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British South Africa — continued. A.—Value of Imports into the United Kingdom during each of the Years 1905 to 1909 of (i) Articles of Food, Drink and Tobacco; (ii) Raw Materials; and (iii) Manufactured Articles, consigned from British South Africa — continued.

Total Co] isignments >f each Cli iss, 1909. Value of Imports consigned from Class. Articles specified in the Trade [1905. British South Africa. 1906. 1908. 1909. From British From all Proportion from Proportion to Total Imports into the United Kingdom consigned from British South Africa. Eeturns. South British Countries. 1907, Africa. South Africa. (i i) Raw [aterials — oontimet £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Per Cent. Per Cent. Wool < Oil Seeds, 1 Nuts, Oils, \ Fats and | Gums. J r Mohair (Angora Goats' Hair). Sheep's or Lambs' Wool. 780,000 969,000 1,218,000 929,000 831,000 I 5,066,000 35,042,000 14-46 31-45 2,166,000 2,275,000 3,308,000 2,892,000 4,235,000 Oil, Fish (Train, . Blubber,Sperm), &c. 7,000 10,000 10,000 31,040,000 0-03 0-06 Hides and Undressed j Skins. I Hides and Pieces thereof :— Dry - Wet - 8-36 113,000 12,000 113,000 15,000 199,000 50,000 203,000 59,000 258,000 88,000 Skins:— Goat, undressed Sheep, ,, Furs, Sealskins, undressed. Asbestos, raw - Caoutchouc Feathers, ornamental. Horns and Hoofs Manures, Guano Seeds, Dari or - Durra. Goods, unmanufactured, unenumerated. Diamonds* 185,000 309,000 3,000 2,000 4,000 959,000 233,000 348,000 4,000 3,000* 9,000 1,259,000 326,000 543,000 10,000 3,000 3,000 1,598,000 314,000 549,000 9,000 5,000 2,000 1,431,000 372,000 607,000 22,000 8,000 2,000 1,723,000 1,347,000 11,618,000 11-59 110-90 6,000 6,000 18,000 10,000 11,000 14,000 1,756,000 28,521,000 6-16 Miscellaneous. 3,000 7,000 7,000 11,000 10,000 6,000 38-30 6,759,000 9,179,000 8,829,000 4,607,000 6,170,000 6,170,000 6,170,000 100-00 (iii) Mi .nufactu: ■ed Artie! .es. Metals and Manufactures thereof (other than Iron and Steel). Copper:— Kegulus and Precipitate. Unwrought in bars, blocks, &c. Old, fit only to be remanufactured. Metal, unenumerated old, fit only to be remanufactured. Drugs, unenumerated, including medicinal preparations. Dyestuffs and Substances used in Tanning or Dyeing :— Bark or Tanning. Unenumerated. 345,000 9,000 17,000 396,000 24,000 33,000 11,000 452,000 28,000 50,000 13,000 317,000 12,000 19,000 14,000 416,000 3,000 17,000 28,000 15,000 • 459,000 24,346,000 1-89 2-85 12,000 Chemicals, Drugs, • Dyes and Colours. 217,000 10,597,000 2-05 1-35 126,000 97,000 157,000 154,000 199,000 3,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 3,000 Note.Articles, c sions" in * The the value import ati< The imports into her than those spei he detailed Tables figures given for f Diamonds impoi i into the United } the United cified in th in the origi Diamonds rted therefrc kingdom ar Kingdom ie above S inal Trade represent om into t e included i of Article! Statement s 3 Returns. the Mmpor the United 1 in the Mis 38 of Food, Drink am are, if any, included i Ha from the Cape of I Kingdom cannot be iscellaneous Class. 1 Tobacco, Ki rith those shi 3ood Hope on given. Suet nw Material own for "( ily to the f i diamonds Is and Mai Other Brit United Ki as are di mifactured ;ish Possesingdom, as eclared on