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Sub-enclosures. A. Cook and other Islands.—Port of Rarotonga.—Return of Exports for Year 1904. From Cook Group.

T. R. Herd, Rarotonga, 26th January, 1905. Collector of Customs.

From Northern Islands.

81

Article. Country to which exported. Quantity. Value. Total. New Zealand 39,588 cases 9,324 bunches 79,330 cases £ £ 7,400 Bananas Oranges 9,600 Pineapples 5,275 cases 680 Fresh fruit, unenumerated 82 cases 10 Dried bananas 8 cwt. 51,000 nuts 46,000 „ 95 92 20 Cocoanuts United States of America 97,000 nuts 187 Candlenuts New South Wales 25 cwt. 7 Coffee New Zealand Tahiti ' 20,2001b. 37,850 „ 338 635 Copra 58,050 lb. 973 New Zealand New South Wales United States of America 397 tons 183 „ 392 „ 4,350 2,000 4,600 10,950 Cotton 972 tons Tahiti 4 cwt. 8 Curios New Zealand 15 Fungus j» • ■ 6 cwt. 9 Kumaras, yams, and taro >, • • 96 tons 1,050 56 330 Limejuice New South Wales 21,224 gals 1,120 „ »» 22,344 gals. 1,106 Oil, whale New Zealand 256 gals. 301b. 16 Vanilla »> • • 3 Miscellaneous Imported goods, reshipped.. >> • • 16 99 ' ' 58 190 „ >» Niue .. 248 Total from Cook Group £31,578

Article. Country to which exported. Quantity. | i Value. Total. Copra !opra New Zealand New South Wales Tahiti 240 tons 80 „ 180 „ £ 2,400 800 1,800 £ 5,000 500 tons Hats Tahiti 20 Pearlshell New Zealand Tahiti 20 tons 10 „ 1,100 550 »> 1,650 30 tons Total from Northern Islands £6,670 T. R. Ierd, lollector of Rarotonga, 7th April, 1905. lustoms.