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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1928 —continued.

Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Brush ware .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 84 United States of America .. 7 United Kingdom .. .. 10 France.. .. .. .. 1 102 Building-materials .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 496 United States of America .. 31 527 Butter and cheese .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 2,542 United Kingdom .. .. 4 2,546 Carriageware .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 12 United States of America .. 288 ' 300 Cement .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 407 Cinema goods .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 641 Tahiti .. .. .. 32 Australia .. .. .. 1 674 Coal .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 34 Confectionery .. .. .. .. ,, .. .: 600 United States of America .. 5 Tahiti .. .. .. 3 608 Cordage .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 752 United States of America .. 237 Tahiti .. .. .. 4 993 Cotton piece-goods .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,168 United States of America .. 1,392 United Kingdom .. .. 6,279 India .. .. .. 23 Fiji .. .. . . .. 3 France .. .. .. 21 Japan .. ,. .. 4 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. 30 Australia .. .. .. 1 Austria .. .. .. 36 8,957 Drapery .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 3,662 United States of America .. 35 United Kingdom .. .. 365 Germany .. .. .. 207 Switzerland .. .. .. 147 France .. .. .. 5 Belgium .. .. .. 7 Austria .. .. .. 136 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. 1 Australia .. .. .. 2 4,567 Drugs .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 687 United States of America .. 89 United Kingdom .. .. 49 Australia .. .. .. 18 843 Earthenware, glassware, and lampware .. New Zealand .. .. 364 United States of America .. 255 United Kingdom .. .. 108 Australia .. .. .. 11 France .. .. .. 25 Tahiti .. .. .. 15 Germany .. .. .. 46 Holland .. .. .. 3 Japan .. .. .. 4