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Country. 1890. 1900. 1903. 1904. 1905. | 1906. l Iron and Stbbl : N ILS. £ 21.547 £ 14,836 £ 10/>65 £ 9,053 i 6,( £ 6.063 £ £ .063 5,834 United Kingdom ... ... British Possessions : Victoria ,. New South Wales Tasmania Canada 120 896 453 411 361 296 546 476 489 292 458 323 8 7,693 2 2,720 Total British Possessions 1,016 866 657 ' 1,022 3,501 8,-482 Foreign Countries: United States Germany ... Belgium Norway Other Foreign Countries ... 4,372 154 319 22,961 2,962 5,916 20,740 2,344 4,482 154 199 20,731 5,574 3,420 472 254 24,585 8,0.17 2,106 154 355 31,183 4,090 1,946 135 538 258 Total Foreign Countries 4,845 32,097 27,919 30,451 35,217 37,892 Total Imports 27,4.08 47,799 39,241 40,526 44,781 52,208 R. ILWAY ATERIA «8, United Kingdom 85,106 52,277 108,338 161,279 172,732 324,954 British Poss- ssions: Victoria New South Wales Other British Possessions... 18 95 9,305 415 2,845 120 1,798 3,119 1,452 804 3,334 1.694 86 Total British Possessions 18 9.400 3,380 4,917 2,256 5,114 Foreign Countries : United States Germany Other Foreign Countries ... 2,007 451 10,393 17,322 480 24,656 32 354 4,397 1,392 949 53 Total Foreign Countries 2,007 451 40,446 17,802 25,042 6,738 Total Imports 87,131 62,128 122,164 183,998 200,030 336,806 T sr Plat is : Pla: :n. S United Kingdom 21,790 37,137 37,495 37,389 41,026 39,103 British Possessions : Victoria ... New South Wales Other British Possessions... 180 1,708 645 5,746 2,689 .-. 9 1,155 490 1.772 - 74 65 1.975 Total British Possessions 1,888 6,391 2,689 1,164 2,336 2,040 Foreign Countries : United States ... Germany ... Other Foreign Countries ... 19 320 122 321 2,731 93 1 Total Foreign Countries 1 339 122 321 2,824 Total Imports 23,679 43,528 40,523 38,675 43,683 43,967