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Imports for the Year 1891.

Memo.—The direct trade with California was stopped early in the year by the wreck of the "Vanderbilt." Californian goods now come viâ Tahiti.

Exports of Cook Islands Produce for 1891.

Imports for 1891 at 4s. per dollar ... ... ... „,, £26,284 8 0 Exports for 1891 at 3s. per dollar ... ... ... ... 21,952 7 0 £48,236 15 0 In addition to these exports of Cook Islands produce, there was a small export of pearl-shell and beche-de-mer received from other islands and shipped at Earotonga to New Zealand ... 574 0 0 And to Penrhyn and other islands there were shipped goods under bond from Earotonga ... ... ... ... 3,300 0 0 The coin movements during the year show an import of Chilian dollars ... ... ... ... ... ... $13,176 Export of Chilian dollars ... ... ... ... ... 3,972 Balance ... ... ... ... $9,204

From New Zealand. From California. Prom Tahiti. Total. i" I » a $ .st July to 30th November, 1891— Clothing ... Piece and fancy goods Provisions (salted and preserved) Breadstuffs Groceries ... Spirits Wines Beer Lumber Hardware... Tobacco ... Other articles 2,041 9,061 4,785 1,572 2,835 370 72 88 3,038 4,954 1,075 1,954 2,281 16,439 864 1,918 992 55 114 4,322 25,500 5,649 3,490 3,827 425 186 88 4,556 7,064 1,222 4,348 1,518 2,110 147 2,394 .st January to 30th June, 1891... 31,845 28,602 6,489 28,832 17,654 60,677 52,745 Ustimated for December, 1891 ... 60,447 10,000 6,489 46,486 8,000 113,422 18,000 70,447 6,489 54,486 131,422

To New Zealand. To Ti ihiti. Total. To CaliforArticles. ma. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 1st January to 30th June, 1891— Cotton ... ... lb. Copra ... ... lb. Coffee ... ... lb. Cocoanuts ... number Fungus ..; ... lb. Lime-juice ... galls. Oranges ... Pine-apples, bananas, &c. ... I I * 9 40,709 834,103 150,144 28,590 875 6,413 7,006 23,794 30,791 420 60 1,620 15,393 165 21,916 IU',808 2,576 j 62,625 ... 834,103 25,045 '264,952 28,590 875 11 6,590 9,582 23,794 55,836 420 60 1,631 15,393 165 177 * ... i 'rom 1st Jan. to 30th June, 1891 jstimate for December 79,249 30,790 2,500 5,842 27,632 336 106,881 36,968 2,500 112,539 5,842 27,968 146,349