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Western Samoa. The values of imports, exports, and total trade of the Territory of Western Samoa for the last five years are shown in the following table :—

_ Of the total importations, aggregating £275,355 in 1930, £265,961 worth, or 96-6 per cent., was derived from the following six countries, enumerated in their order of importance : New Zealand, £81,388 ; Australia, £58,653 ; United States, £54,369 ; United Kingdom, £47,183 ; Canada, £15,035 ; Fiji, £9,333. Imports covered a wide range of commodities. Various European countries (exact destination unknown) and the United States absorbed the bulk of the exports of Western Samoa, the values of commodities shipped to these destinations in 1930 being £111,261 and £108,850 respectively. Next in importance was New Zealand, which purchased products to the value of £47,986, and then the United Kingdom, which absorbed goods valued at £10,199. The recorded value of products shipped to these four destinations was £278,296, which represented 97'8 per cent, of the total value of all exports. Exports to New Zealand consisted almost entirely of bananas (£44,259) and cocoa-beans (£2,035). The quantities and values of the principal exports of Western Samoa during the last five years are shown below :—

Cook and Niue Islands. Exports from the Cook and Niue Islands in 1930 were valued at £125,315, as compared with £146,692 in 1929 ; while imports into these islands in 1930 aggregated £122,098, as against £125,942 in the previous year. The figures for each of the last five calendar years are as under : —

Most of the trade of this group of islands is conducted with New Zealand. The United States has stepped into the second position of importance in recent years, but a considerable distance behind New Zealand, and the United Kingdom ranks third in importance. Exports from the Cook Islands to New Zealand in 1930 were valued at £85,956, and from Niue £13,323. In the same year imports into the Cook Islands from New Zealand totalled £69,976, and into Nine £14,863. The total tade of New Zealand with the Group in 1930, therefore, amounted to £184,118 out of a total trade of £247,413, or approximately 74 per cent. The principal exports from the Lower Group are oranges, bananas, tomatoes, and copra ; from the Northern Group, copra and pearl-shell; and from Niue, copra,, bananas, and the well-known Niuean hats and fancy baskets.

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Year ended 31st December, | Imports, j Exports. Total Trade. ; _ I I I £ £ £ 1926 .. .. .. .. 324,940 320,783 645,723 1927 .. .. 304,369 335,978 640,347 1928 ,. .. .. 326,553 422,175 748,728 1929 .. .. .. .. 288,849 293,938 582,787 1930 .. .. .. .. 275,355 284,515 559,870

Cocoa. Copra. Rubber. Bananas. Year ended 31st December, I Tons. i Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Cases. Value. ■ ——, , , - _ £ £ £ £ 1926 .. .. 356 20,151 12,249 275,086 331 6,702 1927 .. .. 792 48,216 11,665 242,672 158" 24,802 1928 .. .. 959 69,507 15,989 319,259 167 17,268 1929 .. .. 677 46,286 12,941 205,330 110 9,613 53,652 24,640 1930 .. .. 1,007 61,294 12,285 166,221 101 6,461 95,867 44,259

Exports. Imports. Year. ; 1 t 1 Cook Islands. Niue Island. | Total. j Cook Islands. Niue Island, j Total. I ' I ££££££ 1926 .. .. 138,588 17,655 156,243 134,473 17,563 152,036 1927 .. .. 138,357 14,350 152,707 116,606 14,006 130,612 1928 .. .. 133,051 20,938 153,989 117,639 18,637 136,276 1929 .. .. 124,486 22,206 146,692 106,835 19,107 125,942 1930 .. .. 109,438 15,877 125,315 103,468 18,630 122,098