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Exports from Western Samoa in 1934, totalling £128,117, were shipped to the countries mentioned below to the extent indicated :— £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,519 European countries (exact destination unknown) .. .. .. 38,601 United Kingdom . . .. . . .. .. .. 31,307 United States .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,972 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5,222 Holland.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,199 Other countries .. ... .. .. .. .. . . 1,297 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £128,117 New Zealand has risen to the premier position of importance as a market for the products of Western Samoa. The main commodity taken by New Zealand is bananas, the quantity in 1934 being 96,225 cases, valued at £35,796. The balance of exports to New Zealand mainly consisted of cocoa-beans, the value of this item being £3,474. Together these two items amounted to £39,270 out of a total of £39,519 exported to New Zealand. The quantities and values of the principal exports of Western Samoa during the past five years are shown hereunder : —

Cook and Niue Islands. Exports from the Cook and Niue Islands together in 1934 were valued at £71,648, in comparison with £85,525 in 1933, while imports into these islands in 1934 amounted to £74,821, as compared with £89,839 in the preceding year. The figures of exports from and imports into these islands are shown below for the past five years : —

Most of the trade of these territories is naturally conducted with New Zealand, whose share of the total trade (£146,469) in 1934 was £123,200, or 84-1 per cent. The United States, France, and the United Kingdom come next in order of importance. The distribution of the trade of the group in 1934 is shown hereunder : —

The principal exports from the Lower Group of the Cook Islands are oranges, bananas, tomatoes, and copra; from the Northern Group, copra and pearl-shell; and from Niue, copra and bananas.

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Copra. Cocoa-beans. Bananas. Year ended 31st ■ December, Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Cases, j Value. £ £ £ 1930 .. .. 12,285 166,221 1,007 61,294 95,867 44,259 1931 .. .. 11,062 109,220 620 35,284 85,231 39,022 1932 .. .. 10,879 108,698 825 49,712 66,715 20,016 1933 .. .. 11,526 101,347 899 41,813 81,983 26,999 1934 .. .. 8,948 60,654 1,027 29,498 96,225 35,796

Exports. Imports. Year ended 31st December, Cook Islands. Niue Islands.' Total. Cook Islands. Nine Islands. Total. ££££££ 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 1933 .. .. 73,983 11,542 85,525 76,716 13,123 89,839 1934 .. .. 59,307 12,341 71,648 61,449 13,372 74,821

Exports. Imports. Country. : : : : From Cook From Nrae Tr,+nl -^ Cook Into Niue rp , , Islands. Islands. " Islands. Islands. 0 a ' £ £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand .. .. 53,756 11,342 65,098 46,214 11,888 58,102 United Kingdom .. .. 1,094 .. 1,094 4,809 658 5,467 Australia .. .. .. .. 5 5 4,458 515 4,973 United States of America .. 1,220 . 992 2,212 3,477 105 3,582 France .. .. .. 2,170 .. 2,170 212 .. 212 Other countries .. .. 1,067 2 1,069 2,279 206 2,485 Totals .. .. 59,307 12,341 71,648 61,449 13,372 74,821