DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1920.

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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS (ANNUAL REPORT OF THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1920.

T/aid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Sir, — Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 30th September, 1920. I have the honour to submit herewith the animal report of the. Department for the year ended :)lst March, 1920. I have, &C, J. HisiiOP, tJnder-Seerefcary. The Hon. (t, J, Anderson, Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

EEPORT. WOn X O F TH E YE A 1, , . Passports and Permits. The establishment of the Permit Branch of the Department was necessitated by the war, principally to assist in carrying out the provisions of the Military Service Act and to conserve the man-power of the Dominion. By an arrangement with Canada, Australia, and British possessions in (he Pacific, permits were accepted in the place of passports to enable persons of British nationality to travel between those places and New Zealand. As a special war precaution it was provided by regulation that persons over the age of fifteen years entering the Dominion from countries other than the British possessions in the Pacific should be in possession of a passport issued within two years of arrival and vised by a British representative in the country of issue. A similar requirement has been adopted by all other nations, so that entry into almost any country in the world is contingent upon the possession of a passport, and, as pointed out in my last annual report, the issue in New Zealand of passports must be continued as long as they are demanded by other countries. With the steady return of shipping to its normal condition the arrivals and departures have increased, the Passport Branch being taxed accordingly. The number of people visiting Great Britain, the Continent of Europe, and other countries has been naturally great after the removal of restrictions placed upon travel during the war, and for the period ended 31si March, 1920, 4.f>20 passports were issued, as against L,lOB granted in the previous twelve months. Registration op Aliens Act, 1917. The Government Statistician's report gives the registration figures at 8,581 at the 31st March, 1920. Tliis Act, though the necessity for it was first made apparent by the war, is a permanent enactment, and adequate provision for its administration as such has been carefully made. In the, future it will be of great value not only for the purpose of keeping touch with the foreign population of the Dominion, and the preparation, as required, of statistics in connection therewith, but as affording means of inquiry to those Departments which are directly charged under other Acts with functions in respect of aliens. The naturalization functions of this Department under the Aliens Act, 1908, are a case in point.

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War Funds Act, 1015. It may safely be said that the end of the war lias brought increased responsibilities in connection with the administration of this Act. The vast amount of work entailed in keeping careful check on the collecting- operations of all Patriotic Societies, and on the expenditure of those whose spending activities ceased with the coming of peace, lias been, of course, practically completed. On the other hand, new work of a very responsible nature lias arisen. The lawful disposal of surplus funds of purely war-time societies, the general supervision of transfers of funds from one society to another, and the check on expenditure of those bodies whose functions will continue for some years, keep the War Funds Office fully occupied. National War Museum, Cabinet, in September, l!)li), approved of (lie appointment of a War Museum Committee, consisting of Brigadier-General Richardson, Dr. J. A. Thomson, and myself. Four meetings of this Committee have been held. The work of the Committee is mainly lo secure a proper distribution of the war trophies held for war-nmseum purposes by the Defence Department. This cannot be completed until the distribution of the trophies at the disposal of the Territorial units has been completed and the destination of those trophies is known. Steps have been taken lo obtain portraits in oils of holders of the Victoria Cross and of senior officers, and to bring together all war cinematograph films in the Dominion Museum, and an appeal has been issued for material privately held to be donated to the National War Museum. LoCAT, GOVERNMENT. The year has been one of great activity on the part of the local bodies, and a good indication of the reawakening after the war is the large number of requests for amendment of various Acts. There is in the Department a great amount of material for new legislation which accumulated during the war. You have already approved the consolidation and amendment of both the Municipal Corporations and Counties Acts, the reintroduction of the Motor Bill of 1914, and the preparation of other important measures as opportunity occurs. Counties. —Three new counties —Hauraki Plains, Inglewood, and Matakaoa —were constituted by special Acts passed during the 1919 session of Parliament. Action was immediately taken to divide them into ridings, fix representation, and to make arrangements for first elections. Alterations of boundaries of a number of counties have been made. The question of local government in islands off the coast is beginning to be important. Whether or not these islands are at present within counties depends on Whether the latter are defined as being bounded by the ocean or by the sea. You have approved of legislation on Hie subject. Boroughs. —The biennial general elections of Mayors and Councillors were held in April last. Christchurch City Council reverted to the old method, and the only borough in which Council elections were held under the system of proportional representation wa,s_ Woolston Borough. The boundaries of several boroughs were altered, and the City of Christchurch was divided into wards. The Borough of Karori was amalgamated with the City of Wellington. Town Districts. —The Town District of Kaikohe was ((instituted, and petitions were presented for constitution of town districts at Cobden and Plimmerton, The Town Districts of Papatoetoe and Manurewa were declared not, to Form part of Manukau County. The members of Matamata Town Board were increased in number. Arrangements were made for holding first elections of the Town Districts of Kaikohe and Papatoetoe. Road Districts.- -Mangere and Papatoetoe Uoad Districts were merged in Manukau County, and Geraldine, Mount Peel, and Temuka in Geraldine County. The number of road districts is being rapidly reduced. Power is given by section 1.1 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1919, to constitute a road district on Waiheke Island, and two petitions for this purpose have recently been received. Land fyrainage and River District*. —It is proposed to constitute drainage districts to be called Kiniihia, Waipa, and Whakaronga. The River Districts of Matau, Tokoinairiro, and Mangawara were constituted, and certain powers of a Drainage Board were conferred on the Matau River Board. No action has vet been taken to bring into operation either [he Orari and Waihi Rivers Act or the Rangitata Hivers Act, both of which were passed in 1918. The question has been held over pending the report of the New Zealand Rivers Commission set up by the Public Works Department. . i--jj.ii The constitution of the Mangawara River District, the area of which comprises, incidentally, several drainage districts, completes action begun several years ago. While the trend of modern principles regarding river-protection favours entirely the constitution of big districts comprising the whole of Hie watershed of a river or rivers, there is, in general no valid reason against small drainage districts, and there are a number of these with very few ratepayers. At the same time it, is fair argument that drainage operations in these small districts should be carried out more efficiently, and with some considerable saving in administration, by County Councils acting under the powers given to them particularly by the Counties Act, and those given to all local authorities by the Land Drainage Act. Balance-sheets of Loral Bodies.— lt has been found necessary, owing to cost, to alter the conditions on which permission to vary the statutory mode of publication of balance-sheets is granted and warrants were issued in a number of cases. In all cases printing of the balance-sheets, with tire Audit Office tags, if any, is now mandatory. ToWN-PT.ANNINfi CONFERENCE. In mv last report 1 made reference to the first New Zealand Town-planning Conference and Exhibition held in Wellington from the 20th to the 2.'ird May of last year. It was attended by over three hundred delegates, representing forty-eight local authorities, together with town-

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planning ami beautifying associations, progrep leagues, civil engineers, architects, surveyors, accountants; agricultural, temperance, and other societies) ami educational institutes and labour organizations. A full volume of proceedings, including eacb paper which was read and the remarks made _by each speaker during the discussion, together with various illustrations, was printed and distributed throughout the Dominion. A copy of (his volume was laid on the table of the House last session. Local Authorities' Finance. A result of the high cost of living is an increase in the cost of local government. Local authorities, particularly Borough Councils and Town Boards, find it very difficult with the present limitation of their power to provide not only for new works, but also for maintenance of existing ones, and the burden for maintenance is harder to bear because loans cannot legally lie raised for that purpose. In town districts and some of the smaller boroughs the cost of sanitation services has increased to such an extent that the existing powers to levy a sanitation rate is altogether inadequate, the result being that the proceeds of the general rate have to some considerable extent to be diverted to sanitation purposes. Special Oijdkhs. Many local bodies, particularly County Councils, do not dispiay sufficient care in the making of special orders, particularly those requiring to be gazetted. These gazetted special orders deal principally with tin , creation or alteration of boundaries of subdivisions. Many are not passed until the last moment, and cannot be brought into effect at the time desired. The earliest time at which any such special order can come into effect is the date of gazetting. Frequently, too, they are forwarded without the necessary certificates of the Chief Surveyor of the district that the schedules contain adequate descriptions of boundaries, and of the Chairman or Clerk that the special orders have been duly made. Municipal and Counties Conferences. The first year of peace saw sittings of both these Conferences, and as a result of them a largo dumber of resolutions asking for amendments of the existing law affecting boroughs and counties, and for new legislation, have been received. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of both Conferences. Being representative of the two great factors in local government —the borough and county —and composed of men speaking not only with authority but knowledge gained in (he actual administration of the law, the result of their deliberations is of the greatest value to the Government in framing new legislation. Housing. This question is now one of national importance, and the powers of Borough and County Councils were widened by the Housing Act, 1919, and the Counties Amendment Act, 1919. The Tda'l'aka. Good work continues to be done by the keepers of the various island sanctuaries in destroying cats, hawks, and goats. A number of lizards have been liberated on the small islet to the north of Somes Island, in Wellington Harbour, and the chief light ■keeper has been appointed a special protector. The few small islands in the Bay of Plenty, which are among the only spots in which the lizards are still to be found in numbers, arc too subject to senseless raids by picnic parties and Natives to be ideal .sanctuaries. Several of the protectors' reports containing matter of interest were handed to the Press for publication. Orossu.MS. The high prices at present ruling all over the world for furs have resulted in acclimatization societies and others making strong representations to the Department for special legislation dealing with opossums. With a view to obtaining definite information on many debatable questions, the Department engaged Professor Kirk, of Victoria University College, Wellington, to make a report. After exhaustive inquiries throughout the Dominion he furnished a comprehensive and valuable report, which it is hoped to publish at an early date. Legislation. It has long been recognized that the Animals Protection Act is hopelessly inadequate, and but for the war a new measure would have been submitted to Parliament at least three years ago. With the large amount of more urgent legislation requiring the immediate attention of the Legislature there seems little prospect, of anything being done this year. Inland Fisheries, For the second season in succession Lake Hotorua was not netted by the Department, the marked improvement in the c lition of the trout as the result of work extending over some years warranting the lake's being reserved for anglers. In the early part: of the season fish were taken for sale from Lake Rotoiti, but though (he catches showed a better class of tish than previously they were not sufficient to warrant the keeping open of the Kotorua depot. For the rest of the season Lake Taupo was utilized for supplying both Rotorua and the southern markets. As in the past, the great difficulty experienced in obtaining suitable men militated against the success of the operations, and this was unfortunately further accentuated by spells of very rough weather. Senovn Fie Investigations. Mr. Phillips, of the Museum stall, continued his investigations during the year. He has presented a report, which is now being considered along with one by Dr. li. J. 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Hatohehy. A very successful season, was experienced at the hatchery. The usual free contributions of ova wore made to various societies, and large numbers of rainbow fry were liberated in the rivers of the Tongariro National Park. Sales of ova were made to societies throughout the North Island and to New South Wales. The outpul for the season consisted of 1,475,000 ova and 578,000 fry, as against 1,020,000 and 025,000 last year. Animals Protection Act. Acclimatization Districts.—The boundaries of Wanganui and Waimarino Acclimatization Districts were redefined. Shooting Season, —Open game seasons were declined in every district but one--Opol iki. Licenses to sell game were not issued. Requests for open seasons for paradise duck were declined, but in eases where the birds, through increase in numbers, were doing damage to crops permits lo destroy them for limited periods were issued to individual owners. Deer. —Special seasons for culling purposes were declared in Otago, Waitaki, and Wellington Districts. During the ordinary season good heads were secured in most districts. It is probable that deer-culling will have ere long to be dealt willi in a comprehensive manner. Sanct navies and Protection of Birds, —Three new sanctuaries were declared. I'irniilx lo Import Game Birds. —Authority was given to import several species of different birds for confinement in (lie Zoological Gardens at Wellington. Strong representations were made by the North Canterbury Acclimatization Society, representing several South Island societies, for authority to import "black game" from the British Isles. Black game belong to the genus "grouse." There is a black grouse and a bird known as the "black cock," the female being known as the "grey lien," the two latter being generally known as "black game." This permission was at first declined* it being considered by some experts that this species of birds were destructive to crops. Subsequently the Hoard of Agriculture decided that there was no objection lo the importation of these birds, and it was decided to give the authority asked for. Weights and Mmastjshs Aot. Inspection, —During the year excellent, work lias been performed by the Inspectors who are engaged solely on inspection work, and in man) , instances a high standard of diligence has been exhibited by part-time officers. Prosecutions. —Several prosecutions were made of persons using faulty or unstamped scales, while in one instance a coal-merchant who persisted in selling coal by the bag and not by weight, after being warned, was prosecuted and fined by the presiding Magistrate. Legislation. —It is hoped to introduce new legislation at an early date, the present Act beingvery defective. One important respect in which the present Act is so defective is the question of short weight. The only legislative provision on this matter, which has a direct bearing on the cost of living, is contained in the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. That statute makes it an offence to sell short-weight bread, but does not touch short weight of other commodities. The need for stringent provisions, preferably as part of the Weights and Measures Act, is clearly shown by the number of people who come to Inspectors with goods (o lie weighed and measured. Records of New Zealand Company. Through the courtesy of the Under-Secretary, Department of Lands and Survey, many records of the New Zealand Company have been received from the district offices of his Department, and have been stored in a fireproof building. Mr. Cowan, at present engaged in writing up the history of New Zealand wars, has also undertaken the work of classifying the records, (he more important of which are to be housed in the Turnbull Library. Photographic Records and Cinematograph Films ok Maori Life. Arrangements were made to secure more records and films at the Native gathering at Rotorua on the occasion of the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, and it is further proposed that tin: experts shall annually visit the different Native localities in search of records and films of every phase of Native life and custom. Turnbull Library. Opening of Library, —The cataloguing and arranging of (lie library having reached an advanced stage, the Minister approved the opening of the library during the first week of the session. Archives. —Some lime ago the Hoard of Science and Art recommended that the early archives of the Dominion be stored in the Turnbull Library, and on completion of the fire-resisting work it is probable that the request will be agreed to. Donations. —In addition to manuscript biographies donated by Ilis Honour Mr. Justice Chapman, the Rev. W. J. Comrie, Miss J. H. Edwin, and Mr. l<l. N. Story, two mounted pictures, dated 1863, of the first gunboats in New Zealand waters —the " Hangariri " and the " Pioneer " —were presented by Mr. H. Baillie. of the Wellington Municipal Library; while the late Mr. James Mackintosh, on behalf of a few friends and admirers of the late Mr. Turnbull, presented one of his (the late Mr. Turnbull's) chairs to the library. The chair is made of teak from the deck of the " Inconstant," which struck a rock at Wellington entrance in 1850, and was eventually beached where the Bank of New Zealand now stands. HISTOUY OF Nl'IW ZI3ALAND WARS. Good progress has been made with the preparation of a standard history of the wars in New Zealand, embracing the pioneering period between 1840 and 1872. Volume 1 was completed at the beginning of this year and is ready for the printer, and volume 2 will be ready in July, volume 3to follow in about six months. The author, Mr. James Cowan, has devoted considerable time to a systematic exploration of the various campaigning grounds in the island, and the topographical notes secured in this field-work arc combined with full narratives by (he many expeditions and engagements.

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Assistance has been given by many veteran soldiers and settlers, and also by Maoris who fought on either the side of the Government or that of the Native confederations. A special feature of the work will be the illustrations, which comprise a large number of valuable drawings, portraits, diagrams, and plans not previously published. Volume 1 covers the Dominion's Native, pioneering, and military history from 1840 to 1860, and includes much new and interesting information. Volume '2 (1860—64) takes in the period of the King movement, the first and second wars in Taranaki, the Waikato War, and the first operations in the Bay of Plenty. Volume 3, which lias involved more research than either of the other volumes, embraces the whole history of Hauhauism and the campaigns of the west and east coasts from 1864 to 1872. The history will provide citizens of the Dominion with a work much needed, a complete and authoritative narrative of the numerous campaigns which made history in the Island, and of the struggles and adventures which brought oul I,he heroic virtues of both races and laid the foundations of our national patriotism. Mr. Cowan's engagement has been extended for another year. ()i,i> SouiiuKs and Historical Gravis, The Inspector of Old Soldiers and Historical Graves has been busily engaged throughout tin' year in arranging for the maintenance and upkeep of graves and cemeteries. Thirty-one cemeteries have received attention in regard Io dilapidated monuments and plots, and investigations are bring made concerning many others. Two plots on Great Barrier Island, wherein the bodies of the victims of the wreck of the " Wairarapa " are buried, are being vested in the Crown, and the plots will be maintained by the Department, .The Department has lately undertaken the control of graves of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force buried in New Zealand. Censorship of Films. During the year 1,735 films-, containing 3,791,230 ft.>, have been examined by the Censor of Films, Of these twelve were rejected, and cuts were made in 143. It has been brought under notice that many of the advertisements and posters in connection with cinematograph films are offensive to public taste. The question of introducing legislation to censor all advertisements and posters is at present under consideration. Land Agents Act. Up to and including .'Sl,st .March, 1920, 1,236 licenses and one transfer under the Land Agents Act were granted, as against 1,158 licenses and seventeen transfers during 191!), and 806 licenses and nine transfers during 1918. Administration of the Act lias brought to light many defects, which will later be removed by the introduction of fresh legislation. Messenger Service. The messenger service for the disposal of interdepartmental correspondence has maintained a high standard of efficiency, and although three motor-vans and a cycle are in use at Wellington the time, has arrived when another van will be required to cope with the work. The expansion of the Civil Service in general and the increasing difficulty to obtain office accommodation has resulted in offices being far removed from the Government Buildings, and these factors are responsible for the increased work in the messenger service. Staff. The general reclassification of the service took place during the year. In addition to the standard regrading increase a number of my officers, who displayed more than ordinary ability and were performing important duties, were specially classified. A large number of officers of the Department who served in the war have now returned to duty and are doing excellent work. 1 regret to report that during the year Mr. (1. P. Newton, the Assistant Under-Secretary, had, on medical advice, to take extended sick-leave. Mr. Khmiburgh, Officer in Charge of War Funds, retired, on superannuation. i have once more pleasure in acknowledging the true-hearted co-operation of my executive officers and heads of sub-departments, and the excellent service rendered by officers of all grades. Assistance rendered by other Departments. The generous assistance rendered by other Departments again demands special acknowledgment. The Customs and Police Departments continued to afford invaluable help in the administration of the war regulations dealing with passports and permits and of the Registration of Aliens Act. The Public Works, Lauds and Survey, Justice, and Valuation Departments again lent their expert officers for commissions dealing with local-government matters. The organization of the Post and Telegraph Department was freely placed at niv disposal for the purpose of enrolling electors for the general election in December last. The work performed by its officers was excellent throughout. I have, &c, J. Hislop, Under-Secretary.

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APPENDIX. I. IiKI'OI.'T OK THE ACTING GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN. Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, I8tl) June, l!) 20. DuniNu the past twelve months very little new work has been undertaken, the energies of the Office having been devoted mainly to consolidating various matters which a 1 tin , date of Mr. Fraser's last report were in a more or less incomplete condition. Two new branches of work Ihen in their initiatory stages —viz., Ihe animal collection of statistics of lire insurance and of statistics of industrial manufacture have been completed for their first year, and successfully established for the future. The census tabulation and printing (with the exception of ihe Government Statistician's General Report, which is slill in tin 1 Printer's hands) have been completed, and the lomgjiromiM'd Report on Wholesale ami Retail Prices, delayed l>v circumstances arising out of the war, has been prepared and is now passing through the Printer's hands. Another edition of the biennial Municipal Handbook, extended to cover the operations of all cities, boroughs, town districts, and harbour districts, is also in Ihe press. 'The 1919 Year-book appeared considerably earlier in the year than recent preceding issues. The preparation and printing of the detailed Statistics for L 919 is in a forward condition, and generally speaking the work of the Office is well up to date, and we are in a strong position to extend our activities so soon as the necessary qualified personnel is available. For a great part of the last twelve months the Office has carried Oil with only three out of live of its senior officers, Mr. Malcolm Kraser having been absent since November last, as the New Zealand representative at the Imperial Conference of Statisticians, and Mr. (J. W. Clinkard. M.Coni.. the senior Compiler in Charge, having been promoted to a position in the Board of Trade. 1 have to record uiv appreciation of the manner Hi which junior officers have assisted towards bringing and keeping the work up to date. Shortage of Paper. The present acute shortage of paper has necessitated a drastic reduction in I hi' bulk and Lumber of statistical publications. While this is regrettable in view of Ihe unprecedented demand for statistical in formal ion, there can be no doubt that many who have hitherto received these have made little or no use of them. The cancellation of the free list will go a long wav towards counterbalancing the reduction in the printing order, and a sufficient number of volumes should be available (at a price) for those really requiring them. Tin' following scale of charges for the regular publications of the Office lias been authorized by the Hon. Minister of Internal Affairs : New Zealand Official Year-book, (is. Statistics of New Zealand (Annual)--Vol. i, l<.; Vol. ii, (»s.; Vol. iii, -is.; Vol. iv. is. Monthly Abstract of Statistics — Per copy. !)d. ; per annum. 7s. tid. Municipal Handbook, os. Gil. Registration of Aliens. At Ihe beginning of April, L 920, the number of aliens on the Dominion register was 8,581, an increase of 246 since July, 1919. This small increase gives, however, no indication of the volume of work entailed under the Registration of Aliens Act, 1!)17. A system of statistical cards has been recently introduced, and from the first two months' results it is found that 334 new registrations were effected, while 27.) aliens were removed from the register on account of death, naturalization, or departure from the Dominion (principally the latter), many of those registered being only in Xew Zealand for a few weeks on business or pleasure. Thus during the two months a net increase of •">."> represented a total of 613 transactions of registration or cancellation. In addition, notifications of change of address add considerably to the work of this Office and the police. On the resumption of the granting of letters of naturalization arrangements were made for certificates of alien registration to be collected from grantees by the Infernal Affairs Department and forwarded to this Office to allow of the ne<:essary steps being taken towards the cancellation of the alien's registration. One incidental result of this system lias been to bring to light several cases of non-registration, and in consequence prosecutions for failure to comply with the requirements of the Act have been taken against v number of those applying for naturalization. Several alien applicants for permits to leave New Zealand have similarly been discovered to be unregisr tered, and here again legal proceedings have been taken. \ slight defect has been found to exist in the Registration of Aliens Art in that as it stands there' is no compulsion for registration in the three following classes of cases: (1) A British-born woman who has married a foreign subject in New Zealand subsequent to the coming into operation'of Ihe Ad ; (2) a foreign subject who has reached the age of fifteen (in New Zealand) since the Act came into force; (•">) an alien who has been denaturalized under the Revocation of Natural- ' ■ tion Act L 915. 1 understand an amending Hill to cover these classes will be introduced during the forthcoming session.

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The birthplaces of all aliens on the Dominion register (April, 1920) are as follows: —

Table showing Birthplaces of Aliens on Dominion Register, April, 1920.

11. REPORT OP THE REGISTRJiR-GkNERAL. Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 16th June, 1920. 1 give hereunder a statement of the business transacted by this Department during the last live yea fs : -

I also give a slateinenf showing the number of marriages of Natives Solemnized during the same period under (he Native Land Act, and (he number of Maori registrations effected under the regulations relating to (he registration of births and deaths of Maoris:—

On account of the heavy mortality during the epidemic period (1918) great difficulty was experienced in obtaining full particulars of deceased persons for registration purposes. Consequently many deaths during that period were not registered until early in the following year. In adddition to the business referred to above, the registration of medical practitioners, dentists, and officiating ministers is undertaken by this Department,

Birthplace. .Males. Females. Total. Birthplace. Males. Females. Total. Frances . . .. 80 Spain . . . . . . 17 Portugal .. . . II Italy .. .. .. 177 Switzerland .. .. 17S Luxemburg .. .. 2 Belgium ' .. .. 48 Holland .. .. (Hi Germany .. .. 569 Heligoland .. .. 5 Schleswig-1 lolstein IS Danzig . . .. 13 Memel .. . . .. 7 hen mark 452 Iceland . . .. .. I Norway . • .. 35!) Sweden .. .. 413 Finland .. .. 165 Russia . . .. 107 Siberia .. .. 2 I.ettland . . . . 82 Lithuania .. . . 14 Eethonia .. .. I White Russia .. . . 4 Tartar Bashkir Republic .. I Ukraine . . . . Hi Poland .. .. 112 Czechoslovakia .. . • 20 Austria.. .. .. 5!) Hungary . • •. 13 Fittme .. .. .. (i Jugoslavia .. .. 902 Ftoumania .. .. II Bulgaria .. .. 4 (Jreeee . . . . . . 73 46 4 I 23 64 135* 21 15 200t 242 2 67 68 734 5 15 7 544 I 385 434 17.'! 133 3 i>7 L6 1 !) 2 23 140 27 (14 14 (i 982 16 4 7S Turkey Palestine Syria .. Mesopotamia Armenia J China . . French Chin a. Japan Philippine Islands Egypt ■ ■ Algeria Tunis Tripoli United Slates Mexico Panama ! Cuba West Indies Colombia Peru .. ; Chile Brazil Uruguay Argentina South America (undefined) Hawaii Tonga . . .. Samoa Tahiti New Caledonia At sea . . British born, but aliens by naturalizal ion. marriage, &c. 7 4 SI I I 2,349 39 7 4 120 1 1 2,375 1 <) I ;> i 19 2 165 26 I 4 2 1)2 9 1 4 I L 12 430 3 1 1 3 1 I 2 3 I 18 25 115 f>15 B 1 1 3 I I 2 3 2 2 (i I I :s 10 45 8 80 7 IS 3 4 4 13 607 657 1 13 115 2<i 21 S 2<i 1 15 •; I 7 34 7 5 i li I 2 35 22 11 1 9 50 2 20 2 5 Totals . . I 7,13(! 1,445 8,58] * Including eight native es of Alwi ace-Lorraine. >. t Including five nativ es of Triei ste. J. W T, Butoheh, Acting GovSr llllH'llt S batistioian, The Under-Secretary, Depar rtment c of Interna] I A flairs, Wellington,

Year. Births.* Deaths.* Marriage Notices M . Marriages by received and e XmS Registrars (included Certificates issued. j in previous column). _____ _____ 1915 .. 1916 .. 1917 .. 1918 .. 1919 .. 27,850 9,965 28,509 10,596 28,239 10,528 25,860 16,364 24,483 10,808 1.0,620 10,064 1,861. 8,450 8,231 1,729 6,687 6,464 1,589 6,464 6,227 1,437 9,988 9,519 1,801 ;ries not included. * Correcting em

Year. Maori Births. Maori Donths. Maori Marriages. 1915 1916 J 917 1918 1919 968 1,020 1,235 1,171 955 786 761 729 1,937 1,194 178 197 205 193 181 (approximate)

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The following tables show the additions to and removals from the Medical and Dentists' Registers during the last five years : —

Medical Register.

On the .'iist December last there were 1,683 ministers on the list of officiating ministers under the Marriage Act having authority to solemnize marriages in New Zealand, as follows : Church of Ihc Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England, 456; Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, 370 j Roman Catholic Church, 268; Methodist Church of New Zealand, 293; Congregational Independents, 30; Baptists; 59; Church of Christ, 35; Salvation Army, 10!); other denominations, 63. The number of searches made and certificates issued last year by the Head Office was as follows: .For Pensions Department, 11,257 (including 4,795 for war-pension purposes); for National Provident Fund, 7,942; for Labour Department, 1,788; for Education Department, 1,297; for Defence Department, 339; other searches (for public, eve.), 1,107 : certificates issued— Ordinary, 6,808; soldiers' deaths, 5,000: total searches. <fee, 35,898. The war has added a great amount of work to this Office in the way of searches for births and marriages for war-pension purposes, and also for claiming separation and children's allowances from the Defence Department. The number of searches made for the last-named Department from April, 1916, to date amounts to over sixteen thousand, and the number of searches for warpension purposes has assumed very large proportions, comprising nearly half of the searches now undertaken for the Pensions Department. As will be noticed, searches for the Defence Department have shown a fall almost to zero. In addition to this work the Department lias compiled a, register of deaths of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary h'orces and others which occurred while out of New Zealand on service in some capacity in connection with the war. The revenue of the Department, though steady for several years, shows a decided advance for 1915- Mi. a severe drop for 1916-17, a further drop for 1917-18, but a slight recovery for 1918-49. The revenue for the last financial year is a record for the Department, being an increase of £5,628 on the revenue for the previous year. The revenue for the last five financial years was as follows: 1915-16, £16,865; 1916—17 » £13,684; 1917-18, £12,450; 1918-19, £12,811; 1919-20, £18,439. Searches for other Departments of the Service are made free of charge. If these were paid for, the revenue of this Department would be augmented by over £1,000 a year. li was not until 19T6 that the expenditure of the Registrar-General's Office was kept separately. The expenditure for the last four years was—l9l6-17, £9,175; 1917-18, £9,176; I!) I, slid, £11,020; 1919-20, £14,348. From- the foregoing figures it will be seen that the Department, although not generally considered a, revenue-producing one, not only pays its way, but, in addition, contributes a substantial sum annually to the revenue of the Dominion. W. W. Cook, Registrar-General. The Under-Secretary, Departmeni of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

1915. 1916. Number on register on 1st January .. .. 1,268 948 Number added during year by registration . . 28 .'57 Number added during year by restoration .. .. ' 6 Number removed during year on evidence of death .. 8 10 Number removed during year by direction of Medical Board — Letternot delivered and returned to Registrar-General 309 18 Ceased to practise .... 20 Reported dead .. .. .. 11 1917. 1918. j I 962 969 27 30 1 3 21 17 1919. 985 48 8 20 1 Number on register on 31st December .. ■ 948 962 i 969 985 1,015 Dentists' Register. 1915. 1916. Number on register on 1st January .. .. 769 767 Number'added, during year by registration .. .. 3 Number removed during year on evidence of death . . 4 6 I Number on register on 31st December .. .. j 767 764 1917. 1918. 764 759 I 6 6 75') 753 1919. 753 5 7 751 I

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lI J. REPORT OF DOMINION ANALYST AND CHIEF INSPECTOR OF EXPLOSIVES. Dominion Laboratory, Wellington, 1 6th June, 1920. LABORATORY REPORT. The total number of samples examined during the year was 3,591, being approximately a hundred more than in 1918. These were forwarded by various Government Departments as follows :— Customs .. .. 197 Public Health— Defence Forces 17 Auckland .. .. ]1 Explosives Branch of Laboratory . 301 Christchurch .. .. G3 Justice (Police) .. .. 96 pg " 2 < 206 v Public Works .. .. .. 31 Lahour 8 Eailways .. .. ..14 Mines— Touriit Resorts 15 Geological Survey .. 99 Other Departments .. .. .. 5 Head Office 75 Public bodies and Crown Commissioners 22 Inspectors " 110 g esea .f h (Laboratory) .. .. 132 „ Miscellaneous samples .. .. 34 .Prospectors .... 95 Post and Telegraph .. .. .. 60 Total .. .. 3.591 War,. With (he cessation of hostilities and the consequent evacuation of the camps, examination of foods! uffs and other supplies for the Defence Department ceased. Water-supplies, however, have been occasionally tested for the military hospitals. The Imperial Government purchase of scheelifo was continued half-way through the year, and fifty-seven consignments, representing 110 tons, were assayed for tungstic acid prior to shipment. Customs. This Department submitted a larger number of samples, some of them of a, complex nature. The samples are of assistance in deciding classification for tariff purposes, and call for no special comment. Justice. Quite a number of samples were received in connection with the fatal poisoning of two passengers on board the s.s. " Moana." The symptoms were those of cyanide poisoning, and potassium cyanide was found in the remains of some lemon-squash that the two passengers had been drinking immediately before death. In another case arsenical sheep-dip was indicated as the probable cause of death. Several samples of liquor were examined, four being underproof. Minus. The samples forwarded by the Geological Survey included nineteen coals, four of which came from Te Kuiti, on the south of the Waikato basin, and twelve from Collingwood. Nineteen clays, many of them representative of large deposits, were submitted for examination. Other samples were sand from Hyde, suitable for the manufacture of sodium silicate; barite from St. Bathan's (a new locality for (his mineral); a. leathery mineral from Awakino not previously described, but identified by Dr. J. Henderson as pilolite; copper-ore from Makaretu, and oil from Waitangi bore, (lisborne. Full particulars of these will be found in the detailed report. Of considerable interest is a mineral from the Teviot-Molyneux Sluicing Claim, Roxburgh, collected by Professor J. Park, which contained small percentages of bismuth and selenium. The Head Office of the Department forwarded coal-samples from bores in the State Coal Reserve, Greymouth, and in the Waikato field. Numerous analyses of mine-airs were made for the Inspecting Engineer. Prospectors' samples disclosed little of value, except perhaps some copper-ore from Takaka and an adjoining district, Puramahoi, both of which would seem to merit further prospecting. Fine clear rock-crystal was also obtained from the same localit} , , and a specimen has been sent to London for valuation. Port Office. Samples examined for the Post Oflicc comprised beeswax, benzine, fuse wire, inks, paint, potassium bichromate, sal-ammoniac, switch-springs, tar. Public Heat/pit. Samples submitted by the Public Health Department comprised black-currant jelly, bread, butter, chow-chow pickles, calves-foot jelly, chutney, clover cream, cochineal, cocoa, coffee and chicory essence, coffee, cordials, cornflour, cream, custard-powder, " Egfliiyke," glaxo, honey, ice-cream, jams, lime-water, linoarnish, meals, meat-paste, milks, minced meats, mustard, Nicholas's Aspro, oils, " Ceresit " paint, pork-sausages, port wine, sheep-dip, sweets, tomatoes (canned), tincture of iodine, vinegars, wallpaper, whisky, and whitebait. Of the butters examined, two were ever the standard in water and several others were rancid. Many cordials were found to be wrongly labelled; two contained salicylic acid; quite a, number were artificially coloured contrary to regulation. The ice-cream was no 4 - up to the standard i,, f a |. The jinn, jelly, and pickles examined were satisfactory.

