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Return of Exports from the Port of Avarua for the Year ended 31st December, 1929.

Article. Exported to Quantity. Value. Cases. £ Oranges .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 105,624 47,299 Bananas .. .. .. „ .. .. 51,026 26,946 Boxes. Tomatoes .. .. .. „ .. .. 52,666 16,755 Tahiti .. .. .. 19 5 52,685 16,760 Mandarins .. .. New Zealand .. .. 282 142 Cases. Limes and lemons .. .. ,, .. .. 248 134 Grapefruit .. .. .. „ .. .. 33 21 Avocado pears .. .. ,, .. .. ]5 4 Mangoes .. . . .. „ .. .. 13 4 Taro .. .. .. „ .. .. 34 9 Tahiti .. .. .. 4 1 38 10 Kumaras .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 11 3 Yams .. .. .. „ .. .. 5 1 Packages. Fruit juice .. .. .. „ .. .. 325 628 Fruit peel .. . . .. „ .. .. 27 85 Sacks. Coconuts .. .. .. „ .. .. 2,144 964 Gunnies. United States of America .. 242 61 Packages. —— — 2,386 1,025 Cwt. Coffee beans.. .. .. New Zealand .... 18 57 Tons cwt. qr. lb. Copra .. .. .. United States of America .. 1,442 3 0 24 20,695 United Kingdom .. .. 357 16 0 5 4,871 Western Samoa .. .. 219 1 0 13 3,068 New Zealand .. .. 1 0 2 18 14 2,020 1 0 4 28,648 M.O.P. shell .. .. United Kingdom .. .. 41 0 3 16 2,053 United States of America .. 1 6 1 10 66 42 7 0 26 2,119 Pearls .. .. .. Tahiti .. .. . . .. 600 Grand total .. .. £124,486