A.—3.

Return of Exports for the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

SUMMARY. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. £17,655

Return of Imports and Exports for the Twenty-five Years, 1902 to 1926, inclusive.

High Court and Native Land Court. Criminal cases for 1926 totalled 291, as against 296 in 1925. As usual, the majority of these were offences against morality, and there was very little that could be called serious crime. Fees and fines collected amounted to £80 lis. 3d. Civil work was negligible in quantity.

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Article. Whence exported. Quantity. ! Value. I ; ! £ Bananas .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 692 cases .. 280 Baskets, fancy .. .. „ .. .. 972 dozen.. 1,079 Bicycles and parts .. .. „ .. .. .. 2 Copra .. .. .. „ .. .. 699f tons .. 14,441 Fancy goods .. .. „ .. .. .. 90 Fungus .. *. .. „ ... .. 11,070 lb. .. 603 Hats .. .. .. ,, .. .. l,749f dozen.. 1,083 Table-mats .. .. .. „ .. .. 235 „ .. 77 Total .... .. .. 17,655

Year. Imports. Exports. Value j Year. Imports. Exports. Value £ £ £ £ £ £ 1902 .. 5,699 6,750 12,499 1915 .. 9,678 8,130 17,808 1903 .. 8,001 7,862 15,863 1916 .. 9,512 3,379 12,889 1904 .. 6,707 7,016 13,723 ! 1917 .. 13,079 9,400 22,479 1905 .. 5,698 9,868 15,566 ! 1918 .. 17,258 16,537 33,795 1906 .. 6,707 8,724 15,43] 1919 .. 21,783 35,977 57,760 1907 .. 8,491 7,955 16,446 1920 .. 20,524 13,140 33,664 1908 .. 6,458 7,107 13,565 1921 .. 26,339 16,721 43,060 1909 .. 10,047 1.2,203 22,250 1922 .. 15,418 15,122 30,540 1910 .. 9,182 12,112 21,294- 1923 .. 18,388 13,227 31,615 1911 .. 9,838 12,047 21,885 1924 .. 16,798 14,608 31,406 1912 .. 19,119 15,709 34,828 1925 .. 18.747 17.429 36,176 1913 .. 13,761 12,170 25,931 1926 .. 17,563 17,655 35,218 1914 11,200 9,503 20,703