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Details of the yearly export, and the country to which exported, from 1918 to 1929, are given below:—

Particulars of Kauri-gum, exported from New Zealand from 1918 to 31st March, 1929, inclusive.

Production during the Year. The kauri-gum received at Auckland from the gumfields for the past eight years is shown, month by month, in the following table : — Kauri-gum received in Auckland. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. April .. .. 191 543 480 439 483 338 317 295 May .. .. 331 514 613 501 330 332 277 390 June .. .. 358 654 459 344 395 362 359 331 July .. .. 404 548 352 363 399 401 230 364 August .. 368 689 522 407 326 392 241 331 September .. 508 781 450 373 403 287 323 288 October .. 420 610 490 471 299 229 385 356 November .. 482 601 612 427 486 341 500 . 407 December .. 285 667 576 591 410 325 284 245 January .. 331 590 506 525 365 265 278 290 February .. 466 658 475 492 396 198 307 275 March .. 608 700 537 520 541 441 411 240 4,752 7,546 6,072 5,453 4,833 3,911 3,912 3,812

Country to I 1st April, 1917, to ! 1st April, 1918, to I 1st April, 1919, to 1 1st April, 1920, to 1st April, 1921, to 1st April, 1922, to which exported. 31st March, 1918. 31st March, 1919. 31st March, 1920. 31st March, 1921. 31st March, 1922. 31st March, 1923. Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ United States of 2,316 164,516 1,371 81,914 2,037 157,251 3,224 345,992 2,487 266,922 3,742 367,946 America United Kingdom 363 13,982 346 19,977 1,650 90,422 2,544 149,422 1,297 104,094 1,960 129,082 Germany .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 3,574 70 3,363 Canada .. 1,929 124,271 572 45,588 1,016 61,005 314 24,481 89 9,641 109 7,462 Australia .. 18 1,577 49 4,820 23 1,936 49 4,802 37 7,073 84 6,679 Belgium Prance .. Austria-Hungary Russia .. .... Netherlands .. i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 4,381 Sweden .. .. I .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 1,000 Italy .. .. .. | .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ,.| ] 170 Japan .. 10 506 .. .. .. .. .. 4 • • ! 4 326 Hong Kong .. • • j ■ • • • • • •. .. .. .. .. .. j ■ .. Totals .. J 4,636 304,852 2,338 152,299 4,726 310,614 6,131 524,701 3,968' 391,304: 6,080 520,409 Country to 1st April, 1923, to j 1st April, 1924, to j 1st April, 1925, to 1st April, 1926, to [ 1st April, 1927, to I 1st April, 1928, to which exported. 31st March, 1924. j 31st March, 1925. 31st March, 1920. 31st March, 1927. I 31st March, 1928. I 31st March, 1929. Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ United States of 4,197 449,117 2,624 250,379 2,682 211,623 1,863 136,397 2,087 120,349 2,337 139,672 America United Kingdom 2,409 170,785 2,360 169,975 2,350 179,868 2,036 133,032 2,043 127,401 1,504 77,479 Germany .. 66 2,832 117 6,367 107 4,670 127 5,432 119 6,613 234 1 7,949 Canada .. 118 7,714 97 5,726 101 3,569 144 7,181 165 6,329 208 7,448 Australia .. 7 787 24 2,006 9 1,198 15 911 33 1,448 8 408 Belgium .. .. ! .. .. .. 33 1,168 114 4,563 .. .. 60 1,094 France .. 55 5,855 79 5,121 135 9,136 89 6,980 60 3,915 150 5,206 Austria-Hungary I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. j .. Russia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Netherlands .. 38 1,582 53 1,917 46 1,809 34 1,950 3; 483 29j i 068 Sweden .. .. j 20 820 .. .. 46 1,929 1| 132 .. | Italy .. .. 26 1,647 55 3,546 .. 2 51 2,469 .. .. 10 127 Japan .. 7 393, 3. 162 22 1,027 10 476 20 843 26 772 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. j Denmark .. .. .. .. .. 10 350 .. .. China .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 .. 25 .. South African .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Union j 1 Totals .. 6,923j 640,712 5,432 446,019] 5,495 414,420 4,529 301,335j 4,531j 267,559 4,566 241,223