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Imports. Below are given the quantities and values of the principal items imported into New Zealand in each of the past two calendar years : —

The principal countries of origin of New Zealand's imports during 1933 are shown in the next table in comparison with the figures for the three preceding years : —

Value of New Zealand's Imports (including Specie) according to Country of Origin, 1930-33.

Imports from British countries during 1933 declined by £565,155 when compared with 1932, and imports from foreign countries receded by £1,028,569.

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1932. 1933. Item. j Quantity. . Value. Quantity. Value. .. ~ £ £ Wheat .. .. .. .. Centals 772,189 246,602 220,045 69,628 Flour .. .. .. .. „ 260,175 159,189 223,041 137,223 Sugar .. .. .. .. Cwt. 1,599,245 613,218 1,512,731 538,476 Tea .. .. .. ..lb. 10,414,706 378,683 11,600,254 498,596 Whisky.. .. .. .. Gal. 260,159 256,427 223,244 215,202 Cigarettes .. .. .. lb. 494,621 178,457 352,480 121,201 Tobacco .. .. .. „ 2,695,364 397,308 2,873,257 305,621 Apparel.. .. .. .. .. .. 1,336,910 .. 1,138,968 Boots and shoes .. .. .. Doz. prs. 205,261 414,031 232,048 376,610 Carpets and floorcoverings .. .. .. 225,263 .. 234,683 Drapery, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 271,467 .. 226,329 Cotton piece-goods .. .. .. .. 1,372,019 .. 1,283,604 Silk piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. 677,419 .. 587,207 Woollen piece-goods .. .. .. .. 425,175 .. 428,982 Petrol and kerosene .. .. Gal. 64,001,195 1,225,211 59,982,777 953,921 Coal .. .. .. .. Tons 103,531 111,377 99,272 103,909 Hardware .. .. .. .. .. 318,837 .. 289,837 Electrical appliances .. .. .. .. 936,692 .. 848,267 Timber .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,728 .. 146,197 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. No. 3,662 526,536 3,868 531,779 Motor-tires .. .. .. .. .. 608,802 .. 487,876 Other imports .. .. .. .. .. 12,279,755 .. 11,927,266 Totals, imports .. .. .. .. 23,045,106 .. 21,451,382

I I 1 j 1930. J 1931 - ! 1932. 1933. I ■ L - I I British Possessions, Protectorates, &c. — £ £ £ £ United Kingdom .. .. .. 20,333,986 12,192,649 11,496,027 10,789,280 India .. .. .. .. 637,832 392,088 354,647 461,539 Ceylon .. .. .. .. 704,759 617,042 351,567 442,628 South African Union .. .. 92,006 69,978 76,970 32,942 Canada .. .. .. .. 3,802,925 1,224,569 1,007,178 1,012,250 Australia .. .. .. .. 3,308,915 2,437,955 2,681,393 2,674,683 Fiji .. .. .. .. 200,877 102,979 106,041 84,877 All other British countries .. .. 510,637 394,479 484,293 494,762 Totals, British countries .. 29,591,937 17,431,739 16,558,116 15,992,961 Foreign Countries and Possessions — United States .. .. .. 7,573,053 3,885,073 3,267,086 2,383,451 France .. .. .. .. 608,076 327,646 269,789 198,639 Germany .. .. .. .. 975,460 574,500 459,971 378,753 Belgium .. .. .. .. 448,762 289,478 179,970 138,620 Japan .. .. .. .. 565,264 304,532 434,636 541,346 Dutch East Indies .. .. .. 811,372 848,216 793,622 798,579 All other foreign countries .. .. 2,451,990 1,151,774 1,081,916 1,019,033 Totals, all foreign countries .. 13,433,977 7,381,219 6,486,990 5,458,421 Totals, all countries .. .. 43,025,914 24,812,958 j 23,045,106 21,451,382