A.—4.

The destinations of the three main exports during the year 1938 were as follows :—

Imports. Shown hereunder is a table of the principal countries of origin

The main items imported are as follows : Tobacco (10,556 lb.), drapery, hardware, iron and steel benzine (238,050 gallons), and kerosene (66,829 gallons), butter, preserved fish, tinned meats, rice' sugar, provisions, soap, timber (1,176,795 superficial feet), motor-vehicle parts. In most cases it is not possible to quote the actual quantities of the individual items of importations, as for Customs purposes the values only are recorded. Further details will be found in " Trade, Commerce, and Shipping of the Territory of Western Samoa for the Calendar Year 1938." Exports. Copra, cocoa, rubber, and bananas are also dealt with in the reports on Trade and Agriculture pages 6 and 29 respectively. Further details relative to trade are given in the report on " Trade, Commerce, and Shipping of the Territory of Western Samoa for the Calendar Year 1938," and in the graphs appended to this report. Shipping. Overseas merchant shipping entering the Port of Apia :—

Two British and five American warships and two British yachts entered port during the year.

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Country. j Copra. Cocoa. Bananas I rT . , Tons. Tons. Tons. United Kingdom .. .. .. 4,139 1,029 New Zealand . . . . . . .. 75 7 347 Australia .. .. .. . . 5 United States of America .. .. .. 2,150 293 European ports (exact destination unknown) 3,705 244Holland .. .. .. ,, 600 Mexico .. .. .. , _ 647 Totals .. .. .. 11,241 1,647 7,347

1930. 1937. 1938. Countries. Value. i Percentage. Value. j Percentage. Value. ; Percentage. £ £ £ United Kingdom .. .. 31,165 18-66 42,365 15-82 29,897 15-23 New Zealand . .. 53,218 31-86 71,396 26-65 58,815 29-96 Australia .. .. .. 27,530 16-48 40,857 15-25 28,141 14-34 United States of America .. 11,636 6-97 21,252 7-94 19 480 9-92 Ja P an 17,781 10-65 39,613 14-78 7-47 Other countries .. .. 25,690 15-38 52,385 19-56 45,292 23-08 I Totals •• 167,020 100-00 267,868 100-00 196,272 100-00

Financial Year ended 31st March, 1938. 31 at March, 1939. British, j Other. J Total. 1 British. | Other. | Total. Number of vessels . . . . . . 56 43 99 59 46 105 Tonnage, vessels .. .. 82,389 25,842 108,231 83,358 43,582 126,940 Tons cargo, inwards .. .. .. 10,715| 4,634 15,349f 9,134J 5,574| 14 708f Tons cargo, outwards .. .. .. 21,241| 7,782f 29,024| 20,510j 9,215J 29,726