7*4

NEW ZEALAND.

Total Imports

1867

1868

Principal Articles.

Animals for stock

£

161,369

122,819

Apparel : — Boots and shoes .

f Packgs. • \ £

10,982 163,922

8,793 193,981

Apparel and slops

f Packgs. ' { £

4,704 148,941

3,187 117,441

f Packgs. ' 1 £

4,123

1,398

146,047

49,557

f Packgs.

5,984

1,588

• I £

167,207

71,558

Drapery ....

f Packgs- • \ £

9,085 503,317

11,113 557,754

Haberdashery

f Packgs. ' \ £

964

32,982

656 34,511

Millinery, silks, linens .

j Packgs. • \ £

1,741 42,393

785 44,151

Iron, hardware, cutlery

£

356,427

313,890

Provisions : — Ale and beer .

£

160,447

85,263

Sugar — raw and refined .

f Tons ■ I £

6,470 311,401

293,094

Tea

f Lbs. • 1 £

l r 873,273

—

186,323

214,793

Spirits : — Brandy

£

108,662

118,461

Other kinds

£

86,885

106,259

Stationery and books .

£

86,532

69,639

Tobacco ....

£

70,874"

91,602

Wine ..... Total value of principal and o

£ her articles £

110,715

87,257

5,344,607

4,985,748

The quantities and value of the exports, in each of the two years 1867 and 1868, were as follows : —

Total Exports

1867

1868

Principal Articles.

Gold and gold dust . . . • \ £

686,753 2,724,276

637,474 2,492,721

T -r • f Tons Kauri gum . . . . . . < #

2,685 77,491

2,689 72,493

Potatoes . . . . . . i „

418

1,812

362 1,257

Timber of all kinds .... £

16,105

15,846

Wool { Z *J

Total value of principal and other articles . £

27,152,966

28,875,163

1,580,608

1,516,548

4,644,678

4,429,198

The commercial intercourse between New Zealand and the

United Kingdom is shown in the subjoined tabular statement,