EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
NEW ZEALAND TRADE
INTERESTING FIGURES
Tho , annual report of the council of the- Wellington Chamber of Commerce lias been issued. I'Vom it the following exports and imports are extracted:— The value for tho total exports and. imports for the past six years (spcoio included) comparo as follows:— Excess Exports. Imports. Exports. Year. • £. £ ■ £ 1911-12 ... 20,714,595 19,615,291 1,099,301 1912-13 ... 23,682,416 22,868,35-1 81i,0G2 1913-14 ... 23,759 347 21,056,381 2,702,963 1911-15 ... 29,710,431 19,786,221 9,924,210 1015-16 ... 31,926,541 23,791,152 11,135,389 1916-17 ... 29,634,726 21,355,680 8,479,016 The figures for 1916-17 do not include gold or gold specie, particulars of which will.not bo available until after the war. Comparative values of exports aro as follow :— 1016-17. 1913-14. Goods. . £ '. . £ ■ Wool ,10,893,266 . 8,167,2-79 Sheepskins 1,233.215' -811,843 Frozen meat ■ 5,705,315 '1,930,702 Butter and cheese.; 7,085,103 4,546,142 Tallow ' 515 612 659,720 Gold — 1,189,572. Kauri gum 296,167 518,183 Hemp 1,174,906 530,665 Timber 417,299 394,672 Grain, whole and ground .: 83,972 78,706 Other N.Z. produce 2,048,469 1,0*0,341 Total N.Z. produce '29,453,324 23,507,828 Ee-exports .....'..... 381,402 251,519 Specie 50,005 7,252 Total 29,884,731 23,766,599 The figures for 1916-17 do not include gold or gold specie, particulars of 'which will not be available until after the vmr. The quantities for the principal exports for the same periods aro Bhown in the following table:— . ' .; 1916-17. 1913-14.' Wool lbs. 162,043,634 196,499,896 Frozen meat, cwt. 2,523,832 2,846,411 Tallow, tons 12,222 23,139 Butter, cwt. •. '. 367,783 412,917 Cheese, cwt 918,414 781,320 Kauri gum, tons... 4,776 8,948 Hemp, tons 25,265 22,600 Wheat bushels ... 45,632 ' 6,790 Oats, bushels 5,667 140,991 The comparative values of imports to principal ports in ,1913-14 and 1916-17 are os follow:— . . ' 1916-17. 1913-U. Ports. ■• £ £ Auckland • 6,406,881 6,491,066 Wellington • : 6,818,777 5,865,748 Other N.I. ports,... 1,123,939 1.285,395 Lyttelton- ........:... 3,333,451 3,210,994 Dnnedin 2,654,911 2,591,024 Other S.l.' ports 1,017,762 1,461,131 Total North 1'1'd.... 14,349,556 13,642,209 Total South 1Td.... 7,006,124 7,263,149 Specie to all ports . 305,635 727,125 Total Dominion .... 21,661,315 21,783,509 Total ' apart -> from ' ! specie 21.355,680 21,056,334
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 163, 30 March 1918, Page 9
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311EXPORTS AND IMPORTS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 163, 30 March 1918, Page 9
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