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Port of Rarotonga. —Value of Imports for the Year ended 31st December, 1916.

Total Values of Imports and Exports for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. imports. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,557 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. ..3,787 New South Wales 740 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Canada .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35 Queensland .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Fanning Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 260 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 8,241 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,569 Total .. .. .. .. .. £58,478 exports. £ New Zealand. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,647 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,958 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 17,621 Tahiti 1,920 Total .. ~ .. .-. ■- £68,146 W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, lfth April, 1917. C/olrector of Customs.

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Article. United New *t32rt Kingdom. Zealand. «£•£ Tahiti. Other Piaoes. Totals. Agricultural produce n.o.e. Animals (live) Appaiol, drapery, and silks, <fec,.. Bags and sacks Biscuits and cabin bread Bicycles, tricycles, motor-cars, &c. Boots and shoes Butter and cheese Building-material, timber, &c. .. Cordage and twine Cotton piece-goods Drugs and chemicals Fish, preserved Flour' Fruit-boxes Furniture Hardware, tools, iron, &c. Meats, frozen, &c. Oils Provisions n.o.e. Rice £ £ £ 954 103 221 838 2,882 478 343 513 3,788 ' 297 63 814 40 4 338 , 257 931 I 1,147 170 385 ' 137 2,036 728 1,104 249 598 19 17 713 776 848 1,506 7,653 422 18 181 1,778 321 6,743 337 774 85 1,683 236 466 785 1,228 15 522 40 3,073 2 251 1,004 307 3,707 650 £ 7 7 287 £ £ 1,064 228 4,574 856 4,167 992 639 931 1,328 539 4,159 867 1,538 2,505 7,653 457 2,307 6,805 1,262 2,163 1,334 1,298 580 3,146 257 1,225 5,604 89 71 75 1 a 39 11 i.7 25 266 1 32 151 13 62 127 14 66 1.7 14 Soap Stationery, books Sugar Tea and. coffee Tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes .. Miscellaneous 4 65 2 2 541 24 145 17 55 14 6 4 219 399 Totals 3,780 43,557 8,241 1,569 1,331 58,478