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, 1920—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, 1919. Countries.
Foreign Countries, &c.—ctd. Foreign Countries, &c.
Asia—continued. Asia—continued.
Japan £63,383 .. .. £576 £669 .. £135 £124,626 £1,466 £9 £119 .. £100 £50 £26,009 £174 £110 £24,635 £994 £242,905 £444,206 Japan.
Java £32,746 .. .. £92 £660 .. £39 £27,220 £512 .. £86 .. .. .. £12,867 £68 .. £26,776 £20,802 £122,018 £80,474 Java.
Minor Dutch E. Indies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £110 Minor D. E. Indies.
Persia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £47 .. .. .. .. .. .. £736 .. £736 .. Persia.
Philippine Islands £4,557 .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,504 £141 .. .. .. .. .. £2,226 .. .. £4,568 £30 £13,073 £10,278 Philippine Islands.
Sarawak and Brunei £183 .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,621 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,804 .. Sarawak and Brunei.
Sumatra £20,349 .. .. .. .. .. .. £29,577 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £49,926 £94 Sumatra.
Africa— Africa—
Canary Islands £11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £409 .. .. £1 .. £12 .. Canary Islands.
Egypt £17,365 .. .. .. .. .. £2 £11,165 .. .. £65 .. .. .. .. .. .. £199 .. £29,205 £2,085 Egypt.
Morocco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £38 £38 .. Morocco.
Zanzibar .. .. .. .. .. .. £26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £23 .. .. .. .. £49 £111 Zanzibar.
America— America—
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £85 .. £85 £198 Argentina.
Brazil £345 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £234 .. £579 .. Brazil.
Cuba £561 .. .. .. .. .. £73 £1,058 .. .. .. .. .. .. £325 .. .. £175 .. £2,192 £620 Cuba.
Ecuador .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £590 .. .. .. .. £590 £55 Ecuador.
Nicaragua .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £50 Nicaragua.
Panama Canal Zone .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £4 Panama Canal Zone.
Santo Domingo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £374 Santo Domingo.
U.S.A., via East Coast £365,575 .. £243 £3,227 £16,046 £597 £7,048 £607,665 £18,487 £2,512 £3,298 £918 £676 £445 £388,275 £7,484 £622 £197,272 £27,590 £1,647,980 £792,373 U.S.A., via E. Coast.
„ West Coast £190,812 .. £2 £3,733 £10,548 £287 £3,521 £302,982 £36,136 £425 £2,196 £121 £515 £21 £119,276 £20,955 £3,251 £100,951 £4,531 £800,263 £1,146,126 „ W. Coast.
Pacific Islands— Pacific Islands—†
Hawaii £44 .. .. £31 .. .. .. £3 £3 .. .. .. £2 .. .. .. .. £3 .. £86 £445 Hawaii.
New Caledonia £2,533 .. .. .. £2,706 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,239 £8,299 New Caledonia.
New Hebrides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £156 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £156 .. New Hebrides.
Society Islands £1,601 .. .. .. .. .. .. £135 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,736 £938 Society Islands.
Tonga £392 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £392 £3,034 Tonga.
Tuamotu Archipelago.. £3,366 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,230 .. .. .. .. £3,366 £10,230 Tuamotu Arch.
Western Samoa £3,334 .. .. .. .. .. £463 £449 .. .. .. £1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £5,477 £3,007 Western Samoa.
Totals £2,821,330 .. £527 £53,600 £77,146 £8,587 £77,660 £3,417,552 £172,130 £12,154 £25,476 £16,940 £18,555 £2,332 £1,525,050 £215,878 £23,662 £1,159,572 £162,910 *£9,791,061 .. Totals.
Corresp. Quarter, 1919 .. £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 Corresp. quarter, 1919.
  • Includes all specie imported: Auckland, £2,000; Wellington, £4,105; Lyttelton, £1,550; Dunedin, £3,400; also includes value gold 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. Excludes value gold bullion imported.

Customs Department, Wellington, 27th April, 1920. W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 29 APRIL, 1920. 9381



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🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
27 April 1920
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  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs