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Cook Islands Administration— continued. Port of Rarotonga. — Return showing Value of Imports during Year ended 31st December, 1908 —continued.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. Total. Silks New Zealand United Kingdom New South Wales Tahiti £ 244 17 7 8 j. JJ 5J ' * 276 Soap jj * • New Zealand United Kingdom New South Wales Tahiti 753 2 22 5 782 2,990 jj jj * * Specie Spirits— Brandy New Zealand Tahiti" 6 2 8 jj • * • * Geneva and gin New Zealand Tahiti 25 1 26 jj Rum New Zealand Tahiti 15 1 16 jj Whisky New Zealand United Kingdom 167 84 251 4 jj • ■ Methylated Perfumed New Zealand United Kingdom France Tahiti 68 4 19 jj jj • • * * Stationery and books.. New Zealand New South Wales United Kingdom France Tahiti 91 jj • • jj • • 158 78 3 5 14 258 jj * * Sugar jj * * * * New Zealand New South Wales Tahiti 1,345 17 54 1,416 jj • * Tanks, iron jj jj * ■ • • New Zealand New South Wales Maiden Island 24 20 4 jj jj • • New Zealand United Kingdom Tahiti 48 Tea ' 90 1 8 JJ • • * * 99 5,857 JJ • • * ' Timber, fruit-boxes .. New Zealand .. 1,282 1 1,466 ,, sawn v'"' ,, .. ,, ,, Fiji United States America.. 2,749 235 ,, ,, Tobacco Cigars and cigarettes Trunks New Zealand .. Hong Kong United States America.. Tahiti 45 11 12 3 8 ,, . . . . Tools New Zealand United Kingdom France New South Wales Tahiti 71 ,, 95 11 1 29 37 173 ,, ,, • * * Wine — Claret Victoria Tahiti United States America,. ,, 18 47 7 ,,