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No. 1.—Return showing the Value of the Principal Articles imported into New Zealand from Australia and Tasmania, &c. — continued.

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Article, and Countries whence imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Onions— Victoria New South Walea Tasmania £ 1,308 109 £ 1,327 325 71 £ 1,783 343 42 £ 1,070 533 4 £ 988 397 4 £ 992 771 18 20 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter £1 a ton 1,417 1,723 2,168 1,607 1,389 1,781 Opium— Victoria New South Wales 270 468 480 80 88 401 160 89 40s. per lb. 738 560 489 249 Paintings, Pictures, &o. — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 1,306 1,410 356 9 760 1,130 389 327 376 300 256 331 3 3 174 215 6 8 Paper: Printing— Viotoria New South Wales .. 15 per cent, to July, 1895, then 20 per oent. 3,081 1,896 724 676 593 389 1,604 858 1,956 1,699 1,532 2,094 1,674 1,863 978 2,709 1,129 2,404 Free 2,462 Writing, Large— Victoria New South Wales 3,655 3,626 3,537 3,687 3,533 303 69 370 158 531 437 509 695 554 548 325 998 Free 372 528 968 1,204 1,102 1,323 Perfumery— Victoria New South Wales 190 29 289 29 231 315 298 357 280 404 475 895 25 per cent, ad val. 655 684 1,370 219 318 546 Photographic Goods— Victoria New South Wales 112 216 140 275 138 108 139 312 41 368 135 428 20 per cent. 563 328 415 246 451 409 Victoria New South Wales South Australia 858 200 975 384 10 630 385 574 515 260 518 126 708 Free 1,058 1,369 1,015 1,089 778 834 Pitch and Tar— Viotoria New South Wales 2 1 12 142 16 601 7 23 Free 154 617 30 Plants, Shrubs, and TreesVictoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania 455 350 » 634 360 1 7 1,074 921 806 665 1 10 591 481 5 17 703 941 29 19 Free 805 1,002 2,024 1,482 1,094 1,663 Plated WareVictoria New South Wales Tasmania 228 2,101 54 725 820 645 966 4 811 1,906 1,223 2,282 577 3,164 20 per cent. 2,383 1,545 1,615 2,717 3,505 3,741 Printing Materials — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland .. 2,854 617 2 1,243 1,005 1,202 652 1,701 1,790 1,098 515 2,083 916 22 Free 3,473 2,270 1,854 3,491 1,613 2,999