Import Statistics




RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1908—continued.

Countries. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Poverty Bay. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau. Picton. Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton and Christchurch. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill and Bluff. Parcels Post. Totals. Corresponding Quarter, 1907. Countries.
Africa— Africa—
Egypt £ 73 £ 183 £ 9 £ 3 £ 263 £ 159 Egypt
Canary Islands 10 32 42 2 Canary Islands
Madagascar ... 8 Madagascar
Asia— Asia—
Borneo 15 15 Borneo
Sumatra 56 56 Sumatra
China 4 829 182 27 1,063 345 China
Japan 5,768 6 63 56 3,124 15 8 42 1,996 103 2,570 68 124 13,943 12,730 Japan
Java ... 5,673 5,124 60 2,542 1,813 15,212 4,819 Java
Philippine Islands 2,131 43 18 159 33 2,347 4,721 5,056 Philippine Islands)
Asia Minor 768 442 228 73 523 54 2,088 3,324 Asia Minor
Arabia 283 283 15 Arabia
Pacific Islands— Pacific Islands—
Solomon 5 Solomon
Sandwich 50 2 52 Sandwich
New Caledonia 234 234 136 New Caledonia
New Hebrides 2 2 New Hebrides,
Navigators ... 83 1 501 585 1,258 Navigators
Friendly 9,236 322 9,548 9,052 Friendly
Society 2,822 2,822 1,871 Society
Christmas 2,750 2,750 Christmas
Gilbert 1,500 Gilbert
Totals 880,914 1,696 140 26,114 24,589 4,223 7,897 979,545 93,615 4,591 773 26,527 17,278 24,696 3,061 532,022 61,899 9,384 534,030 113,382 61,267 3,447,663* Totals
Corresp. Quarter, 1907... 952,031 6,956 123 25,277 25,769 4,631 45,770 1,283,313 87,551 5,684 1,656 39,962 10,077 19,083 2,815 646,359 48,595 9,679 557,226 94,358 55,281 3,922,169† Corresp. Quarter 1907
  • Includes specie imported at Auckland, £1,110; Wellington, £12,000; Christchurch, £800; Dunedin, £14,600.

† Includes specie imported at Auckland, £133,855; Wellington, £252,350; Lyttelton, £82,000; Dunedin, £52,400.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 27th July, 1908.

W. T. GLASGOW, Secretary and Inspector.



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🏭 Value of Imports by Country and Port (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
27 July 1908
Imports, Value, Ports, Countries, New Zealand, Statistics, Quarter ended 31 March 1908
  • W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector