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The quantities and values of the principal exports of Western Samoa during the past five years are shown below :—■

Cook and Niue Islands. Total exports from the Cook and Niue Islands in 1931 were valued at £87,136, as compared with £125,315 in 1930, a reduction of £38,179 ; while imports into these islands in 1931 amounted to £80,767, as against £122,098 in the previous year, a reduction of £41,331. The figures for each of the past five calendar years are shown in the following table : —

Most of the trade of the Cook and Niue Islands is conducted with New Zealand. Next in importance in 1931, but a considerable distance behind so far as value of trade is concerned, was the United States, and then the United Kingdom. The value of the export and import trade of the islands in 1931 with the principal countries concerned is shown below : — COOK ISLANDS. Imports from — £ Exports to — £ New Zealand .. .. 49,223 New Zealand .. .. 66,932 United States .. .. 7,534 United States .. .. 8,232 United Kingdom .. .. 6,814 United Kingdom .. 3,963 Australia .. .. 3,471 Western Samoa .. .. 782 Other countries .. .. 2,218 Other countries .. .. 36 £69,260 I £79,945 I NIŪE ISLAND. Imports from — £ Exports to — £ New Zealand .. .. 8,958 New Zealand .. . . 5,186 United Kingdom .. .. 961 Europe .. .. 1,725 Western Samoa .. .. 694 Western Samoa . . . . 252 Australia .. .. 678 Other countries . . . . 28 United States .. . . 145 Other countries .. .. 71 £11,507 £7,191 New Zealand's share of trade with the Group in 1931 amounted to £130,299 out of a total trade of £167,903, or 77-6 per cent. The principal exports from the Lower Group are oranges, bananas, tomatoes, and copra ; from the Northern Group copra and pearl-shell ; and from Niue, copra, bananas, and the well-known Niuean hats and fancy baskets. Trade with the United States. Our trade with the United States during 1931 showed a substantial recession as compared with the previous year, the value of our exports amounting to £920,931 as against £2,116,752 in 1931, and imports aggregating £3,885,073 as compared with £7,573,053.

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Cocoa. Copra. Rubber. Bananas. Year ended . [ 31st December, Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Tons. Value. Cases. Value. ■ '■ v . ■' 1 " v r *' y £ £ £ | £ 1927 .. .. 792 48,216 11,665 242,672 158 24,802 .. ! 1928 .. .. 959 69,507 15,989 319,259 167 17,268 1929 .. .. 677 46,286 12,941 205,330 110 9,613 53,652 24,640 1930 .. .. 1,007 61,294 12,285 166,221 101 6,461 95,867 44,259 1931 .. .. 620 35,284 11,062 109,220 41 1,140 85,225 39,022

Exports. ! Imports. Year ended I 31st December, Cook Islands. Niue Island. ! Total. Cook Islands. Niue Island. | Total. ££££££ 1927 .. .. 138,357 14,350 152,707 116,606 14,006 130,612 1928 .. .. 133,051 20,938 153,989 117,639 18,637 136,276 1929 .. .. 124,486 22,206 146,692 106,835 19,107 125,942 1930 .. .. 109,438 15,877 125,315 103,468 18,630 122,098 1931 .. .. 79,945 7,191 87,136 69,260 11,507 80,767