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Cook Islands Administration. Port of Rarotonga.—Return showing Value of Exports for Year ended 31st December, 1912.

W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 2nd May, 1913. Collector of Customs. Cook Islands Administration. Return showing Total Values of Imports and Exports for Year ended 31st December, 1912. IMPORTS. 1912. 1911. £ £ New Zealand.. .. .. .. .. .. 73,704 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 7, 526 United States of America .. .. .. • • 5,623 Tahiti .. ..- 3,002 New South Wales 1,603 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. •• 281 Germany .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,081 France .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 British Columbia .. .. .. .. ■ • 429 India .. .. .. .. .. . • 14 Canada .. .. .. .. . • •■ 142 Japan .. .. .. .. .. • • 288 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. • • 78 Holland .. .. .. .. •• •• 14 Tonga .. .. .. • • •• • • 3 £93,812 £89,623 1 . .. "■'■'. I ■■imiijui ii mi]

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Article. Fruit, fresh — Bananas Where exported. Quantity. Value. Total. £ £ 32,940 260 New Zealand 94,108 cases 2,135 bnchs. Oranges Pineapples Unenumerated >> • • 106,878 cases 5,110 „ 51 „ 335 tons 772 „ 129 „ 113 ,, 33,200 16,060 501 ,, • • Copra 3, - - United Kingdom United States America Tahiti 5 6,365 15,816 2,400 1,695 Coffee, raw Coconuts i— ; 2fi 97fi 26,276 New Zealand 1,340 tons 66,800 lb. 110,812 number 546,543 „ 1,950 ,y • • United States America 490 2,391 2,881 Pearl-shell United Kingdom Tahiti 657,355 number: 56 tons 29 „ 8.200 2,320 Candlenuts Vanilla.. Animals, living pigs Mats Copper, old Fruits, preserved. . Bags and sacks . . Fish, preserved .. Matches, wooden Specie 10,520 85 tons New Zealand United States America Tahiti New Zealand 31 tons 629 lbs 465 187 5 10 37 58 20 20 35 9,478 yy Tahiti" *> • • New Zealand Total 101,708