Import Statistics




RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st MARCH, 1916—continued.

Countries. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Gisborne. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau (incl. Picton). Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Totals. Corresponding Quarter, 1915. Countries.
Foreign Countries, &c.—continued. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Foreign Countries, &c.—continued.
Asia— Asia—
Asiatic Turkey 823 .. .. .. 209 .. 137 861 39 .. 36 .. .. .. 310 131 .. 1,992 108 4,619 3,511 Asiatic Turkey.
China 2,966 .. .. .. .. .. 44 6,256 188 .. .. .. .. .. 2,421 1 .. 1,504 2 13,418 5,500 China.
Cochin China .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 .. .. .. .. .. 120 .. .. 32 .. 187 31 Cochin China.
Formosa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Formosa.
Japan 31,947 .. .. 327 30 .. 69 25,957 1,882 3 121 50 .. .. 8,672 385 .. 9,333 726 79,502 32,578 Japan.
Java 6,153 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,921 126 .. .. .. .. .. 2,653 .. .. 1,952 431 17,236 8,558 Java.
Malay States .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 11 43 Malay States.
Persia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 191 .. .. 25 .. 239 187 Persia.
Philippine Islands 382 .. .. 55 .. .. .. 385 18 .. .. .. 46 .. 51 .. .. 784 .. 1,721 5,540 Philippine Islands.
Sumatra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67,712 Sumatra.
Africa— Africa—
Canary Islands 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 3 .. Canary Islands.
Egypt 6,064 .. 1 .. 52 .. 7 304 59 25 35 12 20 1 207 88 40 310 20 7,245 1,298 Egypt.
Madagascar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 14 Madagascar.
Morocco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Morocco.
Zanzibar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Zanzibar.
America— America—
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Argentina.
Brazil .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. Brazil.
Chile .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 .. Chile.
Cuba .. 69 .. .. 90 .. .. 226 .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 .. .. 241 .. 740 845 Cuba.
Guatemala .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Guatemala.
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. Mexico.
U.S.A., via East Coast 131,840 .. 12 905 6,030 247 5,504 163,899 11,806 780 1,226 24 979 83 63,822 6,035 1,521 39,464 5,993 440,170 376,342 U.S.A., via E. Coast.
,, ,, West Coast 73,803 .. 2 1,436 5,258 55 2,927 146,990 5,671 275 431 217 486 2 53,502 3,168 332 33,652 3,701 331,908 207,797 ,, ,, W. Coast.
Uruguay .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Uruguay.
Venezuela .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Venezuela.
Pacific Islands— Pacific Islands—
German Samoa 6,549 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 2 .. 2 6,558 9,212 German Samoa.
German Solomon Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 .. .. 110 .. 374 446 German Solomon Is.
Hawaii 185 .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 446 Hawaii.
New Caledonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,588 6,359 New Caledonia.
Society Islands 3,587 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,192 9,475 Society Islands.
Tonga 2,977 .. .. .. .. .. .. 215 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,192 2,072 Tonga.
Tuamotu Archipelago 7,348 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 764 1,766 9,878 9,998 Tuamotu Archipel'o.
Tutuila 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. Tutuila.
Totals 1,621,254 539 1,275 40,880 50,702 8,391 69,228 2,402,355 120,305 10,969 29,241 6,047 19,368 1,220 948,787 97,473 21,933 644,188 115,501 6,209,656* .. Totals.
Corresp. Quarter, 1915 1,472,261 1,624 1,297 42,677 41,806 7,633 68,495 1,423,970 111,120 15,738 24,382 6,784 22,950 3,857 827,056 127,142 50,517 673,611 98,183 .. 5,021,058† Corresp. Quarter, 1915.
  • Includes specie imported: Auckland, £11,700; Wellington, £557,000; Dunedin, £3,000; Timaru, £500.

† Includes specie imported: Auckland, £5,308; Wellington, £23,000; Lyttelton, £5,000.

Customs Department, Wellington, 19th April, 1916.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Return of the Value of Imports by Countries at New Zealand Ports for Quarter Ended 31 March 1916 (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
19 April 1916
Imports, Countries, Ports, Statistics, Quarterly Return, Trade
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs