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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. Country whence imported. Quantity. Value. Present Rate. Prnr,n«ad Proposed Estimated Preferential Effect on Rata. Bate for New Bevenue of w Zealand. Australia. Prm>nnB<1 Proposed Estimated Country whence 0n . nt itv Value Present Rata General Preferential Effect on imported. Quantity. value, Kate. General Rate for Revenue of ****■ Australia. New Zealand. Centals. £ Linseed cake New Zealand .. India .. Other countries 450 580 "iio 222 1,030 332 Is. cental. Is. cental. Free. New Zealand .. United Kingdom Germany Not shown sepa rately. . • • ■ 20 per cent. Free. Loss £100 Cental*. 665 66, 85 1,535 68,285 Lb. 658,845 5,231,774 4,117,688 887,162 Bushels. . Malt 333 51,889 1,025 53,247 Australia Unittd Kingdom I 848 Milk, preserved 2,546 Lb. 2,354 408,307 155,276 55,296 848 6s. cental. 7s. cental. 6s. cental. Gain, £3,250 2s. bushel. 7s. cental. 2s. bushel. Gain £100 New Zealand .. United Kingdom Prance Other countries 11,864 90,314 77,890 14,590 194,656 Australia United Kingdom Switzerland Other countries 50 7,762 2,783 996 Oils— O ive Bulk .. United Kingdom Italy .. Other oountries 10,895,469 Gals 2,675 9,155 4,500 535 2,105 872 Id. lb. 2d. lb. Id. lb. Gain,£33,500 Australia United Kingdom Other countries 621,233 . Gals. 1,288 1,419 3,848 6,555 11,591 255 28b 677 25 per cent. 2d. lb. 25 per cent. Gain £2,500 Bottled.. 16,330 3,512 Is. 4d. gal. Is. 4d. gal. Free. 1,218 6d. gal. 6d. gal. Free. •• •■ Australia United Kingdom Other countries Doz. pts. 294 1,473 20 70 784 11 Loss £50 Eucalyptus 1,787 Lb. 6,956 149 865 Australia Other countries 15 per cent. 15 per oent. Free. 2,344 44 20 per cent. Free. 7,105 2,388 Free. Loss £450