TKADli AND COMMERCE,
74*
Imports — Principal Articlos—
continued.
Total Imports
1867
1868
Principal Articles.
Tea
J" Lbs.
6,821,221
10,156,779
1 £
516,344
709,171
f No.
3,728,043
4,491,044
J Feet
11,952,940
13,117,413
' 1 Bundles
23,716
53,176
I £
217,744
207,764 :
r za*. L £
4,356,921
3,965,800
297,480 •
246.888 !
Wine of all kinds . . . [ Gall °™
392,503 163,154
316,519 1 139,084 !
f Packgs,
1 £
ie of principal and other articles £
12,120
15,265 1
Total vali
948,548
1,012,464 j
11,674,080
13,320,662 1
The quantities and value of the exports from the colony, to all countries, in each of the years 1867 and 1868, were as follows : —
Total Exports
1S67
1868
Principal Articles.
Gold (exclusive of specie) . . -!
£
1,433,687 5,738,993
1,960,713 7,843,197
Specie — Gold
£
671,936
507,662
Silver
£
1,082
4,310
Hides |
No.
40,897
25,962
£
26,775
23,121
Cattle |
No. £
1,363 12,217
2.570 20,009
Horses j
No. £
2,069 66,740
3.036 63,655
Sheep {
No. £
25,178 20,542
20,735 15,723
(
No.
59,513
85,075
Skins \ Bundles
329
718
1
£
4,682
6,487
Tallow f
Tons |
£ 1
939 34,968
5,404 160,909
Tea |
Lbs.
2,291,826 j
2,404,976 j
£
185,515
174,661
Wool [
Total value of principal and other articl
Lbs.
51,166,729
68,010,591
£ es £
3,818,347
4,567,182 j
12,724,427
15,593,990 !
Wool, as will be seen from the above table, is the staple article of export from the colony, settiDg aside gold. In 1850 the export of
