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Return of Exports from the Port of Avarua for the Year ended 31st December, 1928.

SUMMARY. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 96,470 United States of America .. .. .. .. 25,667 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 9,244 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. 1,548 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 £133,051

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Article. Exported to I Quantity. Value. Cases. £ Oranges .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 141,317 57,637 Bananas .. .. .. „ .. .. 47,410 19,690 Tomatoes .. .. .. ,, .. .. 51,929 i 17,640 Tahiti .. .. .. 26 9 51,955 17,649 Mandarins .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 837 317 Tahiti .. .. .. 8 2 845 319 Lemons .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. Ill 42 Grapefruit .. .. .. ,, .. .. 42 32 Mangoes .. .. .. „ .. .. 2 1 Avocado pears .. .. „ .. .. 2 1 Kumaras .. .. .. ,, .. .. 65 15 Tahiti .. .. .. 2 1 67 16 Taro .. .. .. New Zealand .... 18 5 Tahiti .. .. .. 21 6 39 11 Cucumbers .. .. .. New Zealand .... 3 1 Packages. Fruit-juice .. .. .. „ .. .. 61 100 Sacks. Coconuts .. .. .. „ ■ • • • 1,344 604 Gunnies. United States of America .. 804 202 Packages. —— 2,148 806 Tona cwt. qr. lb. Copra .. .. .. United States of America .. 1,369 1 2 8 25,465 United Kingdom .. .. 308 0 3 13 5,869 Western Samoa .. .. 81 18 0 0 1,548 New Zealand .. .. 10 10 0 0 189 1,769 10 1 21 33,071 Coffee-beans.. .. .. „ • • • ✓ 2 4 1 26 188 Candle-nuts .. .. .. ,, • ■ • ■ 1 13 0 0 8 Beef, frozen.. .. .. Tahiti .. .. .. 1 4 2 16 104 Pearl-shell .. .. . • United Kingdom .. .. 19 17 0 20 724 Pearls .. .. „ ■■ ■■ 2,650 Sponges .. .. .. „ ■ ■ • • • • 1 £133,051