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Return of Exports from the Port of Avarua (Rarotonga) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Article. Exported to Quantity. Value. . Cases £ Oranges .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 81,035 28,155 Bananas .. .. .. „ .. .. 55,769 26,053 Boxes Tomatoes .. .. .. „ .. .. 34,713 10,843 Tahiti .. .. .. 37 13 34,750 10,856 Mandarines .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,038 169 Cases. Limes and lemons .. .. ,, .. .. 614 350 Grapefruit .. .. .. „ .. .. 53 32 Packages. Kumaras .. .. .. ,, .. . . 307 57 Taro .. .. . . „ .. .. 18 5 Cases. Yams .. .. . . „ .. .. 16 4 Sacks. Coconuts .. .. .. „ .. .. 1,139 399 Packages. Fruit juice .. .. ., ,, .. .. 528 845 Australia.. .. .. 2 3 530 848 Cases. Pineapples .. .. .. New Zealand .... 34 3 Breadfruit .. .. .. ,, .. .. 5 2 Cucumbers .. .. .. ,, .. .. 38 10 Boxes. Beans .. .. .. ,, .. .. 21 5 Pearls .. .. .. United Kingdom .. .. . . 1,300 Ton. Mother-of-pearl Shell.. .. Australia.. .. .. 1 20 Tons ewt. qr. lb. Copra .. .. .. United States of America .. 1,047 6 2 9 8,232 United Kingdom .. .. 348 13 3 19 2,663 Western Samoa .. .. 150 0 2 0 782 1,546 1 0 0 11,677 Grand total .. .. £79,945 Total Group cargo tonnage outward : 8,721J tons, by measurement (fruit, &c.) ; 1,547J tons, by weight (copra, &c.). Summary. £ United States of America .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,232 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. -• •• 66,932 United Kingdom 3,963 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 782 Australia .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 23 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 13 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. 179,945