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Zawa,) a plant belonging to the same Natural Order with those pro- 
ducing the Cinnamon, Cassia, Sassafras, Benzoin, and Camphor of 
commerce ; and, lastly, the Waiwatua (Huphorbia glauca,) may also 
prove useful as a medicine, seeing so very many species of the same 
genus have long been medicinally employed. 
31. Although the fitness and suitability of many parts of the North 
Island for producing all Cereals, and Edible Roots and Vegetables, 
and most European fruits, has long been well-known, and its great 
fruitfulness proved 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 3 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 shew. 
Value in Money, of Grain, (Wheat, Barley, Oats, Maize, and Flour,) and 
of Potatoes, exported annually from the Provinees of the North Island of 
New Zealand, for the 10 years ending 1862. 

: 
AUCKLAND. TARANAKI, WELLINGTON AND HAWKE'S 

BAY. 
YEARS. = ok Me So ee 
Grain, &e. Potatoes, Grain, &c. Potatoes. Grain, &c. Potatoes. 
1858 12.495 9 4 18489 15\ ‘6 $456 ial G 8,078 | 0 - 1175 5 8,667 ri 
1854 27,589 | 3} 8] 35,255 |10) || 5,181 |16] 6} 6,076 |10) o]| 6,607 |11| 6] 16,187 |18! 9 
1855 61,194 | 2) 6] 44,496 |10| 0j| 3,007 | 0] Of 15,168 |19| o|| 5,706 |17) 0} 17,686 | 9] o 
1856 12,934 | 6] of 11,183 | 0] o 1,200 | 0| oj] 5,889 | 0] Of 1,349 | 0} 0 
1857 17,884 {19 8,136 | 0] 0 274 | 0] OF 1,582] 0] 0] 2,575 [10] 0} 6,552 | 0} o 
1858 5,859 |14| of 18,048 | 0] 0 552 | 9] 6) 4,850 | 0) o 623 | 0} O| 4,893 | 0} 9 
1859 5,087 | 0 6,568 | 0} 0 525 | 0] Of 2,819 | 0} o|| 2,643 | 0) of 240 | O] 9 
1860 1,013 | 0} Of 7,562 | 0| 0 61} 0} Of 278 | 0} oj] 1,228 | 0] Of 2,720 | 0} o 
1861 174 | 0} Of 1,760 | 0) 0 68 | 0} of 150] oo 
1862 60 | 0] Of 7,445 | 0) 0 oe [aefeef 1,942 | O} 0 





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