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TABLE 16. Imports of Butter, Cheese, and Milk and Cream into Various Eastern Countries. (a) Butter.

(1) and (4) According to official trade statistics of each importing country for the year stated in the second column. (2) According to official trade statistics of New Zealand for the calendar year 1933. (3) According to official trade statistics of Australia for the year 1932-33. (5) According to official trade statistics of the Netherlands for the calendar year 1933.

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Imports from Importing Country. Year. Total all New Zealand. j Australia. j — <— United Kingdom. Netherlands. I Quantity, j 0 ™ Quantity. Rate of Freight from Australia. (1) (2) (3) . (4) (5) Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. India .. .. . . 1932-33 189 56 2d. per pound .. 35 5s. per box of 56 lb. . . 91 Ceylon, frozen .. .. 1932 181 14 2d. per pound .. 207 5s. per box of 56 lb. . . 2 „ tinned .. .. 1932 87 .. j China .. .. .. 1933 689 87 7s. 6d. per box of 56 lb. j 483 l|d. per pound . . .. 7 Dutch East Indies .. 1933 4,470 7 2d. per pound .. I 3,631 2d. per pound .. .. .. 365 Malaya, frozen .. .. 1933 f 279 1 , _ „ tinned .. .. 1933 \ 429 / 47 2d. per pound .. 527 2d. per pound .. .. 5 Philippine Islands, frozen .. 1929 418 3 7s. 6d. per box of 56 lb. 488 l|d. per pound .. .. (Not available) ,, tinned 1929 179 .. . . .. .. (Not available) Hong Kong .. .. 1932 £44,043 (quantities not 50 7s. 6d. per box of 56 lb. 414 l|d. per pound .. .. £18 available) Burma .. .. .. 1930-31 49 6 No quotation for outports .. No quotation for outports.. (Not available) Japan .. .. .. 1932 73 19 7s. 6d. per box of 56 lb. 128 Hd. per pound .. .. (Not available)