PREFERENTIAL TRADE: RETURN SHOWING VALUES OF VARIOUS ITEMS AFFECTED BY "THE PREFERENTIAL AND RECIPROCAL TRADE ACT, 1903," IMPORTED DURING 1905, SHOWING BRITISH AND FOREIGN MANUFACTURES SEPARATELY, COMPARED WITH SAME ITEMS IMPORTED FROM BRITISH AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 1903.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1906 Session II, B-25

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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND

PREFERENTIAL TRADE: RETURN SHOWING VALUES OF VARIOUS ITEMS AFFECTED BY "THE PREFERENTIAL AND RECIPROCAL TRADE ACT, 1903," IMPORTED DURING 1905, SHOWING BRITISH AND FOREIGN MANUFACTURES SEPARATELY, COMPARED WITH SAME ITEMS IMPORTED FROM BRITISH AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 1903.

Prevented to both House* of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

Schedule A.

191 )5. 1903. Article. Produce. Value. Percentage. Value. Percentage. Cement British manufactures Foreign £ •60,949 25 99-9 £ *70,702 8 99-9 Bicycles and tricycles Totals .. 60,974 70,710 British manufactures Foreign 67,591 2,837 95-9 4-1 53,648 17,160 75-7 24'3 Totals 70,428 44,685 7,085 Parts of same 70,808 British manufactures Foreign 86-3 13-7 34,043 7,075 82-7 17'3 Boots and shoes Totals .. 51,770 41,118 British manufactures Foregn 197,207 66,316 74-8 25-2 128,133 105,245 54-9 45-1 Candles Totals .. 263,523 233,378 British manufactures Foreign 41,583 103 99-7 0-3 41,974 14,514 74-3 25-7 Carriages Totals .. 41,686 56,488 British Foreign 4,330 4,146 51-0 49-0 2,930 6,217 32-0 68-0 Totals .. 8,476 9,147 Automobile?, motorcars, and cycles British mat.ufactures Foreign 23,684 25,22'.) 48-4 51-6 7,826 8,772 47-1 52-9 Totals .. 48,913 16,598 • In addition, G< i >vernment importations from V oited Kiogdon 1-1905, £9,0isl; 1903, £4,436.

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Schedule A— continued.

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1905. 1903. Article. ■ro luee. Value. Percentage. Value. Percentage. £ 755 833 £ 1,340 2,711 33-0 67-0 Carts, drays, and wagons British manufactures Foreign 47-5 52-5 Totals .. 1,588 4,051 Cordage British manufactures Foreign 13,211 1,406 90-3 9-7 11,776 1,935 85-8 14-2 Earthenware .. Totals .. British manufactures Foreign 14,617 59,858 4,098 935 6-5 13,711 56,841 4,176 931 6-9 Totals .. 63,956 61,017 Cordage, iron, and steel British manufactures Foreign 26,127 347 98-6 1-4 25,602 337 98-7 1-3 Fish, potted and preserved - Totals .. 26,474 25,939 British manufactures Foreign 42,301 5,269 88-9 11-1 30,079 18,579 61-8 38-2 Totals .. 47,570 48,658 Hardware British manufactures Foreign 203,534 I 56,296 259,830 j 78-3 21-7 231,196 67,909 299,105 77-2 22-8 Heps .. Totals .. British manufactures Foreign 1,961 915 68-1 31-9 3,616 2,049 63-8 36-2 Iron pipes Totals .. 2,876 5,665 British manufactures Foreign 92,948 6,944 93-0 7-0 109,321 8,101 93-1 69 Pianos Totals .. 99,892 117,422 British manufactures Foreign 48,694 52,397 101,091 48-1 51-9 33,518 52,138 39-1 60-9 Paperhangings Totals .. 85,656 British manufactures Foreign 31,201 5,781 84-3 15-7 28,908 6,574 81-5 18-5 Plate and plateware Totals .. 36,982 35,542 British manufactures Foreign 66,722 4,828 93-2 6-8 51,978 4,417 92-1 7'9 Totals .. 71,550 56,395 Bicycles, tricycles, fittings, and materials British manufactures Foreign 67,070 1,700 97-5 2-5 40,963 8,406 80-9 19-1 Totals .. 68,770 49,369 Carriages, Materials for British manufactures Foreign 12,776 4,817 17,593 72-6 27-4 4,399 0,443 40-5 59-5 Totals .. 10,842 Gum boots British manufactures Foreign 9,180 5,213 63-7 36-3 4,700 5,659 45-3 54-7 Iron: Angle Totals .. 14,393 2,020 28 10,359 British manufactures Foreign 98-6 1-4 2,484 326 88-3 11-7 Totals .. 2,048 2,810 Iron : Bar, bolt, and rod British manufactures Foreign 127,653 1,513 98-8 1-2 110,981 8,691 92-7 7-3 Iron raila Totals .. 129,166 119,672 Britiflh manufactures Foreign 98,243 4,429 95-6 4-4 73,765 27,587 72-7 27-3 Totals .. 102,672 101,352

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Schedule A — continued.

