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

Total Values. 1908. 1907. £ £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. . • • • 39,924 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. • • 5,955 New South Wales .. .. .. .. ■• 954 Victoria .. .. • • ■ • • • • • 88 British Columbia .. .. .. .. • • 259 Fiji .. .. •• •• ■• •• ■• 1 Tahiti 2,690 United States America .. /. .. .. •• 4,835 France .. .. . • • • •■ •• Germany .. .. . • • • • • • • I^7 Japan .. .. . ■ . ■ • • • • 44 Maiden Island .. .. .. •• •• 40 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. • • • • H £55,021 £50,756 Rarotonga, 19th March, 1909. W. J. Stevenson, Collector of Customs.

(O.) Cook Islands Administration. Return showing Value of Exports for Year ended 31st December, 1908.

Article. Whence imported. Value. Total. £ £ Wine— Port New Zealand .. Victoria 6 14 JJ • * 20 Woodenwarc New Zealand .. Tahiti 99 1 100 jj Miscellaneous New Zealand .. New South Wales Tahiti 11.5 23 18 jj 156 jj £55,021

Article. Where exported. Quantity. Value. Total. Fruit, fresh — Bananas New Zealand £ £ 14,533 900 21,341 936 16 Oranges Pineapples Unenumerated Coffee .. 89,439 cases 9,386 bchs. 79,046 cases 9,368 „ 144 50,600 lb." 6,900 „ Tahiti" 1,159 143 JJ * * Copra New Zealand United Kingdom Tahiti United States America 314 tons 212 „ 220 „ 571 „ 4,186 2,768 2,420 7,994 1,302 jj • ■ 17,368 32 281 600 600 435 60 12 jj • * Candlenuts Cocoanuts Limejuice Pearlshell Kumeras and taro Cotton piece-goods Guano Curios .. New Zealand ,, • • ,, - - United Kingdom New Zealand Niue New Zealand 4 „ 112,580 number 8,010 gals. 15 tons 3,468 cases ,, • - United Kingdom '"50 150 11 * ' Carts Drapery Specie Honey New Zealand 200 20 27 1,952 37 ,, • • )> - - ?j ■ - Total 60,652