Trade Statistics




Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 461

RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 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. Corresp. Quarter, 1918.
Foreign Countries, &c.: £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Asia—continued.
Japan 98,822 .. 35 1,175 493 .. 466 72,606 2,565 .. 220 .. 1 .. 42,156 792 26 22,575 552 229,484 282,081
Java 11,282 .. .. 251 .. .. .. 5,033 96 .. .. .. .. .. 1,898 .. .. 5,693 23 24,276 40,858
Minor Dutch E. Indies 1,830 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,830 ..
Philippine Islands 6,070 .. .. .. .. .. .. 625 36 .. .. .. 55 .. 1,253 .. .. 5,031 .. 13,070 2,117
Sarawak and Brunei .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 169
Sumatra .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. less 341 .. .. .. .. less 341 454
Africa—
Egypt 18,807 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,649 .. .. 132 .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. 26,595 1,071
Madagascar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Zanzibar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72
America—
Alaska .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 446 ..
Bolivia 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 ..
Colombia 839 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 839 1,010
Cuba 330 .. .. .. .. .. .. 931 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 394 .. 1,655 211
Ecuador .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,384 .. .. .. .. 5,384 ..
Santo Domingo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 356 .. .. .. .. 356 ..
U.S.A., via E. Coast 322,684 .. 637 2,838 15,404 723 8,045 506,830 19,981 1,294 4,058 482 697 .. 225,826 2,258 33 109,034 19,997 1,240,601 126,278
U.S.A., via W. Coast 131,179 .. 59 1,730 3,593 203 10,628 202,632 44,512 165 1,194 184 417 31 68,289 2,964 331 29,885 6,069 504,065 1,093,582
Pacific Islands—
German Samoa 6,007 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 259 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 954 .. .. 5,490 2 12,714 1,386
Hawaii 201 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 230 .. 438 275
New Caledonia 1,458 .. .. .. 2,496 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 787 .. 1,786 6,527 2,876
Society Islands 1,634 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,644 2,534
Tonga 117 .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 77
Tuamotu Archipelago 4,199 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,941 13,140 7,764
Totals 2,875,482 1,029 1,319 45,670 62,552 11,397 77,473 2,710,789 168,711 10,532 27,089 11,212 23,265 2,085 1,187,931 80,838 10,015 826,460 144,745 *8,278,594
Corresp. Quarter, 1918 1,937,527 863 1,335 38,780 69,579 8,128 59,762 2,012,091 88,691 9,829 17,595 10,237 9,385 1,585 874,219 55,297 13,814 690,256 104,434 †6,001,187

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the YEARS 1919 and 1918.

Year. Auckland. Kaipara. Tauranga. Gisborne. New Plymouth. Patea. Wanganui. Wellington. Napier. Wairau (incl. Picton). Nelson. Westport. Greymouth. Hokitika. Lyttelton. Timaru. Oamaru. Dunedin. Invercargill. Totals.
1919 9,567,250 5,955 2,974 165,390 230,089 52,952 317,007 10,626,873 575,493 43,763 110,014 35,867 77,616 5,846 4,584,722 353,868 56,630 3,331,655 527,475 ‡30,871,439
1918 7,217,732 1,387 3,195 141,334 219,654 30,369 250,721 8,378,557 414,158 31,101 87,771 32,934 50,183 5,741 3,781,115 298,863 45,192 2,842,083 401,854 §24,233,944
  • Includes specie imported: Auckland, £18,000; Wellington, £25,800; Lyttelton, less £450; Dunedin, £6,870; Napier, £765; also gold (bullion and specie).
    † Includes specie imported, other than gold specie: Auckland, £7,220; Wellington, £12,050; Lyttelton, £2,000; Gisborne, £3,850; New Plymouth, £8,240; Wanganui, £1,830; Napier, £1,375; Westport, £2,500; Invercargill, £500; but excludes gold (bullion and specie).
    ‡ Includes specie imported, other than gold specie: £362,531; but excludes gold (bullion and specie).
    § Includes specie imported, other than gold specie: £102,215; but excludes gold (bullion and specie).

Customs Department, Wellington, 2nd February, 1920.
W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.



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  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs