H.—44,

Total trade with these countries is shown in Table XVII, which follows :—

Table XVII. —Trade with South America.

Imports comprise undressed hides, pelts and skins, tanning-materials, seeds, edible nuts, cocoabeans, nitrate of soda, &c. ISLAND TRADE. Generally speaking, the trade with islands in the Pacific is a growing one, and details are given hereunder of the trade with the more important islands : — Fiji. From Table XVIII below a picture of the trend of trade with this colony is given, and it is to be noticed that, while imports from that source have been maintained, some slackening-off of our exports has taken place as compared with 1936.

Table XVIII. —Total Trade with Fiji.

Exports comprise a number of items no one of which is very large. Among these are meats' salted, frozen and tinned, £18,273 (£17,785); potatoes, £5,002 (£5,845); soap, £3,501 (£5,089); sugar' refined, £3,040 (£4,301) ; tallow, £3,632 (£3,289) ; bacon and hams, £3,947 (£3,787) ; baking-powder; £2,085 (£2,126); butter and cheese, £2,101 (£2,382); onions, £1,352 (£1,607); lard, £934 (£1,199) ; and timber, £1,065 (£1,987). Imports consist mainly of bananas, £61,427 (£72,499) ; mandarins, £3,849 (£1,809) ; oranges; £1,784 (£326) ; molasses, £2,714 (£1,489) ; raw sugar, £12,395 (£9,058); and potatoes, £5,185 (£4,201). Western Samoa. The calendar year 1937 marks still another year of increase in total trade, which, at £620,304, has exceeded the £500,000 mark. Both exports and imports increased by approximately £100,000 to record figures.

Table XIX.—Total Trade of Western Samoa.

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Exports. Imports. 1935. 1936. j 1937. 1935. j 1936. J 1937. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) Argentina .. .. 3,401 11,795 50,331 16,586 18,746 41,190 Bolivia .. .. .. .. .. 3,576 1,413 2,009 Brazil .. .. 11,517 5,937 12,501 27,559 15,955 34,009 Chile .. .. 76 2,520 1,369 10,625 7,560 16,543 Ecuador .. .. 281 1,161 150 5,003 6,624 4,907 Paraguay . . .. .. .. . . 10 20 20 Peru .. .. .. 72 2 196 161 85 Uruguay .. .. 14,268 36,081 126,910 Totals.. .. 29,543 57,566 203,563 63,555 50,504 98,764

Year ended 31st Exports to Fiji. Imports from Fiji. Total Trade. December, 1 ' 1 ' £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1932 .. .. 88,693 116,645 205,338 1933 .. .. 87,435 106,096 193,531 1934 .. .. 85,493 103,166 188,659 1935 .. .. 86,191 80,090 166,281 v- 1936 .. .. 102,076 95,802 197,878 1937 .. .. 95,214 95,564 190,778

Year ended Slit December Imports into Exports from Total Year ended d 1st December, Samoa. Samoa. Trade. £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(K.Z.) 1932 .. .. .. .. 150,902 183,028 333,930 1933 .. .. .. .. 150,856 173,837 324,693 1934 .. .. .. .. 92,784 128,117 220,901 1935 .. .. .. .. 135,757 189,298 325,055 1936 .. .. .. .. 167,020 263,255 430,275 1937 .. .. .. .. 267,868 352,436 620,304