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Three samples of lime-water were deficient .in lime, and in six instances ordinary tap-water had been used instead of distilled water as directed in the Pharmacopoeia. Methylated spirit was found in one tincture of iodine, and there was evidence in numerous other cases that the tincture had been careleesly prepared. All the sausages sent in contained an excess of bread. One parcel of whitebait was preserval iwd with boric acid. Milk, There were 1,873 samples received under the Sale of Food and Drills Act during the year. With the exception of one or two check samples from Auckland and Christchureli, these came from Wellington Province, Hawke's Hay, Taranaki, Maryborough, Nelson, and Westland. Wellington City. —The City Council Milk Inspector has been regular in the performance of his duties, and is responsible for nearly all of the 1,636 samples obtained from city suppliers during the yea) , . Of these eleven were watered, nineteen had been partly skimmed, one was delicient m non-fatty solids, two contained excessive amounts of dirt, twenty-five were decidedly stale, and nineteen were slightly under I lie standard. The highest amount of added water found was 20 per cent. In the worst case of skimming 48 per cent, of the fat had been removed. Other Districts.— The results for other districts are summarized in the following table. Two Samples from Wanganui were especially bad. as they contained 32 and 40 pel , cent, of added water respectively.

Plunket Nurses. —- -The Laboratory continues to assist I'lunkei nurses by making analyses of milk when required. Tweilty-riilie samples were reported on during' the year. Special Investigation. —At the requesi of tin- Wellington City Milk Depot an investigation was made on the effect that a clarifier which it was proposed to install would have on the purity 01 the milk-supply. Samples of clarified milk were taken over a period of live days, and compared with samples of the same milk not clarified. The results indicated that clarification merely removed visible dirt, without affecting any improvement in the bacterial content or keepingproperties of the milk. In some cases the tested milk was worse from a bacterial standpoint, due no doubt to stimulation of activity of the bacteria by breaking up of clumps of bacteria by the machine. O'NlUli DIU'AKTUENTM. Several coals and boiler-waters were analysed for the Railways Department. A number of different brands of prepared rooling-iiiaterial were subjected to various tests for the Public Works Department, Some gum-samples and guni-beariug peats were examined for the Kauri-gum Commissioner. Rbbbaboh, Play, —Work lias been commenced on the physical and chemical properties of New Zealand clays. Careful analyses are made of the samples; they are subjected to firing tests, purification by washing is tried if necessary, and experiments with various mixtures are made in certain cases. The firing test has been added to the routine in examining all clays when the sample received is sufficiently large. It is hoped at a later date to issue a report covering a number of representative clays. Coed. —Some progress lias been made in determining the ignition-points of New Zealand coals. Casein. —An investigation was made of the conditions governing the preparation of casein from buttermilk, to furnish evidence for the Department of Agriculture in a disputed patent ease. As a result the validity of the patent was upheld. REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OS THE EXPLOSIVE AND DANGEROUS GOODS ACT, 1908, FROM Ist JULY, I!)l<), TO 30th JUNK, l<l2o. The work of the Explosives Branch of the Laboratory has been greatly curtailed during the war period, and the regulations under Hie Act which were gazetted in July, 1914, were enforced only as far as they affected the sale and storage of explosives by merchants and storekeepers. This was rendered necessary owing to the fact that for the greater par! of the linn , only one officer was available , for both clerical and inspection work. Now that conditions are returning to normal it is intended to proceed with the licensing of magazines at mines, quarries, and other places where explosives are used, and it is hoped that the end of the coming year will see this work practically completed.

Locality. *™P|™ Seriously Hkhnmi'd. Slightly Watered. below Locality. Standard. 1 I Nelson .. ■ .. I 'a tea .. I Vtone.. I .. Htiutford Taranaki Hospital .. - ' .. District I .. Waipawa !i VVanganni ' .. Waverley Westport Woodville 1 Sampler received. Seriously skimineil. Watered. Slightly below Standard. Blenlioim 0 ('art erton 2 D&nnevirke .. 24 l)ennist<ni Kastbourne .. :i Featherston .. s Foxton .. I Giabome .. ; 57 Greytown .. !) Hastings .. 8 Hutt (Lower) Johneonville .. ' ;i Marton Mastorton 3 Napier .. 25 12 I 14 2 12 9 8 2 5 4 4 ■> 2 1 2 Totals, 1919 2IS4 14 8 1 Totals; lois C(2 0 16 18 I "

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Staffs Two officers who were absent with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force returned to duty during the year, and tlie staff lias been further increased by the appointment of an additional Inspector. Mi , . l{. Grrling-Butcher, who is in 6harge of the Branch, after completion of his service with the Expeditionary Force was attached for foul- months to the Munitions Department in Englapd, and later to H.M. Inspectors of Explosives at the Home Office for a further three months. Through the courtesy of tlie officers of these Departments he was enabled to obtain very complete information regarding the manufacture of both military and commercial explosives, and the administration of the Explosives Act generally. He also made inquiries into the administration of tlie Petroleum Acts by local authorities in Britain, and visited typical storage depots in different parts of the country. He returned to New Zealand via United States of America and Australia, spending about six weeks in each country in inquiries concerning the administration of tlie laws regarding explosives and petroleum. The visits made by ihis officer have not only brought (he Department into closer touch witli the , explosives trade and the Governiiierit Departments in the different countries, but the information collected will be of considerable service both in the administration of our Act in New Zealand and in drafting new legislation necessary to bring the storage of petroleum into line with other countries. Importation,— ''-The following explosives were imported during the year : Gelignite, 11 1 ,000 lb.; gelatine dynamite, 6,9001b.; quiirry monobel, 11,2501b.; super-cliffite, 500 11).; ligdynite, 20,2001b.;* bobbinite, 1,000 Ib.; blasting-gelatine, 11,000 Ib.; monobi:! A 2, 00,000 lb. ; Farmers' Friend, 25,000 lb. ; blasting-powder— grain, 210,8751b.; pellets, 60,800 lbi; sporting, 10,8001b.: total, 529,325 lb. Detonators, 745,000; fog-signals and fireworks, 3,220 packages. Authorization of New Explosive, —Tlie following new explosive was authorized for importation into, and for manufacture, storage, and sale in, New Zealand during tlie year: Monobel A 2. Manufacture, — The undermentioned factories were licensed for the manufacture of explosives: (I) Sabulite (X.Z.) Limited, at Waikumete, for fee manufacture of sabulite; (2) H. F. Bickerton, at Wainoni I , ark, Christchurch, for the manufacture of h'reworks; (.'!) Colonial Ammunition Company, at Mount Eden, Auckland, for tlie manufacture of small-arms and ammunition. Storage. —The total number of magazine licenses issued for the year was 1(>8. Of these fortysix were for quantities up to '100 lb., sixty for quantities between 3001b. and 2,000 lb., and sixtytwo for quantities between 2,000 11). and 20 tons. Government magazines available for public use remain the same as last year —viz., three, at Wellington, Grevinouth, and Duiiedin. Licensed Premises. — 607 licenses were issued during the year in respect of premises licensed to sell explosives anil to keep explosives under Modes 1 to 3of the regulations. This is an increase of forty-seven on last year. Accidents. —No accident by fire or explosion occurred during the year in the manufacture, storage, or transport of explosives. Conveyance, —The number of licenses issued during the year was 306, being a slight increase on the number issued during the previous period. During recent inspections it has been found that in many districts linns dealing in explosives have entirely replaced their horse-drawn vehicles by motors. The question as to-whether it was advisable to modify Regulation 40—which prohibits explosives being conveyed in motor vehicles -has been therefore carefully considered. It has been decided to modify ihis regulation by permitting the carriage of not exceeding 100 Ib. of explosives on a motor vehicle provided the explosive is placed at the back of I lie vehicle where it will be easily accessible in case of accident. The carriage of larger quantities of explosives will only be permitted if the vehicles are specially fitted up in accordance with the requirements of the recently issued British Home Office memorandum. Legal Proceedings. — The policy of the Department has always been to obtain compliance with the law by explaining the purpose of the regulations, and showing dealers and other persons storing explosives that such compliance was as much in their own interests as in the interests of public safety. During the past year, however, it has been found necessary to prosecute in certain cases, and substantial lines have been obtained as follows: —Masterton : (a.) Storing 775 lb. of explosives in an unauthorized place—to wit, a merchandise-store (near railway-station); fine, £50 and costs, (b.) Storing 1,000 Ib. of explosives in a magazine licensed under Mode 1 of the sale license to hold 100 lb.; tine, £5 and costs. Hamilton: Storing 1,000 Ib. of explosives in a, magazine licensed under Mode lof the sale license to hold 1001b.; fine, £25 and costs. Taihape : Storing 435 Ib. of explosives in an unauthorized place —to wit, a merchandise store abutting on street; fine, £10 and costs. In these cases the offenders held licenses under the Act and had been . instructed regarding its requirements. The explosives were stored in each case in close proximity to occupied buildings. Condemned Eoipfasilies. —The following explosives have been condemned during the year for the reasons given : Gelignite, 10 lb. (exudation); dynamite, 10 Ib. (exudation); gelignite, 140 Ib. (insensitiveiiess) ; Viking powder, 100 lb. (moisture-absorption). Inspection and Testing. —The increase in the staff noted above has enabled systematic inspection work to be commenced; and the unsatisfactory state of things found in many districts has proved the necessity for regular inspection. There is normally a considerable change every year both in ownership and in staffs of country businesses, and this has been accentuated during the war period owing to men joining the Forces. The Department endeavours 1o keep in touch with these changes by correspondence, but the number of serious breaches of the Act and regulations observed has proved that instruction by letter or circular is of little use in enforcing the law. With the present organization, however, it should be possible to visit every licensee at least once during the year, and the larger magazines more frequently. As in past years, shipments of explosives arriving in New Zealand have been physically examined and tested for stability, and occasional tests made on explosives stored in Government and private magazines. The usual heal, silver vessel, and moisture tests have also been made on military explosives for the Defence Department.

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I'AJiT II OF THE EXPLOSIVE AND DANGJiI(OUB GOODS ACT, l!) 08. It has been recognized for some considerable time that this part of our Act is in urgent need of amendment, but the matter was held over owing to the war. During the past year a considerable amount of time has been devoted to the preparation of an amending Act which it is hoped to Lave ready in time for the coming session of Parliament. The present Act is the consolidation of the Dangerous Goods Act of (ISB2, and the main provisions are similar to those of the British Petroleum Act of 1871. The enormous increase which has occurred of late years in the consumption of petroleum, due to the extended use of the light oil-engine, has entirely altered the conditions existing when these Acts were passed, and in Britain a departmental committee was set up in l<10!) "To inquire into the sufficiency of the existing regulations relating to the storage, use, and conveyance of petroleum spirit, and to report what further precautions, if any, are, in their opinion, desirable as tending to diminish the dangers attending thereon." This committee made reports in 1910 and L 913, and (heir major comments are applicable with equal or even greater force to New Zealand. 1 would particularly quote the following recommendations : — (I.) That provision be made for direct Government control by a, central authority, (In Britain lI.M. Inspectors of Explosives exercise some of the functions of a, central authority by virtue of their decisions under a section corresponding with section 32 of our Act, which has never bet>n brought into force.) (2.) That the excessive decentralization permitted by the Act was objection.il. (In New Zealand there are 335 local authorities competent to frame by-laws and to administer the Act.) (•i.) That there was no obligation on local authorities to enforce the Act. (As far as could be ascertained, only about fifty local authorities in New Zealand have actually framed by-laws, and a considerable number even of these do not enforce them.)' (I.) That the Act gives inadequate powers (of search, seizure, &o.) to local-authority officers. Recent legislation in Australia has been drafted on (he recommendations of the British departmental committee referred to above, and provides for the entire administration and issue of licenses by one of the Government Departments. This arrangement worlds satisfactorily under the conditions existing in the Australian States, where there is one big centre dominating the rest of the country, and where every part of the State is readily accessible from the capital, The geographical conditions in New Zealand are very different, and it is considered that the control by local authorities offers considerable advantages; and, without committing the Department, it may be stated that an attempt has been made; to combine the two systems, and provide for local administration of the regulations under the proposed Act. J. S. Maolaukin, Dominion Analyst and Chief Inspector of Explosives. The Under-Seeretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

IV. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR, DOMINION MUSEUM. Dominion Museum, Wellington, 23rd July, 1920. The Mas hum and the War. In former reports I have emphasized the need of a new building to replace the old, unsuitable, overcrowded, leaking, and decayed wooden building which passes under the name of the Dominion Museum, and which houses many valuable collections of national interest. The delay in placing these collections beyond the danger of tire and slow decay now that nearly two years have elapsed since the Armistice is a standing disgrace to the people, the Parliament, and the Government of New Zealand. The present constitution of the Museum leaves it without adequate friends and protectors. As an ordinary Government Department it misses the local support, both financial and political, which the museums of other centres receive, and its Director, being a. public servant, is not free, without the risk of losing his position, to criticize theaction of the Government. The Dominion Museum, like the national museums of other countries, should be under a board of trustees who can protect its interests when occasion arises. But besides being a national museum, the Dominion Museum also serves as the provincial museum for Wellington, and it should receive from the people of Wellington the support given to the provincial museums of the other centres. Experience has shown that this will not be forthcoming so long as the Museum remains an ordinary Government Department, but there is every hope that it would be accorded were the Museum under a board of trustees. BoAiiD of Science and Art. The fifth annual meeting of the Board was held in the Dominion Museum on the 23rd June, 1920, under the chairmanship of the Lion. G. J. Anderson. The following resolutions were passed : — Amendment* to Science and Art Act, 1913. —That the question of placing the control of the Dominion Museum, the Turnbull Library, the National Art Gallery, and other scientific and artistic activities under a, board of trustees be referred to a sub-committee consisting of Dr. Thomson and Mr. yon Haast to report to the next meeting of the Board. The Board (a) repeats its recommendation made in March, l(.)ii), that it is desirable that the National Art Gallery should be

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placed under separate control from the Dominion Museum and Dominion Library; (b) repeats its recommendations made in January, 1916, and March, 1919, that the words "and other specimens of pure and applied art" be inserted in section 4of the Science and Art Act, 1913j (<■) recommends that the Act be amended in accordance with these suggestions. New Museum Buildiiig. — That this Hoard would be lacking in its duty if it < 1 i<l not once more impress upon the Government the urgent necessity of the erection of a new fireproof museum and library. The risk of destruction of the invaluable and irreplaceable collections in the present buildings is grave, and a large and increased amount of material, owing to want of space, cannot be made accessible for public use and display. Historical Collect ions.—-(a) That the recommendation of the Director that the National Historical Collection he transferred to the Turnbull Library be approved; (ti) that the date for the Register of Early Settlers be fixed as the 80th December, 1860, ami that the compilation of the Register lie proceeded with ; (c) that the recommendation of I he Director that the collection of war literature be transferred to the Turnbull Library be approved. National Art Gallery, —That the Hoard calls the attention of the Government to the fact that tin: New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts lias had no definite reply to its proposal to the Government for the erection of I he National Art Gallery, and that the Academy should raise .£IO,OOO towards the cost thereof. Photographs of War Memorials. —That the Board urges the Government forthwith to exhibit the valuable collection of photographs of war memorials sent to it from London by Mr. Hurst Seager. Such exhibition would be of great educative value at the present time, and could lie conducted inexpensively by the different art societies throughout the Dominion. Scientific and Techndlogical Library, —That Dr. Thomson and Mr. Morgan be asked to report on ihe practicability of the proposal made by the Hon. Mr. Anderson that this library should be housed in a part of the old Parliamentary Library Buildings. Turnbull Library. — The Board strongly supports the recommendation of the Turnbull Librarian that the library be open to students until at least 1) p.m. The rules submitted by the Chief Librarian, General Assembly Library, and the Turnbull Librarian were amended in detail and adopted. Broun Collection of Beetles, —Thai the action taken by the Government in regard to the Broun Collection (viz., the prohibition of export with iiniil a representative collection had been obtained for New Zealand) be approved. Marshall Collection, of Scale Insects, —That the Minister be asked to make inquiries in regard to the Marshall Collection. Scientific and Imtusl rial Research. —That, in view of the pressing need of agricultural and industrial research in the interests of the development of the Dominion's resources, the resolution of the Hoard of Science and Art of Till!) in regard to scientific and industrial research be reaffirmed, viz. :— (1.) That this meeting urges upon the Government that the time has come when the establishment of a Board to superintend and organize scientific research and the advancement of industrial efficiency should no longer bo delayed. (2.) That the scheme adopted by the National Efficiency Board, being the well-considered opinion of the scientific bodies of New Zealand, has the foremost claim to the attention of the Government. (■I.) That pending the establishment of such a Board a joint committee of the New Zealand Institute and the Science and Art Board be authorized to undertake a preliminary investigation into the following matters : (a) Industrial problems requiring scientific research; (b) facilities for research in New Zealand laboratories; (c) number and status of scientific men available for research; (d) register of research work in progress; (c) existing facilities for technical education and the training of artisans; (/) existing facilities for the training of research students. (4.) That the sum of .£250 be granted to the above committee for secretarial assistance in making the above investigation. Publications of the Board of Science and Art. — (a.) In view of the fact that geography is now a subject for the B.A. degree of the New 'Zealand University, and that the subject is now being taught at some of the University colleges, and that no suitable text-books exist, the publication of Dr. Cotton's " Manual of the Geomorphology of New Zealand "is urgently required. There is absolute unanimity of opinion among experts as to the great value of his work. (t>.) That the question of reprinting Mr. Chceseman's "Manual of the New Zealand Flora " be reconsidered when the work of revision by Mr. Gheeseman is Hearing completion. (c.) The Board considers the continuance of the Journal of Science and Technology essential in the interest not only of the scientific but also of the economic and commercial development of the Dominion. (r/.) That the Board strongly supports the resolution of the New Zealand Institute urging upon (he Government the necessity of preparing and publishing an illustrated catalogue of New Zealand fishes as a work of national importance. Volcanological Observatory. —The Board recommends that effect be given to Dr. Jaggar's recommendations for the establishment of a volcano observatory in the North Island. The Board draws attention to Dr. Jaggar's report, especially the paragraphs illustrating the danger to New Zealand from volcanic eruptions and tidal waves. Ciiu'lhroii Institute. —That, in the belief that the investigation of plant-diseases, diseases of stock, and soil problems are certain to result in a rapid increase in the material wealth of the Dominion, and knowing that the Cawthron Institute of Scientific Research is equipping laboratories and appointing a, staff for the carrying-out of such investigations, the Board urges upon the Government the desirability of at once arranging with the trustees of the Institute to undertake specified researches, the cost of the same to be borne by the Government.

