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, 1926, compared with the corresponding Period of the YEARS 1924 and 1925.

TOTAL

OF GRAIN AND FLOUR, 11,041,172 14,679,258 18,865,576 5,685,264 10,431,091 11,425,508 CLASS I, GROUP A

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.