CuMMEKCK
433
•Years Tot»l Import*
1913 1016 1917 1918 1919 1920
£
22,288,302
•
80,671,698 61,500,000
Exports of Domestic ■ Exports of other Produce Produce
£ 22,577,890
u,m,Mf
11,087,987
27,937,010 53,304,3*4
majm
811,088
M8.6B0
888,081
Total Exports £
njmjm
83,2S6.937 31,5 SI 28,51' 53,970,075 46,440,000
The value of imports is taken as the fair market value in the country exporting same, plus a uniform charge of ten per cent, for freight, Ac. 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. Beginning with 1914 the country of origin of imports is obtained, as well a« country of shipment. The country of shipment is obtained in cases of exports, but this may or may not be the country of ultimate destination. Very little cargo in trantitu passes through New Zealand.
The principal imports and exports in 1919 are given as follows :—
Articles of Import 1919
Apparel
Boots and shoes
Drapery and textiles .
Hosiery
Silks ....
Iron and steel .
Machinery and machines
Other metal manufactures.
Motor cars, motor cycles, and materials
Sugar
Tea
Spirits, wines, and beer .
Tobacco, cigars. *c. .
Books, paper, & stationery
Drugs, chemicals and drug- gists' wares
Fruit, fresh and preserved
Oil»
Va'.u»
Total, including others not specified
£
1,780,871
IM W
4,251,102
434,225 504,171
15 V, ■ 1,174,474
2.244.741
1,114,084
423,293
1,013,8S9 1,299,40S
1,099,454
367.71? 1,305,043
30,671,698
Articles of Export ! 1919
Produce of the Domin ion : — Wool
Agricultural produce Frozen meat . Kauri gum Tallow .
Hides, skins and pelts Butter and cheese . Milk
Preserved meats Sausage-skins Phormium (fibre and tow) Coal
Timber . Gold British and foreign produce
Total, including articles not specifled
Value
19,559,537
788.187
9/.2S.-V-
255,812
1,880,006
3,439,46$
10,S71,118
579,266
775, IIS 907,584 201.. u 83 439,935 1,334,405 603,541
53,970,075
Exports of certain trade products : —
T«n
1913 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Wool
Lbs. 186,533,036 196.570.114 185,506,859
178.274. 4S6 10-.724.o7.-. 274,246,613
Frozen Meat
Cwts. 2,578,693 3,591,260 3,326,045 8,446,945 2,036,904
Kauri Gum
Tons 8.780 4.57-. 5,456 4.594 2.419 4,128
Butter
Cwts. 372,258 420.144 358,632 254,397 431.023 345.S18
Ci.ce>e
Cwts. 611.663
949.416 S>5.743 888^480
1,572,311
The total value of gold exported to December 31, 1919, was 88,128,3597.