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The only changes m (lie personnel of the staff since the last annual report consist in the retireitieiii of Mrs. W. Tiirton, who was clerk iii charge of the National Historical Collection and the War Portrait Collection; Mrs. K. l-f, Phillips took over this work, and Miss Quested was appointed assistant typist. Miss Castle was absent for three months on sick-leave, and her place was taken by Miss Hudson. As in previous years, Mr. Best has devoted his whole time to ethnological research on the Maori. Mr. Hamilton and Miss Castle have been engaged almost wholly on the insect collections; Mr, Phillipps on fishes, whales, and seals; and Miss Mestayer on the inollusea. Mr. McDonald has superintended the exhibition galleries, the photographic work, and the library work. Reports by these- officers are appended. Since the last annual report the following papers written by myself have been published : ' The Geology of the Middle Clarence and Ure Valleys, East Marlborough " (in the " Transactions of lhe Mew Zealand Institute "); " Polymorphism in the Common New Zealand Limpet," " Geological and Palißontologieal Notes on Ihe Palliser Bay District." "Range of Tertiary Mollusca in the Oamaruian of North Otagp and Souili Canterbury," "A Quantitative Study of the Silicasal urat ion of Igneous Rocks," and " Proposals for a Dominion Scheme of Libraries of Science and Technology " (in the New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology); " Brachiopod Nomenclature—Hpirifer and Si/ri/tt/oftii/ris," and "Brachiopod Nomenclature — Glavigera, Hectoria, Rantell xjerti, and I'atoidea " (in the Geological Magazine), Mr. ,1. MoDonaijD, Assistant Director, reports as follows on the work falling under his care : — Another year has passed, and the activities of the period have been spread over a varied and interesting Held. The existing ethnographic collections have had the attention necessary for their care and preservation. With the constant and natural increase and now very restricted accommodation the disposition and proper exhibition of specimens becomes a pressing problem — one, in fact, that cannot properly be solved until such time as a new building and improved display cases may be provided. The need of greater space, more suitable exhibition eases, and better lighting; has become acute and is now an imperative necessity. The removal to Trenthani Military Camp of the Turkish pontoon, field and machine guns, trench mortars, and army equipment received from America, and Japan has provided space for an exhibition of the war memorial designs and photographs of monuments, statuary, and tablets collected in England by Mr. S. Hurst Seager, K.U.I .B.A. This exhibition has attracted considerable attention and brought an increased number of visitors to the Museum. To meet library requirements and give space for handling books and publications more expeditiously, as well as provide storage for the Board of Science and Art publications, shelving lias been erected in a portion of the photographic sludio. The extra space thus given has made provision for all the volumes in the Art Section, and the space formerly occupied by these is now being used for incoming publications and new exchanges, of which there has been a marked increase since the Journal of Science and Technology has been issued. During the year I modelled several Maori decorative patterns in relief, which have since been placed in position on the ceiling and cornice of the Native Committee-room in the new Parliament Buildings; and while at Ihe .Bay of Islands during annual leave 1 made a number of sketches for a large mural painting intended for this room. As Assistant Kilni Censor I have examined 2!).' i pictures totalling 1>05.050 ft. in length, Cuts ranging from 3ft. to 500 ft. were made in twenty-three, and three were rejected as unsuitable for public exhibition. War Portrait Collection. Since the previous period 020 photographs have been received of men of all ranks who have gained distinctions for valour in tin: war. These are now being prepared for framing, and will shortly be available for exhibition. Natuhal-histor? Collection, Terre.it rial Vertebral a. Mr. H. Hamilton reports on the land mammals, birds, and lizards as follows : — Since my return to the; Museum duties after a period of war service there have been few acquisitions or changes in Ihe condition of the zoological collections. The skin of a hue leopard was obtained through Ihe courtesy of the Superintendent of the Zoo at Newtown. Unfortunately this skin will have to remain unmounted until the services of a qualiliod taxidermist can be secured. Likewise many other animals are at times offered to the Museum hut have to be regretfully declined on account of not having Ihe necessary accommodation and facilities for preservation. As pointed out in previous reports, there is still (he necessity of replenishing (he Museum collection of native birds. In a few years the cost and difficulty of this necessary undertaking will be sensibly increased. Of course the question of accommodation and maintenance again arises should the matter be considered of importance. Next to a collection of the actual birds, a series of photographs taken under natural conditions would to some extent compensate for the lack of direct action. The necessary reflex camera and lelophoto lens has been authorized, and I anticipate building up a record collection of New Zealand native-bird photographs taken in their natural haunts. Two cabinets of mounted New Zealand birds have been acquired by purchase from local sources. Although many of the birds contained therein are not rare, il is considered that every effort should be made to'secure any g I specimens by purchase pending an active policy of fresh field-work.

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In other branches the zoological collections have scarcely been added to. Two specimens of ihe rare New Zealand long-tailed bat were purchased. Tiiatara lizards were brought from an island in the Jiay of Plenty, and some were liberated on a rocky islet off Somes Island. It will be interesting to observe if they re-establish themselves on this convenient island. Mr. A. C. O'Connor, of Wellington, has deposited in the Museum an exceptionally fine head of the extinct Irish elk. Marine Verlebrnta . Mr. W. J. BtaUßFi reports on theeetacea and lislies as follows:— Xcw Zi'aliind Cetacea. —An index has been compiled under specific titles and authors' names on the work dealing with (.lie subject of seals, whales, and dolphins recorded from New Zealand coasts. The index also includes most of the recent, literature on the subject in various'parts of the world. A large part of the Museum collection of skeletons of these animals which were gathered together by the late Sir James Hector has been indexed, rcelassified, and placed in (lie cases for exhibition. Trout ■'fisheries Investigation,. 'I , he pursuance of the work on a, scientific investigation into qjiestions rel&tive to the trout in the thermal district has occupied a considerable amount of time during the past year. 1 have been much hampered by lack of many of tin , most important recent works dealing with the subject ; and mostly references which 1 am able to consult are out of date and very often misleading. Comparatively few scientific men care to undertake the problem of dealing with these species, which exhibit more divergent characteristics inside any given group than ilo any other fishes. For the mosi part I have had to rely solely on close personal observation of given sets of individual trout and a study of the prevailing conditions. A condensed report on the results of my observations has been furnished to the Undor-Seeretary, Department of Internal Affairs. Foreign Fishes. —The case containing the Museum collection of foreign lislies has been overhauled. Where necessary new spirit has been added to the specimens' in jars, and the greater part reelassified anil indexed. The majority of the labels had been lost or destroyed, and doubtful or duplicate species have been transferred to the reference collection. M-ollusca, Miss MusTAYuii reports as follows: — The reference collection of New Zealand Mollusea is being gradually increased, perhaps the most interesting addition being several specimens of a tiny bivalve. They were obtained last March from Ihe holes of the rock-boring mollusea Barnea xiniifix (Gray), and may prove to be a new variety of a species of Lascea described by the late Mr. Suter. The Museum is indebted to Mr. A. E. Brookes, of Matamata, for the generous gift of his best specimen of a new Chiton belonging to the genus Lorica, which will be described this year in the " Transactions of the New Zealand Institute." Dr. Thomson has obtained a large number of fossil Jtrarhiopoda from Weka Pass, and niolluscan fossils from that and neighbouring localities. He also collected limpets at Nelson; and Mrs. W. Paine, of Kekerangu, has sent several good gatherings of Chiton and limpets from there, Two small marine acquaria have been established, and are proving very useful for studying the habits of several molluscs, some of which have been in them for nearly six months. With regard to the show collection, the chief departure has been the installing of a, case containing live habitat groups. In these the aim is to give an idea of the associations of some of the commonest New Zealand shells, so they are grouped as—Rock and seaweed dwellers; sand and mini dwellers between tides; dwellers below low-tide mark; deep-sea dwellers; and a camouflage group. In the composition of these groups rocks and sand were freely used, and most of tin' seaweed was modelled in the permodelle wax. In the deep-sea group an attempt has been made to model in the wax the animals of the three species shown. This case has attracted a good deal of attention, and greatly interests young visitors. An interesting collection of Australian shells was presented by Mrs. H. M. Taylor, which contains some good specimens of Trigonia, also two tine eehinoilerms with rather thick spines. Two collections of Sanioan Mollusea have been presented by Colonel K. W. Tate, which contain some nice examples of the genera Conus; Gyprcea, Olira, and several others. Mr. A. C. O'Connor also presented a collection of shells, most of which came from the Pacific islands. Insects. Mr. H, Hamilton reports on the &ntomol(Jgical , 'colleotions as follows: — Since the production of the last annual report the collections as a whole have received few additions. Practically no field-work has been undertaken, as the summer season was poor for collect] ng. Owing to the lack of proper accommodation the extensive collections of insects require more attention than would be necessary if better facilities for work were available. At a conservative estimate there are at least fifty thousand mounted insects housed in one room, and all requiring attention from time to time. Many of these could be made available for public exhibition were the room for extension provided. Many hundreds of visitors have been shown the exotic collections of butterflies, and appreciations of their merits have been freely expressed. Tin- collection of New Zealand Micro-lepidoptera has now been finally arranged, and fieldwork will be necessary to till in many blank spaces. Work on the Coleoptera has been temporarily suspended pending tin , ultimate destination of the TCrounian Collection. The routine work of labelling and mounting has occupied much time. Donations have been received from collectors in other parts of the Dominion. Among those specially to be thanked are Mr, G, V. Hudson, Mr. A. C. O'Connor, Mr. (i. V. Howes, Mr. J. Myers, Mr. li. Harris, Mr. ,1. W. Campbell, Mr. 11. W. Simmonds, and Mr. Styche. Mr. Styehe presented many duplicates from a collection of butterflies made in Central Africa. Mr. H, W. Simmonds collected extensively in Fiji, and added to our collections in many branches. Mr. li. Allan, of Nelson, has promised to collect for the Museum on a tour of the East Indies. Colonel li. W. 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Herbarium. The Herbarium still remains in the Museum annexe, and for want of space many of the .specimens are still unpacked from their original cases. When examined and classified the importance and magnitude of this collection will be realized. Geological Collections. Few additions have been made during the year except in Cretaceous and Tertiary molluscs and brachiopods, of which I obtained a, large number from the Weka Pass and Waipara districts. Mr. I , '. (!. (libbs, of Nelson, presented some very fine specimens of dunite and rodingite. Ethnological Collections. Few additions to the Maori and Moriori collections have been ma.de, Eleven carved housetimbers, some interesting stone adzes, and greenstone pendant are I Ik , chief items. Of foreign specimens a, valuable series of Samoan and Fijian stone adzes, two Samoau octopus-traps, and a Fijian club were procured for the Museum by Corpora] J. B, Meek. Mr. A. C. O'Connor presented a Fijian wooden drum; while, as a, result of the parliamentary visit to Samoa, a, very line and large pile of tapa, and an inlaid kava-bowl, were added to the collections. Mrs. M. A. Seed bequeathed two Chinese vessels, and Mr. T. Richard's a Chinese hidv's shoe. Br exchange a series of thirty-nine Tasmanian stone artifacts was secured. ■ Mr. I , ]. Bhht reports as follows on his ethnographical work :— The most noteworthy occurrence in the way of ethnographical work during the past year is connected with a visit paid to Rotorua by Messrs. McDonald and Andersen and myself. As our sojourn at Rotorua occurred at the time of the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, we, encountered a very large number of Natives, and witnessed some; remarkable illustrations of pre-European usages. Many of these scenes were enacted not as a spectacle for the Royal visitor but in connection with the reception of successive parties of Native visitors arriving from other districts. Messrs. McDonald and Andersen were enabled to produce a large number of photographs and moving pictures of old Native games and occupations, among which that of the generation of fire by means of the primitive "fire-plough" of Polynesia is the most interesting. Mr. Andersen collected a, considerable number of string games, arid a, fair number of songs were recorded on the dictaphone. As the Rotorua district is remarkable for the number of carved Native houses it contains, the opportunity was taken to obtain a considerable number of photographs of such illustrations of Maori art. The so-called model pa at Te Whakarewarewa, although of modern design (a, gun-fighter's pa,), supplied some very good details for photographing. The party was indebted to Te Kiwi Amoliau and Captain Gilbert Mair, N.Z.C., both of Ohinemutu, for much kindly assistance, and to Major P. Buck and Captain Vercoc, of the reception camp, for help in many ways. My own work during the past year has consisted of two main tasks —the translation, collection, and explanation of a quantity of matter pertaining to Maori mythology, and the compilation of a, work describing Maori life as it was in pre-European times. The latter is assuredly needed, but the heavy cost of printing at present leaves no hope that the work can be brought out for some time. The same may be said of the series of Museum bulletins, the printing of which is very far in arrear. The matter describing old Native myths, concepts, and institutions throws curious and interesting light on the development of modern cults and institutions, hence its interest to English and American anthropologists. In illustration of this interest it may be mentioned that we have lately received two requests for works on Maori ethnography, to be published at the expense of applicants. One of these emanated from a London publishing firm, the other from a university. It is not proposed to accede to either, owing to other activities. Two special papers were compiled during the year —one on cultural anthropology and the other on the Polynesian method of generating fire. A request from the American Geographical Society for reviews on all important works on Pacific ethnology, &C, as they appear was refused, for several reasons. Photographic Section. Mr. J. McDonald reports as follows upon the photographic work of the year : — Besides the photographs made for the scientific papers published by the Director, for the Tlon. G. M. Thomson's manual, " Wild Life in New Zealand," and of Museum specimens, a considerable increase has been made in negatives of historic and ethnographic value. During 1919, while on my annual holiday leave I visited the Bay of Islands, and at Russell, Paihia, Waitangi, Kerikeri, and other places secured about 150 negatives. Few parts of the Dominion are so interesting historically. In April last a visit was made to Rotorua by Messrs. Elsdon Best, Johannes C. Andersen, and myself, and at tfie reception camp for the Maori welcome to 1LK,.11. the Prince of Wales an extensive series of photographs, moving pictures, and phonographic records was secured. Here Mr Best met old Native friends of the Tuhoe Tribe, and from them many of our best records were obtained. The ancient Maori method of making fire by friction was demonstrated by Raneiua one of the younger men of the party, and a complete cinematograph record of his remarkably smart performance was secured. A number of new string games were recorded and photographed. In addition to the work done at the reception cam]) visits were made to Whakarewarewa and Ohinemutu, where photographs were taken of Maori carvings. Of special interest -ire those of the lizard, probably one of the oldest world-wide symbols to be found in the decorative art of pre-historic peoples. Mr. Best is of the opinion that in Maori carvmg the lizard represents Whiro one of the offspring of the primal parents liangi and Papa, and in Maori myth is the personified form of darkness, evil, and death. He has in view a paper on the subject, and the photo.n-a.phs will be of value as illustrations. The mural decorations of the new Maori church

