H.—32c.

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

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, ~ Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 28th September, 1899.

No. 3. —Eeturn showing Value of all Goods transhipped during the last Five Years from New Zealand to the Australasian Colonies, or from the Australasian Colonies to New Zealand. [Information cannot be given. Goods transhipped in Australia for New Zealand always appear in the New Zealand returns as imports from the country where they were originally shipped, and the same ia the case as to goods transhipped in New Zealand. Such goods would not appear as trade between Australia and New Zealand.] W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 9th October, 1899.

No. 4.—Return showing the Chief Items of Victorian Products exported from Victoria to New Zealand during the Years 1893-98, also showing the Present Rate of Duty charged thereon in New Zealand.

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Bate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Goods, Miscellaneous — ctd. Unmanufactured — Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland £ £ £ £ £ £ 308 840 76 36 1,004 11 131 105 140 66 89 146 586 12 5 1,224 1,052 147 245 155 732 Paroels Post— Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Various 846 200 132 90 84 160 897 750 120 81 64 134 777 1,112 132 103 213 108 658 1,654 219 148 132 157 752 2,202 182 107 146 171 765 2,679 161 128 142 159 1,512 2,046 2,445 2,968 3,560 4,034 Articles not enumerated — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 3,209 6,662 49 60 129 494 5,585 6,196 202 250 115 220 6,062 12,102 395 168 40 1,399 8,853 12,520 99 610 11,240 1,117 7,966 13,465 787 290 1,201 996 5,596 18,923 261 367 425 2,270 Total Vc due of At 527,500 678,904 28,316 19,439 6,525 14,106 'tides exp torted. Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania .. 319,637 500,755 11,355 15,029 14,154 9,470 870,400 350,931 625,691 20,384 12,689 19,049 7,009 1,035,753 486,871 641,175 30,828 23,472 84,857 19,798 387,782 735,850 28,868 33,120 72,819 65,345 400,773 910,416 29,523 30,829 63,065 40,551 Grand total .. 1,274,790 1,287,001 1,323,784 1,475,157

Article. Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1891. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Acids n.O;e. Animals (horses) Agricultural implements .. Bark Bonedust Books .. ... Bicycles Cartridges Drugs FruitFresh.. £ £ £ £ £ 1,786 £ 1,680 Free .. £1 per head Free 3,857 1,252 9,552 1,466 13,833 1,225 10^972 8,969 9,511 2,347 9,978 20 per cent, ad val. Is. 6d. per 100 .. 20 per cent, ad val. and free Id., Jd. per lb., and free 2d. per lb. 25 per cent, ad val. 25 1,185 4,170 1,794 14,800 1,742 18,784 1J604 1,403 2,635 2,579 2,090 1,017 1,337 1,730 Raisins Furniture Furs 1,847 1,129 1,631 "975 i^259 2,524 1,454