Import Statistics Table




RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th JUNE, 1920—continued.

Countries. Auckland. Kalpara. 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. Asia—continued. Foreign Countries, &c. Asia—continued.
Japan £68,541 .. .. £1,158 £697 .. £1,940 £96,957 £696 .. £298 .. £9 .. £47,450 £141 .. £29,444 £1,219 £248,550 £379,182 Japan.
Java 23,464 .. .. 54 252 .. .. 17,587 684 .. .. .. 1,008 .. 14,278 77 .. 36,414 4,013 97,831 126,736 Java.
Minor Dutch E. Indies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 Minor D. E. Indies.
Persia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 .. Persia.
Philippine Islands 10,697 .. .. 306 116 .. 102 3,462 361 .. .. .. .. .. 2,652 .. .. 87 .. 25,150 7,870 Philippine Islands.
Sumatra 22,390 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,409 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,820 .. .. 7,454 .. 58,726 4 Sumatra.
Africa— Africa—
Egypt 22,190 .. .. .. .. .. 34 13,281 .. .. 65 .. .. .. 216 .. .. 38 75 35,899 753 Egypt.
Madagascar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Madagascar.
Morocco .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Less 9 25 930 Morocco.
America— America—
Alaska 279 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 279 .. Alaska.
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 498 .. .. .. .. 498 155 Argentina.
Brazil 28 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 .. Brazil.
Chile 1,773 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,795 .. 3,568 27 Chile.
Cuba 364 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,355 195 .. .. .. .. .. 169 .. .. .. .. 2,083 661 Cuba.
U.S.A., via East Coast 438,835 .. 161 1,379 23,688 406 8,639 425,592 24,876 1,104 5,667 105 1,277 57 273,944 13,243 46 167,046 12,074 1,398,139 1,361,396 U.S.A., via E. Coast.
,, West Coast 169,939 .. .. 1,950 3,813 830 1,380 202,252 31,701 376 673 11 44 1 101,573 9,927 1,118 54,871 23,108 603,567 530,194 ,, W. Coast.
Pacific Islands— Pacific Islands—
Hawaii 452 .. .. 11 44 .. 208 107 11 .. 22 .. 50 .. 731 10 .. 790 167 2,603 2,554 Hawaii.
New Caledonia .. .. .. .. 4,611 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,611 2,564 New Caledonia.
New Hebrides 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 669 .. .. .. .. 672 .. New Hebrides.
Society Islands 7,368 .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,687 2,016 Society Islands.
Tonga 416 .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 441 633 Tonga.
Tuamotu Archipelago 10,148 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,167 .. 18,315 14,674 Tuamotu Arch.
Western Samoa 8,954 .. .. .. .. .. .. 768 .. .. 325 2 .. .. 1,189 .. 2 742 .. 11,982 1,940 Western Samoa.
Totals 4,436,972 .. 1,336 71,547 94,551 20,693 121,371 4,862,507 262,665 15,190 60,814 15,663 33,270 1,668 2,292,571 164,015 22,240 1,686,905 243,635 *14,407,613 .. Totals.
Corresp. Quarter, 1919 2,352,820 198 797 45,164 58,284 14,455 88,573 2,280,007 123,172 9,336 30,411 8,996 26,489 1,185 1,231,696 131,218 17,271 1,007,357 148,343 .. †7,575,772 Corresp. quarter, 1919.
  • Includes all specie imported: Auckland, £5,860; Wellington, £9,060; Lyttelton, £2,298; Dunedin, £4,962; also includes the value of gold bullion imported. † Includes specie imported, other than gold specie: Auckland, £48,000; Wellington, £41,303; Lyttelton, £13,500; Dunedin, £35,950; Gisborne, £2,100; Wanganui, £6,150; Napier, £5,300; Greymouth, £1,200; Invercargill, £2,800. Excludes the value of gold bullion imported.

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



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🏭 Return of Value of Imports by Countries and Ports for Quarter ended 30 June 1920 (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
2 August 1920
Imports, Statistics, Trade, Ports, Countries, Value, Quarter ended 30 June 1920
  • W. B. Montgomery, Comptroller of Customs