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at Qhin.em.utu, in which all the old tukutuku or laced patterns known to the Arawa, people have been wrought in panels of fwrapaki work, were also photographed. The names of the various patterns are to be supplied by the workers Te Kiwi Aniohau and Te Wheoro, who will be in Wellington later in connection with the decorative work of the Native Committee-room in the new Parliament Buildings, Provision is now being made for the safer and more convenient storage of cinematograph films, and also for the negatives made by (lie official photographers with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Mr. F. E. Tomlinson assisted in the photographic work during (he parliamentary recess, hut accompanied the parliamentary party to the Cook Islands and Samoa, and , was occupied during most of the remaining time with work for the External Affairs Department arising out of that visit. Libraby; Mr. .1. .McDonald reports as follows on (lie library work : — The steadily increasing exchange of journals devoled to science and industry resulting from the publication by I Ik , Hoard of Science and Art of the Journal of Science ami Technology has added considerably to the work in this section. While the war was in progress but few shipments of exchanges were received from America, but cessation of hostilities released the accumulations of the International Exchange Service, and during the period just ended thirty-two cases of literature were received from the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Eleven eases were delivered to the General Assembly Library; three to University of Otago, Dunedin; three to Canterbury College, Christchureli ; and fifteen hundred packages were distributed . to recipients throughout the Dominion. The publications received through this service for the libraries of the Museum and New Zealand Institute have been duly recorded. As a result of the economy enforced upon us since the ending of the war few purchases of books have been made. An important addition to the literature on the Native races of Polynesia is the set of twenty-one volumes of Fiji Land Claims, Gazettes, and Ordinances in which much tribal history is recorded, acquired in London by the High Commissioner. Artists and art students continue to make good use of the books in the art section, and there has been an increased inquiry for biographies of famous artists and art workers. Our collection requires many additions to make it more representative. An increase of good biographies and historical works would be appreciated. There is a fairly complete collection in the General Assembly Library, but unfortunately this is closed to the public while Parliament is in session. Works dealing with the art and lives of Australian artists are now being acquired as they arc published. So far no publication on the art of our country has been printed, Much important work has been done by New Zealand artists, and there is need of a, more complete and illuminating record of our art .activities than the bald statement of the exhibition catalogues, J. Alnan Thomson, Director. The dnder-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

V. KEPORT OF THE ADVISOT?Y DIRECTOR, TURNBULL LIBRARY, General Assembly Library, Wellington, 15th June, 1920. Cataloguing, Binding, etc. Substantial progress lias been made during the year with the cataloguing and arranging of the library. As was foreshadowed in my last year's report, the whole of (lie time of the three lady assistants appointed Ist May, 1019, has been devoted to the cataloguing of the works in the Oceanic Section, which includes all books, periodicals, etc., dealing with the history, geography, ethnology, and sociology of Australia, New Zealand, and Polynesia. By the 81st March, 1920, over seven thousand volumes had been classified, numbered, and arranged in their places on the shelves. In the catalogue—which is a, detailed index of subjects and authors—these books are represented by some thirty thousand separate cards. In addition, some twenty thousand cards have been written for the printing of a, catalogue, if such be deemed necessary at such time as this section is completed. It is part of the Librarian's general scheme that a separate of (lie Oceanic Section shall be printed, a similar catalogue of the remaining sections of the collection following later; but in view of the general necessity for economy, 1 do not advise this being done for the present, as the card catalogue would, it seems to me, afford all the bibliographical information necessary for the use of research students and others who will mainly consult the works in the library. The estimate of the number of books in the Oceanic Section was given in last year's report as ten thousand, I now find that (he estimate was very much under the mark. The bound volumes alone in this section will exceed ten thousand, and in addition there are upwards of five thousand volumes of bound pamphlets, many being of great rarity and value, as well as seven hundred volumes of bound newspapers. There is also a considerable bulk of unbound material belonging to this section, consisting of newspapers and other periodicals and pamphlets. This material will nil be dealt with when time allows. In last year's report an indication was given of the work still to be done. In addition to the items then mentioned, it was discovered that a large quantity of material was still stored away in the commercial house with which the late Mr. Turnbull was connected. This has now been brought to the library. It consists of about three hundred bound volumes of newspapers, over one hundred rolls of unbound papers, and thirty cases of papers, bound and unbound, and miscellaneous publications. When time permits, all this material will be carefully examined and ai ranged.

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Out of the books already catalogued in the Oceanic Section close upon one thousand volumes have been sent to the Government Printer—about one-third for binding and two-thirds for lettering, , Comparatively small expense will be incurred with regard to the other portion of the library — that comprising English and foreign literature —as a vast majority of the volumes therein arc well bound, and generally in much better condition than those in the Oceanic Section. Once the binding and lettering of the Oceanic Section is completed, the annual expenditure on binfling and lettering will be very small. Additions to tiik Lnikahv. Shortly after I he publication of last year's report it was found that the laic Mr. Turnbiill had arranged with the famous London firm of booksellers, Bernard Quaritch, Limited, to gel together a collection of literature dealing with the history of the British stage, intending no doubt that such should form a supplement to or complement of the extensive and most valuable collection of Englishjdiamatio literature which he had built up with such infinite care and industrious research. The Government decided that the collection ordered by Mr. Turnbul] should be taken over by the State for the library, and the books have since arrived. The collection includes over live hundred volumes, many of them being rare and valuable works, and constitutes a mass of literature Oil the history of the British stage from Elizabethan times to the present day which is probably Unequalled in any library outside thai of the British Museum. Donations to THE LIBRART, During the year between eighty and ninety volumes and several manuscript biographies have been generously donated to the library by His Honour Mr. Justice, Chapman, the Rev, W. J. ('oniric, Miss J. 11. Edwin, and Mr. E. N. Story. The thanks of the public, are due to the donors. It is to be hoped that the library will become the repository of many historical and literary collections formed by private persons. Future Purchases. Upon the subject of future purchases I recently made special recommendations and proposals to (he Hon. the Minister of Internal Affairs. The general policy should be, I consider, thai only the section dealing with the history, geography, ethnology, and sociology of the Pacific and lands therein should be regularly augmented by purchase and thus kept up to date. Certain sets of important publications and series subscribed to by the late Mr. Tiirnbull are, it is proposed, to be completed. An estimate of the suggested annual expenditure on the purchase of books has been furnished to the lion. (I. J. Anderson, Minister of Interna] Affairs, by me. after consultation with Mi , . J. ('. Andersen, Librarian to the Turnbull Library. FIRK PRESERVATION. The greater part of the work of making the library building fireproof has been finished. Some delay has been caused by the shortage of necessary material and by the lack of workmen. Most of the ironwork is now complete, and only some plastering and finishing now remains to be done. Ol'HNINI! OF THE LIBRARY. The Minister of Internal Affairs has authorized the public opening of the library during the first week of the session. The general public will then have an opportunity of seeing the extent of the splendid gift which (he late Mr. Turnbull so generously made to the nation. Suitable tables, with locked drawers, are being provided for the use of research workers and others using the library, and it is anticipated that full advantage will be taken of the rich mine of information of the discovery and history generally of New Zealand, Australia, and the various islands of the' Pacific which the library will place at the disposal of students. Until such time as it is deemed necessary and desirable to have a printed catalogue, the general detailed card catalogue of subjects and authors will be available for inspection and use. All books on that catalogue, so far as it has been completed, are now ready for reference. The catalogue will be regularly added to at short intervals until the whole Oceanic Section—including pamphlets —has been included therein. For the convenience of students generally it has been arranged that the library shall be open to the public during the afternoon and evening from 2.30 to 5 p.m., and from 7 to I) p.m., the ordinary Government holidays being observed. The Stapp. The library staff consists, as last year, of Mr. Johannes C. Andersen, Librarian (upon data supplied by whom this report has been mainly based), and Misses Gray, Cowles, and Davidson, assistants The specially diligent and intelligent discharge of their duties by the, assistants has been, 1 feel it my duty to saw largely responsible for the tine record achieved in the cataloguing work. Chaklkk Wilson, Advisory Director, Turnbull Library. The tinder-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

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VI. REI'OIM' QF OFFICER IN CHAIiG-E, WAR FUNDS QFFICE. War Funds Office, Wellington, 18th June, L 920. As a result of peaoe being declared i( was found necessary early in the year to take steps in Hie direction of closing the accounts of purely collecting War Funds organizations which had no further scope for their activities, and to arrange for the transfer of the funds in hand to the central provincial association* controlling the granting of relief and assistance to soldiers and their dependants. The arrangement has generally given satisfaction, and, except in the Wellington Province, where numerous incorporated societies bad been established, the hulk of the available moneys has been placed under the control of the principal provincial organizations, which supply their subsidiary brandies with funds for local distribution by way of imprest. The question of rearrangement of the Wellington District incorporated societies is in the hands of the Advisory Board, and a mutually satisfactory arrangement is expected. The Red Cross Funds are being similarly treated, and are held by the Dominion Executive, Wellington, and the sub-centres at Auckland, Wellington, Christchu'rch, Dunediu, and lnvereargill. At: the -ilst March, 1!)2(), then; remained .'i2(> approved War Funds operating within the Dominion, whilst eighty-nine sub-branches of the Red Cross centres are still carrying on their aclivities. The latest statistics available show that at the 31st March, li) 2(), the cash and assets of the existing War Funds amounted to £1,507,058, made up as follows :- £ Incorporated societies ... ... 1,019,744 Other War Funds not incorporated ... 63,170 lied Cross and St. John Ambulance Funds 224,531 Women's League and Parcels Funds ... 20,677 Church and Social Funds 81,642 Sundry other funds 97,294 Total ... ... .£1,507,058 The total funds raised by patriotic effort during (lie war period accounted for by this Office approximate £5,700,000, an average of about £-1 18s. /ii-r rn/ii/n; £1,488,803 of this amount was remitted for overseas funds. Gift goods shipped by the Internal Affairs Department for the comfort of New Zealand troops and for New Zealand hospitals abroad were valued at £557,536. There remains in i he hands of the High Commissioner for New Zealand at the -'{Ist March, 1!I2O, an amount of £56,695 which is in excess of the overseas needs for which the money was raised, and arrangements have been made with a view to having the sum returned to the Dominion, to be administered for the benefit of relief and assistance to soldiers and their dependants. In October last a. comprehensive scheme , for dealing with the position arising in connection with the surpluses held by societies at the end of (he war was laid before the executive committee of each approved War Fund and sub-centre of the British lied Cross and Order of St. John, who were requested to make recommendations as to Hie disposal of their funds. The suggestions were dealt with on their merits, and resulted in the proposals being brought to a conclusion satisfactory both to the contributors to the funds and the executive oliieers of the societies concerned. The outstanding feature of the year's work has been the heavy claims for relief of soldiers and their dependants; and, though each society has been governed by its incorporated rules, much attention has been given to the safeguarding of sufficient funds to meet prospective claims for men for assistance who, now apparently well and not in need, owing to flic nervous strain of active service may break down in health in after-years. With a view of meeting such contingencies practically every incorporated society has earmarked a portion of its present assets. The funds at present available are safely invested in accordance with the provisions of the War Funds Act, the average rate of interest exceeding 4 per cent. National Wah Funds Council. At the close of the financial year ending .".Ist March, 1920, the National War Funds Council had a credit balance of £37,494 (is. 8d i , included in which is a donation of £5,000 received from the War Office Cinematograph Council, London. The personnel of the Council has been added to by Mr. H. 11. Holland, C.8.E., of Christchurch, and Mr. .1. J. Clarke, C.8.E., of Dunediu, ex-Mayors of the cities mentioned, who have been valuable members of the Council since its inauguration. In connection wit]i the bursaries granted to relumed soldiers who through war service had their University courses interrupted, it may be mentioned that eighty-three men were able to avail themselves of the privileges afforded them by the Council, which assistance has been much appreciated by the students. In view of the fact (hat the Repatriation Department made arrangements whereby all educational grants should be deal! with by that Department, it is only in very exceptional cases that fresh bursaries are granted by the Council. Much good work has been done by the Council during (lie year in connection with providing relief and assistance to soldiers ami .their dependants, and the Council still continues to control and administer the following funds which were handed over to them : Westlaml Patriotic Committee; Buller Sick and Wounded Soldiers Fund; The Public Service Sick and Wounded Soldiers Fund; The Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Mercantile Marine Fund. Geo, Davies, Acting Officer in Charge. The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington

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VII. REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER. Hebtor Observatory, Wellington, New Zealand, L9tb June, 1920. The '['lime Smevice, The usual duties in connection wiih the t-ime service have been attended to throughout (lie year. The equipment is Considerably out of dale, as reported on in previous reports, and should be improved as soon as possible. It lias been necessary to suspend the time service fairly frequently whenever the errors of the clocks became too great to allow accurate time signals to be Supplied. Radio Time Signals, Iv'erepi ion of radio time signals: As staled in my last report, an order has been placed for the pin-chase of a modern high-power outfit for receiving , radio time signals ill the Observatory. This is urgently required; and it is expected that the difficulties of obtaining it will soon lie overcome. Transmission of radio time signals: This matter has received further attention, and a direct circuit has been erected between the Observatory and the Wellington radio station on the Tiuakori Hills. The Observatory dock', through this Circuit, automatically sends the time signals from the Wellington radio station. The service is provisional until the rest of the apparatus can be obtained and installed, and will be in operation on Tusedays and Fridays unless bad weather prevents the necessary observations from being obtained. Sbiskglooyi An order has been placed for a new Milne-Shaw seismograph to be installed al this Observatory. This will provide for one horizontal component. To complete tin , installation another Milne-Sha,w seismograph for the other horizontal component, and a vertical component seismograph, are required. An improvement has been made in the time control of the seismograph by putting in a switch on the lighting circuit. The seismograph light is cut off by hand by this switch five times a day, so thai Ihesc accurate signals on the seisniogram are used to check the lime on the record. The signals are made from the standard clock, and are always accurate to the nearest second of lime. The new seismograph-detector* has been photographed on glass, and is used on the records to assist in the identification of tin: various earth-waves. Its use has already proved a great economy in these investigations, and has materially reduced the time formerly taken to interpret the records. The tilt, of the ground is frequently recorded on the seismograms, and to obtain an independent check of this sensitive spirit-levels have been mounted east and west and north and south on the seismograph table, and are read daily. Already many evidences of lilt have been obtained. Publications and Libeakt, The following bulletins of I he Observatory have been published and distributed : Bulletin 24",- —Tables of Mathematical Functions, by C. E. Adams; Harmonic Analysis of Tidal Observations and the Prediction of Tides, by C. I']. Adams; Photographs of the Solar Corona,, by C. E. Adams; Determination of the Position of the Moon by Photography, by C. E. Adams; Daylight-saving , , by C. E. Adams. Bulletin 25.-—Annual Report of the Government Astronomer, Ist July, l!)l!). Bulletin 2(3.—Astronomical Notes: The Origin of New Stars, by A. (J. Gifiord. Bulletin 27.-The Origin of New Stars: the Dynamics of Celestial Encounters) by A. C. Clifford. Bulletin 28.—The Interpretation of a Typical Seisniogram, by George llogben ; Astronomical Notes : The Absorption of Spectra of I he Novae, by A. C. (lil'ford; Occupations of a Star by the Planet Jupiter in 1920, by Arthur Burn'ct. Bulletin 2i). —A Graphical Solution of one Case of Spherical Triangles; also, a New Method of Solving some Spherical Triangles by Plane Trigonometry, by C. W. Adams. 11 is again a pleasing duty to acknowledge the gifts of many valuable publications from other observatories. Some of these are sent in exchange for Ihe Observatory bulletins. Staff. (loverninent Seismologist: The Observatory suffered a severe loss in the death on (he 26th April, 1920, of George Hogben, C.M.G., M.A., F.G.S., F.N.Z.lnst., who was the Government Seismologist for many years. It was lo Mr. llogben that tin , inception of the seismological service of New Zealand was due, anil in his advocacy for (lie establishment of Ihis important service he was ably supported by the late Sir James Hector, 1 , '. U.5.. and the late Professor L'\ W. Hutton. 1 ,, .U.5. In 1888 two Milne seismographs were obtained by the Government ; one of these was in charge of Mr. llogben at Timaru, and the other was in charge of Sir James Hector in Wellington. Later on when Mr. Hogben moved to Wellington he brought the Milne seismograph wilh him, and the other one was lent to the Magnetic Observatory al Christehurch. For some years Mr. Hogben had the seismograph installed at his residence in Tinakori Road, but on his retirement from his position as Director of Education in 1 !)!."> Ihe seismograph was installed at the Hector Observatory, and is in charge of the Observatory. Mr. C. E. Adams, D.Sc, F.R.A.S., was appointed Government Seismologist in succession to the late Mr. Hogben as from Ist June, 1920.

* G. Hogben, Journal of Science and Technology, 1920, Vol. li, p. 110.

