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£ s. d. Benevolent allowance, J. Snow .. .. .. .. .. 926 Cost of collecting Customs duties paid in New Zealand . . .. 16 13 7 Office-furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 466 Auditor's fee .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 20 0 0 Advertising " Whare Manuhiri "in New Zealand ..• .. . . 4 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. . . . . .. . . . . 26 13 0 Furniture, " Whare Manuhiri " .. . . .. . . .. 12 18 0 Entertaining officers, H.M.S. " Cambrian " . . .. . . 1 13 0 Typewriting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 Freight on plants .. .. .. .. .. .. 080 Cleaning offices .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Compensation for destruction of mission-house at Tukao . . . . 10 0 0 Blasting obstruction in Vaikapaurangi Creek . . . . .. 0 10 0 £427 9 3 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 17th April, 1909. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer.

(M.) Cook Islands Administration. Return showing Exports from each Island during Year 1908.

W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 30th April, 1909. Collector of Customs.

Cook Islands Administration. Port of Rarotonga. — Return showing Value of Imports during Year ended 31st December, 1908.

Bam mas. to cr R u o a; 6 y. a o O 6 o o \ m u | £ M a o o o a 4) | | 3 3 x sC ft iarotonga iitutaki dangaia Uiu Hauke .. Hitiaro .. Hanuae ?enrhyn vlaniliiki iakahanga Palmerston 5uwarrow Pukapuka Cases. 78,054 213 11,151 21 Belies. 9,386 Cases. 32,024 14,443 8,972 10,974! 12,384 249 Cases. 2,490: 4,514 2,320 31 13! Cases. 108 10 26 .. Tons. 172 287 43 145 94 81 49 173 116 119 32 Lb. 24,600 26,000 5,900 1,000 Cases. I Number 115j 52,300 21,600 3,353: 38,680 Gal. 7,910 100 Tons 4 Tons. •• ■■ *' 6 3,468112,580 2,447 71,550 Totals, 1908 89,439 9,386 79,046 9,368 144 1,317 57,500 8,010 4 Totals, 1907 75,295 14,727 104,201 5,352 143 934 45,060 5,840 39 27

Article. Whence imported. Value. Total. .- agricultural produce, not otherwise enumerated .. .nimals, living— Birds Fowls Horses .. Pigs Sheep .pparel and slops New Zealand £ £ 317 1,267 596 2 30 52 28 25 237 4 11 15 5 15 United Kingdom New South Wales Germany France United States America Maiden Island Tahiti 2,237 ,, ,, ,, . . . . . .