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Total Value of Imports Value of Imports from Foreign Countries. Value of Imports from British Possessions. Years. (Merchandise only). Amount. Per Cent, Amount. Per Cent. 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 - ----- Thousand &. 370,968 349,863 362,228 387,636 427,638 Thousand &. 286,566 267,979 278,429 300,720 330,372 Thousand £. 84,402 81,884 83,799 86,916 97,266 Annual average, 1885-9 379,666 292,813 77-1 86,853 22-9 1890 - - - - 1891 1892 1893 1894 420,692 435,441 423,794 404,688 408,345 324,531 335,976 325,919 312,837 314,346 96,161 99,465 97,875 91,851 93,999 Annual average, 1890-4 418,592 322,722 77-1 95,870 22-9 1895 - 1896 - - - - - 1897 1898 - - - - - 1899 416,690 441,809 451,029 470,545 485,036 321,038 348,514 356,898 370,784 378,134 95,652 93,295 94,131 99,761 106,902 Annual average, 1895-9 453,022 355,074 78-4 97,948 21-6 1900 - - - - 1901 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 523,075 521,990 528,391 542,600 551,039 413,434 416,305 421,475 428,929 431,020 109,641 105,685 106,916 113,671 120,019 Annual average, 1900-4 533,419 422,233 79-2 111,186 20-8 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 565,020 607,888 645,808 592,954 624,705 438,868 467,974 491,102 464,818 479,453 126,652 139,914 154.706 128,136 145,252 Annual average, 1905-9 607,275 468,343 77-1 138,932 22-9 1910* 170,595 25-1 678,440 507,845 74-9 * The figures for 1910 are subject t< some slight revision on final ixamination of ,ho accounts on which they are based.