SAMOAN TRADE
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. COPRA SHIPMENTS FOR DENMARK. Interesting returns relating to the export and import trade of Samoa, and showing its diversion, b. ve been forwarded to Mr R. Burns, of Auckland, from his firm at Somoa. The returns show that for the calerdai year 1921 the steaii?r Pacific t* ok away 6400 t-ons of copra fi.r Denmark. This shipment would appear in the 1922 returns. The total imports for 1921 were valued at £408,892, and the exports at £241,539. For the year 1920 the figures were: Imports £561,153, exports £386,587. The correspondent pointed out that if the value of the Pacific’s copra, say £120,000 were added to the 1921 exports it would bring the total to £361,539, and the exports would still remain short of the imports. The estimated revenue from Customs in 1921 was given as £88,325, and the amount received for the nine months ended December 31st was £59,149. January, February, and March had therefore to bring in £29, 176 to make up the estimates, tins sum £6400 was accounted for by the export dutjr,on the copra, shipped by the Pacific, but the writer said he was sure the balance of £22,776 would not be collected.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 2944, 22 March 1922, Page 2
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