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Comparative Statement of Values of Principal Exports for the Six Years 1913-18, showing the Countries whither exported.

Comparative Statement of Values of the Principal Exports for the Six Years 1913-18, and also the Weights and Quantities of Same.

The following table shows the total amount of exports, and, after deducting therefrom the value of each of the principal items, the value of exports other than sugar, copra, and fruit. (Particulars for 1919 were not completed at the time of our visit.)

1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand United States of America £ £ 41,048 24.235 66,521 294.415 543,538 388,203 764,549 504,269 2,625 43.411 5,895 , 9.798 1,764 i 126,647* £ 24.254 205,548 267.159 821.462 130.831 20.199 4,739 £ 15,257 188,476 814,604 1.107,265 103,246 23,508 1,688 £ 7,645 183,896 527.303 1.011,419 318.731 15,043 4,364 £ 2,805 137,659 248,679 785.829 446.935 12,186 21,973 Japan Other Totals ' 1,425,940 1,390,978 1,474,192 2,254,044 2,068,401 1,656,066 * Ineludes 11,058 toi is 2ewt. 3qr. 12 lb. sugar, value £121,639 I 'b. 2d., exportei il to Hong Kon;

1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. Value. £ 1,041,927 176.741 168.249 13,792 10.448 [ £ 1.005,643 148,372 201.938 13.244 7,323 463 12,882 £ 1.065,464 233.959 120.711 27,438 7,592 3,464 15,534 £ i 1.729,658 255.913 :.'i)5.122 25.470 I;3,337 8.834 15.710 £ £ Sugar Copra Green fruit Troeas-shell Molasses Rubber Other 1.485.011 359,372 169.718 16,488 11,047 11,804 14,931 981.018 469,332 132.877 8.564 10,166 8,156 *45,953 14,783 Totals 1,425,940 1,389,865 1,474,192 2,254,044 2,068,401 1,656,066 Quantity. Tons. 94,710 7,929 Tons. 92,112 9,429 Tons. 85,563 15,238 Tons. 120,528 13,489 Tons. 97,335 15,368 Tnns. 63,010 19,318 Sugar Copra Green fruit, oases ,, bunches Number. 277,468 922,745 ! Number. 399.629 973,664 N umber. 294,208 446,824 Number. 4 17,065 817,499 Number. 413.301 529,452 Number. 313,036 438,449 Trocas-shell Molasses Tons. 639 10,448 Tons. 516 7,323 Tons. 892 7,592 i Tons. 742 13.346 Tons. 481 11.047 Tons. 247 L0,166 Rubber Cwt. 36 Cwt. 256 Cwt. 527 Cwt. 761 Cwt. 725 Includes good Is exported under bond and fo: drawback.

1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. Total value of exports the produce of the colony .. Deduct value of sugar exported £ £ 2,251,570 1,729,658 £ 2.067,858 1,485,040 £ 1.473,108 1,065,463 1,623,228 981,018 Value of remaining exports Deduct value of copra exported 407,645 233,959 521,912 255,913 582,818 359,372 642,210 469,332 Value of remaining exports Deduct value of fruit exported 173,686 120,741 265,999 205,122 223,446 169,717 172,878 .132,877 Value of exports other than sugar, copra, and fruit 52,945 60.877 53,729 40,001