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Table No. 10. Statistics foe 1883, 1893, and 1903. Population : — Per Cent. As compared with 1883 ... ... 540,877 1893 ... ... 672,265 ... Increase 24-29 1883 1903 ... ... 832,505 ... „ 23-84 1893 Imports and Exports :— £ 1883 15,070,037 1893 ... ... 15,896,879 ... Increase 5-49 1883 1903 ... ... 27,799,053 ... „ 74-87 1893 Imports, Total Value : — 1883 ... ... 7,974,038 L 893 ... ... 6,911,515 ... Decrease 13-32 1883 1903 ... ... 12,788,675 ... Increase 85-03 1893 Exports, Total Value : — 1883 ... ... 7,095,999 1893 ... ... 8,985,364 ... Increase 26-63 1883 1903 ... ... 15,010,378 ... „ 67-05 1893

Table No. 11. Value of some of the Principal Exports.

Table No. 12. Trade Exchange between New Zealand and other Countries.

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Article. 1883. 1893. 1903. Vool ... rrain 'rozen meat (utter ... Iheese ... 'lax, New Zealand told ... him, Kauri- £ 3,014,211 1,286,724 118,328 42,020 6,892 36,761 892,445 336,606 £ 3,774,738 574,464 1,085,167 254,645 99,626 219,375 915,921 510,922 £ 4,044,223 533,598 3,201,300 1,318,067 194,998 595,684 2,038,075 631,102

iooo. royo. 1883. 1893. Increase or Decrease as compared with 1883. 1903. Increase or Decrease as compared with 1893. T/m/nntt impoi Imports from £ £ United Kingdom ... 5,241,847 14,481,955 Australia 1,576,183 ! 1,411,465 South Africa ... ... 1,254 I 1,563 India and Mauritius ... 466,265 j 265,965 European countries ... 30,997 1 102,290 United States of America 419,250 379,378 Other places 238,242 268,899 Import: £ £ 5,241,847 j 4,481,955 1,576,183 ! 1,411,465 1,254 j 1,563 466,265 ! 265,965 30,997 I 102,290 419,250 379,378 238,242 268,899 Per Cent Decrease 14-5 10-4 Increase 24-6 Decrease 42-9 Increase 229-9 Decrease 9-5 Increase 12-8 £ Per Cent7,512,668 | Increase 67-6 2,154,966 ; „ 52-7 299 Decrease 80-9 395,070 Increase 48-5 536,578 „ 424-5 1,441,397 „ 279-9 747,697 „ 178-d Totals... ... 7,974,038 6,911,515 Decrease 13-3 ! 12,788,675 : Increase 85-03 7 ----- - | - Expor\ \s. Exports to Jnited Kingdom oistralia louth Africa ... European countries Inited States of America Ither places ... 5,346,893 1,109,813 36,163 7,036,515 1,274,790 3,779 9,557 496,548 164,175 I Increase 31-6 14-8 Decrease 89-5 ill, 345,075 2,233,996 455,187 40,485 669,649 265,986 Increase 61-2 75-2 „ 11,945-2 324-6 34-8 62-0 430,989 172,141 Increase 15-2 Decrease 4-6 Totals... 7,095,999 8,985,364 Increase 26-6 115,010,378 Increase 67'05