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Table IV.—Summary of Imports and Exports for the Years 1892, 1893, 1894, and 1895 showing the Amounts from and to each Country.

Table V.—Revenue of the Cook Islands Federation for the Years ending 30th June, 1892-93, 1893-94, and 1894-95, respectively.

No. 28. Mr. F. J. Moss to His Excellency the Governor. My Lord, — British Besidency, Barotonga, Bth February, 1896. I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Excellency's despatch of the 13th December, authorising me to act as Begistrar for the Court of the High Commissioner in the case of Piltz v. Certain Natives of Penrhyn. By the same mail I received the requisite documents in connection with this case from the High Commissioner, and will see that they are attended to. I have, &c, Frederick J. Moss, His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow, G.C.M.G., British Besident. Governor of New Zealand, &c.

No. 29. Mr. F. J. Moss to His Excellency the Governor. My Lord, — British Besidency, Barotonga, 2nd April, 1896. I have the honour to inform your Excellency that Queen Pa of Takitumu died on the 19th March, and was buried in due state on the 21st. This will bring into prominence the question of her successor.

r mports. Prom 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. New Zealand Tahiti ... Total £ 10,995 5,254 £16,249 £ 10,187 9,097 £ 13,153 9,282 £ 16,855 6,414 £19,284 £22,435 £23,269 Exports (Cook Islands 'roduce only). To 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. New Zealand Tahiti ... £ 12,690 2,706 £ 13,397 5,361 £ 14,177 4,759 £ 16,756 2,324 Total 15,396 18,758 18,936 19,080 Exported also chiefly to New Zealand, the produce of other Islands 4,945 859 1,729 1,058 Total exports £20,341 £19,617 £20,665 £20,138

Duty of 5 per cent, on all Imports. Postage and Postage Stamps. Miscellaneous. Totals. Remarks. .891-92 .892-93 .893-94 .894-95 £ s. d. 762 10 4 563 6 5 943 10 5 1,048 2 9 £ s. 18 10 245 5 278 2 228 0 d. 7 9 3 1 £ s. 9 19 16 17 24 14 10 18 d. 9 2 5 6 £ 791 825 1,246 1,287 s. 0 9 7 1 d. 8 4 1 4 The Federation was formed on 5th June, 1891, and the collection of the revenue began in July. The Post Office was not established till May, 1892, as a revenueyielding department. Totals 3,317 9 11 769 18 8 62 9 10 4,149 18 5