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Return of Imports for the Year ended 31st December, 1925 —continued.

Article. j Whence imported. Value. £ £ Meats, salted .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 135 Milk, preserved .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 192 Australia .. .. .. 16 208 Motor-veliioles and parts .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 507 Australia .. .. .. 2 509 Nails .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 89 Oils —Kerosene and benzine .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 404 Australia .. .. .. 13 Fiji .. .. .. 24 441 Oils n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 55 Australia .. .. .. 1 56 Paint and varnish .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 59 Australia .. .. .. 2 61 Paper, wrapping .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 10 United Kingdom .. .. 3 13 Perfumed spirits .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 15 Australia .. .. .. 1 Tonga .. .. .. 18 34 Perfumery n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 62 American Samoa . . .. 2 64 Photographic materials .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 13 Pipes, tobacco .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. 16 Potatoes and onions .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 49 Australia .. .. .. 4 53 Provisions n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 234 Australia .. .. .. 6 240 Rice .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. . . 189 Rugs „ 72 United Kingdom .. .. 7 Australia .. . . .. 13 Tonga .. .. .. 6 98 Saddlery and harness .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. . . 24 Salt .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 4 Silk „ 33 Australia .. .. .. 3 36 Soap .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 299 Australia .. .. .. 4 303 Specie .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 684 Spirits —■ Brandy .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 11 Gin and geneva .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 3 Whisky .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 3 Stationery and books .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 219 United Kingdom .. .. 88 Australia .. .. .. 28 335 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 174 Australia .. .. .. 3 177 Tea, coffefe, and cocoa .. .. . .. New Zealand .. .. .. 70 Australia .. .. .. 6 76 Timber, sawn .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 466 Timber, banana-cases .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 420 Tobacco, cigarettes, &c, .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 219 Australia .. .. .. 952 1,171