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No. 2.—Return showing the Value of Principal Articles exported from New Zealand to Australia and Tasmania, &c. — continued.

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Article, and Countries to which exported. Rate of Duty in each Colony. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. )ruggists' Sundries — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Free £ 2 336 21 14 £ 1,106 205 £ 536 262 29 £ 1,722 905 38 £ 584 386 9 5 36 £ 279 389 Various 20 per cent. 10 4 64 373 1,315 827 2,729 1,020 668 ihemicals n.o.e. — Victoria New South Wales Queensland Free 88 328 29 222 66 1,173 145 18 28 296 64 3 62 South Australia Tasmania Western Australia Free and 25 per cent. 10 per cent. 20 15 21 41 7 77 10 97 1 1 44 507 289 1,344 44 572 65 Goods— Victoria - New South Wales Queensland South Australia 10 per cent. Free .. 25 per cent. 15 92 444 1 2 162 225 36 3 352 474 5 161 653 33 430 68 184 2 52 5 5 fish: Dried, &c. — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia 5s. per cwt. Free Id. per lb. Id. „ 539 430 293 2 426 356 189 1 2 308 181 6 21 5 831 19 86 819 171 226 468 57 163 1 306 5 725 548 521 105 402 221 Potted and Preserved — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia 2d. per lb. Free 2d. per lb. 2d. „ Id. „ 381 357 145 748 51 20 31 295 682 230 172 603 1,982 532 648 188 563 2,308 4,239 1,558 839 464 215 2,026 1,404 1,485 622 328 1,115 738 995 5,102 4,954 Frozen — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Free 10 per cent. 15 1,887 1,637 2,520 1,134 20 2,814 1,454 53 7,318 1,786 8,969 2,015 6,631 2,807 25 3,524 3,674 4,321 9,129 10,984 9,438 flour — Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania 5s. per cental Free 20s. per ton 2s. per cental 30s. per ton 2s. per cental .. 1,882 1445 "l28 1,612 50,078 3,362 1,088 82,655 6,189 1,964 ' 4,861 10 1,770 794 3,630 16 4 7,123 1,145 128 58,698 96,767 2,564 n ruits, Fresh — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania 9d. and Is. 6d. per bushel Free Is. per bushel and 20 per cent. 32 692 28 2 137 18 3 261 4 7 401 5 5 617 1 134 269 49 752 157 268 413 C23 452 FungusNew South Wales Free 3,818 3,788 3,438 3,718 5,701 1,804 furniture and Upholstery — Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland South Australia Western Australia 30 per cent. Free .. 20 per cent. 25 25 Various 436 177 2 41 68 10 26 111 52 5 308 1,370 235 94 125 100 701 336 152 90 350 80 615 119 194 2,198 554 1,189