BEET-ROOT SUGAR. CULTIVATION OF SUGAR-BEET IN NEW ZEALAND, AND MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR. (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1876 Session I, H-02a

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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

BEET-ROOT SUGAR. CULTIVATION OF SUGAR-BEET IN NEW ZEALAND, AND MANUFACTURE OF SUGAR. (FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO).

Presented to both Souses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. The Earl of Cabnabvon to the Marquis of Nobmanby. Mt Lobd,— Downing Street, 6th May, 1876. In continuation of-aiy despatches* noted in the margin, I have the honor to transmit to you, for the information of your Government, a copy of a despatch from the British Charge d'Affaires at Munich, accompanied by such information as he has been able to obtain respecting the trade in beetroot sugar in Bavaria. I have, &c, Governor the Most Hon. the Marquis of Normanby, . Cabnabyon. K.C.M.G., &c.

Enclosure Mr. Hill to the Earl of Debby. Mt Lobd,— Munich, 13th April, 1876. On receipt of your Lordship's commercial circular of the 16th December last, Mr. Morier applied to the Bavarian Q-overnment for the information on the subject of beet-root sugar which wag then asked for. I have now the honor to enclose Monsieur D'Axenberger's reply, with enclosures, in translation, from which your Lordship will perceive that no special statistical works regarding the production of and duties on beet-root sugar are published in this country, those relating to the Zollverein, and published in Berlin, including also the Bavarian trade. I have, &c, The Earl of Derby, &c. Clement Hill.

Sub-Enclosure. Monsieur D'Axenbeegeb to Mr. Clement Hill. [Tbanslation.] Munich, 7th April, 1876. Iw reply to the note of the 13th January, from the British Legation, the undersigned has the honor to forward to Mr. Clement Hill the accompanying remarks on the production of and duties on beet-root sugar in Bavaria, together with a tabular report on the subject; and avails himself of this opportunity to renew, &c. For the Secretary of State, Mr. C. Hill. &c. . D'Axenbebgkb.

Enclosure No. 1, in Sub-Enclosure. [Teanslation.] Remahks in answer to the Queries contained in the Note of the 13th of January, from the British Legation, respecting Beet-root Sugar. Statistics of the Production of JBeet-root Sugar in Bavaria. Repobts on the production of beet-root sugar throughout all the States comprised in the earlier and in the present German Zollverein are to be found in the official publications of the old Central * The substance, or the whole, of each of these Despatches is given in Appendix A. H—2, 1876.

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Bureau of the German Zollverein. Since its abolition, they have appeared in the official publications of the Imperial Statistical Department (Quarterly Reports on the Statistics of the German Empire, published by the Imperial Statistical Department, Berlin). The most important data respecting the development of the German beet-root sugar industry, since a duty was imposed upon it, are given in the Quarterly Report contained in Vol. viii., Part 1. Amongst them we find accounts of the number of factories devoted to the manufacture of raw sugar, between the years 1840^41 and 1872-73. In the same Report, Vol. viii., S. vi., 124, the results of the manufacture of beet-sugar for the year 1873-74, and in Vol. xiv. those for 1874-75, are given. From these publications, which contain the reports on all the different countries comprised within the Zollverein, the enclosed table relating to Bavaria has been compiled. 2. As regards the import and export, and the duties on beet-root sugar of home manufacture, there are no special data for Bavaria, any more than there are regarding the production of such sugar. The only existing data refer to the whole of the Zollverein. The information on this head is also given in the publications of the original Central Bureau of the German Zollverein. Reports on the duties, imports and exports, drawbacks, &c, on sugar, for the years 1874 and 1875, are especially to be found in Vol. viii., S. 40, and following sections of the Quarterly Reports. (See Vols. named under heading 1, viz. viii and xiv.)

Enclosure No. 2, in Sub-Enclosure. [Tbanslation.] Repoet on the Number of Beet employed in the Bavarian Beet-root Sugar Manufactories, from the year 1863 to the year 1875, compiled in the Eoyal Statistical Department of Bavaria, from the Publications of the Central Bureau of the German Zollverein, and of the Imperial Statistical Department in Berlin. Number of Manufac- Weight in Centners Year. Tories at Work. of Boots used. 1863-64 ... ... 6 ... ... 422,444 1864-65 ... ... 6 ... ... 363,071 1865-66 ... ... 5 ... ... 347,770 1866-67 ... ... 4 ... .., 548,030 1867-68 ... ... 4 ... ... 366,060 IS6B-69 ... ... 4 ... ... 379,750 1869-70 ... ... 4 ... ... 387,085 1870-71 ... ... 4 ... ... 263,310 1871-72 ... ... 3 ... ... 291,855 1872-73 ... ... 3 ... ... 257,910 1873-74 ... ... 2 ... ... 235,635 1874-75 ... ... 2 ... ... 279,570

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