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Boabd of Advice. There are at present four astronomical societies in New Zealand-—one at Wanganui, one at Duncdiu. one at Wellington, and one at New Plymouth. These bodies should have some official recognition in (he Astronomical Department of the Dominion, as their co-operation has always been of value to the Observatory. It is suggested, therefore, that the New Zealand Astronomical Society and the New Zealand Institute should be the nominating bodies for an Observatory Board of Scientific Advice. This method of nominating such a Hoard would follow the precedent of that in operation in England, where the Board of Visitors of the Royal Obseratory at Greenwich is composed of seven Fellows of the Royal Society, seven Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society, the Cambridge and the Oxford University Professors of Astronomy, and the Hydrographer to (he Admiralty. The New Zealand Observatory Board might therefore be composed of three members nominated by. the New Zealand Institute, three members nominated by the New Zealand Astronomical Society, and the Naval Adviser to the Government. The functions of such a Board would be—(l) To advise the Minister on/ Observatory matters; (2) to consider and advise upon the reports of the Government Astronomer. The Effects of 'run War on the Observatory. The effects of the war on the Observatory have been most serious, and some of the more important may be referred to hereuuder : — (I.) All'building operations were suspended. The need for accommodation is most urgent, as rooms arc wanted for offices, library, seismographs, clocks, wireless telegraphy, oonstanttemperature room, record-room, and store-room, &o. (2.) New clocks of high precision were authorized before the war, but have not yet been obtained. (•i.) The whole equipment has hud to await overhaul and bringing up to date. Much of it dales from 1868, and urgently requires attention. (4.) No steps could be taken to provide additional equipment such as meridian circle, equatorial telescopes, and auxiliary instruments for spectroscopic and photographic work. (•").) Proposals for the reorganization of the Observatory and for the carrying-out of a programme of scientific work have bad lo be postponed. ((i.) Proposals for additional scientific staff have had to be postponed. The need for some addition to the scientific staff has become insistent, and the recent inauguration of the wireless time service makes this important public utility dependent entirely on the health of one officer, besides limiting his activities to Wellington, when he should be enabled to carry out astronomical work in other parts of the Dominion. C. E. Adams, Government Astronomer and Seismologist. The I'mler-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

VIII. REPORT OF THE CONSERVATOR OF FISH AND GAME. Rotorua, Bth June, 1920. 1 have the honour to submit my report of the work done in connection with the fresh-water fisheries for the season 191.9-20. On account of the improved condition of the fish in Lake Rotorua. it was decided not to operate on (his lake, but again deal with tish solely from Lake Rotoiti. Fishing operations were started there on the Ist November, 1919, the number of fish taken during the mouth being 824, as compared with 2,174 for the corresponding period of the previous season. During December and January 1,680 tish were netted, as compared with the previous year's catch of 4,929. A marked improvement has taken place in the condition of the fish, but for some reason they were not being taken in sufficient numbers to warrant keeping the Rotorua depot open for the sale of fish. It was then'decided to transfer the staff and boats to Taupo, to work the northern end of the Taupo Lake. In the meantime a small cleaning-shed had been erected on the, bank of the Waikato River, near the Taupo Wharf, and fishing operations started there on the 9th February. Right from I he start good catches were recorded there, and the Jish taken were sent by the Department's lorry to Rotorua, where they found a ready sale. Later the weather changed, and for day after day, on account of the high seas running, it was almost impossible to use the net. On many occasions a start was made, but after getting well, away the launch had to return on account of the high seas encountered. This weather, with the unsatisfactory labour available with which to carry on the work, has resulted in the revenue from the sales of tish being somewhat less than last season's returns. At Tokaanu operations started on the sth January, and for some weeks fair catches were made, the catches being consigned to Wellington and elsewhere. The consignments were conveyed to Waimarino under a contract made with Mr. P. A. Grace, of Tokaanu, and with the exception of one or two delays during the season the contracting was satisfactorily performed, at a rate

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acceptable to the Department. Later on the Tokaanu staff oaused considerable trouble. On one oocasion the launch was set on tire; on another the launch was lost for some hours, it having been blown from anchorage; and lastly the large hauling-net was lost overboard. Later the staff were dispensed with, the depot closed down, and the operations for the remainder of the season confined to the Taupo end of the lake. For the convenience of tourists and others arrangements were again made whereby tourists could get: their catches cured at a cost of 10s. per dozen fish. The work of bringing about a general improvement of the fisheries in such a vast extent of water as Lake Taupo must necessarily vary, as each season's work is governed by the weather conditions. The work carried 011 in Lake itotorua was made practically easy, as in such a lake weather, conditions do not cause many delays, and the lake-bottom afforded good grounds for netting purposes; To bring the tish back to their present fine condition in Lake llotorua the work had to be systematically carried on for three years, so that it is expected the work at Lake Taupo will take a much longer period. At present the work is carried out with two launches, each with a staff of three men. They leave for the fishing-grounds each day about 2 p.m. and return next morning between 4 and 10 a.m., on occasions the launch during the time having run some thirty miles. Along all the shore of the lake there are only a few good places where the net oan be safely used, as large beds of submerged rocks and trees are found at the mouth of nearly every river. At such places only the set nets can be used, and, as they require to remain set some hours before lifting, there is always the danger of the lake becoming so rough that the nets have to be left until such time as the weather again moderates. The particulars of the work done at the two depots, Kotorua and Tokaanu, are as follows : — lio/orua Depot. Weight, Lake liotoiti— Number. ,£ Fresh trout ... ... 2,494 0,782 Lake Taupo— Fresh trout ... ... 3,426 12.433J Smoked trout ... 340 751" Season total ... ... 6,260 19,966| Number of (ish rejected, 740; total number caught, 7,000. Total weight of lish caught, from Rotoiti, .'! tons 11 cwt. 3 qr. 22 Ib.; total weight caught at Taupo end. 7 tons 14e\vt. 0 qr. 8 Ib. Tokaan-u Depot, Number. W |^ bt Fresh trout ... 5,040 17,44(U Smoked trout ... ... ... 2,681 6,490 Season total ... ... 7,727 23,936^ Number of lish rejected, 780; total number caught, 8,507. Total weight of Tokaanu fish caught, 15 tons 3 cwt. •'! (jr. 8 Ib. In all I L,493 lish were taken from Lake Taupo, weighing 22 lons 17 cwt. 3qr. 16 lb. During the year Ist June, 1919, to -'list May, 1920, 1,117 shags' heads were purchased, at a cost of £139 12s.' (id. HaTC'HKKY OI'IOKATJOiNi-i. The ova-collecting season started on the sth June, 1919, and a daily collection of ova was made up to the 15th August last, a total of 2,245,000 ova being collected. As usual, free contributions of ova were made to the North of Auckland rivers, and a, large consignment of rainbow-trout fry was also liberated in the rivers of the Tongariro National Park. Large consignments of ova were disposed of at (lisborne, Napier, Wellington, Sydney, and Auckland. The total number of rainbow ova, disposed of was 1,475,000; the total number of rainbow fry, 578,000 : total, 2,053,000. F. Moorhouse, Conservator of Fish and Game. The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington,

IX. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF TOTALIZATORS. Wellington, Kith October, 1920. 1 have the honour to submit my second report on the inspection of totalizators for the racing year which ended on the 31st July last. The number of days on which the totalizator was used during the year was 281. made up as follows: Racing clubs, 216 days; hunt clubs, 8 days; trotting clubs, 60 days: total, 284 days. This number is forty-eight days more than last year, when the number of days was curtailed owing to the war, and is three days in excess of the number allowed by statute —namely, 281. The three extra permits were used as follows : One for the special trotting meeting held in Christchurch on the 6th September, 1919, on the occasion of the visit of Admiral Lord Jellicoe; and two special race meetings, of six races each, held in Auckland and Christchureh in April and May respectively, on the occasion of the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The three extra permits will require to be validated by legislation. Although the trotting clubs held only sixty days' trotting, there were ninety-nine trotting races included last year in racing-club programmes, equal to over twelve full days' trotting.

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A Totalizator Inspector was present at ever)' meeting held throughout the year. As stated, it is one of the duties of the Totalizator Inspector to see that the correct dividend is paid, but at one meeting a mistake was made, and the dividend was short-paid, anil the error was not delected until after the meeting. The matter was brought under the club's notice, and the Minister directed that the total amount of dividend short-paid—namely, £6.'S 7s. 6d.— be handed over to the local Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and this the racing club willingly and promptly did. Many of the totalizator-houses are totally inadequate to meet the demands made on (hem by the public. Owing, however, to the difficulty in securing limber and cement, the contemplated improvements to the totalizator-houses have had to stand over until after the present demand for the erection of residences is met. As will be seen from (lie attached return, the sum of £8,702,570 was passed through the totalizator, as compared with £5,732,479 10s. the previous year, an increase of £3,060,090 10s., equal to 53"38 per cent. The investors on the totalizator received back in dividends £7,673,404 ss. The difference (£1,110,165 155.) was disposed of as follows: The Government received £417,654 10s. (id., of which £210,814 ss. represented 21 per cent, on the total investments, and £197,840 ss. (id. was the dividend-lax of (id. in the pound. The clubs received the balance of Ihe £1,119,165 15s.—namely, £701.511 4s. (id.--which is made up of £650,442 155., being 7!, per cent, of the totalizator turnover, and £42,068 os. (id. fractions. During the year racing clubs gave in stakes £408,385, and trotting clubs £9-8,840, making a total of £502,225 paid in stakes, as compared with £383,070 for ihe previous year. The average stake per race paid by racing clubs works out at £22058, and by trotting clubs £20677. In addition to the above figures racing clubs gave cups, bracelets, and plate to the value of £2,330, and trotting clubs £576. The i-per-eent. tax paid to the Government on the stakes given amounted to £5,022 ss. In addition to the £5,022 ss. tax on ihe slakes and the £417,654 10s. (id. totalizator-tax paid to the Government by racing and trotting clubs, those clubs also pay 2J per cent, tax on entrance fees, sale of privileges, &c, amusement-tax on entrance tickets, as well as land-In x and income-tax. Last year I drew attention to the large sum the fraotions amounted to —namely, £27,457 14s. 6d.—and expressed the opinion that clubs had no just claim to retain such fractions. My remarks evoked much criticism, but not one sound argument was adduced as to why clubs should be allowed to retain them. This year the fractions amounted t0.£42,068 !)s. 6d., an average of £148 2s. (id. per day of racing. 1 would suggest that such fractions be handed over to the Sinking Fund Commissioners, to be used by those gentlemen to purchase Government securities whenever they fall below par and cancel, same, thus reducing the public debt. In conclusion, I desire to thank clubs for the many courtesies extended to myself and my deputies when attending their meetings. P. J. Kelleiier, Inspector of Totalizators. The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

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Name of Club. Dated Number Amount oi -JJESiSpita^ii Meeting. of Eaces. Stakes. "takes Totalizator Investment. Percentage (7i per Cent.) retained by Club. Government Totalizator-tax (2i per Cent,). Government Tax on Dividends (2£ per Cent.). Amount paid in Dividends. Unpaid Fractions. 1919. Canterbury Jockey Club .. 12 Aug. . - 14 „ ■ ■ 16 „ Egrnont-Wanganui Hunt Club .. 27 „ Mart on Jockey Club.. .. .. 3 Sept. Rangitikei Hunt Club .. • ■ 4 ,, Dannevirke Racing Club .. • ■ 10 ,, Hunt Club .. .. 13 „ Pukuranga Hunt Club .. .. 13 ,, Otaki Maori Racing Club .. .. ' 20 22 Birehwood Hunt Club .. .. 22 „ Geraldine Racing Club .. ... 25 ,, „ .. 26 „ Wanganui Jockey Club .. .. 25 ,, „ .. •• 27 „ Avondale Jockev Club .. 27 ,, ..1 Oct. Kurow Jockey Club .. .. .. 2 „ Xapier Park Racing Club .. .. 4 ,, Hawke's Bay Jockey Club .. .. 8 „ Horowhenua Racing Club .. .. 8 „ Wliangarei Racing Club .. .. 9 ,, „ .. .. 10 ,, Bunedin Jockey Club .. .. 10 ,, .. 11 Ashburton Count v Racing Club .. ! 16 ,, .. 17 „ Masterton Racing Club .. .. : 16 „ .. 18 „ Gore Racing Club .. .. .. 25 ,, Wellington Racing Club .. . . 25 ., .. 27 „ Waipawa County Racing Club .. 27 ,, North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club 27 ,, Waverlev-Waitotara Racing Club .. 27 ,, Poverty "Bay Turf Club .. .. 30 „ - • 31 „ Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club .. 1 Nov. Auckland Racing Club .. .. 8 „ - - 12 Canterbury .Jockey Club .. .. i 8 ,, 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 8 8 8 : 8 8 8 8 £ 3,600 3,150 2,440 630 1,270 1,210 1,525 1,225 1,475 1,470 1,180 375 980 910 1,960 1,750 2,650 2,300 1,000 1,200 1,375 1,000 810 690 2,250 2,075 990 930 1,555 1,595 865 J 940 2,800 2.800 635 860 1,350 1,225 1,275 1,020 4,750 ; 3,425 6,000 £ s. d. 36 0 0 31 10 0 24 8 0 6 6 0 12 14 0 12 2 0 15 5 0 12 5 0 14 15 0 14 14 0 11 16 0 3 15 0 9 16 0 9 2 0 19 12 0 17 10 0 ! 26 10 0 23 0 0 : 10 0 0 12 0 0 13 15 0 10 0 0 8 2 0 6 18 0 22 10 0 20 15 0 9 18 0 9 6 0 15 11 0 15 19 0 8 13 0 9 8 0 28 0 0 : 28 0 0 J 6 7 0 i 8 12 0 13 10 0 12 5 0 12 15 0 10 4 0 47 10 0 34 5 0 } 60 0 0 I £ s. d. i 55,832 10 0 54,680 0 0 : 56,828 10 0 10,279 0 0 i 21,522 0 0 18,883 0 0 ! 16,598 0 0 11,725 0 0 36,719 10 0 . 14,075 0 0 14.179 0 0 5,202 10 0 9,571 10 0 9,748 0 0 35,416 0 0 43,600 0 0 46,191 0 0 1 50,S56 10 0 13.875 10 0 18,414 0 0 28.472 0 0 14,860 0 0 10,168 10 0 10,885 0 0 21.451 0 0 28,075 0 0 ; 13.877 0 0 12.920 0 0 i 23,539 0 0 j 24,663 10 0 i 14.838 10 0 i 22.576 0 0 51,187 10 0 72,750 10 0 12,517 0 0 18,045 10 0 35,602 0 0 23.743 0 0 23,945 0 0 I 20,173 0 0 : 64.749 10 0 57,892 10 0 72,265 0 0 £ s. d. 4,187 8 9 4,101 0 0 4.262 2 9 770 18 6 1,614 3 0 1,416 4 6 1,244 17 0 879 7 6 2.753 19 3 1,055 12 6 1,063 8 6 390 3 9 717 17 3 731 2 0 2,656 4 0 3,270 0 0 ' 3,464 6 6 3,814 4 9 1,040 13 3 1,381 1 0 I 2,135 8 0 1.114 10 0 762 12 9 816 7 6 1.608 16 6 2.105 12 6 1,040 15 6 969 0 0 1,765 8 6 1,849 15 3 1,112 17 9 1.693 4 0 3,839 1 3 5,456 5 9 938 15 6 1.353 8 3 2,670 3 0 1,780 14 6 1,795 17 6 1,512 19 6 4,856 4 3 4,341 18 9 5,419 17 6 £ b. d. 1,395 16 3 1,367 0 0 1,420 14 3 256 19 6 538 1 0 472 1 6 414 19 0 293 2 6 917 19 9 351 17 (5 354 9 6 130 1 3 239 5 9 243 14 0 885 8 0 1,090 0 0 1.154 15 6 1.271 8 3 346 17 9 460 7 0 711 16 0 371 10 0 254 4 3 272 2 6 536 5 6 701 17 6 346 18 6 323 0 0 588 9 6 616 11 9 370 19 3 564 S 0 1,279 13 9 1,818 15 3 312 18 6 451 2 9 890 1 0 593 11 6 598 12 (i 504 6 6 1,618 14 9 1,447 6 3 1,806 12 6 £ s. a. 1,256 6 6 1.230 7 6 1,278 14 6 231 7 6 484 7 0 424 19 0 373 10 0 263 18 6 826 6 0 316 15 6 319 2 0 117 2 0 215 9 0 219 8 6 796 19 0 981 1 (i 1,039 8 0 1.134 7 0 312 5 6 I 414 8 6 640 14 0 334 9 0 228 18 0 244 19 6 482 14 6 631 15 6 312 6 6 290 15 6 529 14 0 DOO 0 6 ; 333 19 0 508 1 0 . 1,151 17 0 1,637 0 0 281 15 0 406 2 0 801 3 0 534 6 0 538 16 6 j 453 19 0 ! '1,456 19 0 1.302 14 0 1,626 1 0 £ s. d. 48,804 4 0 47,690 0 0 49,535 8 6 8,982 17 6 18,817 15 0 16,469 4 0 14,513 5 6 10,203 1 0 32.078 16 0 12,294 14 0 12,389 13 0 4,521 0 6 8,350 7 0 8,478 2 6 30.919 9 0 37,901 11 6 40,313 4 6 44.356 7 6 12.090 1 0 16,101 1 6 24,840 12 0 12.992 9 0 8.845 11 0 9,411 3 0 18,726 7 0 24.476 7 6 12,054 16 6 11,224 0 6 20,500 12 0 21.522 17 0 12,954 16 6 19,683 3 6 44,663 15 0 63,449 6 6 10,913 14 0 15,736 15 0 31,065 11 0 20,708 5 6 20,894 5 6 17,576 3 0 56,425 17 0 50,502 3 6 63,129 3 6 £ s. d. 188 14 6 291 12 6 331 10 0 36 17 0 67 14 0 100 11 0 51 8 6 85 10 6 142 9 0 56 0 6 52 7 0 44 2 0 48 11 0 75 13 0 158 0 0 357 7 0 219 5 6 280 2 6 85 12 6 57 2 0 143 10 0 47 2 0 77 4 0 140 7 6 96 16 6 159 7 0 122 3 0 113 4 0 154 15 6 119 5 6 65 17 6 127 3 6 253 3 0 389 2 6 69 17 0 98 2 0 175 2 0 126 2 6 117 8 0 125 12 0 391 15 0 298 7 6 283 5 6

