RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS (by Countries whence imported) at the several Ports of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 31st DECEMBER, 1922—continued.

| Countries. | Auckland | Kaipara | Tauranga | Gisborne | New Plymouth | Patea | Wanganui | Wellington | Napier | Wairau (incl. Picton). | Nelson | Westport | Greymouth | Hokitika | Lyttelton | Timaru | Oamaru | Dunedin | Invercargill | Corresponding Quarter, 1921. | Totals. | Foreign Countries—ctd. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia— | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
| Asiatic Turkey | 910 | .. | .. | .. | 456 | .. | 95 | 6,015 | .. | .. | .. | 679 | .. | 241 | .. | 8,396 | 49,256 | Asiatic Turkey. |
| China | .. | 8,789 | .. | .. | .. | 36 | .. | 229 | 5,900 | 404 | .. | 4 | .. | 3,142 | 25 | .. | 4,869 | 153 | 23,621 | 35,514 | China. |
| Dutch Borneo | .. | .. | 3,845 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3,557 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,451 | .. | .. | 340 | .. | 10,193 | 5,172 | Dutch Borneo. |
| Formosa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 60 | Formosa. |
| French Indo-Chinese Protectorates | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | French Indo-Chinese Protectorates |
| Japan | 21,866 | .. | .. | .. | 87 | 830 | .. | 115 | 41,055 | 48 | 4 | 208 | .. | .. | 13,625 | 36 | .. | 10,311 | 139 | 88,324 | 54,357 | Japan. |
| Java | 8,485 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 58 | .. | 30 | 7,046 | 50 | .. | 93 | .. | .. | 3,261 | .. | 8,150 | 282 | 27,455 | 51,326 | Java. |
| Minor Dutch East Indies | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 42 | .. | .. | 42 | .. | 57 | Minor Dutch East Indies. |
| Philippine Islands | 1,974 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 448 | .. | .. | 70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,542 | .. | 4,043 | 4,304 | Philippine Islands. |
| Siam | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | 2 | Siam. |
| Sumatra | .. | .. | 60,656 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30,630 | .. | .. | .. | 53,602 | 7,724 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16,340 | .. | 19,254 | .. | 188,206 | 90,459 | Sumatra. |
| Africa—Morocco | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 62 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 87 | Morocco. |
| Portuguese East Africa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,172 | Portuguese E. Africa. |
| America—Alaska | 86 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 86 | Alaska. |
| Argentina | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | Argentina. |
| Brazil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 349 | .. | .. | Brazil. |
| Chile | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,536 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 284 | .. | .. | 277 | .. | 561 | 2 | Chile. |
| Cuba | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 193 | .. | .. | 1,902 | .. | 506 | Cuba. |
| Ecuador | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 327 | Ecuador. |
| U.S.A., via East Coast | 333,778 | .. | 51 | 634 | 20,352 | 218 | 3,747 | 290,691 | 14,684 | 273 | 1,598 | 169 | 1,888 | 13 | 152,792 | 12,213 | 347 | 87,661 | 25,986 | 947,095 | 844,501 | U.S.A., via E. Coast. |
| " " West Coast | 121,105 | .. | 60 | 1,037 | 16,694 | 1 | 3,543 | 166,540 | 4,815 | 108 | 1,992 | 236 | 1,351 | 200 | 84,706 | 2,892 | 280 | 40,007 | 16,276 | 461,843 | 362,634 | " " , W. Coast. |
| Panama Canal Zone | 300 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 301 | .. | Panama Canal Zone. |
| Pacific Islands—Hawaii | 230 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 221 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 347 | 4 | .. | 1,889 | 95 | 2,825 | 584 | Hawaii. |
| New Caledonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,921 | 616 | .. | .. | 691 | .. | 3,228 | 2,799 | New Caledonia. |
| New Hebrides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 79 | 1 | 80 | 5 | New Hebrides. |
| Society Islands | 1,103 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 161 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2,375 | 917 | Society Islands. |
| Totals | 3,470,442 | .. | 10,823 | 47,141 | 158,819 | 9,366 | 91,955 | 2,919,059 | 162,395 | 14,791 | 43,645 | 16,211 | 31,000 | 2,523 | 1,594,910 | 128,634 | 26,319 | 1,008,425 | 174,194 | *9,910,652 | .. | Totals. |
| Corresp. Quarter, 1921 | 2,672,475 | 4,961 | Less 15 | 36,618 | 115,539 | 10,378 | 74,560 | 2,420,460 | 173,486 | 7,199 | 24,741 | 9,901 | 21,702 | 1,357 | 1,040,969 | 88,848 | 13,859 | 692,734 | 129,796 | .. | +7,539,568 | Corresp. quarter, 1921. |

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the VALUE of IMPORTS at the several PORTS of NEW ZEALAND during the YEARS 1922 and 1921.

| 1922 | .. | .. | 12,496,209 | 3,459 | 13,343 | 160,932 | 467,081 | 31,114 | 288,591 | 10,187,390 | 591,099 | 47,349 | 141,463 | 58,483 | 153,488 | 8,353 | 5,672,470 | 376,350 | 101,033 | 3,592,777 | 621,577 | ±35,012,561 | .. | .. | 1922. |
| 1921 | .. | .. | 14,677,394 | 4,961 | 6,162 | 233,380 | 463,682 | 59,941 | 461,695 | 13,196,788 | 878,581 | 61,038 | 148,715 | 41,852 | 133,986 | 10,314 | 6,761,320 | 531,089 | 109,304 | 4,530,995 | 631,246 | +42,942,443 | .. | .. | 1921. |

• Includes specie imported: Auckland, £44,000; Wellington, £1,877; Lyttelton, £8,135; Dunedin, £15,770; Napier, £100.
  † Includes specie imported: Auckland, £40,425; Wellington, £12,890; Lyttelton, £9,700; Dunedin, £11,190; Wanganui, £200.
  ‡ Includes all specie imported, £186,487.
  § Includes all specie imported, £198,321.

Customs Department, Wellington, 13th February, 1922.

W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.