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VICTORIA.

The quantities and value of the imports into the colony, from all countries, in each of the years 18G7 and 1868, were as follows: —

Total Imports

1867

1868

Principal Articles.

Apparel and slops

f PacJcgs.

8.071 373,825

7,548 276,302

Beer and cider

J* Gallons

' I £

1,480,408 297,103

1,388,201 268,205

Boots and shoes.

J PacJcgs.

■ I £

15,145 256,524

30,475 413,225

Butter and cheese

r Tons

' \ £

587 64,286

477 48,631

Candles

f Tons ' \ £

1,990 203,821

1,969 200,206

Coals.

f Tons

' I £

115,523

135,225

145,075

178,900

Cottons

J PacJcgs.

' L £

8,463 458,644

12,847 522,346

Flour.

f Tons

' I £

2,924 43,078

1,932 40,276

Furniture

f PacJcgs. ■ I £

7,745 35,754

7,883 35,004

Grain of all kinds

(inc'

tiding

f Bush-els < Tons

1,362,821 8,144

2,345,843 19,879

rice)

I £

509,725

802,170

Haberdashery and drapery

f Paclcgs.

1 £

6,006 274,862

5,992 240,506

Hardware and ironmongery

f PacJcgs.

L £

13,911 97,405

21.407 88,638

Iron and steel

f Tons

L £

25,629 317,901

32,775 368.785

Machinery.

f PacJcgs.

1 £

6,255 68,077

4,363 47,903

Oilmen's stores. <

f PacJcgs.

1 £

39,333 69,552

33,535 59,367

Potatoes ....

f Tons

I £

3,267 5,160

2,690 5,260

r PacJcgs.

5,435

3,340

Provisions ....

\ Tons

225

143

I £

96,007

44,922

Railway materials

£

16.636

8,819

f PacJcgs.

1 £

1.108

1,951

Silks

119.974

202,830

Specie

£

1,081,760

853,654

Stationery ....

( PacJcgs.

1 £

6,743 83,515

6,137 65,084

Sugar and molasses

f Cwts.

\ £

634,608 866,006

535,159 795,273

Spirits of nil kinds

f Gallons

I £

1,910,819 420,665

1,405,886 455,447 1