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Canterbury Jockey Club Ashhurst-Pohangina Racing Club South Canterbury Jockey Club Takapuna Jockey Club winton Jockey Club Feilding Jockey Club Methven Jockey Club Woodville District Jockey Club Bay of Plenty Jockey Club .. Tauniarunui Racing Club Porangahau Racing Club Manawatu Racing Club 10 Nov. 12 „ 15 „ 19 „ 20 „ 21 22 „ 26 „ 25 „ 26 „ 29 „ 1 Dec. 10 „ 11 11 „ 19 „ 26 „ 26 „ 27 „ 29 „ 26 „ 27 „ 26 „ 27 „ 27 29 „ 26 „ 29 „ 1920. 1 Jan. 2 „ 1919. 31 Dee. 1920. 1 Jan. 5 „ 1 1 1 1 " 2 „ 1 „ 2 1 „ 2 „ 2 3 „ 7 „ 8 „ 9 „ I 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 S 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 ! 5,050 4,150 3,800 1,200 1,315 1,185 2,200 2,125 1,235 1,045 2,330 1,650 745 1,510 1,360 420 750 338 2,700 2,500 2,000 2,550 2,175 1,425 1,150 710 740 6,900 4,050 50 10 0 41 10 0 38 0 0 12 0 0 13 3 0 11 17 0 22 0 0 21 5 0 12 7 0 10 9 0 23 6 0 16 10 0 7 9 0 15 2 0 13 12 0 4 4 0 7 10 0 3 7 7 27 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 10 0 21 15 0 14 5 0 11 10 0 7 2 0 7 8 0 69 0 0 40 10 0 58,667 0 0 60,686 0 0 68.361 10 0 20,360 0 0 17,546 0 0 19,436 10 0 56,144 0 0 50.612 0 0 14,398 10 0 15,509 10 0 36.379 0 0 40,084 0 0 11,889 10 0 24,427 0 0 24,868 0 0 6,121 10 0 13.811 0 0 3,148 0 0 61.359 0 0 56,582 0 0 '54.338 0 0 26,779 10 0 33,447 0 0 32,146 10 0 34,873 0 0 8,626 0 0 10,526 0 0 124,916 10 0 93,601 0 0 4,400 0 6 4,551 9 0 5,127 2 3 1,527 0 0 1,315 19 0 1,457 14 9 4,210 16 0 3,795 18 0 1,079 17 9 1,163 4 3 2,728 8 6 3,006 6 0 891 14 3 1,832 0 6 1,86£ 2 0 459 2 3 1,035 16 6 236 2 0 4,601 18 6 4,243 13 0 4,075 7 0 2,008 9 3 2,508 10 6 2,410 19 9 2,615 9 6 646 19 0 789 9 0 9,368 14 9 7,020 1 6 1,466 13 6 1,517 3 0 1,709 0 9 509 0 0 438 13 0 485 18 3 1,403 12 0 1,265 6 0 359 19 3 387 14 9 909 9 6 1,002 2 0 297 4 9 610 13 6 621 14 0 153 0 9 345 5 6 78 14 0 1,533 19 6 1,414 11 0 1.358 9 0 669 9 9 836 3 6 803 13 3 871 16 6 215 13 0 263 3 0 3,122 18 3 2,340 0 6 1,320 1 6 1,365 11 6 1,538 4 6 458 3 6 394 18 0 437 8 6 1,263 7 0 1,138 17 0 324 1 6 349 0 6 818 12 6 901 19 0 267 12 6 549 14 0 559 12 0 137 16 6 310 16 6 70 17 6 1,380 13 6 1,273 3 6 1,222 14 0 602 ■13 0 752 13 0 723 8 6 784 14 6 194 3 6 236 19 0 2,810 13 6 2,106 2 6 51.303 19 0 53,022 15 6 59,646 9 6 17.800 16 6 15,310 15 6 16,974 13 6 48,927 16 6 44.168 15 6 12.564 4 0 13,516 0 0 31.801 1 0 34,970 15 6 10,343 1 0 21.358 19 0 21,710 13 0 5.279 16 6 12,059 14 6 2,743 12 0 53,672 1 6 49,478 15 0 47,450 8 6 23,405 0 6 29,157 0 0 28,028 7 6 30,413 1 6 7,539 9 6 9,205 0 0 108,796 16 0 81,664 10 0 176 5 6 229 1 0 340 13 0 65 0 0 85 14 6 SO 15 0 338 8 6 243 3 6 70 7 6 93 10 6 121 8 6 202 17 6 89 17 6 75 13 0 110 19 0 91 14 0 59 7 0 18 14 6 170 7 0 171 17 6 231 1 6 93 17 6 192 13 0 180 1 0 187 18 0 29 15 0 31 9 0 817 7 6 470 5 6 >» • • Dunedin Jockey Club Taranaki Jockey Club Westland Racing Club Auckland Racing Club >> • • S 8 5,150 4,900 51 10 0 49 0 0 118,544 10 0 98,719 10 0 8,890 16 9 7,403 19 3 2,963 12 3 2,467 19 9 2,667 7 0 2,221 5 6 103,362 1 6 86,092 13 6 660 12 6 533 12 0 Greymouth Jockey Club 8 870 8 14 0 10,325 10 0 774 8 3 258 2 9 232 9 6 9,020 3 6 40 6 0 Wyndham Racing Club Waikouaiti Racing Club Marton Jockey Club Stratford Racing Club Wairarapa Racing Club 8 ' 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 940 840 1,500 855 2,085 1,765 1,925 1,575 1,725 1,425 1,250 1,200 2,365 1,635 400 400 890 685 9 8 0 8 8 0 15 0 0 8 11 0 20 17 0 17 13 0 19 5 0 15 15 0 17 5 0 14 5 0 12 10 0 12 0 0 23 13 0 16 7 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 6 18 0 6 17 0 11,365 0 0 11,517 10 0 19.664 10 0 17,133 0 0 41,118 Q 0 36.343 0 0 40 516 0 0 38,980 10 0 28,740 10 0 21,137 10 0 35,978 0 0 36,780 0 0 29,285 0 0 31,410 10 0 2,496 0 0 3,054 0 0 8,500 0 0 8,486 0 0 852 7 6 863 16 3 1,474 16 9 1,284 19 6 3,083 17 0 2,725 14 6 3,038 14 0 2,923 10 9 2,155 10 9 1,585 6 3 2,698 7 0 2,758 10 0 2,196 7 6 2,355 15 9 187 4 0 229 1 0 637 10 0 636 9 0 284 2 6 287 18 9 491 12 3 428 6 6 1,027 19 0 908 11 6 1,012 18 0 974 10 3 718 10 3 528 8 9 899 9 0 919 10 0 732 2 6 785 5 3 62 8 0 76 7 0 212 10 0 212 3 0 255 16 0 259 4 6 442 11 0 385 11 0 925 4 0 817 16 6 911 13 6 877 3 6 646 14 6 475 14 0 809 12 0 827 13 0 659 0 6 706 17 6 56 4 6 68 15 6 191 6 0 191 0 0 9,935 6 6 10,062 7 6 17,187 16 6 14,943 1 0 35,871 9 6 31,681 14 0 35,356 15 0 33,972 9 0 25,004 15 0 18,404 4 6 31,403 12 0 32.065 13 0 25,459 8 6 27,372 0 0 2,178 14 0 2,663 10 0 7,428 2 0 7.398 7 0 37 7 6 44 3 0 67 13 6 91 2 0 209 10 6 209 3 6 195 19 6 232 16 6 214 19 6 143 16 6 167 0 0 208 14 0 23S 1 0 190 11 6 11 9 6 16 6 6 30 12 0 48 1 0 Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Southland Racing Club Vincent Jockey Club Reefton Jockey Club

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Kame of Club. Date of Number Amount of ! v L£ me n?Tk?on Meeting. of Eaces. Stakes. ™™S e g ax 0D Totalizator Investments. Percentage (7i per Cent.) retained by Club. Government Totalizator -tax (2J per Cent.). Government Tax on Dividends (2J per Cent.). Amount paid in Dividends. Unpaid Fractions. Wairoa County Racing Club .. Rotorua Jockey Club Cromwell Jockey Club Northern Wairoa Racing Club Kawakawa Racing Club Wellington Racing Club Wairio Jockey Club Foxton Racing Club Otautau Hack Racing Club .. Tapanui Racing Club Pahiatua Racing Club Takapuna Jockey Club Canterbury Jockey Club Taranaki Jockey Club Gisborne Racing Club Hamilton Racing Club Egmont Racing Club Dunedin Jockey Club Poverty Bay Turf Club Te Kuiti Racing Club Woodville District Jockey Club North Otago Jockey Club Opotiki Jocke\ _ Club Waipa Racing Club Lake County Jockey Club Wanganui Jockey Club Tolaga Bay Jockey Club 1920. .. I 13 Jan. • ■ 15 „ .. 14 ., .. I 14 „ .. 15 „ • • 17 „ .. 20 .. 22 „ • • 24 „ ■ ■ 21 „ .. 22 „ ■ ■ 23 „ .. 23 „ .. ! 28 „ .. I 29 „ .. 29 „ ..| 2 Feb. .. 31 Jan. 4 Feb. .. 5 „ 5 „ ■ ■ 7 „ ..9 „ .. 11 „ ..12 ..14 „ ..12 „ ..14 „ ..14 „ ..18 „ ..19 „ ..19 „ ..20 „ .. 20 „ .. 21 • • 25 „ .. 26 „ .. I 26 „ ..28 „ .. I 28 „ 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 £ 840 795 900 500 500 500 455 4,850 3,650 3,450 1,000 1,490 1,210 880 780 1,150 2,850 2,500 2,280 I 2,100 1,925 1,585 1,385 3,000 2,550 2,650 2,220 4,000 3.000 1,625 1,475 1,220 1,540 1,400 1,395 1,145 340 1,065 415 390 3,350 2,800 345 I £ s. d. 8 8 0 7 19 0 9 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 11 0 48 10 0 36 10 0 34 10 0 10 0 0 14 18 0 12 2 0 8 16 0 7 16 0 11 10 0 28 10 0 25 0 0 22 16 0 21 0 0 19 5 0 15 17 0 13 17 0 30 0 0 25 10 0 26 10 0 22 4 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 16 5 0 14 15 0 12 4 0 15 8 0 14 0 0 13 19 0 11 9 0 3 8 0 10 13 0 4 3 0 3 18 0 33 10 0 28 0 0 3 9 0 £ s. d. 13,446 0 0 16.277 0 0 j 21,157 0 0 4,611 0 0 ! 4,899 10 0 6,357 10 0 6,551 10 0 49,184 0 0 : 85,445 0 0 58,565 0 0 12,767 0 0 31,578 0 0 25,681 0 0 11,858 0 0 4,725 0 0 23,551 0 0 72,379 10 0 60,887 10 0 28.592 0 0 32.343 0 0 31,785 0 0 23.415 0 0 28,678 0 0 52,894 10 0 41.347 10 0 41,977 0 0 { 47,360 0 0 43,160 0 0 41,993 10 0 ! 23,659 0 0 ! 28.258 0 0 J 28,735 10 0 24.222 0 0 21,358 0 0 16.201 10 0 17.223 10 0 4,368 0 0 23,710 0 0 1.985 0 0 2.908 0 0 49,175 0 0 62,704 0 0 6,689 0 0 £ s. d. 1,008 9 0 1,220 15 6 1,586 15 6 345 16 6 367 9 3 476 16 3 491 7 3 3,688 16 0 6,408 7 6 4.392 7 6 957 10 6 2,368 7 0 1,926 1 6 889 7 0 354 7 6 1,766 6 6 5,428 9 3 4,566 11 3 2,144 8 0 2,425 14 6 2,383 17 6 1,756 2 6 2,150 17 0 3,967 1 9 3,101 1 3 3.148 5 6 3,552 0 0 3,237 0 0 3.149 10 3 1,774 8 6 2,119 7 0 2,155 3 3 1,816 13 0 1,601 17 0 1,215 2 3 1.291 15 3 327 12 0 1,778 5 0 148 17 6 218 2 0 3.688 2 6 4,702 16 0 501 13 6 £ s. d. 336 3 0 406 18 0 528 18 6 115 5 6 122 9 9 158 18 9 163 15 9 1,229 12 0 2,136 2 6 1,464 2 6 319 3 6 789 9 0 642 0 6 296 9 0 118 2 6 588 15 6 1,809 9 9 1,522 3 9 714 16 0 808 11 6 794 12 6 585 7 6 716 19 0 1,322 7 3 1.033 13 9 1,049 8 6 1.184 0 0 1,079 0 0 1,049 16 9 591 9 6 706 9 0 718 7 9 605 11 0 533 19 0 405 0 9 430 11 9 109 4 0 592 15 0 49 12 6 72 14 0 1,229 7 6 1,567 12 0 167 4 6 £ s. d. 302 13 0 366 6 6 476 3 0 103 16 6 110 6 0 143 2 6 147 10 6 1,106 15 0 1,922 12 6 1,317 16 0 287 7 6 710 11 6 577 18 6 266 18 0 106 8 0 529 19 6 1,628 12 6 1,370 1 6 643 8 6 727 16 6 715 5 0 526. 19 0 645 7 0 1,190 4 6 930 9 0 944 11 6 1,065 14 6 971 3 6 944 18 6 532 8 6 635 18 0 646 12 6 545 2 6 480 13 6 364 12 6 387 12 0 9S 7 6 533 11 0 44 15 0 65 10 6 1,106 11 0 1,410 19 0 150 11 6 £ s. d. 11.723 5 6 14,201 13 6 18,431 12 6 4,016 11 6 4,273 5 6 5,512 18 6 5,679 4 6 42,948 12 0 74,441 4 0 51,133 14 0 11,157 9 0 27,613 5 0 22,454 4 0 10,325 6 6 4,123 17 6 20,553 2 6 83,293 9 0 53,102 14 6 24,901 4 0 28,268 17 0 27,736 13 0 20,408 14 0 25,042 8 0 46,167 18 0 36,079 1 0 36,634 2 0 41,388 15 6 37,716 5 0 36,705 1 6 20.661 16 0 24.692 12 6 25,082 7 0 21,126 8 0 18,625 9 0 14,147 4 o 15,027 15 0 3,798 3 0 20,689 4 6 1,735 12 0 2,542 19 0 43,027 3 6 54.821 16 6 5,838 7 0 £ s. d. 75 9 6 81 6 0 133 10 6 29 10 0 25 19 6 65 14 0 69 12 0 210 5 0 536 13 6 257 0 0 45 9 6 96 7 6 80 15 6 79 19 8 22 4 6 112 16 0 219 9 6 325 19 0 188 3 6 112 0 6 154 12 0 137 17 0 122 9 0 246 18 6 203 5 0 200 12 6 169 10 0 156 11 6 144 3 0 98 17 6 103 13 6 132 19 6 128 5 6 116 1 6 69 10 6 85 16 0 34 13 6 116 4 6 6 3 0 8 14 6 123 15 6 200 16 6 31 3 6

