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

Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Iron, galvanized .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. 926 United Kingdom .. .. 292 1,218 Iron, pipes .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 151 Iron, wire .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. 181 United States of America .. 26 United Kingdom .. .. 13 — 220 Jewellery .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 93 United States of America .. 4 United Kingdom .. .. 75 Germany .. .. .. 49 Switzerland .. .. .. 42 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. 23 France .. .. .. 5 Austria .. .. .. 1 292 Leatherware .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 58 United Kingdom .. .. 1 United States of America .. 15 74 Machinery, sewing .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 35 United States of America .. 124 United Kingdom .. .. 33 192 Machinery n.e.i. .. .. .. . • New Zealand . . .. 607 United States of America .. 263 Tahiti .. .. .. 2 Australia . . .. .. 166 France .. .. .. 2 United Kingdom .. .. 47 1,087 Machinery, electric .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 16 17 United States of America .. 501 Switzerland .. .. .. 1 Germany .. .. .. 13 j —— 682 Matches .. .. .. • • • • New Zealand .. .. ! 537 United Kingdom .. .. 1 271 Sweden .. .. .. j 10 j 818 Meat, preserved .. .. .. ..New Zealand .. .. 12,596 United States of America .. 1 12,597 Meat, salt .. .. . • • • New Zealand .. .. .. 736 Meat, frozen .. .. .. . • „ .. .... 1,284 Milk, preserved .. .. .. . • ,, .. . • 798 United States of America .. 53 United Kingdom .. .. 1 Australia .. .. .. 3 • 855 Mails .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 823 United States of America .. 93 United Kingdom .. .. 26 j Tahiti .. .. .. 1 Australia .. .. . - j 4 i 947 OilKerosene, &c. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. I 1,106 United States of America .. I 1,881 2,987 N.e.i. .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 201 United States of America .. 599 United Kingdom .. .. 58 Tahiti .. .. .. 6 France .. .. .. 4 Australia .. .. .. 1 869