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Return of Imports for the Year ended 31st December, 1927 —continued.

Summary of Imports, 1927. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 10,896 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. 36 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 2,003 Australia .. .. .. .. .. ... 878 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Tonga .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 United States of America .. .. .. .. 132 Hawaii .. .. .... .. .. 8 American Samoa .. .. ' .. .. .. 18 £14,006

Port of Alofi. Return of Exports for the Year ended 31st December, 1927.

Summary of Exports, 1927. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 14,290 Western Samoa .. . . . . . . .. 1 Fiji 7 Hawaii .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 £14,350

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Article. Whence imported. j Value. ; I £ £ Trunks, portmanteaux, &c. .. .. .. United States of America .. .. 10 Typewriters and parts .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. . . 19 Umbrellas .. .. .. ,, „ .. .. .. 15 United Kingdom .. . . 3 18 Vegetables— Fresh .. .... .. .. Hew Zealand .. .... ., 52 Preserved .... .. ,. „ .. .. . . .. 10 Wine— Port .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. ?> Sparkling .. .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 7 Total .. .. .. .. £14,006

Article. Whence exported. | Quantity. Value. £ £ Bananas .. .. New Zealand .. .. 7,564 cases .. .. 4,679 Baskets .. .. .. „ .. .. 1,737f dozen .. 1,438 Hawaii .. .. 10 „ .. 7 1,445 Carriages and parts .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 9 Copra .. .. .. „ .. .. 257f tons .. .. 4,785 Fancy goods n.e.i... „ .. .. .. 56 Fiji •• 7 Hawaii .. .. .. 45 108 Fungus .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 49,951 lb. .. .. 2,319 Hats .. . . .. ,, .. . . 1,327J dozen . . .. 935 Machinery, printing .. „ .. .. .. .. 4 Mats, table .. .. „ .. .. 35 dozen .. .. 12 Matches .. .. .. „ .. .. .. .. 15 Oil n.e.i. .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. 12 Oranges .... .. „ .. .. 42 cases .. .. 17 Taro and yam .. .. „ .. .. 15 „ 8 Western Samoa .. 1 „ 1 9 Tools .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 1 Total .... .. .. .. £14.350