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Title: The South Sea Islands - Possibilities of Trade with New Zealand

Author: John L. Kelly

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 82

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 82

Statistical Tables — Bearing on the Trade of the Tonga, Samoa, Cook, and Society Islands

Statistical Tables

Bearing on the Trade of the Tonga, Samoa, Cook, and Society Islands.

Name of Group. area Latitude, S. Longitude w. Distance from Auckland. Miles. Tonga (Friendly Islands) 800 18° 2′ and 22° 52′ 173° 40′ and 179° 24′ 1,120 Samoa (Navigator Islands) 1,650 12o 53′ and 15° 57′ 168° 6′ and 178° 21′ 1,570 Society Islands (Tahiti, &c.) ... 587½ 16° 11′ and 17° 53′ 148° 5′ and 152° 12′ 2,235 Cook Islands (Rarotonga, &c.) ... 480 18° 5′ and 24° 26′ 157° 11′ and 171° 48′ 1,658 NOTE.—The distance; from Sydney to Tonga is 1,970 miles?, or 750 more than from Auckland. The distance from Sydney to the other Islands is in proportion.

Table No. I.

Area, Position, and Distance from Auckland of Islands Visited.

Groups of Islands. Tonga. Samoa. Society. Cook. Native ... 22,000 35,000 25,000 7,800 107,000 Native English 145 160 350 22 677 English American 15 12 250 ... 277 American German 66 110 40 3 219 German French 10 4 900 ... 914 French* Fijian 270 ... ... ... 270 Fijian Imported Polynesian .... 500 700 300 ... 1,500 Polynesian (Imported) Chinese ... 24 500 25 549 Chinese Totals 23,006 36,010 27,340 7,850 111,406 Grand Total * Of the French population at Tahiti, 300 are military and gendarmes.

Table No. II.

Particulars of Population in the Islands.

Population. Group. Increase. Decrease. 1874.. 1884. Tonga 25,000 23,000 ... 2,000 Samoa 34,000 35,000 1000 Society 21,000 27,000 6,000 Cook ... 9,000 7,800 ... 1,200 Totals 89,000 92,800 3,800

Table No. III

Increase or Decrease of Native Population in the Islands.

Trade with Tonga, Samoa, Society Cook. Totals. £ £ £ £ £ New Zealand 30,000 22,000 1,020 36,454 89,474 Australia 40,000 20,000 12,118 ... 72,118 America 15,000 3,872 140,559 159,431 England .. 26,000 20,982 42,500 89,482 Germany 84,000 60,865 48,110 1,975 France ... ... 29,755 2,755 Elsewhere 5,000 ... 49,764 2,000 56,764 Total £ 200,000 £ 127,719 £ 324,326 £ 38,454 £ 689,999 * The figures in this table are approximations, based chiefly on the shipping returns. * The returns for Cook Islands are for nine months only.

Table No. IV.

Volume of Trade with Different Countries in 1884.*

1871. 1884. Increase 1871. 1884. Increase. £ £ £ £ £ £ Tonga 64,000 105,000 41,000 51,000 95,000 44,000 Samoa 25,000 48,263 23,263 45,000 79,456 34,456 Society 120,000 179,126 59,126 90,000 145,200 55,200 Cook Not known. 18,000* Not known. Not known. 20,454* Not known. * For nine months only. Increase of Imports (excluding Cook Islands) £ 123,389 Increase of Exports (excluding Cook Islands) £ 133,656 Total Increase of Trade £ 257,045 *For nine months only. Increase of Imports (excluding Cook Islands) £123,389 Increase of Exports (excluding Cook Islands) £135,656 Total Increase of Trade £257,045

Table No. V.

Increase of Island Trade Since 1871.

From Groups as under: Articles Exported. Tonga. Samoa. Society. Cook. Total. £ £ £ £ £ Copra 90,000 69,076 43,350 6,800 209,226 Coffee 1,500 500 ...... 1,500 3,500 Cotton and Cotton Seed 500 8,480 56,720 7,500 73,200 Fruits 1,000 600 4,140 3,654 9,394 Citron Juice ....... .... 275 ........ 275 Guava Jelly ...... ..... 20 .......... 20 Fungus 200 600 930 300 2,030 Lime Juice ...... ......... ...... 700 700 Pearl Shell &c. ...... 200 15,300 ....... 15,500 Vanilla ...... ...... ..2,290 ...... 2,290 Wool 1,800 ....... ....... ....... 1,800 Other Goods .......... ....... 22,175 ........ 22,175 Total £ 95,000 £ 79,456 £ 145,200 £ 20454 £ 340,110 *Returns for 1883. *Returns for nine months only.

Table No. VI.

Value of Principal Exports for the Year 1884.

To Groups as under : Articles Imported. Total Value. Tonga.* Samoa. Society. Cook. £ £ £ £ £ Cotton and other Drapery Goods ... ... 60,000 25,200 31,000 9,000 125,000 Flour and Biscuits ... ... 26,000 10,363 14,000 2,500 52,863 Hardware ... ... ... ... 2,000 1,700 12,550 2,000 16,250 Tituber ... ... ... ... 1,000 1,200 6,400 600 9,200 Sslt and Tinned Meats ... ... ... 8,700 6,200 7,500 1,500 23,900 Preserved Fish ... ... ... 1,700 600 5,000 500 7,800 Soap ... ... ... ... 2,800 1,200 4,35° 050 Butter, Cheese, Potatoes, and other Produce ... 1,500 800 2,720 600 5,620 Sugar, Tea, Tobacco, &c.... ... ... 300 400 5,400 200 6,300 Other Goods ... ... ... ... 1,000 600 90,206 400 92,206 Total... ... ... ... £105,000 £48,263 £179,126 18,000 £348,389 * Returns for 1883, Returns for nine months only.

Table No. VII.

Principal Imports to the Islands in 1884.

Tonga.* Samoa. Tahiti. Rarotonga. Nationality. . . Total Ships. Total Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage, English... ... ... 28 3,312 42 9,073 14 4,751 31 7,782 115 24,918 American ... ... 1 160 7 1,831 15 4,741 .... .. 23 6,732 German ... ... 17 4,161 17 10,830 2 1,008 10 420 46 16,419 French... ... ... ... ., 42 8,185 9 860 51 9,045 Others ... .. ... 1 560 ... ... 48 2,912 ... ... 49 3,472 Total ... ... 47 8,193 66 21,734 121 21,597 50 9,062 284 60,586 * Returns for 1883. t Returns for nine months only.

Table No. VIII.

Nationality and Tonnage of Ships Trading with the Islands in 1884.