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and rose in 1904 to the sum of £439,906 2s. I attach a schedule of how this amount is made up, together with a report of trade with Manila and Singapore, and a schedule of some imports into China from other countries in which New Zealand might compete : — Schedule of Imports into China from other Countries in 1904, of a Class which might be Exported by New Zealand. £ 8 . d. Butter and cheese .. .. .. .. .. •.. .. .. 49,710 11 9 Cement (principally from Hong Kong) .. .. .. .. .. 40,023 6 3 Coal (1,250,619 tons) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,024,087 9 2 Coke (10,084 tons)]|;j .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,177 12 11 Cordage (705,066 lb.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,428 17 1 Flour (62,529 tons).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 523,697 17 1 Leather (principally sole) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120,202 16 8 Leather, Manufactures of .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,756 14 7 Milk, condensed, in tins (246,678 doz.) .. .. .. .. .. 22,622 1 3 Soap .. .. .". .. .. .. .. .. .. 132,861 12 1 Timber, hardwood (1,861,723 cubic feet) .. .. .. .. .. 145,686 010 „ softwoods .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218,311 3 9 Singapore Imports for 1905. Quantity. Value. Tons. f Wheat flour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,647 208,124 Tapioca flour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,474 28,950 Sago flour .. .. .. * .. .. .. .. .. 29,049 194,195 Coal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 598,361 692,028 Tallow .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 1,220 Bran .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,948 135,472 Crushed food .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,107 15,660 Dried and preserved fruits .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 66,095 Hams and bacons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,243 Butter and cheese . , . . .. .. ~ .. .. .. 36,674 Fresh meat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,133 Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,845 Condensed milk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,410* 110,685 Statistics of Trade between Australia and Japan for the Years 1903 and 1904. — Australian Exports. 1904. 1903. £ a. d. £ a. d. Wool, tops .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,001 18 0 „ others .. .. .. .. .. .. 233,919 2 0 56,226 6 0 Wheat .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59,613 12 0 74 0 0 Other grains and seeds .. .. .. .. .. 14,546 6 0 12 0 Flour, wheat .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,624 14 0 18 6 0 Lead, pig, ingot, and slab .. .. .. .. 29,392 8 0 29,859 6 0 „ sheet .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,172 14 0 2,673 4 0 Mercury .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 12 0 Tin, block, ingot, and slab .. .. .. .. .. 122 2 0 Antimony .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 8 0 Old iron and mild steel .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 Kitchen utensils .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 10 0 220 All other metals .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 177 6 0 Metals, manufactures of .. Animals—Horses .. .. .. .. .. 9,892 4 0 1,008 4 0 Cattle .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 10 0 25 10 0 „ Sheep .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 518 14 0 Manures —Ammonia sulphate .. .. .. .. 925 6 0 581 6 0 „ Animal bone .. .. .. .. .. 060 420 „ Others, not enumerated .. .. .. .. 9,433 10 0 3,131 14 0 Oils and waxes .. .. ~ .. .. .. 7,879 18 0 1,517 2 0 Oil-cake .. .. .. .. .. .. 040 Hides, pieces for glue .. .. .. .. .. 1,017 0 0 2,664 12 0 Lard, tallow, and grease .. .. .. .. .. 13,911 18 0 6,513 0 0 Flax, hemp, jute, and grass .. .. .. .. 6,464 18 0 7,431 0 0 Bones, animal .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,236 12 0 1,884 8 0 Furs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150 2 0 78 16 0 Hides, bull, ox, cow, buffalo .. .. .. .. 887 8 0 2 0 0 Leather, sole .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,313 6 0 167 0 0 „ cow, calf, and ox .. .. .. .. 55 6 0 others .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 16 0 Shells .. .. .. :. .. .. .. 40 10 0 28 6 0 Tortoise-shells .. .. .. .. .. .. 352 12 0 75 0 0 All other bones, horns, skins, teeth, &c. .. .. .. 1,753 18 0 695 6 0 * Cases.