་ 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. 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.-IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION. 1.-AN ACCOUNT of the PRINCIPAL and OTHER ARTICLES of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE, showing the CONSUMPTION of certain DUTIABLE ARTICLES, in the MONTH ended 31st AUGUST, 1928, and in the EIGHT MONTHS ended 31st AUGUST, 1928, compared with the corresponding Periods of the YEARS 1926 and 1927. From United States of America Cwts. 4,862,401 560,468 914,761 10,519,825 10,505,807 8,459,358 1,770,807 1,267,450 18,849,170 21,000,167 15,212,553 3,103,091 1,111,974 692,718 12,474,243 13,205,794 8,821,018 2,134,467 1,347,510 11,527,927 17,371,215 19,494,178 295,189 1,315,979 742,712 7,109,649 10,478,747 11,357,315 763,151 1,809,583 439,529 1,366,037 2,866,167 1,447,024 509,777 1,143,997 262,226 911,390 1,832,052 879,768 995,993 1,955,032 1,503,690 8,146,429 11,851,555 8,173,481 684,754 1,253,759 898,198 5,594,399 7,568,414 4,969,129 3,278,626 2,819,758 3,846,475 23,323,450 20,381,161 25,349,789 2,155,241 1,763,889 2,053,219 15,520,130 12,648,033 14,326,853 59,186 16,160 54,704 2,902,940 2,528,924 9,764 33,127 1,871,058 1,575,048 527,686 66,115,953 75,999,189 70,591,786 6,785,119 6,599,362 4,682,200 37,067 43,480,869 47,308,088 40,881,769 10,600 81,388 " United States of America Chile " 251,269 509,876 475,754 " 163,940 87,095 15,217 Australia " 1,550 43,661 26,977 2,096,661 716,758 75,836 19,100 309,061 4,229 2,945,142 1,604,892 110,407 641,990 605,290 225,879 58,079 260,599 69,258 56,615 892,416 812,058 241,883 104,534 595,116 680,532 824,797 2,317,081 2,932,247 2,919,510 230,646 Total " 1,283,074 1,390,422 1,399,360 6,180,140 7,576,416 5,738,715 531,197 769,605 730,539 2,783,014 3,820,150 3,184,966 6,853 991,648 94,006 312,552 358,651 11,369 2,027,728 1,669,080 1,569,437 3,816 231,493 525,270 687,871 345 241,619 1,667,144 434,005 1,345,568 151,887 35,352 1,206,405 1,094,895 1,891,410 71,933 104,825 357,663 6,124,418 4,035,802 5,852,937 291,490 330,209 13,118 26,185 3,416 403,979 118,025 175,641 54,207 144,697 7,320 739,049 644,779 797,424 19,150 72,864 205,748 1,508,216 1,216,419 29,993 54,173 203,918 966,395 469,517 1,143,416 1,666,833 3,496,810 2,743,145 14,078,819 22,425,938 15,136,397 61,380 2,120 339,079 1,843,855 114,216 1,450,983 326,869 237,718 364,931 1,314,641 1,677,256 2,083,951 2,182,119 3,942,396 3,651,073 19,711,926 25,903,346 19,844,740 2,027 9,851 14,212 64,414 257,331 109,926 30,784 64,611 725,259 568,708 58,952 177,109 152,623 890,404 1,093,696 1,069,996 170,905 217,744 231,446 1,680,077 1,919,735 1,901,204 4,699 12,886 11,376 67,548 122,482 52,805 63,349 4,223 1,790,505 1,341,193 173,397 571,621 565,948 31,241 1,301,243 761,431 143,555 3,293,891 5,662 7,184 92,092 31,857 35,273 129,517 QUANTITIES of CORN and WHEAT FLOUR imported in the TWELVE MONTHS from Cwts. 1st September, 1926, to 31st August, 1927. Cwts. 1st September, 1927, to Cuts. 1st September, 1925, to 31st August, 1926. Qra. Qrs. 100,402,690 23,427,295 106,822,741 24,925,306 103,028,412 24,506,630 16,154,115 4,523,153 12,946,893 3,625,130 14,695,009 4,114,602 9,593,946 3,443,981 5,600,132 2,010,304 7,726,170 2,773,496 34,203,739 7,980,872 38,102,484 8,890,580 35,873,145 8,370,401 1,357,953 301,767 1,444,036 320,897 1,732,518 385.004 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. |