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Table No. 11. Statistics fok 1886, 1896, and 1906. Population (exclusive of Maoris and annexed Pacific Islands) : — 1886 ... ... 589,386 Per Cent. niparei with 1896 ... ... 714,162 ... Increase 2117 1886 1906 ... ... 908,726 ' ... , 27-24 1896 Imports and Exports :— £ 1886 ... ...- 13,431,804 1896 ... ... 16,458,425 Increase 2253 1886 1906 ... ... 33,306,540 ... „ 10237 1896 Imports, Total Value : — 1886 ... ... 6,759,013 1896 ... 7,137,320 - ... Increase 560 1886 1906 ... ... 15,211,403 ... „ 11312 1896 Exports, Total Value : — 1886 ... ... 6,672,791 1896 ... ... 9,321,105 ... Increase 3969 1886 1906 ... ... 18,095,137 ... . 9413 1896

Table No. 12. Value of some of the Principal Exports.

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Artiole. 1886. 1896. 1906. Vool ... train ... 'rozen meat iutter ... Jheese ... 'lax, New Zealand iold ... rum, Kauri - £ 3,072,971 463,549 427,193 105,537 45,657 15,922 939,648 257,653 £ 4,391,848 346,197 1,251,993 281,716 130,166 32,985 1,041,428 431,323 £ 6,765.655 139,474 2,877,031 1,560,235 341,002 776,106 2,270,904 522,486