H. —44.

External Trade (excluding Specie).

Exports. The table below sets out the quantities and values of the principal commodities exported from New Zealand in each of the past two calendar years.

The 1935 figures reveal increases over 1934 in quantities and values of exports of butter, lamb mutton, hides, and calf-skins, rabbit-skins, pelts and gold. Decreases in both quantities and values occurred m cheese, wool, and kauri-gum. In the cases of beef, tallow, and sausage-casings, a decreased quantity was exported, but the value was higher in each case. The most notable increase m value occurred in the case of butter—namely, an increase of £3,573,964. The direction of our export trade in 1935 is disclosed by the table which follows, the figures for the three previous years being also given for purposes of comparison.

Value of New Zealand's Exports (excluding Specie) according to country of Destination, 1932-35.

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I : Excess of Year ended TCxnnrts Tmnm-ta Total External 31st December, Exports. Imports. Exports. Imports. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1926 .. .. 45,268,924 49,811,763 95,080,687 .. 4 542 839 1927 .. .. 48,496,354 44,782,666 93,279,020 3,713,688 1928 .. .. 55,570,381 44,844,102 100,414,483 10,726,279 1929 .. .. 54,930,063 48,734,472 103,664,535 6,195,59] 1930 .. .. 44,940,517 44,339,654 89,280,171 600,863 1931 .. .. 34,950,698 26,498,151 61,448,849 8,452,547 1932 .. .. 35,609,919 24,646,006 60,255,925 10,963,913 1933 .. .. 41,005,919 25,581,366 66,587,285 15,424,553 1934 .. .. 47,342,847 31,339,552 78,682,399 16,003,295 I 1935 .. .. 46,538,678 36,287,544 82,826,222 10,251,134 |

1934. 1935. Item. — Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. £ £ Butter •• •• Cwt. 2,614,519 10,042,776 2,789,298 13,616,740 heese •• •• » 1,984,496 4,694,459 1,727,552 4,376,512 Beef frozen .. .. „ 827,310 871,359 817,586 979,711 Lamb, frozen .. .. „ 2,584,405 7,903,337 2,605,526 8,184 521 Mutton, frozen .. .. „ 901,938 1,595,564 1,025,305 1,837,600 Hides & calf-skins .. .. No. 1,586,234 627,371 1,788,003 685 873 Rabbit-skins .. „ 13,035,015 257,585 13,536!745 395 090 £? lts , » 9,243,726 725,782 11,765,293 894'181 Wool .. .. .. Bales 741,916 12,516,425 647,801 7,096,873 Tallow .. .. .. Tons 27,662 480,354 25,277 630,638 Kauri Gum .. .. „ 3;2 09 86,917 2,872 79 113 <f old •• .. Oz. 167,160 1,353,715 172,779 1,452! 940 (sausage casings .. .. Lb. 4,524,412 625,394 4 192 001 787 Other items .. 7,845,709 .! 6,042!625 Total exports „ .. 49,626,747 .. 47,059,678

1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. British possession, protectorates, &c. — £ £ £ £ United Kingdom .. .. .. 31,344,670 35,275,909 38,629,240 38 921 568 Australia .. .. .. .. ] ,444,860 1,393,311 1,882,516 1 781 811 Canada 244,160 560,875 697,865 W984 Ail other British countries .. .. 314,774 292,054 370,780 418,178 Totals, British countries .. 33,348,464 37,522,149 41,580,401 4-1,778>41 Foreign countries and possessions— United States .. .. .. 690,015 1,188,972 1,250,364 2 468 071 Belgium .. .. .. .. 167,629 330,284 612,646 'e47'212 * rance •• •• •• •• 508,960 738,176 1,228,699 484^610 Germany .. .. .. .. 289,917 376,886 944,310 165,304 * "■ " " •' 236,799 354,462 856,014 432 495 Ail other foreign countries .. .. 368,135 494,990 870,413 562^445 Totals, all foreign countries .. 2,261,455 3,483,770 5,762,446 4^76(U37 Totals, all countries . . .. 35,609,919 41,005,919 47,342,847 46,538^678