£ 9,571,670 11,539,987 11,588,096 19,094,880 18,771,371 17,997,789 16, 68 2,438 19,207,549

(a) Goods in transit for the interior are included in all years. Goods (other than diamonds and raw gold) imported overland are also included in 1905 and prior years. The figures for 1906, which have been extracted from returns compiled by the South African Customs Statistical Bureau, exclude Inter-State Trade. The value of diamonds and raw gold (the produce of South African Colonies) brought overland into the colony for shipment at Cape ports, is not included in the returns of Imports, though included in those of Exports.

19,678,336 23,992,031 | 34,220,500 34,685,020 21,859,330 20,000,913 18,134,641 £ (a)

(b) Including planed or grooved timber, but excluding staves.

1,226
25,465 220,072

59

£

Bullion (a).

79,348 £

Specie Gold.

9,141

9,601

17,454 £

Silver.

TOTAL VALUE OF ALL ARTICLES IMPORTEI (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

No. 26-Continued.

PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EXPORTED BY SEA (a).

QUANTITIES and VALUE of PRINCIPAL ARTICLES of DOMESTIC and OTHER (For Overland Trade,

Wine of all kinds (Colonial)

Wool (raw), Sheep's

{

Gallons 81,365 85,081 85,132 89,563 94,018
£ 18,645 18,964 18,908 20,289 21,412
Lbs. 70,335,193 66,660,246 54,540,787 65,632,613 73,442,598 60,255,417 73,732,926 69,289,606
£2,029,093 1,855,103 1,599,632 1,695,920 1,874,555 1,496,779 1,766,740 2,183,904

1,164,988 1,490,740 2,066,141 £4,095,588 5,259,131 | 7,147,308

3,139,912 4,384,809 3,849,976 7,980,6278,252,543 10,991,926 15,394,442 13,815,683

69,117

60,331 75,469

17,715

15,043 19,224

2,319,080 2,408,717

(a) The figures for 1906, which have been extracted from the Returns compiled by the South African Customs Statistical Bureau, exclude Inter State Trade by sea (1.e., with Natal) which was included in 1903 and prior years, The exports by sea to Natal amounted to 86,6297. in 1905. For the value of goods exported overland to all South African Colonies, see note (a) pp. 196-7.

No. 26-Continued.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EXPORTED BY SEA (a).

PRODUCE (including BULLION and SPECIE) EXPORTED by Sea.

see note (a) pp. 196-7.)

27,671,036 65,209,699 79,327,850 65,524,078 64,372,270 63,473,934 70,896,386 Lbs. 837,809 1,489,246 1,030,227 1,817,932 1,794,333 1,887,459 2,173,879 £

92,968 341,982 1,644,221 3,288,847 4,273,866 5,667,519 6,654,597 Ozs. 336,795 1,225,899 5,915,207 11,979,658 15,558,159 20,731,159 24,417,000 £

Wool (raw), Sheep's.

Bullion and Specie:
Bullion: Gold (b).

Silver.

479,706 146,948 1,071,000 3,191,574 822,124 30,430
21,282
6,50
3,840 20,524 15,616 12,564

£

£

8,147,670 10,873,273 17,456,131 25,714,440 28,308,417 33,812,210 40,497,904 (a)

TOTAL VALUE OF ALL ARTICLES

EXPORTED (INCLUDING BULLION
AND SPECIE).

(b) The value of diamonds and raw gold (the produce of South African Colonies) brought overland into the Colony for shipment at Cape Ports is included in the returns of exports, though not in those of imports.

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.

No. 26-Continued.

PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IMPORTED BY SEA.

QUANTITIES and VALUE of PRINCIPAL ARTICLES (including BULLION and SPECIE)

during the

NOTE -The particulars given in the Table are extracted from returns compiled by the South African Customs various Colonies and Territories forming the Customs Union (viz.: Cape Colony, Natal, Orange River Colony, excluded. Comparative figures for years prior to 1906 are not available.

(a) Exclusive of merchandise to the value of £11,816 imported direct up the Zambesi, and finally entered at Feira in North-Western Rhodesia,