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Table No. 11. Table showing Possibilities of Trade between Canada and New Zealand under the proposed Reciprocal Treaty.

Statistics of Canada. Statistics oe New Zealand. Bate oe Duty. Preferential Bate mutually proposed as against other Countries. Articles'. Value. Value. Imports. Exports. Imports. Exports. In Canada. In New Zealand. Axes and hatchets Scythes Rakes and hoes Forks, shovels and spades Cordage Twine Twine, binder Leather, sole £ 2,260 3,080 226 2,600 15,208 10,620 25,000" 26,652 £ 18,486 £ 7,367 1,155 9,432 8,436 7,962 £ 1,409 35 per cent. 10s. per doz. 25 per cent, and 2Jd. each 4s. per doz. and 25 per cent. Jd. per lb. and 10 per cent. 30 per cent. 25 per cent. Jd. lb. and 15 per cent., tanned but undressed 10 per cent. 25 per cent. 35 per cent. 35 per cent. Free Free 20 per cent. Free 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. Id. per lb. If made dutiable in N.Z. to be free. If made dutiable in N.Z. to be free. 2J per cent. off. 2J per cent. off. Free. 10 per cent. off. 173,000 47,000 7,135 91,178 Boots and shoes Saddlery and harness Furniture Animals, viz.: Horned cattle Horses Sheep Frozen or fresh meat Bacon and hams 61,472 6,760 62,000 4,100 27,600 t26, 490 19,550 §154,000 18,300 5,450 35,000 1,550,000 292,000 250,000 226,000 394,103 128,391 22,159 22,000 686 1,145 767 2,439 2,000 33,159 1,194,000 6,376 30 per cent. 20 per cent. 30 per cent. l§d. per lb. if d. and |d. per lb. [Salt, Jd perlb. .. | Preserved, 30 per cent. Free 35 per cent. ljd. per lb. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 25 per cent. Free Free Free Free 2d. per lb. J Salt, 10s. per cwt. {Preserved, 2d. per lb. Free 20 per cent. Free 17J per cent.* 17| per cent.* 20 per cent. Free. Fish 110,000 1,616,000 1,242 27,000 6,100 Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Hides Milk, preserved Wool Wool, manufactures of— Blankets Cloths Tweeds Flannels Rugs Flax, j | Phormium 389,557 2,000 330,000 80,000 45',000 12,000 11,110 5,226 262 4,827,000 4,800 348,000 169,000 62,000 845 3,000 | 7,000 15,954 157,326 51 8,836 5d. per lb. and 20 per cent. 5d. per lb. and 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. Free. Free. Barley Oats Wheat Wheat flour.. Seeds 2,600 11684,000 36,000 85,000 200,000 510,000 **1,412,000 348,000 44,000 5,000 263 1,198 54,000 762 66,256 2,836 156,694 6,451 47,000 25 per cent. scutched, Jd. per lb. hackled, Id. per lb. 7Jd. per bushel .. 5d. per bushel .. 7Jd. per bushel 3s. 2d. per barrel In bulk, 10 per cent., in small parcels, 25 per cent. 2s. 6d. per ton. 3Jd. per gallon. .. 20 per cent. Free Free 2s per 1001b. 9d. 1001b. 9d. per 1001b. Is. 1001b. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free, Free. Coaltt Kerosene Safes H Organs .. Pianofortes Tallow Lumber and timber .. 852,000 94,000 623,000 1,343 105,191 51,214 73,438 Free Free 6d. per gallon. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. Free. 5,000 24,000 5,800 122,000 54,000 7,500 400 3,954,000 '5,578 35,705 204,499 111,024 42s. to 125s. and 15 per cent. 104s. to 208s. and 20 per cent. Jd. per lb. Sawn not shaped —free, other kinds 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. Free Sawn 2s. per 100ft., dressed 4s. per 100ft. 14,070 * In case the general tariff rates in both countries be 25 per cent, the preferential rate to be 20 per cent. t About half of this goes into British Columbia and Manitoba from the United States. I Includes salted meat; proportion cannot be ascertained. § The bulk of this comes into British Columbia and Manitoba from the United States. II Flax, other than Phormium, is imported in Canada to the extent of £25,000. IT The bulk of this goes into Quebec from United States. ** The bulk of this is exported from Quebec to United Kingdom. tt Average value in Canada: Imports, 8s. 4d. per ton ; exports, 13s. 8d. {} No information can be given, not being stated separately in Returns.