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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. 1891. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Stone — continued. Pumice — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland.. & & & & £ £ Free 112 1,889 . 901 2,481 297 3,849 338 1,223 lugar, Refined — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania 3,224 3,382 4,484 6s. per owt. 4s. 6s. 8d. per owe. .. 3s. 6s. per owt. and Id. per lb. Free 383 758 7 2 10 367 ■953 6 1 10 300 590 7 2 9 234 569 3 2 22 247 755 4 4 9 243 4,301 6 1 21 Western Australia 2 9 4 1 1,160 1,339 908 839 1,023 4,573 — Victoria New South Wales Western Australia Tasmania Free 10 per cent. Free 264 303 1,016 10 85 20 203 429 3,354 625 13,368 3,734 35,163 15 129 567 1,026 308 3,783 14,008 39,026 )ea— Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania South Australia Western Australia 3d. per lb. Id. „ 6d. „ 3d. „ 3d. „ Free 1,581 657 5 2,961 871 611 6 2,368 1 28 1,281 566 6 2,042 210 469 4 1,698 1 27 566 395 2 1,975 3 1 164 653 3 2,092 1 5,204 2 3,885 3,897 2,409 2,942 2,913 timber: Logs (Hewn)— Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Free .. 2,104 . 5,156 86 272 1,205 2,465 68 665 1,924 724 19 590 1,337 1,342 109 1,404 897 156 736 1,762 709 10 per cent. 7>618 4,403 3,257 2,788 3,193 2,471 Sawn, undressed — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. South Australia Tasmania Free Various 21,631 47,812 1,458 1,865 598 37,408 46,669 697 2,184 197 42,830 51,840 4,781 2,589 55 88,139 44,161 .3,064 3,839 851 45,611 60,262 959 4,004 1,807 67,256 59,007 1,467 3,505 1,259 Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per 100 ft. 10 per cent. 15 601 1,474 1,780 Western Australia 73,364 87,170 102,696 91,528 114,423 132,494 Sawn, dressed — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania Various Free .. • Various 2s. 6d. and Is. 6d. per 100 ft. 20 per cent. Various 328 650 211 2 222 45 4 205 197 48 2,671 17 161 808 4,580 3,290 7,896 340 357 "364 Western Australia Queensland .. 6 20 531 480 1,191 273 426 2,897 6,283 12,363 Staves — New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania Victoria Free 15 per cent. 1,452 420 11 1,480 813 5 1,744 1,301 5 82 90 Free .. • t t 76 1,883 2,298 3,132 166 Unemimerated — Victoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania Free 1 1,324 114 187 1,106 12 . 61 "967 282 556 136 2Y0 193 361 Various 1 1,626 1,179 968 838 406 554