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Cook Islands Administration. Statement of Liquor Account fur Year ended 31*< March, 1910. £ s. d. £ s. d. Stock on hand, Ist April, 1909 .. .. 81 lo 9 By sales .. .. .. .. 697 19 3 Supplies .. .. .. 287 8 5 Stock on hand, 31st March, 1910 .. .. 83 12 9 Freight .. .. .. 18 10 6 Duty .. .. .. .. .. 254 4 6 Bottling .. .. .. 13 1 3 Fittings .. .. .. .. 19 0 Balance .. .. .. • .. 125 2 7 £781 12 0 £781 12 0 Profit and Loss Account. £ s. d. i £ s. d. To Stock .. .. .. 83 12 9 By balance, Ist April, 1909 .. .. 81 15 9 Profit transferred to general revenue .. 123 5 7 „ 31st March, 1910 .. .. 125 2 7 £206 18 4 ■ £206 18 4 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 2nd April, 1910. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. Audited and found correct.—F. G. Twiss. Auditor.

Cook Islands Administration. Port of Rarotonga. — Return showing Value of Imports for Year ended 31st December, 1909.

Article. Whence imported. Value. Value. Total. £ Agricultural produce, not otherwise enumerated .. New Zealand .. 372 New South Wales .. 1 Tahiti .. .. 18 United States America.. 1 £ 392 Animals, living, — Rirds .. .. .. .. .. Tahiti Fowls .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . Horses .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 84 Tahiti .. .. 10 8 19 Pigs .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand Sheep .. .. .. .. .. ,, Apparel and slops .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 1,110 United Kingdom .. 150 Germany .. .. 120 France .. 37 United States America. . ■<,] Japan .. I 14 Maiden .. .. 100 Tahiti .. 348 94 10 17 Arms, ammunition, and explosives .. .. New Zealand Arrowroot .. .. .. .. .. Tahiti Bacon and hams .. .. . . .. New Zealand Bags and sacks .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 756 Tahiti .. .. 24 1,910 227 173 86 Bamboo (for hatmaking) .. .. .. Tahiti .. Beer and stout .. .. ,. .. I New Zealand .. .. 52 United Kin«dom .. 66 780 184 Beverages, non-alcoholic .. .. .. New Zealand Bicycles and tricycles, and parts of same .. „ .. 120 (nited Kingdom .. 12 United States America.. 25 Tahiti .. .. 5 Biscuits, cabin bread .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 2,863 United States America. . 76 j Tahiti .. 74 118 133 162 3,013