March 1895.] IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 379 



Imports of Hides and Timber. 



The quantities and values of the imports of hides and timber 

 in the years 1894 and 1893 are shown in the following table. 

 The figures for timber show an increased importation in 1894 of 

 nearly a million loads : — 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



1893. 



1894. 



1893. 



1894. 



Hides, raw, and pieces thereof : — 

 Dry - - - - 

 Wet - - - - 



Total 



Cwts. 



357,115 

 589,198 



Cwts. 



419,225 

 608,536 



£ 



932,036 

 1,249,217 



£ 



987,922 

 1,242,229 



946,313 



1,027,761 



2,181,253 



2,230,151 



Wood and Timber : — 



Hewn _ . - 

 Sawn or split, planed or dressed 

 Staves of all dimensions 



Total 



Loads. 



2,126,888 

 4,761,717 

 131,708 



Loads. 



2,338,036 

 5,446,265 

 132,157 



4,048,743 

 10,265,942 

 512,811 



4,187,727 

 11,896,500 

 540,819 



7,020,313 



7,916,458 



14,827,496 



16,625,046 



