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Cook Islands Administration. Return showing Total Values of Imports and Exports for Year ended 31 st December, 1915. IMPORTS. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. ..52,003 United Kingdom . . . . . . .. .. .. 5,1 05 New South Wales . . .. .. .. .. ..1,463 Victoria .. . . . . .. .. .. 166 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Hong Kong .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Fiji I .Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 5,073 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,333 Samoa .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 3 Switzerland .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 244 France .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £65,590 EXPORTS. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 53,919 Nine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 291 United States of America .. . . .. .. .. 8,837 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £63,057 W. J. Stevenson, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 17th April, 1916. Collector of Customs.

Cook Islands Administration. Principal Exports from each Island in the Cook Group for Year ended 31st December, 1915.

REPORT OF THE COOK ISLANDS NATIVE LAND COURT. For the Yh:ar ended 31st March, 1916. Applications awaiting sittings of the Court numhered 572, distributed as follows : Rarotonga, 173; Aitutaki, 303 : Mauke, 37 : Atiu, 39 ; Manihiki. 5 ; Rakahanga, 2 ; Mitiaro, 10; Penrhyn, 8 ; Mangaia, Nil. The revenue derived from fees during the year was-C35. 11, H, Ci. Ralfe, Registrar.

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Island. Bam ,nas. at o DC I ■ fl O □ S CD 6 n pi 1 I o CO i a i i o u a o o CO <D t-l O O W 'II O Sm P 3 « O J CO a « p W Cases. Numbor Gals. 118 420,260 450 374 84,160 .. 1,045 17,760 .. 13 5,200 .'. tarotonga .itutaki langaia itiu lauke litiaro lanuao 'enrhyn lanihiki Cakahanga 'almerstmi luarrow 'ukapuka Cases. 60,017 1,168 694 1 .. Rches. 178 Cases. 68,962 6,621 8,814 5,604 8,446 Cases. 133 1,052 97 Cases. 146 220 8 Cases. 13,119 Cases. 264 Tons. 116 43 07 1 15 8 41 110 152 160 45 7 8 lb. 13,000 17,000 2,600 Totals 61,870 178 98,447 1,282 374 13,119 773 32,600 1,550 527,380 450 264 W. J. St devensoi Collecti r, Rarotonga, Cook Island i, 11th April, 1916. >r of Customs.