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Port of Rarotonga.—Value of Imports for the Year ended 31st December, 1917 —continued.

Article. Country whence imported. Value. Total Valui I Cotton piece-goods New Zealand New South Wales .. United Kingdom British New Guinea United States America Tahiti £ £ 1,452 243 2,560 2 1 ,807 70 Drapery n.o.e. New Zealand United Kingdom United States America Tahiti 2,858 414 173 49 6,134 I )rugs and chemicals 3,494 New Zealand United Kingdom New South Wales .. Victoria . . United States America' Tahiti 528 15 12 I 83 I 1-artlunware and glassware New Zealand United Kingdom United States America 640 269 6 73 Fancy goods and. toys 348 New Zealand. United Kingdom New South Wales .. British New Guinea United States America 319 15 25 4 108 Fish, preserved New Zealand United States America 471 638 628 Flour 1,266 New Zealand United States America 3,657 2.214 Fruit, fresh, n.o.e. Furniture United States America New Zealand United Kingdom New South Wales .. British New Guinea Ocean Islands United States America 5,871 141 477 3 12 7 4 20 Hardware n.o.e. New Zealand United Kingdom New South Wales British New Guinea United States America Tahiti 1,615 30 30 1 446 2 523 Hats New Zealand United Kingdom • New South Wales . . United States America 2,124 167 44 1 17 229 Hosiery New Zealand United Kingdom Fiji United States America Japan 97 125 I 25 69 :/ Hops Instruments, musical New Zealand 292 14 317 25 United States America 306 46 305 Iron — Bar, bolt, and rod .. ' Galvanized corrugated sheet .. Pipes New- Zealand >5 • ' New South Wales .. 211 172 383