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Schedule showing Tonnage of Cargoes carried by the N.Z.G.S. "Hinemoa" and "Maui Pomare" to and from Niue for the Calendar Year, 1928.

SUMMARY. Inwards, 588 i tons ; outwards, 1,594§ tons : Total, 2,183J tons. Trade. Imports for the year 1928 totalled £18,637, as against £14,006 for 1927. Exports amounted to £20,938, as against £14,350 for 1927. Of this amount £16,347 went to New Zealand, the balance (£4,591) to Western Samoa, Fiji, American Samoa, and Hawaii. The main items were —Bananas, 13,942 cases and 97 bunches ; basketware, 3,182J dozen ; copra, 633 tons ; fungus, 21,890 lb. ; and hats 121 -j dozen. For details of imports and exports for the year ended 31st December, 1928, see Appendix B, page 44.

IMPOBTS. r E ' i ~ i Date of Arrival. i General Cargo. Timber. | Total Tonnage. I I " Hinemoa"— Tons. Superficial Feet. 9/2/28 .. .. .. .. 71 1,938 75 19/3/28 .. .. .. .. 38f 760 40J 17/4/28 .. .. .. . . 63§ 352 64§ " Maui Pomare " — 7/7/28 .. .. .. 1291 200 130 7/8/28 .. .. .. 109f 80 110 7/9/28 .. .. . .. 39f 486 40| 22/10/28 .. .. .. . . 44f 56 1 44i 24/11/28 .. .. .. .. 71\ 2,799 83J Totals .. .. .. 574J 1 6,671 5881 ■ | I EXPORTS. Date of Departure. Copra. j Fruit. Fungus. j T ™*g e I •■II I ! I " Hinemoa " — Tons cwt. qr. . Cases. | lb. Tons. Sacks. 10/2/28 .. .. .. .. 20 15 2 1,757 5,851 3| .. 143f 20/3/28.. .. .. .. 23 9 3 1,756, 3,165 3| .. 143 18/4/28 .. .. .. .. 26 12 1 1,708 3,013 | ... 1521 " Maui Pomare " — 24/5/28.. .. .. 69 9 0 2,616 2,436 .. .. 230 7/7/28 .. .. .. .. 63 14 3 1,698 1,610 3 .. 180 6/8/28 .. .. .. .. 128 18 3 638 856 f .. 178| 12/9/28 .. .. .. .. 43 9 3 .. 2,526 f .. 1 45J 22/10/28 .. .. .. .. 164 13 1 .. 1,456 .. .. 166 27/10/28 .. 1,818 .. | 1371 24/11/28 .. .. .. 92 5 3 .. 977 .. 93J 1/12/28 .. 1,951 .. 2| 18 125 Totals .. .. .. 633 8 3 13,942 21,890 15 18 l,594f