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Cook Islands Administration. Table showing Total Values, Imports and Exports, from Year 1902 to 31st December, 1913. IMPORTS. Y ear Amount. Increase. Decrease. £ £ £ 1902 27,623 1903 .. 34,866 7,263 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 33,399 .. 1,487 1905 .. .. .. .. .. 36,993 3,594 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 41,437 4,444 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 50,756 9,314 1908 55,021 4,265 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 67,737 12,716 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 83,795 16,058 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 89,623 5,828 1912 .. .. .. .. ,-. 93,812 4,189 . 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 110,283 16,421 EXPORTS. 1902 34,821 1903 34,740 .. 81 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 38,248 3,508 1905 .. .. .. .. "■.. 34,890 .. 3,358 1906 45,925 11,035 1907 51,578 5,653 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 60,652 9,024 1909 73,653 13,001 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 90,749 17,096 1911 •• .. .. .. ... 91,076 327 1912 .. .. .. .. .. 101,708 10,632 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 109,926 8,218 W. J. Stevenson, Collector of Customs.

Cook Islands Administration. Statement showing Cargo shipped by the Auckland and Wellington Steamers from Rarotonga to New Zealand during Year ended 31st December, 1913. 51 on th Auckland. Wellington. Tons. Tons. January .. .. .. .. .. 279 263 February .. .. .. .. .. .. 346 329 March .. .. .. .. .. .. 489 631 April .. .. .. .. .. ..734 791 May .. .. .. .. .. .. 637 565 June .. .. .. .. .. ..653 585 July .. .. .. .. .. ..506 752 August .. .. .. .. .. 444 346 September .. ..... .. .. .. 362 340 October .. .. .. .. .. ..231 184 „ (second trip) .. .. .. .. .. .. 319 November .. .. .. .. .. .. 307 448 December .. .. .. .. .. 470 500 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 5,458 6,053 W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 4th May, 1914. Collector of Customs.

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