358
THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — AUSTRALIA
(merchandise, bullion, and specie) into or from the Australian Common- wealth from or into countries outside the Commonwealth.
Excluding ships' stores
2 Calendar year.
The value of goods imported represents the amount on which duty is payable or would be payable if the duty were ad valorem. The value of goods subject to duty is taken to be the fair market value in the principal markets of the country whence the same were exported, with an addition of 10 per cent, to such market value.
The Customs Tariff Act of 1920 provides for preference to goods produced in and shipped from the United Kingdom to Australia as against the goods of other countries, and for reciprocal tariff agreements with other countries. It also affords a larger measure of protection to Australian industries than previous tariffs.
The value of goods exported is the value in the principal markets of the Commonwealth-in the usual and ordinary commercial acceptation of the term.
More important imports and exports in 1918-19 : —
Imports
Value
Textiles—
£
Yarni, woollen .
015,266
All other
329,838
Apparel (including boots) .
6,117,283
Bags and sacks
3.934,542
Cotton piece goods .
12,952,448
Other textiles .
13,23z,898
Manufactures of metal —
Agricultural machinery, ire.
MHtfMS
Other machinery
3,269,055
Iron and steel — plate and
sheet ....
1,921,971
Tinned plates .
2,129.7 53
Vehicles and parts .
2,279.804
Other manufactures of
metal ....
0,730,333
Paper and paper hoards .
4,369,880
Drugs, chemicals, and
fertilizers
4,425,073
Oils and waxes .
4,099,049
Tobacco ....
1,864,594
Alcoholic liquors
1,268,324
Sugar ....
1,052,124
Exports
Wool .
Wheat
Flour ....
Skins and hides .
Tinned meat
Butter.
Lead— pig .
Beef ....
Copper, Ingots, ami bar
Leather
Tallow
Silver ....
.Jams ....
Manufactures of metal
Mutton and Lamb
Chemicals and fertilisers
Miik ....
Tin ingots .
Coal ....
Zinc concentrates .
Value
£
42,766,756 11,334,065 5,818,824 4,395,770
8,108,084
2,891,300 2,472.786 2,S9S,22S 1!, 090. 577 8,170,903 1,909,001
1. 184. 125 1,888,481
1,091,880
983,799 887,488
