The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 66
Trade with Different Countries
Trade with Different Countries.
United Kingdom, decrease | £307,354 or 5.9 per cent. |
Australian Colonies, increase | 59,579 or 3.8 per cent. |
Other British Possessions, decrease | 97,806 or 18.0 per cent. |
United States, decrease | 70,693 or 16.9 per cent. |
Other countries, increase | 105,914 or 53.0 percent. |
United Kingdom, decrease | £188,815 or 3.5 per cent. |
Australian Colonies, increase | 481,711 or 43.4 percent. |
Other British Possessions, decrease | 24,819 or 25.8 per cent. |
United States, decrease | 216,620 or 50.3 per cent. |
Other countries | 55,798 or 49.7 per cent. |
It will be observed that the exports to the Australian Colonies show a considerable increase. The principal shares in this increase fell to New South Wales with £207,751, and Victoria with £268,337. Gold was exported in 1884 to New South Wales to the value of £138,674, and to Victoria of £560,390.
The very slight increase in the imports from the Australian Colonies is accounted for by a falling-off of £124,302 in the imports from Victoria, and of £26,931 in the imports from Tasmania. The imports from New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia, page 76 however, show an increase of £173,591, £22,382, and £12,558 respectively, which more than counterbalances the deficiency.
The large increase of 53 per cent, in the imports from "Other Countries" is more than accounted for by the fact that, in 1884, £138,899 worth of merchandize, principally raw sugar for the Auckland Refinery, was imported from Java, the imports from that country in 1883 having been nil.
Year. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. |
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New Zealand Mutton. | ||||||
1883 | 7¼d. | 6¼d. | 6d. | 6d. | 5¾d. | 5¼d. |
1884 | 5d. | 4¾d. | 4½d. | 5d. | 6¼d. | 5½d. |
1885 | 5¼d. | 4¾d. | 4¼d. | 4¼d. | 41/8d. | 4d. |
English Mutton. | ||||||
1885 | 7½d. | 6½d. | 6½d. | 5¾d. | 5¼d. | 5¼d. |
In June, 1885, the difference in price between English and New Zealand mutton was 2d., whilst in November there was only a difference of lid. per lb.