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Table III. —Imports into the Cook Islands or the Year ending 31st December, 1899.

Table IV.—Revenue of the Federal Government of the Cook Islands for the Year ending 30th June, 1899, with Comparative Statement of Revenue for previous Six Years.

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Description. Imported from New Zealand. imported from Tahiti. Imported from other Places. Total Imports. Drapery Hardware ... General groceries Breadstuff's Piece and fancy goods Meats (preserved) Clothing Tobacco Timber Stationery ... Spirits Beer and wine Oats and chaff Empty sacks Drugs Opium Animals Other articles £ s. d. 1,277 5 7 572 6 2 1,491 19 10 720 2 6 1,146 9 3 1,122 19 0 699 4 0 207 16 5 1,041 4 6 58 1 1 71 6 11 57 7 3 7 9 9 294 5 6 70 2 0 2 0 0 79 10 0 848 4 6 £ s. d. 313 16 11 83 3 8 231 5 5 225 19 2 747 18 11 15 14 6 125 10 7 34 10 1 189 12 3 £ s. d. 75 5 4 724 19 2 120 14 2 23 16 9 63 18 5 69 9 11 37 2 9 5 3 10 53 17 10 18 9 6 £ s. d. 1,666 7 10 1,380 9 0 1,843 19 5 970 8 5 1,958 6 7 1,208 3 5 861 17 4 247 10 4 1,284 14 7 76 10 7 75 10 6 92 9 4 7 9 9 294 5 6 83 12 0 2 0 0 115 12 0 1,385 10 7 4 3 7 35 2 1 l'"l 4 6"2 8 o"_ 0 315 2 8 36 0 0 232 3 5 9,768 3 3 2,329 9 2 1,457 13 8 13,554 15 2

Year. Import Duties. Postal Revenue. High Court and Arikis' Court. Trade Lioenses. Miscellaneous. Total. £ s. 563 6 943 10 1,048 2 1,288 19 925 19 1,128 8 947 12 d. 5 5 9 9 8 5 9 £ b. d. 245 5 9 278 2 3 228 0 1 120 8 5 120 5 3 179 16 2 274 6 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 16 17 2 24 14 5 10 18 6 19 9 6 188 17 0 13 15 0 291 14 8 £ s. 815 9 1,246 7 1,287 1 1,428 17 1,230 2 1,321 19 1,801 13 d. 4 1 4 1 9 7 4 1892-93 1893-94 1894-95 1895-96 1896-97 1897-98 1898-99 77 9 11 209 19 4 Note.—Up to th !n 1898-99 it was rail ie year 1894-95 tl aed to 10 per cent. e import dut; was 5 per cem !., and for the fi illowing three years 6 per cent.