DROP IN EXPORTS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1930, Page 7

DROP IN EXPORTS

OVER EIGHT MILLIONS

illy Telegraph—Dress Association).

WELLINGTON, April 16

The coin eisiuion or <lll excess of exports of into tin excess of imports of .1:122,1/07 is the feature of the Dominion's overseas trade returns for the financial year, ended on March •f Ist last, whuli were made available iiy the Minister of Customs (Hon. J. li. Donald) to-night. The Minister Siated the total values of Ihe exports Isom and imports into New Zealand for ihe pei iod were. Exports £49,045,81.7; imports £49,167,914; excess of lm- [> / £rz2,i)Vi. (exports had decreased ..y £8,108,526 as lompa.red witli the ij• evmus financial year, and the imports had increased by £4,062,049. 1 no- principal cause of the deline in the exports had been the lower prices obtained for wool this season and me doi eased quantity exported. The present is me fourth year since 19M w..en the bniaike has been of an adverse m.ture. The following tables supplied by the Minister show the totai quail'.iiy and values o-f some of Aew Zealand’s leading exports during - e last three financial years: Wool (hales) 1927-28, 733,708; 192829, 635,683; 1929-30 '603,260. Butter (cwvts) 1,578,289, 1,605,565,

599,407; cheese (ewts) 1,564,449, 1,709,167, 1,618,537; frozen lamb (cwt) 1,837,287, 1,828,645, 1,947,237; frozen mution (cwt) 1,090,429, 956,912, 978,959; pelts (number) 9,047,878, 8,596,9)8, 9,356,300,

Value: Wool, 1927-28, £16,691,385; 1923.-29, £15,576,291; 1929-39, £10,010,079; butter £11,934,431, £13,141,494, £12,022.440; cheese £6,092,900, £7,296,804, £6.280,213; frozen lamb £6,494,880, £6.711,865. £6,901,305; frozen mutton £2,070.709. £1.909,131, £1,988, 370; pelts £1,247,226, £1,406,131, £1,472,801.