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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — AUSTRALIA

In 1911 the total itni^orts and exports of specie wore : —

Gold

Silver Bronze

Imports £

25,584

338,765

17,183

Total. . . 381,482

Distribution of external trade 1911 : —

Exports £

9,820,689

20,823

34

9,850,546

to

Imports

Exports

Australian

£

34,846,313 13,443,545

Total

United Kingdom. British Possessions

£

39,499,011 8,612,442

£ 35,309,982 15,825,451

Total British Foreign countries.

48,111,453

18,SrjG,035

48,2S9,S5S 27,915,352

51,135.433 28,346,825

Total

r.6, 0(17,488

7t'.,S05,210

70,482,258

Trade with the more important conntries', 1910 and 1911 :■

From or to

United Kingdoin

New Zealand.

India

Ceylon

South Afiican Unio

Java.

Belgium.

France

Germany.

U.S. America.

Japan

Imports (1010)

' £

3G,64,441 2,203,806 2,668,862

7fO,9S5 69,472

539,407 1,242,867

501.584 3,778.666 6, 494' 829

718,462

Imports (1011)

£

39,499,011 2,974,215 2.122,260

738,5.56 76,784

543,849 2,007,55V

14,045 4,437,153 7,747,901

832,757

• Exports (191U)

£

37,698,312

2,. -^42, 753

1.535,372

631,225 l.S26,f'32

345,315 5.940,060 8',551,570 7,340,455 1,500,102

657,057

Exports (1911)

35,309,982 2,655,400 3,310,.504 5,412,7051 1,717,804 488,606 6,111,943 8,180,084 6,642,012 1,404,155 832,958

1 The exports to Ceylon are mainly of gold specie, which is largely shipped to Colombo under option.'

Shave of the States in Foreiffu Commerce, 1911 : —

—

Imports £

Exports 1

Total

£

£

N.S. Wales.

27,342,452

32,161,401

50,503,853

Victoria.

21,850,963

18,0i:',71O

40,760,679

Queensland

6,212,240

8,380,284

14,601,524

S. Australia.

6,245,380

10,174,000

16,420,346

W. Australia.

4,485,363

9,171,198

13,656,501

Tasmania.

816,806

025,031

1.4-11,837

Northern Teriitovy

14,2.s4

44,662

58,940

Total.

. ; 66,907,488

70,482,258

140,449,740

1 In this table the value of goods sent from one State of the Comu.onwealth to anotlier State thereof f.)r transhipment abroad hfvs been vPlen'od to the State from wliifh the goods were finally despatched.