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The following is a summary of imports and exports for 1924, together with a return for the last ten years :— Port of Avarua. Return of Imports for the Year ended 31st December, 1924. £ £ New Zealand .. .. .. 101,727 Belgium .. .. .. 101 United States of America .. .. 18,671 Sweden .. .. .. 80 United Kingdom .. .. .. 8,791 Germany .. .. .. 50 Australia .. .. .. .. 5,693 Holland .. .. .. 50 Tahiti .. .. .. .. 1,190 China .. .. .. 48 Canada .. .. .. .. 605 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. 31 Japan .. .. .. .. 425 Italy .. .. .. .. 20 Switzerland .. .. .. 341 South Africa .. .. .. 4 France .. .. .. .. 220 —-—— Samoa .. .. .. .. 155 £138,202

Return of Exports for the Year ended 31st December, 1924.

SUMMARY. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 108,352 United States of America .. .. .. .. 29,081 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 14,502 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,364 Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 255 £154,554

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Article. Whore exported. Quantity. Value. £ £ Bananas .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 78,453 cases .. .. 40,141 Oranges .. .. .. „ .. .. 177,396 ,, .. .. 51,644 Tomatoes .. .. .. ,, .. .. 25,438 ,, .. .. 13,745 Pines .. .. .. „ .. .. 704 „ .. .. 196 Mandarins .. .. .. ,, .. .. 462 ,, .. .. 120 Brazilian cherries .. .. ,, .. .. 6 „ .. 1 Lemons .. .. .. ,, .. .. 416 ,, .. 76 Kumeras .. .. .. ,, .. .. 139 „ .. 34 Taro .. .. .. ,, .. .. 4 . .. 2 Grapefruit .. .. .. ,, .. .. 12 „ .. 4 Cucumbers .. .. ... „ .. .. 4 • „ .. 1 Lime-juice .. .. .. „ .. .. 8 casks .. .. 44 Coffee .. .. .. „ .. .. 10 sacks .. .. 45 Coconuts .. .. .. ,, .. .. 1,464 „ .. 537 United States of America .. 1,982 gunnies 396 Tons cwt. qr. lb. 933 Pearl-shell .. .. .. United Kingdom .. .. 124 5 0 12 .. 4,395 Copra .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 101 18 0 0 1,762 United States of America .. 1,504 11 2 0 28,685 United Kingdom .. .. 478 2 3 11 10,107 Tahiti .. .. .. 147 18 4 0 2,364 Samoa .. .. .. 17 9 0 0 255 43,173 2,250 0 1 11 £154,554