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Cook Islands Administration. Return showing Total Values of Imports and Exports for Year ended 31st December J 1914. 1914. 1913. IMPORTS. £ £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 64,852 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 10,994 New South Wales .. .. .. .. .. 1,792 British Columbia .. .. .. .. .. 629 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. .. 184 Canada .. i. .. .. .. .. 92 Fiji 2 South Africa .. .. .. .. .. 1 United States of America .. .. .. .. 10,586 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,490 Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. 245 France .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. .. 157 Germany .. .. . . . . .. .. 65 £91,132 £110,283 EXPORTS. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 60,820 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 8,875 United States of America .. .. .. .. 7,495 Niue .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. 307 £77,512 £109,926 W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 12th March, 1915. 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, 1914. „ ~ Auckland. Wellington. Month - Tons. Tons. January .. .. .. .. .. ..234 461 February .. .. .. . . .. 437 347 March .. .. .. .. .. ..522 322 April .. .. .. .. .. ..531 570 May .. .. .. .. .. .. 479 452 June .. .. .. .. .. .. 845 584 July .. .. .. .. .. .. ..657 782 August .. .. .. .. .. ..807 771 September .. .. .. .. .. ..491 290 October .. .. .. .. .. ..489 243 ~ (second trip) .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 November .. .. .. .. .. 385 353 December .. .. .. .. .. ..606 186 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 6,483 5,527 W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 23rd February, 1915. Collector of Customs.

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