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Details of the yearly export, and the country to which exported, from 1917 to 1928, are given below :—

Particulars of Kauri-gum exported from New Zealand, from 1917 to 31st March, 1928, inclusive.

Production during the Year. The kauri-gum received at Auckland from the gumflelds for the past seven years is shown, month by month, in the following table : — Kauri-gum received in Auckland. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. April.. .. 191 543 480 439 483 338 317 May .. .. 331 514 613 501 330 332 277 June .. .. 358 654 459 344 395 362 359 July .. ..404 548 352 363 399 401 230 August .. 368 689 522 407 326 392 241 September .. 508 781. 450 373 403 287 323 October .. 420 610 490 471 299 229 385 November . . 482 601 612 427 486 341 500 December .. 285 667 576 591 410 325 284 January . . 331 590 506 525 365 265 278 February .. '466 658 475 492 396 198 307 March ' . ; 608 700 537 520 541 441 411 4,752 7,546 6,072 5,453 4,833 3,911 3,912

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Country to 1st April, 1916, to I 1st April, 1917, to 1st April, 1918, to 1st April, 1919, to 1st April, 1920, to i 1st April, 1921, to which exported. 31st March, 1917. ! 31st March, 1918. 31st March, 1919. ! 31st March, 1920. 31st March, 1921. 31st March, 1922. Tons.! £ Tonsil £ Tons. £ Tons. f. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ United States of 3,168! 218,214 2,316 164,516 1,371 81,914 2,037 157,251 3,224 345,992 2,487 266,922 America United Kingdom 1,484 68,378 363 13,982 346 19,977 1,650 90,422 2,544 149,422 1,297 104,094 Germany .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 3,574 Canada .. 133 7,718 1,929! 124,271 572 45,588 1,016 61,005 314 24,481 89 9,641 Australia .. 29 1,982 I8 ! 1,577 49 4,820 23 1,936 49 4,802 37 7,073 Belgium .. j .. France .. .. .. .... Austria-Hungary j .,. ! .. . .. .. .. .. .. , Russia • ; .. 50' 3,440 j .. .. •• .. /. .. .. /. Netherlands .. | .. . . .. .. .. Sweden .. • • • • • • • • • • ■ • Italy .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. • • " Japan .. .. .. 10 506 .. .. .. .. .. 4 Hong Kong .. 8 539 .. .. .. .. .. Totals .. 4,862 300,271 4,636j 304,852 2,338 152,299 4,726| 310,614 0,131 524,701 3,968 391,304 Country to j 1st April, 1922, to 1st April, 1923, to | 1st April, 1924, to ! 1st April, 1925, to 1st April, 1926, to . 1st April, 1927, to which exported. \ 31st March, 1923. 31st March, 1924. ! :Slst March, 1925. 31st March, 1920. i 31st March, 1927. 31st March, 1928. I I I I I III Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ United States of 1 3,742 367,946 4,197 449,117 2,624 250,379 2,682 211,623 1,863 136,397 2,087 120,349 America United Kingdom 1,960 129,082 2,409 170,785 2,360 169,975 2,350 179,868 2,036 133,032 2,0431 127,401 Germany .. 70 3,363 66 2,832 ; 117 6,367 107 4,670 127 5,432 119, 6,613 Canada .. 109 7,462: 118 7,714 97 5,726 101 3,569 144 7,181 165 6.329 Australia .. 84 6,679 7 787, 24 2,006: g| 1,198; 15 911 33 1,448 Belgium .. i .. .. .. j .. 33 1,168| 114 4,563 .. I France .. .. .. 55; 5,855 79 ; 5,121 135 9,136 89 6,980 60 3,915 Austria- Hungary .. .. Russia .. .. .. . . . . .... Netherlands .. 90 4,381 38 1,582 53 1,917 46 1,809 34 1,950 3, 483 Sweden .. 20 1,000 .. .. 20 820 .. .. 46 1.929 I 132 Italy .. .. 1 170 26 1,647 55 3,546 .. 2 51 2,469 .. Japan .. 4 326 7 393 3 162 22 1,027 10! 476 20 843 Hong Kong .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. Denmark .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 10 350 .. .. China .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 25 South African .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Union — ! : Totals .. 6,080 520,409 6,923 640,712 s 5,432 446,019' 5,495 414,420 4,529 301,335 4,531 267,559