I. AN ACCOUNT of the PRINCIPAL and OTHER ARTICLES of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE, showing the CONSUMPTION of certain DUTIABLE ARTICLES, in the MONTH ended 31st JANUARY, 1927, compared with the corresponding Period of the YEARS 1925 and 1926.

TOTAL

OF GRAIN AND FLOUR, 14,679,258 18,865,576 15,666,940 10,431,091 11,425,508 9,099,650 CLASS I, GROUP A

¶These quantities represent, in addition to the equivalent of the weight of flour, 28 per cent. of offal, &c., the result of the process of converting grain into flour.

Note.-The equivalents used for converting wheat, barley, and oats from weight to measure are those set out in the Corn Returns Act, 1882, viz. :-60 lbs. to the bushel of wheat, 50 lbs. to the bushel of barley, and 39 lbs. to the bushel of oats.