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. B I.-IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION. I. AN ACCOUNT of the PRINCIPAL and OTHER ARTICLES of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE, showing the CONSUMPTION of certain DUTIABLE ARTICLES, in the MONTH ended 31st MARCH, 1926, and in the THREE MONTHS ended 31st MARCH, 1926, compared with the corresponding Periods of the YEARS 1924 and 6,935,034 7,532,396 7,146,932 1,532,122 1,702,632 1,058,161 5,730,889 4,209,502 2,980,054 2,734,237 1,954,245 1,050,728 286,651 4,154,613 1,434 1,367,924 2,813,353 2,292,451 2,293,791 1,021,833 1,154,383 1,171,451 7,530,114 4,203,828 9,581,202 1,542,781 912,651 1,824,023 833,104 327,971 2,410,985 192,334 65,472 212,282 3,652,647 2,991,485 5,984,914 4,851,846 3,306,398 1,924,146 " Total 428,862 249,099 1,541,406 13,176,204 9,015,835 8,070,923 24,129,145 22,720,761 24,412,964 7,024,741 7,157,307 5,316,645 12,679,923 17,742,568 16,374,004 178,489 70,976 20,877 68,123 886,120 1,448,283 932,278 252,333 56,968 133,101 241,142 176,789 152,443 19,516 100,339 243,468 42,277 53,832 56,330 8,285 124,123 130,541 88,534 622 94,464 204,264 24,724 371,326 2,278,117 553,162 706,469 458,699 20,806 4,630 749,704 Canada " 44,260 1,688,102 47,167 1,101,180 266,256 165,058 876,910 11,940 680,998 352,687 1,818,025 1,588,508 4,687,594 6,786,323 227,099 13,781 12,688 13,781 5,898 528,904 543,526 550,364 1,515,818 1,725,781 2,640,147 249,805 292,087 2,261,015 1,318,666 2,590,395 5,683,119 6,472,482 11,259,882 1,101,745 672,150 11,759 21,445 752,837 26,038 459,846 4,246 65,040 428,840 364,058 688,842 718,025 8,109 2,390,550 276,740 51,234 5,022 5,898 209,520 673,488 933,285 1,059,141 989,869 2,579,088 3,357,982 4,468,231 2,652,194 20,310 19,769,799 12,916,655 13,292,753 41,399,511 38,812,953 44,831,039 10,666,229 9,976,008 8,030,594 | 21,971,243 28,813,887 26.682,378 QUANTITIES OF CORN AND WHEAT FLOUR Imported in the SEVEN MONTHS 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 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. Wheat Meal and Flour |