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RECIPROCITY.— NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA— continued. 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— continued.

Imported into Australia, 1905. Imported into New Zealand, 1905. Article. ! I p j. Proposed C ° U inSrTeT° e <*»»«*. Value. PresentBate. cfSSS l^^w Kate - i Zealand. I Estimated Effect on Bevenue of Australia. C °tapTr?e.r 0e *-»«*-■• ™ De - Proposed 'resent Rate. General Bate. Proposed Preferential Bate for Australia. Estimated Effect on Bevenue of New Zealand. Eggs Doz. 340 26,970 42,574 £ Doz. 1,715 3,779 •21 New Zealand .. United Kingdom Hong Kong and China Other countries 21 640 853 429 Australia Hong Kong and China United States of America 1,050 47 63 52 FishFresh Oysters 14,633 84,517 1,493 6,544 162 New Zealand .. New Zealand .. 6d. doz. 6d. doz. 2Jd. doz. Loss, £100 20 per cent. 20 per oent. 2Jd. doz. 621b. 8,195 cwt. Centals. 19 4,327 2 3,564 Id. lb. 2s. cwt. Id. lb. 2s. owt. Free Free Loss, £800 Not shown. Nil. Apples New Zealand .. United States of America Other countries 15 3,443 Australia United S'ates of America Other countries Lb. 2,946,967 395,026 26,251 5,934 jd. lb. from 14th July to 3l8t December; Id. the rest of year. Jd. lb. from 14th July ti 1st March; Id. the res of year. 988 722 5,696 99 Pears and Grapes .. Fruits, dried — Raisins .. 5,3341 4,180 2s. cental 2s. cental 2s. cental Nil Pears, plums, &c, 3,347,689] 32,284 Loss, £700 Not shown separ ately. Lb. 8,492 454,603 159,446 are includ Lb. 326,647 264,931 1,494,356 ed in ab New Zealand .. United Kingdom Greece and Asia Minor Other countries 72 4,909 1,459 Australia United Kingdom Greece and Asia Minor Other coun tries 3,130 3,030 12,864 ive. Currants 115,702 738,243 2,348 8,788 1,048,708 3,134,642 Lb. 270,704 748,076 1,741,900 512,722 15,253 34,277 3d. lb. 3d. lb. Free Nil Id. lb. Id. lb. Free. Loss, £2,500 New Zealand .. United Kingdom Greece and Italy Other countries Lb. 2,428,742 7,011,061 513,080 15,641 51,196 3,923 Australia United Kingdom Greece Other countries 2,190 5,213 13,551 3,899 9,952,883 70,760 2d. lb. 2d. lb. Free Nil 3,273,402 24,853 Id. lb. Id. lb. Free. 1