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Statistics of Trade between Australia and Japan for the Years 1903 and 1904.— Australian Exports. —continued. 1904. 1903. £ s. d. £ s. d. Books .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 0 0 13 0 0 Stationery .. .. .. .. 3 12 0 060 Biscuits .. .. .. .. .. .. 760 Butter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,401 6 0 1,516 2 0 Cheese .. .. .. . •. .. .. .. 32 10 0 18 0 Confectionery and sweetmeats .. .. .. .. 28 12 0 55 8 0 Fruits (fresh, dried) and nuts .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 22 16 0 Ham and bacon .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 14 0 Mineral water and other beverages. . . . .. .. 2116 0 Salt, crude .. .. . . • • . . .. 2 14 0 Salted meats .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 2 0 Comestibles, in cans .. .. .. .. .. 102 14 0 All other comestibles .. ... . . .. .. 114 2 0 170 8 0 Wines .. .. .. .. • • •. .. 716 0 Scarfs and neckties .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 14 0 Woollen goods .. .... .. .. .. .. 014 0 Varnish.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 Other dyes, colours, and paints ... .. .. .. .. 7120 Woollen and worsted yarns .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 Coal .. .. .. ■ ■ • ■ .. .. 175 14 0 Coke .. .. .. •• •• •• .. 356 12 0 162 8 0 Timbers, lumber, boards, planks, &c. ~ .. .. 587 10 0 135 16 0 Drugs, chemicals, medicine, &c. .. . . .. .. 1,133 4 0 720 8 0 Porcelain and earthenware .. .. .. .. .. 1160 Instruments, scientific .. .. .. .. .. 2 10 0 040 Jewellery .. .. •• •■ .. .. .. 180 Soap, toilet .. .. •• •• .. .. 940 ~ washing .. .. .. ■. ■. .. .. 27 4 0 Toilet-water .. .. .. .. ... .. 12 0 0 Brushes .. .. ... ... ... .. .. 0 12 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,263 0 0 1,067 2 0 Samples by parcel post .. .. .. .. .. 280 Travelling effects .. .. .. .. .. 150 12 0 Reimportation, Japanese goods .. . . . . .. 437 14 0 502 8 0 Total exports from Australia . . .. .. £439,906 2 0 £119,991 12 0 Wool Imported into Japan, 1904. Total 17,0] 9,911 lb. exported, valued at £637,694 c.i.f. From £ c. A Australia ... .. .. •• •• .. .. .. 233,919 2 0 Chinese Empire.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 182,678 10 0 Great Britain .. .. .. ■ • .. • - .. .. 118,224 V, 0 British India .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,456 1.6 0 Germany .. .. • •• .. •• .. .. 19,900 38 0 Belgium 11,712 4 0 Turkey .. •• ■• •• •• •• •• .. 2,467 2 0 France .. •■ ■■ •■ •■ •• •• .. 1,718 2 0 British Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 14 0 United States of America .. .. . • .. .. .. 114 0 0 Other countries .. ..." .. .. .. .. .. 4,369 12 0 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £637,693 2 0 Steam Service to Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, and Cook Islands. After making exhaustive inquiries relating to a more comprehensive island service than at present exists between New Zealand and the Pacific islands, the Government decided to call for alternative tenders for (1) six-weekly, (2) four-weekly service, embracing the ports of Norfolk Island, Noumea, Port Vila, Suva, Tongatabu, Niue, and Rarotonga, making Wellington the terminal, but with Auckland as final port of departure on the outward voyage. One tender only was received for the service, at a subsidy of £12,000 per annum for a six-weekly service. The amount asked was considered too great and the tender declined. It is, however, hoped that a service may yet be obtained between New Zealand and New Hebrides, touching at Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. The following particulars of imports to and exports from New Caledonia are of interest : —