Trade Statistics




RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1917—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, 1916. Countries.
Foreign Countries, &c.—continued. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Foreign Countries, —continued.
Dutch Borneo 39,540 .. .. 45 946 .. 57 28,104 876 .. 67 16 41 .. 17,201 58 .. 12,492 476 99,419 2,755 Dutch Borneo.
Japan 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 202,487 Japan.
Java .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 52 Java.
Malay States 6,575 .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 104 .. .. .. .. 24 .. .. .. 2,416 .. 9,158 8,195 Malay States.
Philippine Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 443 .. 443 .. Philippine Islands.
Sarawak and Brunei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,484 .. .. .. .. 1,484 .. Sarawak and Brunei.
Siam 8,685 .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,573 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,259 .. .. 9,163 .. 45,680 36,190 Siam.
Sumatra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Sumatra.
Africa— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Africa—
Egypt 10,624 .. .. .. .. .. 28 3,869 .. 1 2 .. 4 .. 15 .. .. .. 9,625 24,168 4,488 Egypt.
Morocco 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. Morocco.
Zanzibar 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. Zanzibar.
America— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. America—
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 .. .. .. .. 58 78 Argentina.
Brazil .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 Brazil.
Chile 132 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 .. Chile.
Colombia 77 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 .. Colombia.
Cuba 801 .. .. .. .. .. .. 144 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 947 932 Cuba.
Ecuador .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 218 .. .. .. .. 218 .. Ecuador.
Guatemala .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 .. 107 511 Guatemala.
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Mexico.
U.S.A., via East Coast 168,019 .. 384 1,354 6,975 less 6 4,416 239,424 17,828 786 3,239 53 1,040 87 91,602 2,396 874 54,477 9,865 601,763 780,093 U.S.A., via E. Coast.
,, via West Coast 48,413 .. .. 204 16,136 122 3,404 100,794 2,651 1,118 652 6 88 9 88,916 429 68 33,899 1,771 243,180 335,618 ,, W.Coast.
Pacific Islands— .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Pacific Islands—
German Samoa 2,867 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 3 .. 7 .. .. .. 849 .. .. 961 .. 4,696 3,161 German Samoa.
German Solomon Islands 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. German Solomon Is.
Hawaii 22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 959 Hawaii.
New Caledonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,056 3,056 250 New Caledonia.
New Hebrides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 New Hebrides.
Society Islands 5,441 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,441 2,348 Society Islands.
Tonga 737 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 787 895 Tonga.
Tuamotu Archipelago.. 367 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,600 6,967 6,765 Tuamotu Arch.
Totals 1,567,056 77 3,224 20,906 50,645 1,882 39,933 1,245,238 71,767 6,519 13,814 5,426 9,889 964 576,857 44,143 7,182 448,985 106,733 *4,220,740 .. Totals.
Corresp. Quarter 1916 2,174,776 1,248 1,474 70,721 62,626 7,869 83,334 2,649,172 154,402 11,570 88,500 10,774 21,524 1,742 1,098,581 81,226 17,242 885,932 145,972 .. †7,518,685 Corresp. Quarter, 1916.
  • Includes specie imported: Auckland, £11,000; Wellington, £1,000; Lyttelton, £200; Dunedin, £1,780; Invercargill, £2,000; Total, £15,980.

† Includes specie imported: Auckland, £45,655; Gisborne, £4,560; New Plymouth, £100; Wellington, £254,300; Napier, £4,550; Nelson, £1,000; Greymouth, £1,000; Lyttelton, £18,200; Timaru, £1,540; Dunedin, £37,800; Invercargill, £13,725; Total, £382,430.

Customs Department, Wellington, 27th October, 1917.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Return of the Value of Imports by Countries (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
27 October 1917
Imports, Trade, Statistics, Quarterly Report
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs