H.—44.

Tonga. Table XXIII, setting out the trade with Tonga, shows an increase of £12,919 in' exports to Tonga in 1937 as compared with 1936, and a decrease of £3,087 in imports from the Kingdom.

Table XXIII.—Total Trade with Tonga.

The principal imports were bananas £7,193 (£10,645), and potatoes, £194 (£374), while exports from New Zealand included tinned meats, £15,809 (£10,248) ; sugar, £2,744 (£3,107) • timber £1 324 (£2,063) ; and butter, £1,421 (£2,014). TRADE WITH THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE. Trade with European countries other than the United Kingdom is given in Table XXIY below, for the three years 1935-37 : —

Table XXIV. —Trade with Continent of Europe.

The most important feature brought out by the table is the increase of £668,416 in imports from all European countries. Exports to those countries show only a slight increase over 1936. Increases in imports from all the countries mentioned, with the exception of Russia, and Denmark to a small extent, are apparent. On the export side the most noticeable changes are Germany, a substantial increase, and France, a substantial decrease. These changes are due in a large measure to increased direct purchase of wool by Germany and smaller purchases by Prance.

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I Year ended 31st December, | Exports to Tonga. Imports from Tonga. I _ £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1933 .. .. .. .. 19,407 8,331 1934 .. .. .. .. 12,948 13,282 1935 .. .. .. .. 19,104 15,200 1936 .. .. .. .. 27,215 11,296 1937 .. .. .. .. 40,134 8,209

' 1935. 1936. I 1937. Exports to — £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) Germany .. .. .. .. 165,304 272,481 918,171 France .. .. .. .. .. 484,610 1,646,168 1,014,941 Belgium-Luxemburg Union .. .. 647,212 618,356 700,964 Italy .. .. .. .. .. 21,092 1,767 10,322 Netherlands .. .. .. .. 79,615 112,539 111,300 Switzerland . . . . .. . , 2,892 1,360 746 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. 47,142 64,936 92,765 Norway .. .. .. .. .. 569 656 3,164 Poland .. .. .. .. .. 103,321 173,159 166,255 Czechoslovakia .. .. .. .. 12,969 20,064 58,141 Denmark .. .. .. .. 12,098 11,219 38,056 Finland .. .. .. .. .. 9,977 1,212 7,822 Spain .. .. .. .. .. 24,283 15,158 13,925 Other European countries'.. .. .. 13,750 73,640 50,563 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,624,834 3,012,715 3,187,135 Imports from — Germany .. .. .. .. 534,674 748,374 972,743 France .. .. .. .. .. 222,049 215,115 232,450 Belgium-Luxemburg Union .. .. 217,513 409,102 545,950 Italy .. .. .. .. .. 225,157 45,279 174,920 Netherlands .. .. .. .. 161,480 210,397 266,465 Switzerland .. .. .. .. 97,208 140,776 181,476 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. 285,792 343,985 368,897 Norway .. .. .. .. .. 64,918 72,041 76,421 Poland .. .. .. .. .. 5,596 8,607 18,202 Czechoslovakia .. .. .. .. 120,590 142,215 194,709 Denmark .. .. .. .. 16,600 17,822 17,594 Russia .. .. .. .. .. 169,756 192,080 42,272 Finland .. .. .. .. .. 31,694 46,608 109,523 Spain .. .. .. .. .. 63,054 70,511 71,961 Other European countries .. .. .. 63,507 85,551 143,296 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,279,588 2,748,463 3,416,879