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Table IV. —Principal Imports (excluding Specie)—continued.

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1936. 1937. Item. ■ ' __—1 Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Piece-goods— £(N.Z.) £)N.Z.) Cotton .. .. .. .. .. 1,829,589 .. 1,944,289 Sil t •• 1,088,344 .. 1,215,265 Woollen .. .. .. .. .. 852,338 .. 1,132,846 Cornsacks .. .. .. Dozen 364,089 125,628 536,158 163,756 Other sacks .. .. .. .. .. 203,200 .. 165,823 Woolpacks .. .. .. Dozen 45,776 54,085 48,089 59.351 Kerosene .. .. .. Gallons 6,076,443 88,949 4,712,073 86,788 Motor-spirit .. .. .. Gallons 86,423,750 1,633,396 85,665,508 1,856,209 Mineral lubricating-oil .. .. Gallons 2,911,504 281,066 4,037,650 405,070 Crude petroleum .. .. Gallons 30,075,252 230,415 43,039,234 332^390 Coal .. .. .. .. Tons 111,078 105,340 116,499 111,975 Iron and steel — Bar, bolt, and rod .. .. Cwt. 647,209 411,956 822,347 547,575 Galvanized plate .. .. Cwt. 541,166 513,665 560,122 676,259 Hardware .. .. .. .. .. 802,411 .. 1,034,939 Electrical apparatus .. .. .. .. 1,841,500 .. 2,595,178 Wireless apparatus .. .. .. .. 440,604 .'. 607,099 Timber— Sawn .. .. ..Sup. feet 20,062,369 276,021 26,971,846 382,740 'Otter .. .. .. .. .. 154,210 .. 179,788 Paper — Newsprint .. .. .. Cwt. 794,558 446,505 566,776 344,133 Printing, other .. .. Cwt. 144,363 238,963 177,710 331,992 Other .. .. .. .. .. 677,196 .. 884,391 Manures— Phosphates .. .. .. Tons 310,691 493,865 404,157 672,992 Other .. .. .. Tons 16,823 117,693 23,574 157,187 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. Number 30,264 4,547,065 36,782 5,791,132 Tires for motor-vehicles .. ..Lb. 6,603,969 669,746 8,548,025 871,987 Dried fruits .. .. ..Lb, 20,511,833 450,727 25,460,332 519,18! Fresh fruits .. .. ..Lb. 40,504,753 296,990 48,407,208 396,515 Wine .. .. .. .. Gallons 195,466 115,207 219,897 134,195 Yarns .. .. .. .. .. 302,876 .. 378,147 Hats, caps, and millinery .. .. .. 181,772 .. 232 594 Paints and varnishes .. .. .. .. 415,592 .. 465,968 Tinware and tin manufactures .. .. .. 381,876 .. 495 77] Artificers'tools .. .. .. .. 340,674 .. 359^673 Machine tools .. .. .. .. 186,203 .. 335,721 Agricultural machinery .. . . . . .. 301,383 .. 369 051 Leather .. .. .. .. .. 271,150 .. 263^950 Manufactures of leather and leather .. .. 159,475 .. 203,739 substitutes Earthenware and china ware .. .. .. 278,890 .. 339 240 Glass and glassware .. .. .. .. 382,038 .. 419,684 Books, papers, music printed . . . . , . 518,139 .. 604,361 Stationery .. .. .. .. .. 232,361 .. 304^451 Fancy goods .. .. .. .. .. 260,350 .. 335,047 Parts for motor-vehicles .. . . . . 283,072 .. 388 645 Railway and tramway material . . . . . . 222,340 .. 351 ,426 Other items .. .. .. .. .. 14,524,888 .. 18,792'796 Total imports .. .. .. .. 44,134,326 .. 56,160,695