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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 —continued.

Summary. £ £ New Zealand .. .. . .49,223 Norway _ .. .. 31 United States of America .. .. 7,534 Czechoslovakia .. .. .. 11 United Kingdom .. .. 6,814 Italy .. .. .. .. 11 Australia .. .. .. 3,471 Ceylon .. .. .. .. 9 Tahiti .. .. .. • • 504 Western Samoa .. .. .. 9 Canada .. .. .. .. 480 Austria .. .. .. .. 4 India .. .. .. ■ • 310 Fiji .. .. .. .. 4 Japan .. .. .. .. 303 South Africa .. .. .. 2 Germany .. .. .. 156 Belgium .. .. .. 1 Holland .. .. .. .. 128 France .. .. .. .. 108 Grand total .. .. .. £69,260 Straits Settlements .. .. 89 Switzerland .. .. .. 58

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Article. Whence imported. Value £ £ Toilet preparations .. .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. 90 United States of America .. 55 United Kingdom .. .. 20 Tahiti .. .. .. 5 France .. .. .. 23 Germany .. .. .. 1 194 Tools , . .. .. • • • • New Zealand .. .. .. 120 United States of America .. 61 United Kingdom .. .. 143 Australia .. .. .. 6 Germany .. .. .. 32 France .. .. .. 2 364 Wine—• Port .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 9 Australia .. .. .. 33 White .. .. .. .. • • Tahiti .. .. .. 30 Claret .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 6 Tahiti .. .. .. 38 116 Woodenware .. .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. 26 United States of America .. 9 Australia .. .. .. 2 37 Miscellaneous .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 365 United States of America .. 21 United Kingdom .. .. 20 406 Grand total .. .. £69,260 Total Group cargo tonnage inward : 3,478| tons (by measurement).