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APPENDIX.

RECIPROCITY.— NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. Return showing Importation into New Zealand and Australia of the Articles specified in the Agreement and the Estimated Effect on the Revenue of each Country if the Agreement is ratified.

Article. Prnnnsnd Proposed Estimated Country whence 0ua „ titv value Present Rate General Preferential i Effect on imported. quantity, value. rresen.Kate. general BatB lor New Bevenue of Kace - Zealand. Australia. Imported into Australia, 1905. Imported into New Zealand, 1905. Country -whence imported. Quantity. Value. Present Bate. Proposed General Bate. Proposed Preferential Bate for Australia. Estimated Effect on Reveuue of New Zealand. « Dozen. 2,038 12,097 5,060. £ 393 2,566 949 Aerated and mineral waters New Zealand .. United Kingdom Belgium, France, Germany, etc. " 66 3,342 6,764 Australia United Kingdom Belgium, Germany, &o. Lb. 16,538 130,641 10,990 10,172 19,195 3,908 20 per cent. 20 per cent. Free Loss £1,000 20 per oent. 20 per cent. Free Loss £400 Bacon and hams New Zealand .. United Kingdom United States of America Other countries I 564 4,579 504 Australia United Kingdom Other countries Lb. 50 783 107 2 41 4 4,546 160 940 Butter New Zealand .. Philippines Other countries 162,715 Lb. 520,857 24,000 47,344 5,807 3d. lb. 4d. lb. 3d. lb. Gain £300 47 2d. lb. 4d. lb. 2d. lb. 23,092 985 1,432 Lb. 448 Cheese 592, 20i 25,509 3d. lb. 4d. lb. 3d. lb. Gain £300 United Kingdom 27; 20 per oent. 4d. lb. 20 per cent. New Zealand .. United Kingdom Germany and Netherlands Other countries Lb. 173,978 43,015 131,142 4,422 2,025 4,627 United Kingdom Holland Other countries Cwt. 13 14 18 48 56 102 Candles 36,583 384,718 Lb. 1,420 12,494 3d. lb. 4d. lb. 3d. lb. ] Gain £500 Australia United Kingdom Bengal & Burmah Other countries 45 206 20 per cent. 4d. lb. 20 per oent. Gain £50 New Zealand .. United Kingdom India & Burmah Other countries 219,360 2,000,448 991,853 5,013 32,311 17,816 55,140 Lb. 25,638 1,976,425 412,302 1,143 478 34,907 6,257 44 3,211,661 2,415,508 41,686 Id. lb. 2d. lb. Id. lb. Gain £13,300 Id. British manf.,ljd. foreign 2d. lb. Id. lb. Gain £9,1