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Schedule B— continued.

Schedule comparing Imports of 1905 with 1904, and showing Relative Percentages.

Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (2,450 copies), £5 12s. 6d.

By Authority: John Maoka\, Government Printer, Wellington. — l9o6. Price 3d.]

Article. Produce. Value. 1905. Percentage. 1905. 1903. Value. Percentage. Lamps British manufactures Foreign 12,385 22,071 34,456 35-9 64-1 £ 13,232 13,197 50'1 49-9 Paper : Wrapping Totals .. 50-6 49-4 26,429 British manufactures Foreign 4,939 4,807 5,713 3,816 59-9 40-1 Pumps, &c. ... Totals .. 9,746 9,529 3,793 3,554 British manufactures Foreign 4,373 4,946 46-9 53-1 51-6 48-4 Totals 9,319 7,347 •• Gas engines and parts British manufactures Foreign 43,035 25,922 62-4 37-6 29,450 i 28,056 ! 51-2 48'8 Instruments: Surgical and dental - Totals .. 68,957 57,506 British manufactures Foreign 15,451 15,040 50-6 49-4 16,899 15,881 51-5 48-5 Indiarubber soles and heels for boots and shoes Totals .. 30,491 32,780 British manufactures Foreign 659 1,137 36-6 I 63-4 | Not shown separately. Totals .. 1,796 Total importations, goods affeoted by preferential tariff British manufactures Foreign 1,689,688 596,899 73'9 26'1 1,588,741 644,172 711 28-9 Grand totals 2,286,587 2,232,913 Summary of Schedule A. British manufactures Foreign Totals .. 1,444,964 268,799 84-3 157 1,262,246 402,146 75-8 24-2 - 1,713,763 1,664,392 Summary of Sc: :edule B. British manufactures Foreign Totals .. 244,724 328,100 42-7 57-3 326,495 242,026 574 426 572,824 568,521 Note.—Printing paper which is exempt under section 4(i) of Preferential and Reciprocal Trade Act has not leen taken into consideration.

Whence. 1905. Value of Imports. Percentage. 1905. 1904. Value of Imports. Percentage. Inited Kingdom tritish possessions 'oreign countries, viz.:— America Germany Other foreign countries £ £ 7,795,284 60-76 7,982,340 60-05 2,912,379 22-71 3,047,354 22-92 1,439,491 11-22 1,520,915 11-44 277,467 2-16 308,804 2-33 404,236 3-15 : 432,283 3-26 2,121,194 16-53 2,262,002 17-03 I 12,828,857 .. 13,291,696 Totals .. Grand totals