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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. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. )ils: Colza— Viotoria New South Wales 6d. per gallon Free .. £ 189 275 £ 83 201 £ 55 133 £ 49 128 £ 53 117 £ 53 103 188 177 170 156 464 294 Cocoanut — New South Wales Viotoria 542 49 1,050 81 137 Free 542 49 1,050 218 Fish, Penguin, and Seal— Viotoria New South Wales 6d. per gallon Free 23 21 240 1 789 413 44 241 1,202 Kerosene — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Free .. 6d. per gallon 3d. 6d. 151 415 6 1 3 122 270 6 1 3 95 215 10 94 183 2 93 188 1 3 4 64 161 4 2 11 11 576 402 322 290 289 240 Olive — Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania 6d. per gallon Free Is. 3d. per gallon 327 333 6 248 291 49 278 55 115 2 52 93 66 98 164 666 539 327 172 145 Whale— Viotoria New South Wales 6d. per gallon Free .. 624 396 1038 494 113 381 77 109 1,020 77 1,532 494 109 }mons — New South Wales Tasmania Viotoria Queenslaod .. Free £1 per ton £1 „ SX „ 6 2 778 18 8,925 9,074 356 420 12,639 2 59 50 'i,816 8 778 18 9,034 9,850 14,457 )ysters>— Viotoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Free .. 10 per cent. 25 1,215 1,210 284 335 2,018 245 254 2,040 77 686 1,176 115 208 794 413 393 767 3,076 2,709 2,598 2,185 3,843 2,371 1,600 3 bormium— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania 10,383 10,276 355 1,070 17 8,930 8,020 283 1,111 180 6,485 5,436 524 432 7,478 6,856 251 254 24 7,776 7,078 238 552 18,987 9,067 300 600 Free 22,101 18,524 12,877 14,863 15,644 28,954 Tow— Viotoria New South Wales 247 17 258 197 111 45 183 84 309 114 464 107 Free 264 455 156 267 423 571 D aintings, Engravings, &o. — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Free .. 108 127 2 129 101 354 96 96 1 205 535 182 199 136 7 127 721 33 8 132 20 per cent. Free .. 12 28 237 242 547 768 524 1,021