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Cook Islands Administration — continued. Return showing the Value of Exports for the Year ended 31st December, 1914 —continued.

W. J. Stpjvenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 12th March, 1915. Collector of Customs. Cook Islands Administration. Table showing Total Values, Imports and, Exports, from Year 1902 lo 31st December. 1914. IMPORTS. Y„ ar Amount. Increase. Decrease. 1902 .. .. .. .. 27,623 1903 .. .. .. .. 34,866 7,263 1904 .. .. .. .. 33,399 .. 1,487 1905 .. .. .. .. 36,993 3,594 1906 .. .. .. .. 41,437 4,444 1907 .. .. .. .. 50,756 9,314 1908 .. .. .. .. 55,021 4,265 1909 .. .. .. .. 67,737 12,716 1910 .. .. .. .. 83,795 16,058 1911 .. .. .. .. 89,623 5.828 1912 .. .. .. .. 93,812 4,189 1913 .. .. .. .. 110,283 16,421 1914 .. .. .. .. 91,132 .. 19,151 EXPORTS. 1902 .. .. .. 34,821 1903 .. .. .. .. 34.740 .. 81 1904 .. .. .. .. 38.248 3,508 1905 .. .. .. .. 34,890 .. 3,358 ' 1906 .. .. .. .. 45,925 11,035 1907 .. .. .. .. 51.578 5,653 1908 .. .. .. .. 60,652 9,024 1909 .. .. .. .. 73,653 13,001 1910 .. .. .. .. 90,749 17,096 1911 .. .. .. .. 91,076 327 1912 .. .. .. .. 101,708 10,632 1913 .. .. .. .. 109,926 8,218 1914 .. .. .. .. 77,512 ■ .. 32,414 W. J. Stevenson, Collector. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 16th April, 1915.

ArticleWhere exported. Quantity. Value. Total. Candlenuts Coffee, raw £ £ United Kingdom New Zealand Tahiti 8 tons 20,8001b. 10,800 „ 570 307 70 877 Pearl-shell Vanilla Coconuts United Kingdom United States America New Zealand United States America 27 tons 229 lb. 247,000 number 404,600 „ 31,600 1b. 760 2,019 1,350 76 2,779 Kumeras and taro Tomatoes Limejuice Honey Beeswax 'cinematograph films Carriages Instruments, musical 3hip-chandlery .. Specie New Zealand ,, • • 651,600 number! 830 cases 1,201 boxes 160 gallons 145 600 10 8 3 240 15 12 40 8,642 j? Niue New Zealand ,-, Total 77,512