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1905. 1903. Article. Produce. Value. Percentage. Value. Percentage. Iron : Sheet and plate .. .. British manufactures .. 38,807 Foreign .. .. 1,958 £ 38,807 1,958 95-1 4-9 £ 54,293 5,679 90-5 9-5 Canvas Totals .. .. 40,765 40,765 43,849 242 59,972 35,295 9,644 44,939 British manufactures .. 43,849 Foreign .. .. 242 99-4 06 78-5 21-5 Totals .. .. 44,091 44,091 Vamps, uppers, laces, &c. British manufactures .. 9,004 Foreign .. .. 4,044 9,004 4,044 69-4 306 7,437 1,794 80-5 19-5 Totals .. .. 13,048 13,048 9,231 Basket and wicker ware Schedule B. British manufactures .. 820 Foreign .. .. 3,774 17-8 82-2 2,013 2,139 48-4 51'6 Motorcars, &c, parts and materials for Totals .. .. 4,594 4,152 British manufactures .. 1,451 Foreign .. .. 2,139 Totals .. .. 3,590 40-4 596 515 644 44-4 55'6 1,159 Perambulators and go-carts British manufactures .. 275 Foreign .. .. 214 56-2 43-8 89 56 61-8 38-7 China, porcelain, and parian-ware Totals .. .. 489 145 British manufactures .. 25,169 Foreign .. .. 9,530 72-5 27'5 22,947 5,483 28,430 80-7 19-3 O'ocks Totals .. .. 34,699 British manufactures .. 1,260 > Foreign .. .. 13,744 8-3 91-7 4,041 10,657 27-4 72-6 Totals .. .. 15,004 15,004 1,431 32,421 14,698 11,900 21,902 Cream of tartar .. British manufactures .. 1,43 L Foreign .. .. 32,421 4-2 958 35-2 64-8 Fancy goods and toys Totals .. .. 33,852 33,852 33,808 British manufactures .. 72,122 Foreign .. .. 78,259 72,122 78,259 47-9 52-1 124,973 50,410 175,383 71-2 29-8 Firearms Totals .. .. 150,381 150,381 British manufactures .. 3,329 Foreign .. .. 7,036 3,329 7,036 32-2 67-8 6,871 7,615 47-4 52-6 Totals .. .. 10,365 I 10,365 I 14,486 Furniture and cabinetware, &c. .. British manufactures .. 19,999 Foreign .. .. 25,894 19,999 25,391 44-5 55-5 21,224 22,265 48-8 51-2 Glass : Crown, sheet, and oommon window Totals .. .. 45,393 i 45,393 i 43,849 British manufactures .. 7,133 Foreign .. .. 15,250 7,133 15,250 31-8 68-2 19,448 8,424 69-7 30-3 Totals .. .. 22,383 i 22,383 j 27,872 Glass : Plate and other kinds British manufactures .. 8,596 Foreign .. .. 3,354 8,596 3,354 71-9 28-1 10,293 1,522 87-1 12-9 Totals .. .. 11,950 11,950 11,815 J Glassware British manufactures .. 15,327 Foreign .. .. 25,308 15,327 25,308 40,635 37-7 62-3 21,772 18,480 40,252 54 46 Iron nails .. .. ,. Totals .. .. 40,635 British manufactures .. 6,970 Foreign .. .. 37,754 6,970 37,754 15-5 84-5 11,316 27,925 39,241 28-8 72-2 Totals .. .. 44,724 44,724

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Schedule B— continued.

Schedule comparing Imports of 1905 with 1904, and showing Relative Percentages.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (2,450 copies), £5 12s. 6d.

By Authority: John Maoka\, Government Printer, Wellington. — l9o6. Price 3d.]

Article. Produce. Value. 1905. Percentage. 1905. 1903. Value. Percentage. Lamps British manufactures Foreign 12,385 22,071 34,456 35-9 64-1 £ 13,232 13,197 50'1 49-9 Paper : Wrapping Totals .. 50-6 49-4 26,429 British manufactures Foreign 4,939 4,807 5,713 3,816 59-9 40-1 Pumps, &c. ... Totals .. 9,746 9,529 3,793 3,554 British manufactures Foreign 4,373 4,946 46-9 53-1 51-6 48-4 Totals 9,319 7,347 •• Gas engines and parts British manufactures Foreign 43,035 25,922 62-4 37-6 29,450 i 28,056 ! 51-2 48'8 Instruments: Surgical and dental - Totals .. 68,957 57,506 British manufactures Foreign 15,451 15,040 50-6 49-4 16,899 15,881 51-5 48-5 Indiarubber soles and heels for boots and shoes Totals .. 30,491 32,780 British manufactures Foreign 659 1,137 36-6 I 63-4 | Not shown separately. Totals .. 1,796 Total importations, goods affeoted by preferential tariff British manufactures Foreign 1,689,688 596,899 73'9 26'1 1,588,741 644,172 711 28-9 Grand totals 2,286,587 2,232,913 Summary of Schedule A. British manufactures Foreign Totals .. 1,444,964 268,799 84-3 157 1,262,246 402,146 75-8 24-2 - 1,713,763 1,664,392 Summary of Sc: :edule B. British manufactures Foreign Totals .. 244,724 328,100 42-7 57-3 326,495 242,026 574 426 572,824 568,521 Note.—Printing paper which is exempt under section 4(i) of Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act has not leen taken into consideration.

Whence. 1905. Value of Imports. Percentage. 1905. 1904. Value of Imports. Percentage. Inited Kingdom tritish possessions 'oreign countries, viz.:— America Germany Other foreign countries £ £ 7,795,284 60-76 7,982,340 60-05 2,912,379 22-71 3,047,354 22-92 1,439,491 11-22 1,520,915 11-44 277,467 2-16 308,804 2-33 404,236 3-15 : 432,283 3-26 2,121,194 16-53 2,262,002 17-03 I 12,828,857 .. 13,291,696 Totals .. Grand totals