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Commerce.

In 1911 the imports duty-free (excluding 763,271/. specie) amounted to 9,416: 496/.; subject to duty, 9,366,112/.

Years j Total Imports

Exports of Domestic Exports ot other Produce Produce

Total Exports

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

£ 17,302,861 17,471,284 15,674,719 17,051,583 19,545,879

£ £ 19,783,138 285,819 15,894,530 422,964 19,462,936 199,060 21,944,163, 236,046 18,781,898 1 246,592

£ 20,068,957 16,317,494 19,661,996 22,180,209 19,028,490

The quantities and values of imports are obtained from Customs entries verified by invoices and, where necessary, as with goods subjectto an ad i;aZorem duty, by examination. For exports the ' free-on-board in New Zealand ' value is given ; but, as regards the main items, the Collector of Customs examines carefully the amounts stated, and compares them with current price lists, to prevent any over-estimate. Goods transhipped at a foreign port are regarded as imported from the country where they were originally shipped, and exports as destined for the country w^here it is intended to land them. The countries named, however, may not be those of origin or destination, as no attempt is made to trace the goods beyond the ports disclosed by the documents presented to the Customs. Very little cargo in transitu passes through New Zealand.

For the year ended March 31, 1912, th3 value of imports was 20,495,336i., and of ex- ports 19,036,660i. The principal imports and exports in 1911 are given as follows : —

Articles of Import

Value

Articles of Export

Value

Clothing, and materials for.

£

4,250,479

Colonial produce :

£

Iron and .steel goods, ma-

Wool ....

6,491,707

chinery, &c.

3,882,418

Gold

1,815,251

Sugar

676,39.^

Grain, pulse, flour.

331,649

Tea

331,461

Frozen meat.

3,503,406

Spirits, wines, and beer

458,181

Kauri gum

395,707

Tobacco and cigars

434,461

Tallow ....

607,257

Coal

186,263

Hides, skins, leather

903,267

Bags and sacks.

132,519

Live stock

201,045

Fruit

422,059

Butter and cheese.

2,768,974

Oils

471,965

Bacon and hams

7,504

Paper, printed books, and

Preserved meats

141,549

stationery

795,896

Grass seeds

40,317

Other imports, excluding

Phormium (fibre).

300,209

specie ....

6,740,511

Other articles.

1,274,056

Specie

763,271

British and foreign produce

198,2h7

Specie

Total.

48,305

Total.

19,545,879

19,028,490

Exports of certain trade products

Years

Wool Lbs.

Frozen Meat

Kauri Gum

Butter

Cheese

Cwts.

Tons

Cwts.

' Cwts.

1907

171,635,595

2,354,808

8, 70S

328,441

236,833

1908

162,518,481

2,120,303

5,530

229,971

280,798

1900

189,683,703

2,572,604

8,250

321,108

400,607

1910

204,368,957

2,654.196

8,693

356,5.35

451,915

1911

169,424,811

2,250,565

7,587

302,387

439.174

The total value of gold exported to December 31, 1911, was 79,253,913/. The gold exports in four years were as follows : —