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No. 1.—Return showing the Value of the Principal Articles imported into New Zealand from Australia and Tasmania, &c. — continued.

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Article, and Countries whence ■ imported. How treated under New Zealand Tariff. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. Alkali— continued. Unenumerated— Viotoria New South Wales & £ £ £ £ £ 84 1,180 1,264 365 397 23 222 Free .. 762 245 Soda, Caustic — Viotoria New South Wales 43 565 53 856 78 135 47 714 352 298 317 Free .. 608 317 Animals (Living): Horned Cattle — Viotoria New South Wales 909 213 761 650 850 140 350 40 120 200 100 1,750 50 Free to July, 1895, thereafter 10a. each 1,800 990 390 320 100 Horses— Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. Tasmania 6,919 13,322 13 3,492 15,163 10 39 2,445 27,520 730 9,165 888 13,773 460 12,895 "l50 Free to July, 1895, thereafter £1 each 20,254 18,704 29,965 9,895 14,811 13,355 Sheep— Viotoria NewSouth Wales South Australia Tasmania 774 443 537 315 100 666 216 366 460 60 105 105 83 267 132 255 315 " 66 80 Free 2,069 582 625 254 969 846 DogsVictoria New South Wales 830 85 289 103 172 190 Free 915 392 362 Apparel and Slops— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia Tasmania 11,632 6,324 4,706 4,565 134 2 4,122 3,614 23 70 1,897 4,875 1,520 3,894 3 5 2,687 4,612 24 13 9 25 per cent. 17,980 9,407 7,829 6,785 5,422 7,308 Arms, &o.: Arms (Sporting) — Victoria New South Wales 467 914 184 521 34 210 9 178 81 494 128 342 15 per cent, to July, 1895, thereafter 20 per cent. 1,381 705 244 187 575 470 Dynamite— Viotoria New South Wales South Australia 375 722 "489 21833 Free 2,833 375 722 489 Other Explosives— Victoria New South Wales i^354 "l76 444 711 897 1,608 1,001 483 1,484 32 373 Free 1,354 176 444 405 Arrowroot — Viotoria New South Wales Queensland .. •j. 116 140 268 112 230 405 188 231 373 229 215 287 243 52 209 311 262 592 Free 524 747 792 731 504 1,165 Bags, &o.: Comsacks— Victoria New South Wales 747 It I 168 259 271 162 1,153 4,755 2,183 9,152 4,371 4,171 1,390 Free 427 271 1,315 6,938 13,523 5,561