SUMMARIES.

EXPORTS of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE (Value F.O.B.*).

The value of the Exports represents the cost and the charges of delivering the goods on board the ship, and is known as the "free on board" value,

I. AN ACCOUNT of the PRINCIPAL and OTHER ARTICLES of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE, showing the CONSUMPTION of certain DUTIABLE ARTICLES, in the MONTH ended 31st JANUARY, 1928, compared with the corresponding Period of the YEARS 1926 and 1927.

OF GRAIN AND FLOUR, 18,865,576 15,666,940 12,868,784 11,425,508 9,099,650 7,174,198

TOTAL

These quantities represent, in addition to the equivalent of the weight of flour, 28 per cent. of offal, &c., the result of the process of converting grain into flour.

Note.-The equivalents used for converting wheat, barley, and oats from weight to measure are those set out in the Corn Returns Act, 1882, viz. :-60 lbs. to the bushel of wheat, 50 lbs. to the bushel of barley, and 39 lbs. to the bushel of oats.