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No. 2.—Return showing the Value of Principal Articles exported from New Zealand to Australia and Tasmania, &c.— continued.

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Kate of Duty in each Colony. !80:s. 1894. I 1695. I 1896. 1897. 18!);'. Hay and Straw— Viotoria New South Wales Western Australia South Australia £ 142 293 £ 105 210 £ 37 367 £ £ £ Free "666 4 1,249 13 617 30s. per ton 10 per cent. 6 HidesVictoria New South Wales Tasmania South Australia 435 315 404 670 1,255 630 7,170 168 233 4,192 106 141 31 4,018 128 115 434 3,448 154 114 4,159 285 46 5,862 10,497 838 99 Hops— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Free 7,571 4,470 4,695 3,716 4,490 17,296 8d. perlb. Free 2,448 4,184 293 2,765 80 3,623 4,694 643 1,364 2,666 4,626 943 1,344 2,046 5,609 1,187 599 3,334 6,227 3,622 308 2,485 2,565 754 392 6d. per lb. 3d. „ 4d. 128 40 9,770 10,324 9,579 9,441 13,619 6,236 Hosiery— New South Wales Tasmania Victoria Queensland .. Free 20 per cent. 25 25 40 26 •94 84 40 3 294 66 26 25 606 176 104 525 46 99 218 130 66 221 . 411 886 670 348 Leather— Victoria 1,844 1,600 1,464 1,770 New South Wales Western Australia South Australia Free, 6d. per lb., 30 per cent., 20 per cent., and 35 per cent. Free Various Free, 10 per cent., and 15 per cent. Free and 30 per cent. Various 841 385 22 372 1,098 598 21 49 1,801 241 4,282 362 12,118 1,354 Tasmania 137 42 Queensland .. 735 2,375 17,617 1,248 1,470 2,512 3,786 6,885 Linen Piece-goods— Victoria New South Wales 235 165 403 21 Free 400 403 21 Linseed— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Free 186 282 34 3 219 1,007 3,214 1,617 123 385 63 1,207 585 205 224 26 721 949 425 253 131 126 46 13 6d. per busbel .. 505 1,226 5,402 2,247 2,479 I 185 Machinery : Agricultural — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Free .. . .. 778 2,262 771 120 1 262 535 2,293 47 13 5 552 554 1,258 60 296 756 179 6,697 6,932 828 45 323 640 620 6,601 2,287 Various Free 10 per cent. 203 591 513 205 849 Engines (Steam) — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia 4,194 3,445 2,075 2,335 15,465 10,562 30 per cent. Free 300 393 "238 "300 31 693 300 31 238