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Table No. 7. New Zealand.-Statistical Comparisons for a Decennial Period.

Dates or Periods. Unit. Statlsl ilea for lucreasi e. Item. Second Date or Period. First Date or Period. Numerical. Per Cent. Population (inoluding Maoris) At 31st Maroh, 1014 and 1024 No. I,130,071 1,347,754 208,083 IS Total trade Years ended 31st March, 1014 and 1024 Years ended 3.1st March, 1914 and 1024 Years ended 31st March. 1014 and 1024 Calendar years 1013 and 1023 Calendar years 101.'! and 1023 Calendar years 1013 and 1023 Calendar years 1013 and 1023 Calendar years 1013 and 1023 1011 and 1023 .. 1011 and 1023 .. 1013 and 1023 .. 1011 and 1023 .. ION and 1021.. 1011 and 1021 .. Calendar years 1013 and 1023 £ 45,783,085 00,054,302 50,271,277 110 Imports • ■ £ 22,311,839 44,401,750 22,080,017 00 Exports .. £ 23,471,240 51,052,600 28,181,860 120 Exports nl wool Exports ol frozen meat Exports nl' butter .. Exports nf cheese Exports nf apples lb. £ cwt. £ cwt. £ cwt. £ lb. £ No. No. No. No. No. lb. lb. £ 186,533,036 8,057,020 2,578,693 4,449,933 372,258 2,001,051 (il 1,003 1,770,207 1,505,443 12,100 2,020,171 033,733 24,101,810 3-1,S, 754 71,605 1,457,420 204,000 8,536 217,500,001 10,004,058 3,043,010 9.012,030 1,250,140 10,089,200 1,441,460 0,870,307 5,0,50,739 74,408 :;, iso,091 I,248,643 23,081,439 400,88!) 85,861 2,807,340 072,038 25,585 31,033,055 2,847,038 405,217 4,502.007 877,882 8,027,540 820,707 5,100,100 4,445,290 02,248 1,400,523 614,910 — 1,110,371* 52,135 14,250 1,349,017 707,309 22,040 17 35 IS 103 236 418 136 28S 205 512 72 07 —5* 15 20 03 375 024 Cattle Dairy oows Sheep Pigs 11ives of bees Output of honey Exports of honey Industrial manufaoture —' Establishments Employees Wages paid Value of products Values of land, buildings, machinery and plant Length of telegraph and telephone lines Length of telegraph and telephone wire Telephone subscribers [' ► Years ended 31st March, <j 1911 and 1023 J L At 31st Marcli. 1914 and 1924 At 31st March, 1014 and 1024 At 31st March, 1014 and 1024 At 31st Marcli, 1914 and 1924 Years ended 31st March, 1014 and 1024 At 31st March, 1914 and 1024 At 31st March, 1014 and 1924 No. No. £ £ £ 3,524 17,63] 5,572,270 31,720,002 10,731,359 4,250 04,233 11,540,140 73.853,423 44,219,125 735 10,002 5,970,870 42,124,421 27,487,760 21 35 107 133 104 miles 15,558 10,732 4,174 27 miles 123,700 280,780 150,000 127 No. 37,486 85,031 47,545 127 Railways miles 2,854 3,053 100 7 (loverninent expenditure on roads and bridges Government water-races for irrigation purposes Area of swamp drained h}' Government £ 353,830 740,737 305,901 112 miles 83 312 229 270 acres 42,220 180,335 138,115 327 * Dccrci ISC.