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

Return of Imports into the Port of Avarua for the Year ended, 31st December, 1928. SUMMARY. £ £ New Zealand .. .. ..81,511 Czecho-Slovakia .. .. .. 72 United Kingdom .. .. 12,502 Belgium .. .. .. 136 United States of America .. 11,872 Norway .. .. .. 63 Australia .. .. .. 5,022 China .. .. .. .. 50 Canada .. .. .. 1,968 Holland.. .. .. .. 48 India .. .. .. .. 1,181 Sweden .. .. .. .. 48 Tahiti .. .. .. .. 1,044 Fiji .. .. .. .. 45 Germany .. .. .. 531 Poland .. .. .. .. 21 Japan .. .. .. .. 475 Italy .. .. .. .. 7 Prance .. .. .. .. 441 South Africa .. .. .. 4 Western Samoa .. .. .. 210 Switzerland .. .. .. 207 £117,639 Austria .. .. .. 181 ' — —

Article. Whence imported. | Value, I ' £ £ Sugar .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand ,. .. .. 5,349 Tea, coffee, and cocoa .. .. .. . ... .. 384 United Kingdom .. .. 26 ! India .. .. .. 31 441 Timber, sawn .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. . , 685 United States of America . . 640 Australia .. . . . . 99 1,424 Timber, shooks .. .. .. .. New Zealand ... 14,155 Tobacco .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 3,011 United States of America .. I 90 United Kingdom .. ... 145 Tahiti .. .. .. 47 South Africa .. .. .. 4 Holland 24 Australia .. .. .. 2 3,323 Toilet preparations .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 62 United States of America .. 77 United Kingdom .. .. 9 Prance .. .. .. 16 Tahiti .. .. .. 4 168 Tools .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. . . 142 United States of America .. 318 United Kingdom .. .. 118 Germany .. .. .. 16 Sweden .. .. .. 2 Australia .. .. .. 27 623 Wine— Port .. .. .. .. .. Tahiti .. .. .. 10 White .. .. .. .. .. ,, .. .. .. 75 Claret .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. 139 224 Woodenware .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 196 Australia .. .. .. 10 United States of America .. 65 Tahiti .. .. .. 19 290 Miscellaneous .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 478 United States of America .. 99 United Kingdom . . . . 124 Tahiti .. .. . . 94 Australia .. .. .. 2 797 Total .. .. £117,641