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IV. —Imports of Food and Drink from various British Possessions. Statement showing the Value of Articles of Food and Drink only (i.e., excluding Tobacco) imported into the United Kingdom during each of the Years 1905 and 1909 which were consigned from the various British Dominions, Colonies, and Possessions.

Dominions, Colonies, and Possessions from which the Goods were Consigned. 1905. 1909. British India* ........ £ 16,577,000 £ 15,510,000 Self-Governing Dominions : Union of South Africa— Cape of Good Hope ------ Natal - - Orange Free State ------- Transvaal - - - - . - 37,000 1,000 276,000 219,000 2,000 1,000 Total from Union of South Africa ... 38,000 498,000 Commonwealth of Australia - Dominion of New Zealand - _,.._.. Dominion of Canada ------- Newfoundland (and Labrador) .-.-■-. 8,800,000 5,442,000 18,364,000 224,000 10,719,000 7,911,000 19,351,000 64,000 Total from Self-Governing Dominions - 32,868,000 38,543,000 Principal Other Colonies and Possessions : Channel Islands - Malta -- Cyprus -- Gold Coast . ... . . . Southern Nigeria Protectorate ----- East Africa Protectorate ------ Nyasaland Protectorate Zanzibar and Pemba ------- Mauritius and Dependencies Seychelles - - ■- ■ —— Aden --------- Straits Settlements and Dependencies (including Labuan) Ceylon* and Dependencies Hong Kong British West India Islands ------ British Guiana Other British Possessions ------ 1,155,000 8,000 33,000 51,000 1,000 2,000 85,000 96,000 1,187,000 4,000 20,000 173,000 69,000 5,000 17,000 128,000 176,000 10,000 22,000 975,000 4,226,000 85,000 1,817,000 576,000 223,000 45,000 1,018,000 3,460,000 67,000 1,735,000 439,000 280,000 Total value of articles of food and drink consigned from British Possessions - - - - - 57,920,000 63,766,000 Total value of articles of food and drink consigned from all countries ------ 227,578,000 249,333,000 Percentage of articles of food and drink consigned from British Possessions - - - - - Per Cent. 25-5 Per Cent. 25-6 Values of articles of food and drink consigned from British Possessions, exclusive of India and Ceylon f 37,883,000 £ ■ 44,030,000 Percentage of articles of food and drink consigned from British Possessions, exclusive of India and Ceylon ------ - - Per Cent. 16-6 Per Cent. 17-7 * The value of the impi amounts: — >rts consigned from India and Ceylon during the above period ini :ludes tea to the following From India „ Ceylon 1905. £ 5,147,000 3,226,000 I 1909. £ 6,311,000 3,951,000