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Of the total value of importations in 1932, aggregating £150,902, the following amounts were obtained from the countries named : New Zealand £54,403 ; United Kingdom, £32,213 ; Australia, £31,707; United States, £12,105 ; Fiji, £9,402 ; Canada, £3,617 ; Dutch East Indies, £2,306 ; and and Japan, £1,710. These eight countries together supplied 97-72 per cent, of the imports of Western Samoa in 1932. Exports from Western Samoa in 1932 totalling £183,028, were shipped to the countries mentioned below, and to the extent indicated : — £ European countries (exact destination unknown) .. .. .. 96,546 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. ■■ •• •• 46,654 New Zealand 22,578 United States 12,181 Holland 2,612 Other countries .. .. ■ • • • • ■ • ■ • • 2, 457 Total £183,028 As will be observed, New Zealand ranked third in importance as a market for the products of this Territory. The main item taken by New Zealand was bananas, the export value of which amounted to £20,016. This, however, was considerably less than in the previous year, when the value taken by New Zealand was £39,022. The balance of exports to New Zealand mainly comprised specie (silver coin) to the value of £1,500, and cocoa-beans to the value of £622. It is of interest to note that in 1931 the United States occupied second position and the United Kingdom fourth position so far as purchasers of the products of Western Samoa were concerned, the values taken by each being £59,687 and £15,668 respectively. In 1932, however, the positions were reversed, the United Kingdom taking £46,654 worth, and the United States £12,181 worth. The quantities and values of the principal exports of Western Samoa during the past five years are shown below : —

Cook and Niue Islands. Exports from the Cook and Niue Islands together in 1932 were valued at £87,396 in comparison with £87,136 in 1931, while imports to these islands in 1932 amounted to £78,341, as compared with £80,767 in the preceding year. The figures of exports and imports of these islands are shown below for the past five years : —

As might naturally be expected, most of the trade of the Group is conducted with New Zealand, whose share of the total trade of £165,737 in 1932 was £130,631, or 78-8 per cent. The United States has stepped into the second positional] recent years.

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Cocoa. Copra. Rubber. Bananas. Year ended _ — 31st December, Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Valuo. j Cases. Value. __l i ! I ! £ £ £ £ 1928 .. 959 69,507 15,989 319,259 107 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 1931 620 35,284 11,062 109,220 41 1,140 85,225 39,022 1932 .. 825 49,712 10,879 108,698 6 85 66,715 20,016 |_ I

Exports. Imports. Year ended ■ Cook Islands. Niue Island. Total. Cook Islands. ; Niue Island. Total. £££*££ loos 133,051 20,938 153,989 117,639 18,637 136,276 iQoq 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 1931 79,945 7,191 87,136 69,260 11,507 80,767 1932 " ! 73,409 13,987 87,396 63,585 14,756 78,341