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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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Artic.e, whence und «°g^ and 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Tobaooo: Unmanufactured— Victoria New South Wales £ £ £ £ £ £ 672 45 255 69 185 546 198 243 79 33 Is. 6d. per lb. in 1893, thereafter 2s. per lb. 717 324 731 441 112 Manufactured— Viotoria New South Wales 4,999 1,490 6,920 1,724 8,056 1,844 8,027 1,568 6,946 1,895 9,333 2,178 3s. 6d. per lb. 6,489 8,644 9,900 9,595 8,841 11,511 Cigars— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 5,469 6,454 1,743 5,723 679 6,148 10 681 6,930 1,723 7,564 1,299 9,306 1 22 10 7s. per lb. 11,924 7,488 6,837 7,621 9,287 10,606 Cigarettes— Victoria New South Wales South Australia 331 330 70 225 283 15 562 351 77 440 2 1,512 7s. per lb. to July, 1895, thereafter 17s. 6d. per 1,000 up to lb., and 6d. per oz. exoess 731 508 577 351 517 1,514 Tools, Artificers' — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 1,893 590 278 1,350 855 894 829 622 1,265 1,141 1,620 2,132 1,476 1 4 38 Free 2,799 2,206 1,727 1,887 2,761 3,608 Twine— Viotoria New South Wales 200 29 320 210 100 241 316 109 233 26 20 per cent, ad val. 229 330 341 425 259 Varnish — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 108 183 2 69 178 66 617 72 550 59 334 67 259 Is. 6d. per gallon to July, 1895, thereafter 2s. per gallon 293 247 683 622 393 326 WatchesVictoria New South Wales 584 5,530 21 837 736 1,504 434 914 108 1,672 1,546 20 per cent. 1,780 1,546 Wax, Paraffin, Mineral, &o. — Victoria New South Wales 6,114 858 2,240 1,348 , 820 634 1,056 193 2,320 2,072 1,358 1,528 3,127 1,686, 5,238 22 WineVictoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania l£d. per lb. 1,454 1,249 4,392 2,886 4,813 5,260 3,418 514 53 4 2,031 612 65 1,436 1,263 25 1,230 308 51 682 490 50 965 1,056 21 1 6s. per gallon 3,989 2,708 2,724 1,589 1,222 2,043