Trade Statistics




RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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, &c.—continued.
Java 8,229 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,497 .. .. 31 .. .. .. 1,434 .. .. 281 .. 13,472 12,690 Java.
Malay States .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 80 Malay States.
Minor Dutch E. Indies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Minor D.E. Indies.
Persia .. 41 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 88 Persia.
Philippine Islands .. 3,041 .. .. .. .. 59 2,128 65 .. 8 .. .. .. 248 .. .. 3,309 .. 8,858 11,119 Philippine Islands.
Sumatra .. 264 .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 267 41,527 Sumatra.
Africa— Africa—
Egypt .. 100 .. .. 21 .. 8 86 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 202 2 .. 9,945 .. 10,364 622 Egypt.
Madagascar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6 Madagascar.
Zanzibar .. 87 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. Zanzibar.
America— America—
Alaska .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 425 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 425 1,256 Alaska.
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Argentina.
Chile .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 375 Chile.
Colombia .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 .. Colombia.
Cuba .. 575 .. .. 77 .. 113 669 65 .. 1 .. .. .. 277 .. .. 524 .. 2,301 820 Cuba.
Danish West Indies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 399 Danish West Indies.
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 66 Mexico.
Panama Canal Zone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. Panama Canal Zone.
Peru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 556 Peru.
Santo Domingo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 364 Santo Domingo.
U.S.A., via East Coast 198,557 .. 61 2,512 4,889 .. 16,793 252,704 7,972 358 710 26 717 187 133,398 7,495 778 92,595 7,221 726,973 591,369 U.S.A., via E. Coast.
,, West Coast 105,255 .. 2 1,778 6,373 306 2,162 173,966 7,503 40 724 140 703 1 69,773 2,274 449 29,255 3,152 403,856 360,440 ,, W. Coast
Pacific Islands— Pacific Islands—
German Samoa 1,325 .. .. .. .. .. 4 186 .. .. 7 .. .. .. 124 2 .. 305 .. 1,953 4,729 German Samoa.
German Solomon Islands 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. German Solomon Is.
Hawaii 189 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 194 .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 12 .. 124 .. 584 672 Hawaii.
New Caledonia 2,331 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,518 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,849 3,792 New Caledonia.
New Hebrides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. New Hebrides.
Society Islands 2,713 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,713 1,312 Society Islands.
Tonga 92 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 330 Tonga.
Tuamotu Archipelago 7,656 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,683 .. 14,339 6,021 Tuamotu Arch.
Totals 1,921,301 25 1,343 47,273 49,586 6,352 68,950 1,973,773 103,536 13,109 25,710 3,935 13,368 1,373 945,126 54,732 34,716 734,195 110,331 *6,108,734 .. Totals.
Corresp. Quarter, 1916 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 Corresp. Quarter, 1916.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the YEARS 1917 and 1916.

| 1917 .. | .. | .. | 6,413,477 | 1,034 | 6,036 | 147,040 | 194,677 | 21,092 | 248,954 | 6,730,576 | 401,783 | 41,726 | 91,898 | 23,180 | 60,436 | 5,005 | 3,243,861 | 233,065 | 78,614 | 2,563,524 | 413,287 | $20,919,265 | .. | 1917. |
| 1916 .. | .. | .. | 7,362,778 | 3,928 | 6,204 | 212,505 | 210,867 | 33,363 | 304,140 | 9,253,506 | 565,504 | 46,430 | 142,470 | 35,000 | 82,418 | 6,555 | 4,035,097 | 311,457 | 65,860 | 3,118,928 | 542,273 | .. | $26,339,283 | 1916. |

  • Includes specie imported: Wellington, £500. † Includes specie imported: Auckland, £46,900; Wellington, £79,100; Dunedin, £3,000. ‡ Includes specie imported, £177,135. § Includes specie imported, £1,293,880.

Customs Department, Wellington, 29th January, 1918. 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
Imports, Trade, Statistics, Countries, Ports

🏭 Comparative Return of the Value of Imports

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
29 January 1918
Imports, Trade, Statistics, Comparative, Years
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs