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Table No. 12. Trade Exchange between New Zealand and other Countries.

Table No. 13. Development of Shipping trading to and prom Places beyond New Zealand. Inwabds. Outwabds. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1887 ... 653 489,754 ... 675 493,583 1897 .. 600 686,899 ... 587 675,333 1907 ... 645 1,254,266 ... 615 1,225,382 Totals Inwabds and Outwabds. Vessels. Tonnage. 1887 ... 1,328 980,337 1897 ... 1,187 1,362,232 38-53 per cent, increase as compared with 1887. 1907 ... 1,260 2,479,648 82-03 „ . „ 1897. Development of Coasting Trade. Inwabds. Outwabds. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1887 ... 17,531 3,636,181 ... 17,218 3,640,361 1897 ... 20,268 5,463,273 ... 20,078 5,446,149 1907 .... 25,273 11,241,607 ... 25,097 11,169,029 16-11 per cent, increase in number of vessels oomparing years 1887 and 1897. 24-85 „ „ „ „ 1897 and 1907. 49-93 per cent, inorease in tonnage of vessels comparing years 1887 and 1897. 105-42 „ „ 1897 and 1907.

Table No. 14. Registered Vessels belonging to New Zealand.

Increase'or Inorease 1887. 1897. Decrease as com- 1907. as compared pared with 1887. with 1897. Imports. Imports from Jnited Kingdom Australia South Africa ... India and Mauritius European countries Jnited States of America Dther places ... £ £ Per Cent. £ Per Cent. 4,173,497 5,392,738 Increase 29-21 10,278,019 Increase 90-59 1,030,094 1,001,003 Decrease 2-82 3,127,553 „ 212-44 10,088 i 87 „ 99-14 1,073 205,183 215,041 Increase 4-80 384,118 „ 78-63 99,476 252,313 „ 153-64 719,366 „ 185-11 298,736 628,044 ., 110-23 1,425,596 „ 126-99 428,441 565,997 „ 32-11 1,367,136 „ 141-54 Totals... 6,245,515 8,055,223 Increase 28-98 17,302,861 Increase 114-80 i ' i Exports to United Kingdom Australia South Africa ... European countries United States of America Other places ... Exports. 4,847,413 8,168,123 Increase 68-50 16,533,493 1,457,782 1,323,784 Decrease i 9-19 2,221,260 6,795 Increase EP... 63,727 2,895 6,894 „ 138-13 120,424 409,480 375,096 Decrease 8-40 714,063 148,599 ! 136,301 „ 8-28 415,990 Increase 102-41 67-80 90-37 205-20 Totals... 6,866,169 10,016,993 Increase 45-89 20,068,957 Increase 45-89 20,068,957 Increase 100-35 Increase 100-35

1887 1897 1907 Vessels. 557 506 628 Tonnage. 94,027 119,713 197,001 Average Tonnage, 169 . 237 314 3—B. 6.