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by its former large exports of the same after providing a sufficiency for its 
own people, still it would scarcely be proper to close this essay without some 
reference to such productions. It is greatly to be lamented that, with the 
exception of potatoes, there has been no export of agricultural produce for 
the last three years ; owing in part to the war, and to the very great increase 
of consumers with less producers. For several years, however, before the 
present war commenced, the export of Cerealia from this island had been 
steadily decreasing annually; as the following statement, compiled from 
official papers, will show :— 
VALUE in Money of Grain (Wueat, Bantry, Oars, Marze, and FrovR) 
and of Porarors exported annually from the Provinces of the North 
Island of New Zealand, for the ten years ending 1862. 
ise AUCKLAND. TARANAKI. pal poses. AM 
Grain, &c. Potatoes. Grain, &c. Potatoes. Grain, &c. Potatoes. 
£ s.d E- a'd. & aed. £ s.d £ s d. B & d 
1853 12,495 0 O| 18,9915 0| 2,5010 O| 3,078 O O| 1,175 1 9| 3,07 0 6 
1854 27,589 3 8 35,255 10 0} 5,181 16 6 5,076 10 0| 6,607 11 6 16,137 13 0 
1855 61,194 2 6 44,496 10 0| 3,007 0 0 15,168 19 0| 5,706 17 0 17,6386 9 0 
1856 12,9534 6 0 11133 0 0 $e 1,200 0 0|. 5,889 0 0 1,349 0 0 
1857 17,884 19 0 8,136 0 0 274 00 1,582 0 0| 2,575 10 0 6,552 0 0 
1858 5,859 14 0 13,043 0 0 552 2 6| 4350 0 0 623 0 0 4393 0 0 
1859 5,087 0 0 6,568 0 0 525 0 0| 2,819 0 0 2,643 0 0 240 0 0 
1860 1,013 0 0 7,562 0 0 61 0 0| 278 0 0} 1,228 0 o| 27000 
1861 174 0 0 1,760 0 0 68 0 0 150 0 0 
1862 60 0 0 7,445 0 0 1,942 0 0 
Torins.. | 144291 5 2| 153,88815 0 | 12,007 9 O| 33,552 9 0| 26,516 0 3 54,837 2 
The quantity of potatoes exported from Auckland in 1863 was 508 
tons, value £3,233.* It is believed that this falling off is mainly owing 
(apart from war) to much too little attention being given to tillage ; which 
noble and necessary occupation is neither followed nor encouraged as it 
should be. At present this island is greatly too dependent on foreign 
countries for grain, which is now being brought not only from Australia 
and Chili, but even from California and England. It is hoped that this 
growing evil may be clearly and timely discerned and put a stop to, or the 
consequences resulting therefrom may some day be unexpectedly and 
highly disastrous to the whole island. ] 
32. It is also believed that a future generation will derive great advan- 
* No potatoes were exported in 1863 from the other provinces of the North Island.—Ep. 
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