A.—4.

Table II.—Exports from Cook Islands for the Year ending 31st December, 1897.

Table IIa.—Value of Reports for all Years from 1892 to 1897.

7—A. 4.

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To New Zealand. To Tahiti. Total. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'roduce of Cook Islands— Coffee, centals ... Copra, centals ... Cotton, centals Limejuice, gallons Cocoanuts, hundreds Bananas, bunches Pineapples, hundreds Oranges, cases Sundries—mangoes, fruits, and others 3,233 14,999 223 36,994 508 2,835 431 21,331 £ 9,348 5,380 316 832 104 131 180 3,965 89 495 £ 1,406 3,728 14,999 223 36,994 508 2,835 431 21,331 £ 10,754 5,380 316 832 104 131 180 3,965 89 Total, Cook Islands 20,345 1,406 21,751 'roduce received and shipped from Penrhyn, &c.— Copra, centals ... Pearl-shell, centals 309 2,072 853 584 309 2,072 Total 2,381 24,132

1892. 1893. 18ft 1895. 1896. 1897. Produce of Cook Islands. New „ . ... Zealand. Tahiti. New m .... Zealand. Tahlta - New _, .... Zealand. Tahiti. New , ... Zealand. Tahiti. New m 1 •*• Zealand. Tahiti. New Zealand. Tahiti. Coffee Copra Cotton Lime juice Oranges Fungus Beche-de-mer Cocoanuts Bananas Pineapples Dried fruits, mangoes, and other sundries £ 3,468 4,920 1,679 817 1,286 12 269 60 74 63 58 £ 1,358 628 623 £ 4,639 4,512 947 282 2,538 43 40 30 398 112 166 £ 1,803 1,113 2,123 £ 5,311 4,725 1,219 147 2,533 13 £ 2,471 1,465 483 £ 6,514 6,195 870 397 2,258 8 11 28 305 139 49 £ 1,238 1,058 10 £ 3,220 4,926 431 1,327 3,409 3 £ 1,090 383' £ 9,348 5,380 316 832 3,965 2 £ 1,406 "5 'l4 27 388 94 30 81 305 212 50 49 104 131 180 87 60 17 31 •• I Total, Cook Islands 12,706 2,688 13,707 5,056 14,487 4,450 16,778 2,306 13,964 1,522 20,345 1,406 £15,394 £18, '63 £18,' 137 £19, 184 £15. ,485 £21,751 Produce from external islands to Rarotonga— Copra Pearl-shell Beche-de-mer .. Cotton 2,038 2,835 70 622 86 197 404 999 15 310 252 515 118 1,215 309 2,072 287 Total exports all kinds £20,337 £19 T ,668 £20 ,665 £20, .38 £16,819 £24, .32 * California tradi soeoanut, £49, as sent, ing is direct with T; vere included in tin bhiti, but in 3896 on; ; Tahiti values witl schoone the who: ;r was sent direct to Rarotonga from California. Copra, £96, and ile.