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Return of Exports from the Port of Avarua (Rarotonga) for the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

Total Group cargo tonnage outward : 11,233 tons, by measurement (fruit, &c.); 2,332 tons, by weight (copra and coffee). Summary. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 85,956 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. 17,773 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,528 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,177 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. £109,438

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Article. Exported to Quantity. Value. Cases. £ Oranges .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 126,430 38,382 Bananas .. .. .. ,, .. .. 53,493 34,272 Boxes. Tomatoes .. .. .. „ .. .. 30,252 9,866 Tahiti 11 4 30,263 9,870 Mandarines .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,319 419 Cases. Limes and lemons .. .. „ * .. .. 413 255 Grapefruit .. .. .. ,, .. .. 34 24 Kumaras .. .. .. „ .. .. 13 4 Taro .. .. .. „ .. .. 8 2 Sacks. Coconuts .. .. .. „ .. .. 1,936 748 Packages. Fruit juice .. .. .. „ .. .. 925 1,617 Fruit pulp ... .. .. ,, .. .. 497 283 Fruit peel .. .. .. „ .. .. 18 62 Tons cwt. qr. lb. Coffee beans.. .. .. „ .. .. 0 5 1 18 22 Copra .. .. .. United States of America .. 1,522 9 0 6 17,773 United Kingdom .. 335 2 1 17 3,528 Western Samoa .. .. 285 6 0 11 2,177 2,142 17 2 6 23,478 Grand total .. £109,438 r-«===—=—