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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. p , ! Proposed | Estimated Countrv whence „ -,- , t> ».. . rroposen Preferential ; Effect on imposed Quantity. Value. PresentBate. General RateforNewi Revenue of Kate ' Zealand. Australia. -, , Proposed Country whence I Quantity. Value. Present Kate, j General imported. "< ' | Eate . Proposed Preferential Rite for Australia. Estimated Effect on Kevenue of New Zealand. Onions New Zealand .. Japan United States of America Other oountries Cwt. 8,712 13,358 15,793 £ 2,625 4,646 6,344 Australia United States of America Italy .. Cwt. 17,968 12,772 £ 7,910 7,115 30 14 12,485 5,185 50,348 18,800 Is. cwt. Is. cwt. Is. 6d. cwt. Is. 6d. cwt. Is. owt. Gain £350 30,770 15,039 Is. owt. Is. 6d. owt. Is. cwt. Gain £200. Potatoes New Zealand .. United States of America Other countries I Cwt. 44 5,809 I 11 I 2,019 Australia United States of America Other countries Tons. 1,311 1,461 9,320 6,941 2,701 1,151 14 110 8,554 3,181 Is. cwt. Gain £200 2,786 16,371 20 per cent.l Is. 6d. owt. 20 per cent. New Zealand .. United Kingdom United States of America Other countries Australia New Zealand .. United States of America Other countries I Soap — Perfumed Lb. 22,161 Cwt. 19,130 9,712 7,396 540! 739 248,204 53,194 3,219 605 25 per cent. 842,137 62,629 3d. lb. Gain £3,000 36,843 i 6d. lb. 25 per cent. Gain £13,1 3d. lb. 6d. lb. Sugar — Refined & unrefined New Zealand .. Fiji .. Mauritius Java Other countries Cwt. 1 27,479 57,723 184,475 6,479 Australia Fiji Otner countries Cwt. 9,439 824,380 459 7,847 412,190 446 2 51,898 78,399 356,002 12,369 1 498,670 I ■ 276,157 834,278 420,483J 6s. cwt. 6s. cwt. 6s. cwt. Jd. lb. Jd. lb. Free Loss, £ 186,000 Timber — Sawn, undressed .. ! ! Australia Other countries 1 Sup. ft. 10,098,900 299,131 10,398,031 1 i 66,167 3,924 . 70,091 Gain £1,500 2s. 100 super, ft. 3s. 100 super, ft. 2s. 100 super, ft. I .