RETURN of the Value of Imports (by Countries whence imported) at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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.|
|Java|3,982|...|...|...|...|...|...|4,175|...|...|...|...|...|929|...|...|3,604|...|12,690|361|Java.|
|Korea|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|482|Korea.|
|Malay States|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|20|...|...|...|...|...|...|80|...|...|...|...|80|Malay States.|
|Minor Dutch E. Indies|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|88|...|...|20|...|Minor D.E. Indies.|
|Persia|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|88|...|...|...|...|509|Persia.|
|Phillipine Islands|...|4,439|...|...|...|...|...|459|22|...|...|...|...|...|977|...|5,222|...|11,119|2,502|Phillipine Islands.|
|Sumatra|...|9,615|...|...|...|...|...|11,634|4,700|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|10,206|...|41,527|57,136|Sumatra.|
|Africa—| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Africa—|
|Canary Islands|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|Canary Islands.|
|Egypt|...|40|...|...|...|25|3|18|1|...|7|...|9|...|44|5|5|465|...|622|1,176|Egypt.|
|Madagascar|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|6|...|...|...|...|...|...|6|Madagascar.|
|Zanzibar|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|17|Zanzibar.|
|America—| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |America—|
|Alaska|...|...|...|...|...|37|...|...|1,080|139|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1,256|...|Alaska.|
|Argentina|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|3|...|...|...|...|...|...|3|1,452|Argentina.|
|Brazil|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|145|Brazil.|
|Chile|...|...|375|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|375|1,258|Chile.|
|Cuba|...|...|250|...|...|...|...|...|...|359|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|211|...|820|1,209|Cuba.|
|Danish West Indies|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|399|...|. .|Danish West Indies.|
|Mexico|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|66|...|Mexico.|
|Peru|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|556|...|...|...|...|...|556|...|Peru.|
|Santo Domingo|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|364|...|Santo Domingo.|
|U.S.A., via East Coast|144,981|...|31|4,198|4,969|12|4,229|222,245|17,252|880|3,861|96|429|60|105,839|2,008|486|70,220|9,573|591,369|399,599|U.S.A., via E. Coast.|
|”, , , , West Coast|65,450|...|1|918|4,213|316|2,680|166,428|18,992|397|544|98|1,365|169|43,404|5,710|275|41,276|8,209|360,440|219,910|”, , , W. Coast.|
|Pacific Islands—| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Pacific Islands—|
|German Samoa|3,245|...|...|...|...|3|...|1|22|...|...|1|1|...|...|1,451|...|1|4|...|4,729|40,041|German Samoa.|
|German Solomon Islands|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|German Solomon Is.|
|Hawaii|...|...|28|...|...|1|...|...|33|343|...|...|...|2|12|22|...|46|80|3|25|77|672|298|Hawaii.|
|New Caledonia|...|2,666|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1,126|...|...|...|...|...|...|3,792|574|New Caledonia.|
|Society Islands|...|1,254|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|...|...|...|...|...|...|1,312|2,234|Society Islands.|
|Tonga|...|329|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|330|227|Tonga.|
|Tuamato Archipelago|...|473|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|4,063|1,485|6,021|3,834|Tuamato Arch.|
|Tutuila|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|...|1|Tutuila.|
|Totals|2,005,605|1,034|2,849|61,408|53,434|9,113|82,544|2,230,427|172,990|13,105|43,635|11,064|22,069|2,300|1,040,716|79,746|17,203|856,582|144,960|6,850,784|5,588,628|Totals.|
|Corresp. Quarter, 1915|1,809,019|541|1,148|49,761|49,437|7,941|74,108|1,706,994|131,581|11,950|27,897|14,118|23,665|2,926|823,105|84,796|14,205|637,560|117,926|...|Customs Department, Wellington, 26th January, 1917.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the Value of IMPORTS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the YEARS 1916 and 1915.

• Includes specie imported : Auckland, £46,900 ; Wellington, £79,100 ; Dunedin, £3,000. † Includes specie imported : Auckland, £49,000 ; Wellington, £52,095 ; Lyttelton, £10,000 ; Dunedin, £10,000. § Includes specie : £1,070,114. ‡ Includes specie : £1,293,880.