8.—6.

Table No. 21. New Zealand. —Statistical Comparisons for a Decennial Period.

By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l92s.

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Statistics for Increase. Item. | Dates or Periods. | Unit. First Date or Second Date or To- lim<lri „ a i P „ j Period. j Period. | umencaI ' Percent. j " " " Population (including Maoris) At 31st March, 1915 and No. 1,150,386 1,379,487 229,101 20 1925 Total trade .. .. Years ended 31st March, £ 47,827,052 104,592,253 56,765,201 119 1915 and 1925 Imports .. .. .. Years ended 31st March, £ 20,350,229 49,821,095 29,470,866 145 1915 and 1925 Exports .. .. .. Years ended 31st March, £ 27,476,823 54,771,158 27,294,335 99 1915 and 1925 Exports of wool .. .. Calendar years 1914 and lb. 220,472,898 206,189,911 —14,282,987* —6* 1924 ' £ 9,318,114 15,267,544 5,949,430 64 Exports of frozen meat .. Calendar years 1914 and ewt. 3,229,973 3,213,574 —16,399* —1* 1924 £ 5,863,062 9,489,877 3,626,815 62 Exports of butter .. .. Calendar years 1914 and cwt. 434,067 1,269,455 835,388 192 1924 £ 2,338,576 11,641,668 9,303,092 398 Exports of cheese .. .. Calendar years 1914 and cwt. 863,776 1,594,486 730,710 85 1924 £ 2,564,125 7,023,297 4,459,172 174 Exports of apples .. .. Calendar years 1914 and lb. 2,524,999 9,741,472 7,216,473 286 1924 £ 22,118 122,169 100,051 452 Cattle .. .. .. 1916 and 1924 .. .. No. 2,417,491 3,563,497 1,146,006 47 Dairy cows .. .. 1916 and 1924 .. .. No. 750,323 1,312,589 562,266 75 Sheep .. .. .. 1915 and 1925 .. .. No. 24,901,421 24,002,742 —898,679* —4* Pigs .. .. .. 1916 and 1924 .. .. No. 297,501 414,271 116,770 39 Hives of bees .. .. 1911 and 1921 .. .. No. 71,605 85,861 14,256 20 Output of honey .. .. 1911 and 1921 .. .. lb. 1,457,429 2,807,346 1,349,917 93 Exports of honey .. .. Calendar years 1914 and lb. 296,153 1,186,269 892,116 301 1924 " £ 5,168 29,721 24,553 475 Factory production— | f Establishments .... | No. 3,713 4,408 695 19 Employees .... j No. 50,497 67,742 17,245 34 Wages paid .. .. Years ended 31st March,-{ £ 6,654,504 12,136,394 5,481,890 82 Value of products .. 1916 and 1924 [ £ 45,454,184 76,996,397 31,542,213 69 Values of land, buildings, I | £ 21,951,576 45,498,054 23,546,478 107 machinery and plant J Length of telegraph and tele- At 31st March, 1915 and miles 16,463 22,436 5,973 36 phone lines 1925 Length of telegraph and tele- At 31st March, 1915 and miles 160,257 387,868 227,611 142 phone wire 1925 Telephone subscribers .. At 31st March, 1915 and No. 41,294 94,371 53,077 129 1925 State railways .. ..At 31st March, 1915 and miles 2,945 3,085 140 5 1925 Government expenditure on Years ended 31st March, £ 484,365 832,178 347,813 72 roads and bridges 1915 and 1925 Government water-races for At 31st March, 1915 and miles 91 380 289 318 irrigation purposes 1925 Area of swamp drained by At 31st March, 1915 and acres 61,159 180,479 119,320 195 Government 1925 • Decrease.