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, 1919—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, 1918. Countries.
Foreign Countries, &c.—ctd. Asia—continued. Foreign Countries, &c. Asia—continued.
Java £ 64,368 .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 2,003 £ 99 £ .. £ 100 £ .. £ 25 £ .. £ 3,070 £ 41 £ .. £ 9,883 £ 885 £ 80,474 £ 5,600 Java.
Minor Dutch E. Indies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £ 110 .. £ 110 £ 370 Minor D. E. Indies.
Philippine Islands 6,256 .. .. .. .. .. .. 476 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 3,539 .. 10,278 15,152 Philippine Islands.
Sumatra 94 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 118 Sumatra.
Africa— Africa—
Egypt 683 .. .. .. 2 .. 3 865 .. .. .. 3 1 4 424 4 4 92 .. 2,085 338 Egypt.
Zanzibar 56 .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 111 .. Zanzibar.
America— America—
Alaska .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234 Alaska.
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 .. 198 .. Argentina.
Brazil .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 669 Brazil.
Cuba 216 .. .. .. .. .. 79 325 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 620 641 Cuba.
Ecuador 55 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 215 Ecuador.
Mexico .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 39 Mexico.
Nicaragua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nicaragua.
Panama Canal Zone 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 .. 4 .. Panama Canal Zone.
Santo Domingo 374 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 374 18 Santo Domingo.
U.S.A., via East Coast 252,478 .. .. 108 378 89 6,529 413,048 6,070 180 1,880 28 308 71 71,795 964 795 33,971 3,681 792,373 772,409 U.S.A., via E. Coast.
,, West Coast 235,788 .. 3 3,356 20,318 264 24,237 580,007 11,894 361 1,164 96 694 178 146,722 26,720 1,240 76,093 16,991 1,146,126 597,139 ,, W. Coast.
Pacific Islands— Pacific Islands—
German Samoa 203 .. .. .. .. .. 199 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 .. .. 2,595 .. 3,007 1,557 German Samoa.
Hawaii 210 .. .. .. .. .. .. 186 38 .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 .. .. .. 445 950 Hawaii.
New Caledonia 4,991 .. .. .. 2,750 .. .. 333 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 225 8,299 2,344 New Caledonia.
New Hebrides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 New Hebrides.
Society Islands 536 .. .. .. .. .. .. 402 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 938 2,555 Society Islands.
Tonga 3,034 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,034 2,637 Tonga.
Tuamotu Archipelago.. 10,230 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,230 8,647 Tuamotu Arch.
Totals 2,534,081 44 490 38,627 60,520 14,252 91,468 3,296,071 126,995 8,876 25,705 6,142 14,835 1,414 1,063,857 93,141 14,291 775,281 134,640 *8,300,730 .. Totals.
Corresp. Quarter, 1918 1,649,874 .. 544 37,947 39,120 5,816 60,661 2,134,071 102,146 7,763 21,665 6,730 14,581 1,140 1,065,830 130,120 14,095 694,188 111,099 .. +6,097,390 Corresp. Quarter, 1918.

NOTE.—The above figures do not include the value of gold (specie and bullion) imported.

  • Includes specie imported, other than gold specie: Auckland, £25,480; Wellington, £6,700; Lyttelton, £1,000; Dunedin, £12,950; Gisborne, £45; New Plymouth, £75; Wanganui, £3,170; Napier, 7,453; Nelson, £20; Invercargill, £200.

† Includes specie imported, other than gold specie: Auckland, £20,000.

Customs Department, Wellington, 30th April, 1919. W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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🏭 Quarterly Import Statistics by Country and Port (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
30 April 1919
Imports, Statistics, Countries, Ports, Trade
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs