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The total value of importations from various countries during 1935 were—New Zealand, £51,384 ; United Kingdom, £22,855 ; Australia, £22,032 ; United States, £14,151 ; Japan, £13,662 ; Fiji, £3,381 ; Canada, £3,016 ; India, £2,195 ; Dutch East Indies, £1,396 ; Hong Kong, £546. These ten countries together supplied over 99 per cent, of the imports into Western Samoa during 1935. Exports from Western Samoa during 1935, totalling £189,298, were shipped to the countries mentioned below, to the extent indicated : New Zealand, £59,251 ; United Kingdom, £29,601 ; United States, £9,836; Mexico, £6,500; Spain, £6,033; Australia, £2,974; Holland, £2,094; other countries, £116,289. New Zealand is the largest buyer of Western Samoan products and the largest supplier of the needs of that country. The main commodity taken by New Zealand is bananas, the quantity in 1935 being 109,000 cases, valued at £38,146. The balance of exports to New Zealand mainly consisted of cocoa-beans, the value of this item being £3,622. Together these two items amounted to £41,768. Re-exports of silver coin amounted to £16,800. The total of these three items amounted to £58,568 out of a total of £59,251 exported to New Zealand. The quantities and values of the principal exports of Western Samoa during the past five calendar years are shown hereunder :—

Cook and Niue Islands. Exports from the Cook and Niue Islands together in 1935 were valued at £66,075, in comparison with £71,648 in 1934, while imports into these islands in 1935 amounted to £76,964, as compared with £74,821 in the preceding year. The figures of exports from and imports into these islands are shown below for the past five years : —

Most of the trade of these territories is naturally conducted with New Zealand, whose share of the total trade (£107,149) in 1935 was 75-1 per cent. The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Prance, come next in order of importance. The distribution of the trade of the group in 1935 is shown hereunder : —

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Copra. Cocoa-beans. Bananas. ended 31st [December, Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Cases. Value. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1931 .. .. 11,062 109,220 620 35,284 85,231 39,022 1932 .. .. 10,879 108,698 825 49,712 66,715 20,016 1933 .. .. 11,526 101,347 899 41,813 81,983 26,999 1934 .. .. 8,948 60,654 1,027 29,498 96,225 35,796 1935 .. .. 12,501 108,695 576 19,639 109,000 38,146

Exports. Imports. Year ended 31st December, Cook Islands. Niue Islands. Total. Cook Islands. Niue Islands. Total. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1931 .. .. 79,945 7,191 87,136 69,260 11,507 80,767 1932 .. .. 73,409 13,987 87,396 63,585 14,756 78,341 1933 .. .. 73,983 11,542 85,525 76,716 13,123 89,839 1934 .. .. 59,307 12,341 71,648 61,449 13,372 74,821 1935 .. .. 53,599 12,076 65,675 61,676 15,288 76,964

Exports. Imports. Country. ■ From Cook Prom Niue , Into Cook Into Niue „ , , Islands. [ Islands. lotal " Islands. Islands. TotaL £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) New Zealand .. .. 40,382 10,010 50,392 43,566 13,191 56,757 United Kingdom .. .. 175 .. 175 5,759 942 6,701 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,057 780 6,837 United States of America .. 10,079 .. 10,079 4,468 .. 4,468 France .. .. .. 1,211 .. 1,211 201 .. 201 Other countries .. .. 1,752 2,066 3,818 1,625 375 2,000 Totals .. .. 53,599 12,076 65,675 61,676 15,288 76,964