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Exports of Native Produce from the Cook Islands during the Year ending the 30th June, 1896- continued.

1896. 1895. British coin exported ... ... ... £94. Chilian dollars exported to Tahiti ... $9,000 = £900 $7,475 = £1,097 10s.

Produce of Other Islands exported.

Merchandise imported into the Cook Islands and exported beyond the Federation.

J. H. Gaeniee, Collector.

Total Exports, 1896. | Comparative, 1895. Articles. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Beche-de-mer, lb. ... Bananas, bunches ... Cocoanuts... Coffee, cleaned, lb. ... Copra, lb. ... Cotton, ginned, lb. ... Fungus, lb. Mangoes, cases Oranges, boxes Limejuice, gal. Pineapples Other articles — Arrowroot Old copper 640 9,085 42,971 201,030 1,420,413 36,644 314 36 17,424 45,917 16,822 £ s. d. 9 13 4 350 17 11 6,297 73 12 6 8,030 7,042 8 3 223,364 4,767 0 62,241,205 550 4 11 76,857 3 13 9 736 10 16 Oi 3,153 12 6 8,558 913 5 10 ! 11,646 140 3 8l 9,706 10 11 9 £ s. d. 236 3 11 19 12 0 7,898 8 1 7,733 0 6 1,452 7 6 7 11 10 1,705 12 6 308 7 11 79 19 8 I - 50 14 0 17,026 0 11 19,491 17 11

Articles. Quantity. Value. Comparative, 1895. Cotton, ginned, lb. Copra, lb. Pearl-shell, lb. Beche-de-mer Arrowroot 15,179 80,640 56,551 80 £ s. 249 13 252 0 1,314 5 1 0 d. 0 0 3 0 9,292 134,400 68,369 £ s. 154 17 405 0 994 3 d. 4 0 0 "340 2 16 8 1,816 18 3 1,556 17 0

After Duty paid. In Bond. Total, 1896. Comparative, 1895. Do Penrhyn and northern islands ... „ Tahiti „ Auckland, New Zealand £ s. 813 1 1 0 d. 4 0 £ s. d. 851 1 11 £ 1,664 1 212 s. 3 0 1 d. 3 0 3 £ s. 1,203 14 16l'"5 d. 4 5 212"l 3 814 1 4 1,063 3 2 1,877 4 6 I 1,364 19 9