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CLASS IX.—CHINA, EARTHEN AND GLASSWARE.

Country. 1890. 1900. 1903. ; 1904. j 1905. ! 1906. Books and Periodicals. £ £ 69,953 101,835 £ £ 122,028 131,883 £ 130,224 £ 1 128,872 United Kingdom British Possessions : Victoria New South Wales ... Other British Possessions... 16,496 ! 20,207 11,415 I 9,112 1.44 . 328 22,049 ' 26,971 18,194 25,938 486 69 22,954 15,158 127 I I 27,814 13,979 309 Total British Possessions 28,055 29,647 7,270 5,296 40,729 | 52,978 38,239 42,102 Foreign Countries : United States Germany Other Foreign Countries ... 8,513 ; 339 63 8,567 632 180 8,795 227 75 6.344 162 29 00 113 Total Foreign Countries 7,336 ! 5,409 8,915 9,379 9,097 0,535 Total Imports 105,344 : 136,891 171,672 ' 194,210 183,560 177,509

China and Earthenware. United Kingdom 62,452 | 77.595 | 95,045 ! 84,412 98,966 I ! 48,051 British Possessions : Victoria New South Wales ... Hong Kong ... Other British Possessions... 109 ! 137 17 ; 499 : 1,004 55 1,261 927 271 10 1,061 i 1,138 I 233 I 25 I 2,368 1,470 30 : 2,052 1,330 100 31 Total British Possessions 263 1,558 | 2,469 I 2,457 3,966 | 3,193 Foreign Countries : United States Germany France ... Japan Other Foreign Countries ... 67 445 i 4 52 428 ! 3,133 93,8 132 661 i 1,474 7,549 11,881 — ! 24 .1.070 : 2.779 409 i 198 1.698 ! 7,978 j 1.652 ! 1,891 (509 87! 9,329 153 1,933 329 Total Foreign Countries 508 4,031 9,689 16,350"; 13.828 i 12,615 Total Imports 48,882 j 68,641 : 89,753 [114,458 j 102,206 115,074 ,.-•"" Glass. United Kingdom .; : ! i "" 14,629 ; 34,155 33,092 , 31,815 26,670 , 35,815 British Possessions : Victoria New South Wales Western Australia 200 4 367 | 278 ! 1 305 95 1 ! I 10 , 166 j 17 .70 19 63,0 Total British Possessions 204 645 j 401 j 176 87 049 Foreign Countries : Germany Belgium Other Foreign Countries ... 6 : 697 630 826 1,870 11,144 ! - 212 1,999 16,894 441 911 15,698 1,287 2,609 28,233 700 Total Foreign Countries 703 j 2,506 j 12,182 19,334 17,896. 3.1,002 Total Imports 15,536 37,306 j 45,675 51,325 ' 44,653 : 68,066