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Fiji’S Trade

Sugar, Copra and Gold Increases Bring Colony’s Exports to Million Mark

'p'Ul’S trade is booming again. Sub stantial increases in sugar, copra, and gold for the nine months ended September 30 have bolstered up exports to over a million pounds.

Valued at £279,207 higher than last year, sugar particularly has helped to swell export figures and bring the total

trade (exports and imports) of the Colony to £2,183,441, compared with £1,625,057 in 1934. Due to improved market prices more copra was cut and the value rose by £67,995. Activity in the gold industry is reflected in the trade figures; produc tion was 3,985 ozs. against 911 ozs. last year, and the value amounted to £31,150, an increase of £24,473.

For the period under review exports exceeded imports by £359,831. The fol lowing table shows the position:

Sister Clara Pech has been dedicated in Australia for work with the Neuen dettelsau (Lutheran) Mission Society at Finschhafen, New Guinea.

1934 1935 £ £ Imports Suva ... 470,383 629,397 Lautoka 219,948 265,585 Levuka 13,375 16,823 Total £703,706 £911,805 Exports— Suva 309,825 399,391 Lautoka 567,789 811,463 Levuka 43,710 60,782 Total £921,351 £1,271,636 Excess of Exports £217,645 £359,831

Exports

In Detail

1934 1935 £ £ Bananas 46.379 44,974 Copra 104,446 172,441 Gold Bullion 6,677 31,150 Moiasses 9,435 10,521 Trocus Shell 19,121 16,090 Sugar 624,580 903,787 Other Articles 110,713 92,673