8.—6.

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

Table No. 13. Development op Shipping trading to and from Places beyond New Zealand. Inwards. Outwabds. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1885 ... 786 519,700 ... 780 513,000 1895 ... 611 672,951 ... 597 648,946 1905 ... 627 1,139,410 ... 627 1,141,552 Totals Inwards and Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. 1885 ... 1,566 1,032,700 1895 ... 1,208 1,321,897 27-14 per cent, increase as compared with 1885. 1905 ... 1,254 2,280,962 72-55 „ „ 1895. Development of Coasting Trade. Inwards. Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels, Tonnage. 1885 ... 16,594 3,526,627 ... 16,531 3,523,683 1895 ... 18,054 4,854,937 ... 18,051 4,858,976 1905 ... 25,389 10,329,409 ... 25,380 10,412,289 Totals Inwards and Outwards. Vessels. Tonnage. 1885 ... 33,125 7,050,310 1895 ... 36,105 9,713,913 1905 ... 50,769 20,741,698 9-00 per cent, increase in number of vessels comparing years 1885 and 1895. 40-61 „ „ 1895 and 1905. 37-78 per cent, increase in tonnage of vessels comparing \ears 1885 and 1895. 113-53 „ „ „ „ 1895 and 1905.

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1885. 1895. Increase or Decrease as com- j pared with 1885. ] 1905. Increase as compared with 1895. i Import; Imports from United Kingdom Australia South Africa ... India and Mauritius European countries United States of America Other places ... £ 5,227,551 1,254,908 315 268,710 27,647 401,532 299,258 £ 3,992,359 1,261,125 58 245,609 129,517 394,233 377,228 Per Cant. Decrease 23-63 Increase 0-49 Decrease ... 8-59 Increase 368-47 Decrease 1-82 Increase 26-05 £ 7,795,284 1,815,717 559 485,382 519,445 1,438,501 773,969 Per Cent. Increase 95-26 43-98 97-62 301-06 264-88 10517 Totals... 7,479,921 6,400,129 Decrease 14-44 12,828,857 Increase 100-45 Exports to United Kingdom Australia South Africa ... European countries United States of America Other places ... Expor 4,906,%7 1,350,158 4,066 1,482 404,878 152,448 7,045,646 1,035,753 10,255 4,440 316,639 137,491 Increase 43-59 Decrease 23-28 Increase 152-21 „ ' 199-59 Decrease 21-79 9-81 12,087,818 2,294,971 176,937 106,315 716,301 273,605 Increase 71-56 121-57 126-22 98-98 Totals... 6,819,939 8,550,224 Increase 25-37 15,655,947 Increase 83-11