COOK ISLANDS
COMMISSIONER’S REPORT ON TRADE. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, June 8. The trading conditions in the Cook Islands during the past year are reviewed by the Resident Commissioner, Judge Ayson, in his report to the Hon. A. T. Ngata, Minister in Charge of Cook Islands. He states that the copra exports amounted to 1294 tons, valued at £12.340, compared with 1546 tons in 1931, valued at £11,677. The citrus exports were 85,593 cases, compared with 55,709 cases in the previous year. Substantial increases are reported in the export of bananas and tomatoes. The Department has instituted a system of grading of all fruit before packing.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19511, 9 June 1933, Page 2
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