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General Imports into the Colony of New Zealand for the Half-year ended 30th June, 1899 — continued.

Articles and Countries whence impurted. Rate of Duty. Total Quantities imported. Value of Total Imports. Entered for Home Consumption on Importation and ex Warehouse. Estimated Amount of Duty payable. Vletal Manufactures — contd. Unenumerated— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania £ 828 2,015 2 £ s. d. tfetal Sheathing (other than copper)— New South Wales Free 2,845 Free 28 cwt. 114 tlilk (preserved) — New South Wales Free* .. 12,6241b. 236 Millinery : Feathers (ornamental) — New South Wales 25 per cent, ad val. 204 51 0 0 Other KindsVictoria New South Wales 379 113 123 0 0 25 per cent, ad val. 492 >Iails (iron) — Victoria New South Wales 96 cwt. .. 154 „ .. 237 225 25 0 0 2s. per cwt. 250 cwt. .. 462 ?uts (almonds, barbary, &c.)— Victoria New South Wales 1,5421b. .. 4,534 „ .. 32 227 )ils: Castor (in bulk) — Victoria New South Wales Free 6,076 1b. .. 259 28 gallons 700 5 101 6d. per gallon 18 0 0 728 gallons 106 Fish.and Penguin— Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 831 gallons 3,510 10,840 103 258 732 Free 15,181 gallons 1,093 Linseed— Victoria New South Wales 2,750 gallons 100 280 10 6d. per gallon 71 0 0 Mineral — Victoria New South Wales 2,850 gallons 290 30,255 gallons 6,293 3,057 578 6d. per gallon 36,548 gallons 3,635 914 0 0 Neatsfoot — Victoria 60 0 0 6d. per gallon 2,398 gallons 240 Unenumerated (bulk) — Victoria .. New South Wales 18,064 gallons 2,382 1,522 267 6d. per gallon 20,446 gallons 1,789 511 0 0 Unenumerated (bulk)— Victoria New South Wales 3,519 gallons 5,994 131 276 Free 9,513 gallons 407 )ilmen's Stores— Victoria New South Wales 117 14 r 20per oent.ad val. 131 26 0 0 * Beturi ied New Zealand produce.