Cook Islands Trade
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Decline
TRADE of the Cook Islands, owing to shrinkage in the orange and tomato output, declined last year, compared with the previous year, as follows:
Banana exports, last year, increased by 1.056 cases, but oranges decreased by 39,250 cases, and tomatoes by 4,582 boxes.
The deficit in public funds was met by a grant of £24,000 from the New Zealand Government.
Niue, a large island near the Cook Group, carried on as a separate admini stration, showed; Revenue £7,341; expendi ture £13,429; exports £11,554; imports £15,459. The d°crease in trade and con sequent disruption of finance was due to lack of shipping.
Year ended Year ended Dec. 31.
Dec. 31, 1938. 1939.
Exports £73,184 £56,689 Imports 74,789 73,559 Public revenue .. — 24,943 Public expenditure . — 53,204 Population 13,107 13,365