8.—6.

Table No. 10. Statistics foe 1885, 1895, and 1905. Population :— Per Cent. As oompared with 1885 ... ... 575,226 1895 ... ... 698,706 ... Increase 21-47 1885 1905 882,462 ... „ 26-30 1895 Imports and Exports : — £ .1885 ... ... 14,299,860 1895 ... ... 14,950,353 ... Increase 4-55 1885 1905 28,484,804 ... „ 90-53 1895 Imports, Total Value : — 1885 7,479,921 1895 . . ... 6,400,129 ... Decrease 14-44 1885 1905 ... ... 12,828,857 ... Increase 100-45 1895 Exports, Total Value : — 1885 ... ... 6,819,939 1895 ... ... 8,550,224 ... Increase 25-37 1885 1905 15,655,947 ... „ 83-11 1895

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

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Artiole. 1885. 1895. 1905. Wool 3-rain Frozen meat Butter ... Dheese ... Flax, New Zealand jcold jriim, Kauri- ... j ... | £ 3,205,275 513,697 373,857 102,387 35,742 16,316 890,056 299,762 £ 3,662,131 215,783 1,262,711 227,601 150,909 21,040 1,162,181 418,766 £ 5,381,333 294,574 2,694,432 1,408,557 205,171 696,467 2,093,936 561,444 i