A. —6.

The principal items of import for the calendar year 1936 —continued.

The total trade of the island over the last ten years is set out in the following table : —•

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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Brought forward .. .. .. 8,390 Iron, galvanized corrugated, roofing New Zealand .. .. 504 Other .. .. .. 20 — 524 Meats, preserved .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 2,252 Motor-cars and parts .. .. New Zealand .. .. 744 Other .. .. .. 30 774 Oils: Benzine and kerosene . . New Zealand .. .. .. 826' Paint and varnish .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 221 Provisions, n.e.i. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,156 Other .. .. .. 3 1,159 Rice .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 338 Other .. .. .. 48 - — 386 Silk .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,221 Japan .. .. .. 114 Other .. .. .. 1 1,336 Soap .. .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. 384 Other .. .. .. 2 386 Specie .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 1,700 Stationery and books .. .. New Zealand .. .. 157 United Kingdom .. . . 103 Other .. .. .. 5 265 Sugar.. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 212 Other .. .. .. 7 219 Timber, sawn . . .. New Zealand . . .. .. 348 „ shooks .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 1,943 Tobacco .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,079 Australia.. .. .. 314 Other .. . . .. 9 1,402 Tools .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 246 Other .. .. .. 36 — 282 Sundry .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,982 Other .. .. .. 267 2,249 Total imports .. .. .. 24,662

Imports. Exports. 1 — Total Year. I i „ Trnrlp New United |. , ,. Total New n ,, 1 Total -«aae. Zealand. Kingdom. Australla " | 0ther - Imports. Zealand. 0ther ' Exports. I H- ■ I I ££ £££££££ 1927 10,896 2,003 878 229 14,006 14,290 60 14,350 28,356 1928 14,403 2,476 1,027 731 18,637 16,347 4,591 20,938 39,575 1929 14,688 2,866 880 673 19,107 13,449 8,757 22,206 41,313 1930 14,863 1,588 955 1,224 18,630 13,323 2,554 15,877 34,507 1931 8,958 96] 678 910 11,507 5,186 2,005 7,191 18,698* 1932 11,568 2,424 360 404 14,756 10,820 3,167 13,987 28,743 1933 10 400 1,442 841 440 13,123 10,225 1,317 11,542 24,665 1934 11,888 658 515 311 13,372 11,342 999 12,341 25,713 1935 13,191 942 780 375 15,288 10,010 2,066 12,076 27,364. 1936 .. .. 22,280 609 649 1,124 24,662 15,915 7,077 22,992 47,654 * Island recovering from drought and storms.