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Return showing the Chief Items of New South Wales Produce exported from New South Wales, &c.— continued.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 15th September, 1899.

Return showing the Chief Items of Queensland Produce exported from Queensland during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Return showing the Chief Items of South Australian Produce exported from South Australia during the Years 1893-98, and the Present Rate of Duty leviable on such Goods in New Zealand.

W. T. Glasgow, Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington. Secretary and Inspector.

Article. ■resent Rate of Duty levia,ble in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. I 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. £ 1,257 £ £ 2,502 1,592 8,311 3,224 1,431 £ 1,287 £ 1,464 £ 1,722 Spirits Sugar (molasses) Timber Tin ingots Wine 16p. proof gallon.. Jd. per lb. Various Free .. 5s. per gallon 6\560 4,167 6,175 4,508 756 9,559 4,272 18,781 5,152 1,026 26,709 6,285 1,885 Items cot enumerated above 146,448 16,306 162,918 3,309 160,688 15,800 138,758 15,095 191,299 18,094 184,306 19,726 Total value of exports to New Zealand of New South Wales produce 162,754 166,227 176,488 153,853 I j 209,393 204,032 .

Article. Present Bate of Duty leviable in New ZealancJ. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. £ 1,118 5,451 2,950 1,335 1,209 101,873 £ £ I 30 3,066 2,825 2,016 £ £ £ Bones Bonedust Guano Manures Hides .. Sugar Molasses Charcoal Meat (preserved) Free .. Jd. per lb. 2,698 "957 101,159 113,378 2,288 6,055 5,156 92,387 2,469 3,060 11,833 67,390 1,587 10,775 6,550 61,747 1,803 Free" .. 2d. per lb. 1,458 Items unenumerated above Various 113,936 683 108,094 1,198 ]25,061 616 109,127 1,943 80,810 2,017 80,875 1,121 Total value of exports to New Zealand of Queensland produce 114,619 109,292 125,677 111,070 82,827 81,996

Article. Present Rate of Duty leviable in New Zealand. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1808. Free 16s. per proof gal. Free Is. per cental 9d. 2d. per lb. 10s. per ton 5s. per gallon 3,879 £ 3,044 251 185 212 £ 4,456 612 131 3,532 8,661 £ 9,393 556 £ 4,783 452 645 £ 5,316 490 212 Bark Brandy .. Manure Flour Wheat .. Eaisins Salt Wine Silverlead "<IOO 576 3,509 6,704 "997 8,083 610 7,008 2',238 3,791 3,609 4,675 5,571 6,059 4,260 Items not enumerated above 13,359 586 11,310 341 23,421 410 18,233 602 16,669 689 21,908 694 Total value of exports to New Zealand of South Australian produce 13,895 11,651 23,831 18,835 17,358 22,602