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The principal items of imports for the year 1938—continued.

Summary. £ New Zealand . . . . 14,080 Japan .. .. .. 70 Australia .. .. .. 815 American Samoa .. .. 1 United Kingdom .. .. 671 Western Samoa .. .. 296 Total .. .. .. £16,380 United States of America .. 266 L_ Canada .. .. .. 181

Ihe total trade of the island for the last ten years is set out in the following table :—

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Article. j Whence imported. Value. £ £ Brought forward .. .. .. ..11,166 Sugar .. .. . . New Zealand . . .. . . 237 Soap • • • • .. New Zealand .. . . .. 319 Timber, sawn .. .. . . New Zealand .. . . 216 Western Samoa .. . . 17 233 Timber, shook,s .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 1,212 Tobacco .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,109 Australia .. . . 532 Western Samoa .. .. 12 1,653 Miscellaneous .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,417 Western Samoa .. .. 78 Australia .. . . 63 United Kingdom .. .. 2 1,560 Total.. .. 16,380

Imports. Exports. Year. 1 1 j Total New United l A t ,• nt] Total New Total Trade - Zealand. Kingdom.| ' Imports. Zealand. 0th ' Exports. ■ ■ , ■ . . . __ _ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1929 .. 14,688 2,866 880 673 19,107 13,449 8,757 22,206 41,313 1930 .. .. 14,863 1,588 955 1,224 18,630 13,323 2,554 15,877 34,507 1931 .. .. 8,958 961 678 910 11,507 5,186 2,005 7,191 18,698* 1932 .. ., 11,568 2,424 360 404 14,756 10,820 3,167 13,987 28 743 1933 .. .. 10,400 1,442 841 440 13,123 10,225 1,317 11,542 24,665 1934 .. .. 11,888 658 515 311 13,372 11,34-2 999 12,341 25,713 1935 .. .. 13,191 942 780 375 15,288 10,010 2,066 12,076 27,364 1936 .. .. 22,280 609 649 1,124 24,662 15,915 7,077 22,992 47,654 1937 .. .. 26,142 840 855 1,472 29,309 12,469 10,852 23,321 52,630 1938 .. .. 3,850 87 236 182 4,355 11,479 3,566 15,045 31,425 * Island recovering from drought and storms.