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Return of Principal Items of New Zealand Exports to West Australia during 1900, showing Comparison of Amount of Duty payable under Old Rates with Amount that would be collected under the Federal Tariff.

W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector. Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 15th October, 1901.

Items. Quantity or Value. Federal Bates. I . Bevenue at J Federal Rates. Former Rates. Bevenue at Former Bates. Bacon and hams... 591 cwt. 3d. per lb. Is. to Is. 6d. per gal. Is. per cental 3d. per lb. 3d. „ 6d. per doz. £ 827 2d. per lb. Is. 3d. to Is. 6d.gal. Is. per cwt. 2d. per lb. 2d. 2d. per doz. £ 551 Beer Bran and pollard Butter... Cheese... 1,036 tons 575 cwt. 2,314 „ 1,160 805 3,239 1,036 536 2,159 Eggs ... FishFrozen Other Oysters Flour . . Grain— Barley Beans and peas Maize Malt Oats... Wheat 47,780 lb. 2,382 bush. 104 „ 2s. per cwt. Id. per lb. 2s. per cwt. Id. per lb. Is. 6d. per cental Is. 6d. „ Is. 6d. „ 6s. Is. 6d. „ Is. 6d. 6d. per lb. Id. 199 89 5 15 % ad val. Id. per lb. 15 % ad val. 30s. per ton. 4d. and 6d. per bush, 6d. per bush. 6d. 3s. 4d. - „ 6d. „ 4d. per lb. Free "l99 50 3 3,988 bush. 268,853 „ 9,525 „ 82 cwt. 5,192 centals 478 8,066 428 229 2,163 598 4,481 238 153 Hops ... Meal (oat) Meats— Potted Other Mineral waters ... Onions... Potatoes 1,870 cwt. 28 „ 2d. „ Id. „ 20 % ad val. Is. per cwt. Is. 6s. to 10s. per cwt. 1,744 13 •Jd. per lb. Various 20% Is. per cwt. Is. Free 436 140 tons 140 '"l40 Sugar ... Timber (sawn) — Dressed Undressed Woollens Blankets 207,843 sup. ft. £180 £34 3s. per-100 sup. ft. Various 20 % and 10 % (?) 20 % and 10 % (?) 207* 18 3 20% Various 10% Free ... ... (est.) 154 18 £19,813 £10,752 * Estimated.