A.—3.

Table II.—Imports into the Cook Islands for the Year ending 31st December, 1900.

Balph W. Gosset, Collector of Customs. Customhouse, Barotonga, 31st December, 1900.

Table III.—Exports from the Cook Islands for the Year ending 31st December, 1900.

Chilian coin exported to Tahiti ... $3,928 (£341 lis. 3d.) . Balph W. Gosset, Collector of Customs. Customhouse, Barotonga, 31st December, 1900.

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From Auckland. From Tahiti. From other Plaoes. Total. Article. Animals Beer and wine Breadstuffs Clothing Coal Drapery Drugs Empty sacks Groceries Hardware ... Meats and provisions Money, English and specie Limejuice-casks Oats, chaff, &c. Orange-plants ... ... Passengers' luggage ... Piece and fancy goods Spirits Stationery and books Tobacco Timber, manufactured and unmanufactured Others £ s. d. 118 17 6 102 5 9 1,268 19 6 352 13 0 157 0 0 1,862 10 2 69 2 9 352 6 4 2,973 2 0 1,280 4 2 1,293 11 9 1,221 9 4 182 0 0 40 18 7 5 0 0 25 0 0 2,540 18 11 165 14 7 237 11 7 272 17 1 2,510 2 8 £ a. d. 0 3 0 62 16 5 115 10 1 84 18 0 44 4 4 3 16 7 33 6 8 130 1 7 266 15 10 131 6 0 £ s. d. 105 3 0 109 0 0 265'"9 3 81 19 5 301 18 4 129 10 9 £ s. d. 119 0 6 165 2 2 1,389 12 7 546 11 0 157 0 0 2,172 3 9 72 19 4 385 13 0 3,185 3 0 1,848 18 4 1,554 8 6 1,221 9 4 182 0 0 40 18 7 5 0 0 96 0 0 3,260 19 4 169 12 9 276 2 3 288 19 11 2,924 1 11 71 0 0 718 9 5 3 18 2 24 12 2 16 2' 10 346 3 10 111 0 1318 6 67 15 5 667 14 4 176 19 9 175 6 6 1,020 0 7 Totals for 1900 17,700 0 0 2,230 4 8 1,251 12 2 21,181 16 10

To New Zealand. To Tahiti. To other Places. Total. Produce of the Cook Islands. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity.! Value. Quantity. Value. Alligator peas, cases Arrowroot, lb. .. Bananas, bnchs. Barbadines, cases Beeswax, lb. Cocoanuts, No. Coffee, lb. Copra, tons Cotton, lb. Dried bananas, lb. Limes, No. Limejuice, gals. Mangoes, No. Mummy apples, No. „ (cases.. 0ran S e3 {crates Pineapples, No Vaniila beans, lb. Other fruits, cases Sundries, cases Yams, lb. Goods re-exported 12 3,460 34,932 9 150 97,375 46,303 847J 5,797 2,248 28,770 34,248 24,114 150 55,156 1,210 261,552 25 15 30 £ s. d. 1 19 0 2 4 2 1,563 18 9 1 11 3 3 5 0 154 8 0 875 7 11 6,022 5 7 62 8 9 12 10 2 14 0 6 511 8 9 24 5 3 0 16 0 14,365 5,215 140 £ a. a. 230' 0 0 149 18 9 1,098 5 0 325 800 450 £ s. a. 4'l2 6 10 5 0 013 0 12 14,850 35,932 9 150 97,845 51,518 987| 5,797 4,148 28,770 34,248 24,114 150 (55,256 I 1,210 261,552 25 25 30 10,809 £ s. d. 1 19 0 236 16 8 1,574 3 9 1 11 3 3 5 0 155 1 0 1,025 6 8 7,120 10 7 62 8 9 19 12 2 14 0 6 511 8 9 24 5 3 0 16 0 1^900 7 2 0 J5,454 1 2 1,157 12 10 5 12 6 1 15 2 19 7 3 f "lOO I 7 10 0 J-5,461 11 2 1,157 12 10 5 12 6 4 5 3 19 7 3 40 11 1 4,938 17 0 10 2 10 1 10,809 40 11 1 1,506 0 10 3,421 5 8 11 i.0 6 Total 19,310 13 8 1,496 6 3 1,572 2 6 |22,379 2 5 Produce from other islands Copra, tons Pearl-shell, lb. Niue hats 54 26,325 1,440 383 1 0 1,316 5 0 7 2 0 54 26,325 1,440 383 1 0 1,316 5 0 7 2 0 Total 1,706 8 0 1,706 8 0