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 446 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — PACIFIC ISLANDS

coconuts (for copra), maize, millet, coffee, cocoa, cotton, and bananas are grown, and a timber factory on Aneityum prepares Kauri wood for export. The distillation and importation of spirits are prohibited. The revenue in 1919 amounted to 10,154Z., and the expenditure to 10,649Z., the deficit being met by the British and French jointly. An expenditure of 7,922/. on purely British services was also incurred. There are several French and British trading companies. Imports, 1918-19, about 120,000Z. ; exports about 150,OOOZ. The trade is mostly with Sydney and Noume'a (New Caledonia). The imports are provisions and foodstuffs, clothing, metal-work, and furni- ture; the exports are maize (1,200 tons in 1916), copra (4,100 tons), coffee (260 tons), cotton (1,700 tons), sandalwood (110 tons), cocoa (228 tons), and other island products. Vessels visit the islands frequently, including the repeated voyages of one British and two French companies, whose steamers provide for communication with Sydney, Noumea, the Solomon Islands, and sometimes the Gilbert Islands.

British Resident, — M. King, C.M.G. French Resident. — J. Miramendc.

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