IMPORTS FROM BRITAIN

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8359, 20 February 1913, Page 4

IMPORTS FROM BRITAIN

FIGURES FOR DECEMBER AND FOR PAST TEAR. The British <3 OTernraenit Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, Mx W. G-. Wickham, supplies the fallowing: return of the principal limes of goods of British manufacture exported to New Zealand during the month of December, 1912, also foi tie twelyo months ended December, 1912, with the figures for 1910 and. 1911 shown for purposes of comjKirieoa (compiled from the Board of Trade retome) :

Month ended December 30th. Twelve months ended December 30th. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1910. 1911. 1912. £. £. £. • £. £■ £. Beer and ale 2.002 003 4,319 35,680 35,323 43,045 Salt (except table salt) 2,271 502 1,420 18,837 - 22,290 17,097 Spirits .. 20,323 12,598 26,128 350.924 240,626 317,726 Iron and steel and manufactures thereof 106,788 87,727 129,721 1,038,960 1,196,853 1,259,146 Copper, wrought and tnn.rmifftr-hirAi1 ... 8,835 8,899 8,927 37,365 60,598 76,514 Cutlery 8,292 2,795 8,327 41,333 89,006 45,117 Hardware 12,803 14,292 12,622 115,195 142,502 . 147,519 Cotton piece goods of all binds 82,934 65',117 83,363 738,002 781,815 757,997 Woollen and worsted manufactures ...... 74.015 59,864 49,493 444,329 521,711 458,518 Haberdashery and Yrnl1tn*vry 0,053 7,355 7,806 66,089 69,119 77,043 Jute manufactures 4,434 3,395 5,075 89,103 36,567 85,404 Linen piece goods of all kinds 14,981 11,842 12,081 111,424 115,474 120,099 Apparel 70,347 56,310 69,009 537,787 588,003 655.472 Boots and shoes , 15,828 19,318 21,543 193,711 226,944 257,615 SaddJory and harness 3,214 3,231 2,912 37,389 44,703 41,520 Earthenware amd gloss 11,762 11,025 14,669 107,729 124,603 132,741 Writing and printing paper 11,552 10,845 13.450 131,670 150,391 161,461 Cement 4,350 2,282 2,403 34,803 80,365 25,900 Stationery, other than paper 3.470 4.160 4vil2 48,523 68.987 73,847