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No. 4. —Return showing the Chief Items of Victorian Produce exported from Victoria to New Zealand, &c.— continued.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Return showing the Chief Items of New South Wales Produce exported from New South Wales during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

Article. Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Glass bottles Grain (wheat) Hides Leather .. Free 9d. per cental .. Free .. 4d.,3d., 2d.,ld. per lb., and free £ £ £ 1,790 £ 1,624 £ 2,732 £ 1,845 "986 1,737 4,224 3,475 2,028 5,933 8,401 i.,216 7,780 Leatherware Machinery 20 per oent., 10 per cent., 5per cent., and free 20 per oent. Free .. ' .. £1 per ton 20 per cent. Is. per cwt. 20 per cent, and free Free 6s. per cwt. Free 20 per cent, and 25 per cent. Jd. per lb. 2*035 2^566 2,283 1,035 3,583 1,195 12,920 Metal manufactures Manures Onions Paintings, &c. Pearl barley Photo, goods 1,023 1,375 1,236 1,416 3,606 1,109 "770 "896 863 1,583 729 Plants .. Bice Specie (gold) Stationery 30,000 1,649 130,000 1,479 1,128 100,000 1,139 50,000 1,630 1,329 2*666 '2,870 Sugar Molasses Wine (still) Woodenware 21,921 5,058 1,835 32,741 5,268 2,132 7,089 3,746 1,631 2,178 5s. per gallon 20 per cent, and 15 per cent. 16s. per proof gal. 1,652 1,065 "984 1,052 1,121 1,952 Spirits (brandy) 4,728 4,533 5,071 5,653 5,547 Items not enumerated above 92,736 15,019 207,266 20,528 144,733 21,099 88,639 1,8,043 106,682 57,309 20,825 80,654 22,516 Total value of exportn to New Zealand of Victorian produce 107,755 227,794 165,832 78,134 103,170

Article. Present Bate of Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Acids Bones Books Bottles Carriages „ materials for Various Free 1,118 £ £ 1,507 10,389 1,762 £ £ £ 1,028 8,140 7^656 12,705 5,991 20 per oent. 20 per cent, and free Free 1 * 196 1,697 2,610 2,925 2,209 2,581 1,645 2,919 2,007 3,934 Charcoal Coal Copper, ingots Cordage Druggists' wares .. Fruits (fresh) Furniture Grain (wheat) Grindery 20 per cent. 20 Various 25 per cant. 9d. per oental 22J per cent, and free Free 25 per cent. Free .. 681433 1,803 2,194 26,056 1,025 60,767 1,170 2,101 1,568 23,406 1,164 2,247 50,347 1,249 1,755 1,011 16,736 41,368 1,380 1,290 1,541 17,099 4,054 56,754 1,867 1,867 3,680 16,965 53,872 2,615 4,842 3,594 17,902 1,727 4,665 4,004 i^346 1,104 2,096 1,524 Horns and hoofs .. Furs Hides Iron — Wire-netting .. Plate .. Lead (sheet) Leather Live-stock (horses) Manures — Boneduat Other Machinery Shale Skins 2,917 5,621 2,221 11,720 2,988 2,334 6^822 5,737 1,431 1,208 1,417 11,361 2,271 7,586 2,183 7,175 2,692 4,796 la. 6d. per cwt. .. Various £1 each 1,808 1,228 3,055 2,933 2,849 12,372 4,671 2,320 12,206 6,870 2,227 3,134 Free 8,577 9,832 13,510 7,314 19,759 7,106 12,236 10,186 16,674 5,259 2,302 1,261 16,843 3,159 2,921 1,150 Various Free 4,649