RETURN of the Value of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1918—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, 1917. | Countries. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Countries, &c. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign Countries, &c. |
| —continued. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | —continued. |
| Java | £16,839 | .. | .. | .. | £102 | .. | £82 | £21,819 | £131 | .. | £66 | .. | .. | £11,399 | .. | .. | £19,324 | .. | £69,762 | £70 | Java. |
| Malay States | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £50 | 1 | Malay States. |
| Minor Dutch East Indies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Minor D.E. Indies. |
| Persia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | Persia. |
| Philippine Islands | .. | 1,525 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £178 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £924 | .. | .. | £174 | .. | £2,801 | 9,158 | Philippine Islands. |
| Sarawak and Brunei | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 443 | Sarawak and Brunei. |
| Siam | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,484 | Siam. |
| Sumatra | .. | .. | £9,349 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £42,248 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £51,597 | 45,680 | Sumatra. |
| Africa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Africa— |
| Egypt | .. | 1,261 | .. | 2 | 4 | 17 | .. | £103 | £889 | .. | 2 | 8 | 1 | .. | 2 | £296 | .. | 8 | 29 | £2,622 | 24,168 | Egypt. |
| Madagascar | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | Madagascar. |
| Morocco | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Morocco. |
| Zanzibar | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 | 7 | Zanzibar. |
| America | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | America— |
| Alaska | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 110 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80 | .. | 110 | Alaska. |
| Argentina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80 | 58 | Argentina. |
| Brazil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £770 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 770 | Brazil. |
| Chile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £2,553 | .. | £2,553 | 132 | Chile. |
| Colombia | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 77 | Colombia. |
| Cuba | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £565 | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | 91 | .. | 704 | Cuba. |
| Ecuador | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | £3,239 | .. | £3,239 | 218 | Ecuador. |
| Guatemala | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 107 | Guatemala. |
| U.S.A., via East Coast | 133,027 | .. | 82 | 2,172 | 748 | 35 | 3,114 | 158,120 | 4,636 | 224 | 1,572 | 157 | 434 | 185 | 83,710 | 1,239 | 21 | 51,419 | 7,431 | 448,326 | 601,763 | U.S.A., via E. Coast. |
| ”, ” West Coast | 175,194 | .. | .. | 2,686 | 26,024 | 465 | 23,173 | 361,894 | 14,981 | 637 | 954 | 83 | 324 | 7 | 131,536 | 7,820 | 1,568 | 72,882 | 3,048 | 823,276 | 243,180 | ”, ” W. Coast. |
| Pacific Islands | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Pacific Islands— |
| German Samoa | .. | 1,758 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 776 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2,186 | 2 | 1,322 | 101 | 6,147 | 4,696 | German Samoa. |
| German Solomon Isl'ds | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 2 | German Solomon Is. |
| Hawaii | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | Hawaii. |
| New Caledonia | .. | 626 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,131 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,202 | .. | 4,959 | 3,056 | New Caledonia. |
| Society Islands | .. | 3,540 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,636 | 5,441 | Society Islands. |
| Tonga | .. | 147 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6,839 | 6,600 | 20,593 | 6,967 | Tonga. |
| Tuamotu Archipelago | .. | 7,154 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Tuamotu Arch. |
| Totals | .. | £2,063,770 | 524 | 729 | £35,332 | £51,499 | £9,238 | £73,246 | £2,344,511 | £108,599 | £7,339 | £25,450 | £5,831 | £15,235 | £1,432 | £1,019,514 | £64,474 | £9,605 | £824,555 | £91,959 | £6,752,842* | .. | Totals. |
| Corresp. quarter, 1917 | .. | £1,567,056 | 77 | £3,224 | £20,906 | £50,645 | £1,882 | £39,933 | £1,245,238 | £71,767 | £6,159 | £13,814 | £5,426 | £9,889 | £964 | £576,357 | £44,143 | £7,182 | £448,985 | £106,733 | .. | £4,220,740† | Corresp. quarter, 1917. |

• Excludes gold specie and bullion. Includes specie imported other than gold : Auckland, £650 ; Wellington, £15,000. Invercargill, £2,000 ; Total, £15,980.

† Includes specie imported : Auckland, £11,000; Wellington. £1,000 ; Lyttelton, £200 ; Dunedin, £1,780 ;

Customs Department, Wellington, 5th November, 1918.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.