2,502

3,228
1,891 25,624 28,861 93,983
239,344 137,825 260,809 1,466,415 2,194,105 1.412,483
12,358 11,827 31,940 125,167 187,580 313,017
68,830 94,018 90,714 822,666 1,310,690 995,733
291,421 220,098 304,580 2,775,547 2,581,154
5,038 5,449 9,356 80,392 69,019
620,219 471,719 702,290 5,295,811 6,371,412 6,280,922

3,326,710

138,996

67,856

700,470

"

Maize Products ..

84,241

269,859

87,978

862,014

"

493,616
1,317,308
330,993

585,381 107,706

82,814

70,578

688,075

527,356

379,344

1,438,421

46,423

129,546

41,285

443,310

711,446

635,489

297.007

88,363

77,801

30,633

588,672

611,608

326,218

18,316,313 16,494,284 16,178,951 151,563,237 116,902,282 127,122,736 10,702,240 9,932,943 9,079,392 81,509,458 81,172,829 75,909,759

QUANTITIES of CORN and WHEAT FLOUR imported in the MONTH from

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 Acts, 1882, viz. :-60 lbs. to the bushel of wheat, 50 lbs. to the bushel of barley and 39 lbs. to the bushel of oats.

I. IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION.

VALUE.

NINE MONTHS ended 30th SEPTEMBER.

1926.

1924. | 1925.

1926.

NINE MONTHS ended 30th SEPTEMBER. MONTH ended 30th SEPTEMBER.
1924. 1925. 1926. 1924. 1925.

QUANTITIES.

New Zealand

"

24,558

16,364

14,012

457,174

234,450

212,664

54,017

40,634

35,959

882,610

539,414

514,225

163,436

52,613

215,747

1,881,918 1,246,978
206,298 152,875 358,717 1,122,048

87,451

73,147 462,702
17,127
435,754 423,194 480,563 3,300,140 3,313,512 2,793,540 866,946

3.859 228,246 111,543 291,647 33,968 6,093 7,754
99,527 1,408,322 1,503,663 1,047,100 328,515 427,748 243,713
19,214 274,063 249,849 454,666 7,183
471 41,800
175,316 2,026,304 2,208,972 2,194,475 915,409 768,876 576,749
285,261 349,740 305,835 123,572 246,498
4,222,196 4,423,767 4,293,723 1,408,647 1,449,686
4,279,037 4,501,479 4,327,929 1,475,798 1,508,373

870,016
870,423

905,772 1,136,530 18,296,322 16,073,348

685,838 381,542 772,533
4,640,891 5,546,072 2,964,353
1,147,459 1,247,026 1,563,815
8,693,388 9,985,152 8,343,888
744,416
14,389,005

16,363,404 18,694,330 14,565,184

Frozen

1.-IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION.

QUANTITIES.

MONTH ended 30th SEPTEMBER. NINE MONTHS ended 80th SEPTEMBER MONTH ended 30th SEPTEMBER. 1925. 1926.

1924.

1924.

1925.

1926. 1924.

1925,

1926.

VALUE.