NRS-9860 | Monthly abstract of imports

Shows weight, measure and total in tons of commodities (eg. Acid-Tartaric, Felt, Jams and Jellies, Manures - Phosphatic Rock) imported from overseas, interstate and intrastate. The value of commodities imported from interstate is also shown, and notes on the value per ton of goods are frequently included. Exports of government goods, listed as Imperial and other government railways and public works, are separately recorded. Information noted on the end papers of some volumes includes returns to be furnished, monthly, half-yearly and yearly value of imports, strikes likely to affect trade, complaints about statistics and action taken. For the period 1910/11-1913/14 separate volumes were kept for overseas, interstate and intra-state imports and these show daily as well as monthly information, but not the value of interstate imports. (5/1383-91, X29). 10 vols. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.