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VICTORIA.
The quantities and value of the imports into the colony, from all countries, in each of the years 18G7 and 1868, were as follows: —
Total Imports
1867
1868
Principal Articles.
Apparel and slops
f PacJcgs.
8.071 373,825
7,548 276,302
Beer and cider
J* Gallons
' I £
1,480,408 297,103
1,388,201 268,205
Boots and shoes .
J PacJcgs.
■ I £
15,145 256,524
30,475 413,225
Butter and cheese
r Tons
' \ £
587 64,286
477 48,631
Candles
f Tons ' \ £
1,990 203,821
1,969 200,206
Coals .
f Tons
' I £
115,523
135,225
145,075
178,900
Cottons
J PacJcgs.
' L £
8,463 458,644
12,847 522,346
Flour .
f Tons
' I £
2,924 43,078
1,932 40,276
Furniture
f PacJcgs. ■ I £
7,745 35,754
7,883 35,004
Grain of all kinds
(inc'
tiding
f Bush-els < Tons
1,362,821 8,144
2,345,843 19,879
rice)
I £
509,725
802,170
Haberdashery and drapery
f Paclcgs.
1 £
6,006 274,862
5,992 240,506
Hardware and ironmongery
f PacJcgs.
L £
13,911 97,405
21.407 88,638
Iron and steel
f Tons
L £
25,629 317,901
32,775 368.785
Machinery .
f PacJcgs.
1 £
6,255 68,077
4,363 47,903
Oilmen's stores . <
f PacJcgs.
1 £
39,333 69,552
33,535 59,367
Potatoes ....
f Tons
I £
3,267 5,160
2,690 5,260
r PacJcgs.
5,435
3,340
Provisions ....
\ Tons
225
143
I £
96,007
44,922
Railway materials
£
16.636
8,819
f PacJcgs.
1 £
1.108
1,951
Silks
119.974
202,830
Specie
£
1,081,760
853,654
Stationery ....
( PacJcgs.
1 £
6,743 83,515
6,137 65,084
Sugar and molasses
f Cwts.
\ £
634,608 866,006
535,159 795,273
Spirits of nil kinds
f Gallons
I £
1,910,819 420,665
1,405,886 455,447 1
