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Returns of Imports for the Year ended 21st December, 1926 —continued.

SUMMARY. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 14,105 Rarotonga . . . . .. .. .. 22 Aitutaki .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Western Samoa . . .. .. .. .. 126 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 1,790 Australia .. .. .. .. .. 1,153 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 Fiji 2 Tonga .. . . .. .. .. .. 8 Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 United States of America, West Coast .. ~ 215 American Samoa ~ .. .. .. .. 11 £17,563

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I Article. j Whence imported. Value. £ £ Rice .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 944 Australia .. .. .. 175 1,119 Hugs .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. Ill United Kingdom .. .. 10 Australia .. .. .. 12 133 Saddlery and harness .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 42 Salt .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. . . .. 3 Silk .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. , .. 50 Western Samoa .. .. 17 67 Soap .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 261 Western Samoa .. . . 1 United Kingdom .. . . 1 263 Specie .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 24 Stationery and books .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 258 United Kingdom .. .. 14 Australia . . .. . . 1 273 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 235 Tea, coffee, and cocoa .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 83 Timber — Sawn .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. 132 Shooks .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. 141 Tobacco, cigarettes, &c. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 393 Western Samoa . . .. 1 Australia .. .. .. 673 American Samoa .. .. 1 1,068 Toilet preparation n.e.i. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 28 Tools . . .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 60 Western Samoa .. .. 1 Australia .. .. .. 16 77 Trunks, portmanteaux, &c. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. • • • ® Australia .. .. .. | i 12 Umbrellas .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 16 United Kingdom .. .. 2 18 Vegetables — Fresh .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 75 Preserved .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 15 £17,563