,888 766,417 939,231 1,068,286 ! 1,533,393; 331,245 242,903 169,282 167,936 124,413 103,454 398,963 754,721 842,000 1 1,072,118; 30,000f 45,552f - 1,187.547 - 1,542,646 1,975,448 2,164,769 - 2,948,076 55-24 49-68 47-54 49-35 52-01 1 10,16811891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 . . 1895 . . 334,684 449,488 636,917 939,360 969,943 55,250 r. I 1,894,105 I 1,505,377 i 1,821,595 I 1,947,609 2,412,331 34,228L 36,003L 10,650 L 160,340] 166,508 109,808 171,802 142,038 ] 950,797 1,081,353 1,263,915 1,199,585 43,428 : 1.360,968 112,789; 18,897f! 17,818j-; 16,425f: 11,675i-, 19.438ri 3,358,823 1 3,310,022 ' 3,884,663 ■\ 4,324,109 • 5,053.067 56-39 46-51 47-82 45-29 47-74 35,560lm 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1899 . . 1900 . . 1,565,360 1,338,964 1,238,653 ! 1,189,563 906,766 77,883 m 68,453 m 10,000m 15,038L 37,158r 2,211,895 ; 2,703,845 2,784,101 3,250,100 3,157,060 245,573 161,744 201,895 239,703 271,432 1,392,700 154,007 - 1,771,542 188,185 1,935,365 260,077 1,805,646 369,369 1,773,381. 288,024' 5,647,418 6,232,733 6,430,091 6,869,419 6,433,821 3917 43-38 43-30 47-31 49-07 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 . . 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. 1,194,157 648,929 449,090 I, 413,322 1,190,584 1,339,677 [ 1,762,047 1,214,753 1,583,928 2,634,274 '■ 2,330,572 32,401L |75,368lc j28,947l 37,001 l\ 177.854LC 392,651w 575,884w 616,493 w 1,094,910w 1,585,534w 1,281,707w 3,234,119 3,668,061 4,566,257 3,695,088 3,479,757 3,818,506 4,353,088 3,833,012 4,587,217 4,842,959 4,513,457 17,503 c 190,143w 224,809w i 329,782 w 444,279w 401,146w 447,886 w 564,515w 709,038w 3,409,982 r 342,525 411,913 650,004 746,096 1,102,282 932,986 1,002,403 1,435,137 1,258,007 1,095,555 1,126,303 1,952,625 338,955 2,081,128 334,455: 2,141,469i 326,964; 1,831,1491 360,456 1,697,367! 403,561i 1,582,606 403,684! 1,607,520 ! 405,306' 1,681,620 469,2571 l,641,430j 453,774; 1,753,166 505,041 2,400,959: 598,347; 38,077,5476,015,679 ..us . . N A 7,094,782 7,219,854 8,180,234 7,273,255 8,276,214 8,799,892 10,150,527 9,651,418 11,067,152 12,981,044 12,960,383 45-58 50-81 56-03 53-42 44-76 47-14 47-26 43-87 45-50 41-66 40-22 I . . NO Totals 25,239,007 8,1.98,092 74,277,104 13,326,392: 169,973 166,713,776 46-60