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The exports of New Zealand produce to Fiji consist of a fairly wide range of products, of which those mentioned hereunder were the most important in 1936, the 1935 figures being shown in parentheses for purposes of comparison :— Meats, salted, frozen and tinned, £17,785 (£11,235) ; potatoes, £5,845 (£6,212) ; soap, £5,089 (£4,617) ; refined sugar, £4,301 (£3,069) ; tallow, £3,289 (£2,010) ; bacon and hams, £3,787 (£2,506) ; baking-powder, £2,126 (£1,102) ; sawn timber, £1,987 (£1,630) ; butter and cheese, £2,382 (£1 470) • onions, £1,607 (£152) ; lard, £1,199 (£504). Imports from Fiji consisted mainly of bananas, £72,499 (£59,274) ; raw sugar, £9,058 (£7,989) ; molasses, £1,489 (£1,745) ; potatoes, £4,201 (£2,145) ; coconut-oil, £3,165 (£2,368) ; mandarins, £1,809 (£2,426) ; oranges, £326 (£1,683). WESTERN SAMOA. During the calendar year 1936 further considerable expansion took place in the total trade of this territory, as disclosed in the following table. Exports from Western Samoa increased by £73,957 or 39 per cent., and imports into Western Samoa by £31,263, or 23 per cent., over 1935 figures.

Total Trade of Western Samoa.

The total values of importations into Western Samoa from various countries during the calendar year 1936 were : New Zealand, £53,218 (£51,384) ; United Kingdom, £31,165 (£22,855) ; Australia, £27,530 (£22,032) ; Japan, £17,781 (£13,662) ; United States of America, £11,636 (£14,151) ; Canada £7,239 (£3,016) ; Dutch East Indies, £5,959 (£1,396) ; Fiji, £4,464 (£3,381) ; India, £4,114 (£2,195) ; Germany, £1,176 (£242). These ten countries together supplied over 98 per cent, of the total imports into Western Samoa during 1936. Exports from Western Samoa during 1936, totalling £263,255, were shipped to the following countries : United Kingdom, £64,570 (£29,601) ; New Zealand, £56,869 (£59,251) ; Netherlands" £17,682 (£2,094); Mexico, £15,470 (£6,500) ; United States of America, £14,762 (£9,836) ; other countries, £93,902 (£82,016). While New Zealand is the largest supplier of the needs of Western Samoa, it is noticeable that the United Kingdom is now the largest purchaser of goods from that country and took in the year under review 24-5 per cent, of the total exports from the territory. The two most important items were copra, £38,540 (£21,520), and cocoa-beans, £24,417 (£6,691). The chief commodities taken by New Zealand were bananas, 128,045 cases, valued at £46,737 ; and cocoa-beans, 76 tons, valued at £3,880. Re-exports of silver coin amounting to £6,000 were also taken by New Zealand. Imports into Western Samoa from New Zealand comprise small quantities of a large number of commodities, the largest being tinned meats, £13,732 ; sugar, £10,381 ; butter, £2,422 ; vegetables, £1,115 ; dressed timber, £1,017. The quantities and values of the principal exports of Western Samoa during the past five calendar years are shown hereunder : —

Principal Exports from Western Samoa.

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Year ended 31st December, Imports into Exports from Total Samoa. Samoa. Trade. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1931 .. .. .. .. 164,950 194,447 359,397 1932 .. .. .. .. 150,902 183,028 333,930 1933 .. 150,856 173,837 324,693 1934 .. .. .. .. 92,784 128,117 220,901 1935 .. .. .. .. 135,757 189,298 325,055 1936 .. .. .. .. 167,020 263,255 430,275

i • - Copra. Cocoa-beans. Bananas. Year ended 31st December, Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Cases. Value. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 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 1935 .. .. 12,501 108,695 576 19,639 109,000 38,146 1936 .. .. 13,014 156,873 1,065 46,607 128,045 46,737