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Table III.—Imports into the Cook Islands for the Year ending 31st December, 1896, with Comparative Statement for 1893, 1894, 1895.

1896. 1895. 1894. 1893. I Quantity. Value. | Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. 'roduce of Cook Islands — Coffee, centals Copra, centals Cotton, centals Limejuice, gallons Fungus, lb. ... Beche-de-mer Oranges, cases of about 25 dozen Bananas, bunches Cocoanuts, hundreds ... Pineapples, mangoes, and other fruit Other articles 1 367- 1 - 2 - J.,<JUI 10Q 17 157- 3 - 1 - j.1 , ±ui 100 57,255 253 £ 4,310 5,309 431 1,327 3 2,272$^ 21,742$% 502- 8 - 5 - 14,596 650 £ 7,752 7,253 880 397 8 10 2,258 2,266$% 16,009$% 840-S- 5 - 5,289 1,249 £ 7,782 6,189 1,701 144 13 1 914-aiL _L, jii 1(K) 16,200$$, 1,447$% 9,375 4,648 £ 6,442 5,661 3,069 282 36 19,863 3,'409 11,397 12,767 2,532 12,174 2',538 7,970 718-*-°- ' iu ioo 305 130 216 8,244 136$% 309 28 152 10,152 118 388 27 99 10,676 159 399 31 113 46 33 61 187 Total produce of Cook Islands 'roduce of other islands lerchandise, imported and re - exported to other islands 15,486 1,333 3,889 19,080 1,058 1,792 18,936 1,729 1,293 18,758 859 1,219 Total exports 20,709 21,930 21,958 20,836

Articles. 1896. 1895. 1894. 1893. Clothing Piece and fancy goods Provisions, salted and preserved Breadstuffs Groceries Spirits ... Wines ... £ 836 5,887 2,481 1,631 2,331 552 67 96 2,997 £ 957 6,985 2,741 1,734 2,135 481 77 27 2,470 £ 1,122 6,715 2,415 1,648 1,709 531 59 40 2,664 £ 922 6,590 1,837 1,656 1,707 407 55 89 1,417 Beer Timber, manufactured and unmanufactured Ironmongery and hardware Tobacco Animals ... Other articles 2,854 649 225 2,462 2,546 467 520 2,129 2,576 457 155 2,344 2,154 368 58 2,024 23,068 23,269 22,435 19,284 Imported from 1896. 1895. 1894. 1893. New Zealand Tahiti ... San Francisco £ 17,153 3,912 2,003 23,068 £ 16,855 6,414 £ 13,153 9,282 £ 10,187 9,097 23,269 22,435 19,284