H.-34,

34

CLASS III.—DRUGS, NARCOTICS, CHEMICALS, &c.

1903. 1904. 1905. i 1906. Country. 1890. 1900. Dr gs and Chemicals. United Kingdom £ 67,736 £ 134,542 £ 173,379 £ £ 181,845 :178,324 £ 212,219 British Possessions: Victoria New South Wales Other British Possessions ... i ! 15,299 j 17,630 37,658 I 51,758 677 457 3,499 ' 2,467 166 9,650 20,389 509 15,736 29,765 949 22,191 66,906 1.406 Total British Possessions 6,132 30,548 46,450 53,634 69,845 90,503 Foreign Countries: United States Germany France Belgium Other Countries 5,059 508 97 435 196 8,922 2,336 10,231 450 490 13,116 5,211 20,963 1,118 1,743 20,216 ; 33,216 6,371 I 5,1.28 21,574 : 28,252 968 j 362 3,896 ! 2.158 31,009 6,249 29.903 137 2,608 Total Foreign Countries 6,295 22,429 42,151 53,025 I 69,116 69,906 Total Imports... 80,183 187,519 261,980 288.504 j 317,285 372,628 United Kingdom Acids : All Kinds. 8,998 6,765 5,807 7,521 6,906 6,520 British Possessions: Victoria ... New South Wales South Australia 66 421 2,298 2,839 2,218 670 658 383 > 486 872 713 1,090 10 Total British Possessions * ♦ 487 5,137 2,888 1,041 1,358 1,813 Foreign Countries: United States Germany France Belgium ... Other Foreign Countries ... 4 2 320 1,341 218 1,876 758 689 21 269 1,869 1,047 287 355 126 1,501 1,152 167 104 1,701 1,776 106 176 149 Total Foreign Countries 6 1,810 3,562 3,827 2,946 3,863 Total Imports... 9,491 13,712 12,257 12,389 11,210 12,196 V"" Alkal: :es (Sod. AND Pi iTASH). United Kingdom 9,682 16,547 20,402 21,855 22,543 | 22,299 British Possessions: Victoria New South Wales Other British Possessions... i 663 134 565 2,258 983 1,766 1,518 2,715 18 379 1,055 8 665 1,784 1 Total British Possessions |_ 797 2,823 2,749 4,251 1,442 ; 2,450 Foreign Countries: United States Germany Belgium Other Foreign Countries ... 3 1,341 1,780 972 58 485 2,050 699 178 565 921 145 633 412 49 217 617 116 81 Total Foreign Countries 4,151 3,412 1,631 1,094 1,061 Total Imports... 10,482 23,521 26,563 27,737 25,079 25,810