THE TRADE OF TONGA.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 62, 28 December 1889, Page 2

THE TRADE OF TONGA.

i Till litUo kingdom itf Him i« . »in«l it* trada slii'l-tiw f»r llio halfi Mir -uMng t!.i. .Mud t .f Jujm> I*H9. Tli- figurra for tUo Juia- kail of ta» |«*m|it y. *r are tuiiVimunl with Urn mmtiMmdlng portotl* <•! ISM awl ; ltM9, aiwl Um woodartal dafloywit , Ji"» ii. toll* tliAt tin Tonga* ralafr. M» at laaat takiag ■»»*» «■*• to <!•• valnm ||.o maUrkt wraith at tbnaa ■mall bat f-rtiU ialaixia. Tha ttatia • tlra Ml mntnaa' intra** and »Mpt*ig. | ilf«H- rulatlaj tu rufulaUiiu. a>«Ul 1 MMjUiaw, at*., m 4 Ur( iaalaiM | . "«t galr ia utiluJag tfco Jataat «• < ' »wi of ta» Uha4a. lyjfca aaali aV •• *Vt*MaVw ■UPBaW ttfa, M 9 IP9 InimH Imi wti mmMv ttpliM i - ' ■0 MM MkMUM MMI' M

that iaer««»l derma; the irat half of mbyw. «•$»«."*• Tkbhfwy to »aow_ that th« blannwe ate nae. uapnieny eeyean their avjoy It k eahr aaammty. to look at the exporta ef Tongaa pendw* Anting thexano paffud*. N *tv» fr»t half of |MT ib* «*!•» of *««•"«*- K« iMili Hi dollar*; in (Re »r»t of 188* the exports wm 180.C30 dollar*, and for the first rix month* of the nraacnt ymr theexports ineren«ed to J11.175 dollar-. Th«*e are figurothat indwnU a lied thy aorial condition of the pcoplo, and nlm.r flu I though tho T.imraiiH are InrpHv inereamna their ptireiiaam, thoy nro nt tho aainp time onynrtiug tho ppmlh. o of tie- ialantU into ooah at n faster rote than they ni« aoMdHiu it out for im |>orii«. Ainkland is tlio port whore tho hj»r r r , »Ht pro|K'rtion of tlo-ir im|i'irts corao from, and tlio*** imr«and Inun 27(ifiR dollar* in tho first half of IHS7 Ui 7U.«it»l dollars in tholirs' half of the [ir-s.'iit year. Liahou is the i.'.rt »o wliirh tho IttTßeat um >mil of .'xiM.rts pi. the value to that |«.rt heiui. lio.KiMt dollars; to Hniuna thev ftilionalisl to 38,830 dollar*. »»id to hihuouili :||,U7'J dollar*. llritaii! i* the iiatnai.ilit> with whii-.h tlie lnri;e>t amol.iit of trade iadone, lh<nii»n is a ; «».<i ««'(s>nd. The value of ifti|>.nl ■ and cv |>orU to lliitiah port* for ttiu lirst hall of tho nivseiit year is returned at 196.710 ftolfcrr*, vvliil.- tlio vahiu of tli•Oertotiu trad" for lliu name |mii.>,l w.is M 1.799 oidlars. The importa from i Oorinau amiree* nw himi Wo 12 lollara in'th.- fir..: half of to hi;.<;:!'; in tho marnano'elintf |.i'ie'.| of iiii« year, hut while Oorntnsv onlv t...>k B(J,tirWd.dlnrs e/ofth" of 'i'oMgun "proi da«s> in Hi* first mx inoutliK of ihis yiNir. Hritain took I'2" «'»•> dtdlarti worth. Jn tho first hait of ls«7. the Oonnan tnulo a|>|>eiin. t>. have tu en 234.380 doliaw. wlrieh. in the c.iresix.mlinu period of tlui |n. souf. year, it.l* -hi unit lo llt.'9'J ii..llai, Drupefy attains the largest |>io|Hationi< aintaigth.-imi'Oit.-, vi/... S-J.•.':;'. d"iiai>. The two itenia- next in iwiimrt'inee an moats WJ'Jdidhirs, l»i t ilrersi d litiihel .•o:.)2 dollan-. follo«e»l l.y UlCTdidi.ii> for rough tiuiher. Of the rtitii-les oi •x|Kirt.-cap*a appear* In lie by far tin mote intiMirt'.iut, awdliug up 2»'t,7'if dollar*.