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Te Aroha Jockey Club Nelson Jockey Club I Napier Park Racing Club fjj Akaroa County Racing Club .. Thames Jockey Club fcO Marlborough Racing Club Gore Racing Club Cheviot Racing Club Dannevirke Racing Club Ohjnemuri Jockey Club Opunake Racing Club Clifden Racing Club.. Waimate Racing Club llasterton Racing Club Southland Racing Club Rangitikei Racing Club Westport Jockey Club Amberley Racing Club Tuapeka County Jockey Club Wairarapa Racing Club Riverton Racing Club Auckland Racing Club Beaumont Jockey Club Kun;ara Racing Club Waipukurau Jockey Club Canterbury Jockey Club Feilding Jockey Club Westland Racing Club Avondale Jockey Club Greymouth Jockey Club Reefton Jockey Club Wellington Racing Club Uororata Racing Club 1 Mar. 2 4 „ 0 „ 5 „ 0 „ 0 „ 8 „ • • 10 „ ..11 „ ..10 „ ..11 „ ..13 „ .. 13 ., .. 15 ., .. 17 „ • • I' „ .. ! 17 „ ..18 „ .. 24 „ .. i 25 „ ■• i 24 „ • ■ 25 „ • • 26 „ • • 27 „ •-27 3 April •• i 3 „ ..jo ,, ■■ 3 „ 5 „ 3 „ 5 ,, .. ; 5 „ .. I 5 „ ..5 „ 5 „ .:: o- ;; 8 „ 7 . „ ..10 „ •. 10 „ .. 15 „ ■ • 17 .., .. I 17 „ 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1,875 t 1,800 1,190 1,110 1,825 1,425 1,000 1,550 1,480 740 700 1,650 1,210 705 1,310 1,065 1,815 1,685 '< 1,095 i 492 1,275 1,250 1,990 1,635 1,700 1,400 440 405 940 I 700 1,950 1,500 1,690 1,510 4,550 4,475 750 445 1,300 4,150 4,350 2,650 2,100 600 2,015 1,780 705 620 3,800 3,600 655 18 15 0 18 0 0 . 11 18 0 11 2 0 18 5 0 14 5 0 10 0 0 15 10 0 14 JO 0 7 8 0 7 0 0 10 10 0 ! 12 2 o : 7 10: 13 2 0 ; 10 13 0 18 3 0 16 17 0 i 10 19 0 ! 4 18 5 12 15 0 I 12 10 0 19 18 0 ! 16 7 0 17 0 0 14 0 0 4 8 0 4 1 0 i 9 8 07 0 0 I 19 10 0 ' 15 0 0 16 18 0 15 2 0 45 10 0 i 44 15 0 7 10 0 4 9 0 13 0 0 41 10 0 43 10 0 26 10 0 21 0 0 6 0 0 20 3 0 17 16 0 7 1 0 6 4 0 38 0 0 ! 36 0 0 i 6 11 0 ! 29,970 10 0 25,662 0 0 14,985 0 0 19,161 0 0 27,614 0 0 37,561 0 0 18,311 0 0 28,471 0 0 27,782 0 0 14,775 0 0 15,808 0 0 16,786 10 0 14,263 10 0 5,763 10 0 26,043 0 0 29,(517 0 0 31,461 10 0 37,282 10 0 29,970 0 0 3,880 0 0 22,029 0 0 23,614 0 0 19.358 0 0 19,746 0 0 28,847 0 0 29.432 0 0 5,169 0 0 7,847 0 0 13,980 10 0 9,700 0 0 31,120 0 0 26,379 0 0 27,102 0 0 28,506 10 0 90.980 0 0 104,875 10 0 12,975 0 0 6,530 0 0 26,737 0 0 07.159 0 0 51,235 10 0 54,401 0 0 49,072 0 0 8,370 0 0 35,378 10 0 55,871 10 0 9,475 0 0 8,891 0 0 51,952 0 0 77,678 10 0 8,760 10 0 I2,247 15 9 1,924 13 0 1,123 17 6 1,437 1 6 2,071 1 0 2,817 1 6 1.373 6 0 2,135 6 6 2,083 13 0 1,108 2 6 1,185 12 0 1,258 19 9 1,069 15 3 432 5 3 1,953 4 6 2,221 5 6 2,359 12 3 2,796 3 9 2,247 15 0 291 0 0 1,652 3 6 1,771 1 0 1,451 17 0 1,480 19 0 i 2,163 10 6 2,207 8 0 387 13 6 588 10 6 1,048 10 9 727 10 0 2,334 0 0 1,978 8 6 2,032 13 0 2,137 19 9 6,823 10 0 7,865 13 3 973 2 0 749 5 3 641 11 0 374 12 6 479 0 6 690 7 0 939 0 6 457 15 0 711 15 6 094 ]1 0 369 7 9 395 4 0 419 13 3 350 11 9 144 1 9 651 1 6 740 8 0 786 10 9 932 1 3 749 5 0 97 0 0 550 14 6 590 7 0 483 19 0 493 13 0 721 3 6 735 16 0 129 4 6 196 3 0 349 10 3 242 10 0 778 0 0 659 9 6 677 11 0 712 13 3 2,274 10 0 2,621 17 9 324 7 6 074 8 6 577 10 0 337 5 0 431 4 6 621 8 0 845 4 0 412 2 0 640 13 6 625 3 6 332 9 0 355 15 0 377 16 0 321 0 6 129 15 0 580 1 6 666 9 6 707 19 0 838 19 0 674 8 0 87 7 6 495 15 0 531 8 6 435 13 0 444 8 6 649 3 6 662 6 0 116 7 0 176 13 0 314 8 6 218 6 6 700 6 0 593 12 0 609 18 0 641 10 0 2,047 3 0 2,359 16 6 292 0 6 146 19 6 601 13 6 1,511 3 6 1,152 18 6 1,224 2 6 1,104 4 0 188 8 0 796 2 0 1,257 4 0 213 5 0 200 3 0 1,169 0 6 1,747 17 6 197 4 6 26,096 1 6 22,388 6 0 13,004 13 0 16,752 14 6 24,111 1 0 32,794 19 0 15,979 13 6 24,842 0 0 24,238 12 6 12,902 17 6 13,802 4 0 14,637 11 0 12,415 7 6 5,019 15 0 22,754 1 6 25,821 12 0 27,434 11 6 32,486 4 0 26,151 13 0 3,382 2 0 19,227 4 6 20,637 16 0 10,905 13 6 17,243 0 6 25,222 10 6 25,722 19 0 4,502 15 6 6,844 11 0 12,196 8 0 8,458 10 0 27,158 15 0 22,908 1 6 23,596 12 0 24,851 7 6 79,453 17 0 91.488 4 0 11,315 14 0 (5,633 3 6 { 63 7 6* 23,343 4 0 58,491 12 0 44,713 18 0 47,542 11 0 42,919 1 6 7,301 4 0 30,897 17 0 48,778 2 6 8,286 16 0 7,767 19 0 45,247 1 0 67,082 14 6 7,631 9 6 202 19 0 130 0 0 84 12 0 60 19 0 120 3 0 164 14 6 88 2 6 141 4 6 140 0 0 62 3 0 69 4 0 92 10 0 100 15 0 37 13 0 98 11 0 167 4 6 172 10 6 229 2 0 146 19 0 22 10 6 103 2 0 83 7 0 80 17 6 83 19 0 90 12 0 103 11 0 32 19 6 41 2 0 71 12 6 53 3 6 148 19 0 179 8 6 185 6 0 162 19 6 380 19 6 539 18 6 69 15 0 489 15 0 i 163 5 0 ) 33 9 0 2,005 5 6 5,036 18 6 3,842 13 3 4,080 1 6 3,680 8 0 627 15 0 2,653 7 9 4,190 7 3 710 12 6 666 16 6 3,896 8 0 5,825 17 9 657 0 9 608 8 6 1,678 19 0 1,280 17 9 1,300 0 6 1,226 16 0 209 5 0 884 9 3 1,396 15 9 236 17 6 222 S 6 1,298 16 0 1,941 19 3 219 0 3 118 8 6 440 6 0 245 2 0 194 4 6 141 10 6 43 8 0 146 13 6 249 0 6 27 8 6 33 16 0 340 14 6 480 1 0 55 15 0 ♦ Amount short paid in dividend and donated to local hosj Jtal.

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Name of Club. Date of Meeting. Xuniber of Races. stakes. Stakes. Totalizator Investments. Percentage (7i per Cent.) retained by Club. Government Totalizator-tax (2J per Cent.). Government Tax on Dividends (2£ per Cent.). Amount paid in Dividends. Unpaid Fractions. Manawatn Racing Club Auckland Racing Club (special) Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Marlborough Racing Club Ashburton County Racing Club Egmont Racing Club South Canterbury Jockey Club Canterbury Jockey Club (special) North Otago Jockey Club Wanganui Jockey Club Dunedin Jockey Club .. 21 April 22 .. 28 „ on .. 29 „ 4 Hay 5 ,, 6 „ 7 7 „ .. 12 „ 1Q .. 13 „ .. 12 „ TO • • 13 „ ..21 „ ■ • 20 „ .. 22 „ 1 June 9 1920. 21 April 22 26 "„ 28 „ 29 „ 4 May 12 ., 13 „ 12 „ 13 „ 15 „ 2§ „ 21 „ 20 „ 22 „ 1 June 3 „ 5 ,, 3 „ 3 „ 10 „ 12 „ 18 „ 19 „ 23 „ 24 „ 26 „ 14 July 22 „ 31 „ 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 £ 2,575 2,300 4,500 2.925 2,625 800 760 1,265 1,200 2,105 1,605 1,650 1.350 4,700 1,275 1,170 2,6.50 2,150 3,400 2,775 2,775 1,920 1,380 4,257 3,850 3,500 1,650 1,400 2,000 1,625 1.875 1,000 1,470 3,400 2,600 930 800 i £ s. d. 25 15 0 23 0 0 45 0 0 29 5 0 26 5 0 8 0 0 7 12 0 12 13 0 12 0 0 21 1 0 16 1 0 16 10 0 13 10 0 47 0 0 12 15 0 11 14 0 26 10 0 21 10 0 34 0 0 27 15 0 27 15 0 19 4 0 13 16 0 42 15 0 . 38 10 0 35 0 0 16 10 0 14 0 0 20 0 0 16 5 0 18 15 0 10 0 0 14 14 0 34 0 0 26 0 0 9 6 0 8 0 0 £ s. d. 41,699 0 0 42,428 0 0 77,476 0 0 31,761 0 0 37,272 0 0 12,041 0 0 15.394 0 0 11.395 10 0 12.497 10 0 35,889 0 0 33,921 0 0 17,012 0 0 20,425 0 0 49,666 10 0 13,089 10 0 12.534 10 0 37,777 0 0 41,653 0 0 24.498 0 0 42.130 10 0 41,939 0 0 33,376 0 0 23.021 0 0 82,204 10 0 65,155 0 0 73,031 10 0 11,873 0 0 14,002 0 0 21,798 0 0 23,850 0 0 28,651 0 0 29,978 0 0 36,468 0 0 63,489 0 0 96,139 0 0 17,665 10 0 8,621 0 0 £ s. d. 3,127 8 6 3.1S2 2 0 5,810 14 0 2,382 1 6 2,795 8 0 903 1 6 1,154 11 0 854 13 3 937 6 3 2,691 13 6 2,544 1 6 1,275 18 0 1,531 17 6 3,724 19 9 981 14 3 940 1 9 2,833 5 6 3,123 19 6 1,837 7 0 3,159 15 9 3,145 8 6 2,503 4 0 1,726 11 6 6,165 6 9 4,886 12 6 5,477 7 3 890 9 6 1,050 3 0 1,634 17 0 1,788 15 0 2,148 16 6 2,248 7 0 2,735 2 0 5,136 13 6 7,210 8 6 1,324 18 3 646 11 6 £ s. d. 1,042 9 6 1,060 14 0 1,936 18 0 794 0 6 931 16 0 301 0 6 384 17 0 284 17 9 312 S 9 897 4 6 848 0 6 425 6 0 510 12 6 1,241 13 3 327 4 9 313 7 3 944 8 6 1,041 6 6 612 9 0 1,053 5 3 1,048 9 6 834 8 0 575 10 6 2,055 2 3 1,628 17 6 1,825 15 9 296 16 6 350 1 0 544 19 0 596 5 0 716 5 6 749 9 0 911 14 0 1,712 4 6 2,403 9 6 441 12 9 215 10 6 £ s. d. 938 5 6 954 14 6 1,743 5 6 714 14 6 838 14 6 271 0 6 346 8 6 256 9 6 281 5 6 S07 11 0 763 6 0 3S2 17 6 459 13 0 1,117 11 6 294 12 0 282 2 6 850 0 6 937 6 0 551 6 0 947 19 6 943 14 0 751 0 6 518 1 6 1,849 14 6 1,466 1 6 1,643 5 0 267 4 0 315 2 6 490 11 0 536 14 6 644 15 0 674 11 6 820 12 0 1,541 2 6 2,163 5 0 397 11 6 194 1 0 £ s. d. 36.443 16 6 37,098 18 0 67,565 15 6 27,756 3 6 32,611 0 6 10,516 19 6 13,460 16 6 9,937 14 6 10.896 19 6 31,336 11 0 29,656 7 6 14,823 12 6 17,820 19 0 43,397 19 6 11,407 18 0 10.943 5 0 33,027 14 0 36,349 3 6 21,412 8 0 36,673 5 6 36,658 4 0 29,196 16 6 20,080 9 0 71,749 13 0 56,924 3 6 63.691 4 6 10,347 17 0 12,234 4 0 19,040 17 6 20,849 5 0 25,058 3 0 26,170 15 0 31.876 18 0 59,910 16 0 83,819 3 6 15,391 0 6 7,509 10 6 £ s. d. 147 0 0 131 li e 419 7 0 114 0 0 95 1 0 48 18 0 47 7 0 61 15 0 69 10 0 156 0 0 109 4 6 104 6 0 101 18 0 184 6 0 78 1 0 55 13 6 121 11 6 201 4 6 84 10 0 296 4 0 143 4 0 90 11 0 120 7 6 384 13 6 249 5 0 393 17 6 70 13 0 52 9 6 86 15 6 79 0 6 83 0 0 134 17 6 123 14 .0 188 3 6 542 13 6 110 7 0 55 6 6 3 „ Otaki Maori Racing Club 3 „ Auckland Racing Club ■ •4 „ 3 „ _ ■ ■ 5 „ Gisborne Racing Club • - .7 „ .. ! 10 „ Napier Park Racing Club ... I 12 „ ..18 „ Hawke's Bay Hunt Club Hawke's Bay Jockey Club .. 19 „ • ■ 23 „ .. 24 „ Wellington Racing Club .. J 26 „ . . j 14 July South Canterbury Hunt Club.. Brackenfield Hunt Club .. 17 „ • • 22 „ .. 31 „ Totals, racing .. I 224 days 1,757 403,383 4,033 17 0 6,942,954 10 0 520,721 11 9 173,573 17 3 156,226 10 0

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Same of Club. Date of Number Meeting. of Eaces. Amount of Stakes. 1 per cent. Go- ; verment Tax on j Stakes. Totalizator Investments. Percentage (7i per Cent.) retained by Club. Government Totalizator-tax (2£ per Cent.). Government Tax on Dividends (2J per Cent.). Amount paid in Dividends. Unpaid Fractions. 1919. N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club .. 9 Aug. ..13 „ ..15 „ „ (special) 6 Sept. Auckland Trotting Club .. .. 18 Oct. I 22 Greymouth Trotting Club .. 25 ,, .. 27 Oamaru Trotting Club .. .. 27 „ N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club .. 11 Nov. ..13 „ • ■14 „ Otehuhu Trotting Club .. .. 15 „ .. 19 „ Forbury Park Trotting Club .. .. 28 „ .. 29 „ New Brighton Trotting Club .. .. 13 Dec. ■ • 16 „ Ashburton Trotting Club .. .. 26 „ Gore Trotting Club .. .. .. 26 „ Westport Trotting Club .. .. 27 „ .. 29 „ Auckland Trotting Club .. .. 27 .. 30 „ •• 31 „ 1920. Canterbury Park Trotting Club .. 1 Jan. • • 2 Greymouth Trotting Club .. .. 2 "„ Westland Trotting Club .. .. 7 Inangahua Trotting Club .. 10 „ Waikato Trotting Club .. .. 10 „ Wellington Trotting Club .. .. 21 Winton Trotting Club .. .. 14 Feb. South Wairarapa Trotting Club .. | 5 „ Forbury Park Trotting Club .. .. I 7 „ .. 9 „ Poverty Bay Trotting Club .. .. 13 „ N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club .. 14 Otahuhu Trotting Club .. .. | 21 .. J 25 „ Kaikoura Trotting Club .. .. | 1 Mar. 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 • 8 8 8 8 8 £ 1,900 2,000 2,100 2.100 1,700 1,650 575 620 1,050 4.650 2,925 3,425 1,515 1,490 1,730 1,830 1,380 1,730 1,600 1,500 675 725 3,650 2,250 2,200 £ s. d. 19 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 21 0 0 17 0 0 16 10 0 5 15 0 6 4 0 10 10 0 46 10 0 29 5 0 34 5 0 15 3 0 14 18 0 1-7 6 0 18 6 0 13 16 0 17 6 0 16 0 0 15 0 0 6 15 0 7 5 0 36 10 0 22 10 0 22 0 0 £ s. d. 31,852 10 0 50,939 0 0 52.326 0 0 38,216 0 0 35.400 0 0 34,766 0 0 7,617 10 0 9,889 0 0 21,136 0 0 76,291 0 0 58,748 0 0 83,684 10 0 32,834 0 0 29,721 10 0 25,825 10 0 37,011 0 0 32,008 10 0 34.966 10 0 15,494 0 0 14,246 0 0 8,276 10 0 8,410 0 0 68,463 10 0 52,659 0 0 52,271 0 0 a s. d. 2,388 18 9 3,820 8 6 3,924 9 0 2.866 4 0 2,655 0 0 2.607 9 0 571 6 3 741 13 6 1,585 4 0 5,721 16 6 4,406 2 0 6,276 6 9 2,462 11 0 2,229 2 3 1,936 18 3 2,775 16 6 2,400 12 9 2,622 9 9 1,162 1 0 1,068 9 0 620 14 9 630 15 0 5,134 15 3 3,949 8 6 3,920 6 6 £ b. d. 796 6 3 1,273 9 6 1,308 3 0 955 8 0 885 0 0 869 3 0 190 8 9 247 4 6 528 8 0 1,907 5 6 1,468 14 0 2,092 2 3 820 17 0 743 0 9 645 12 9 925 5 6 800 4 3 874 3 3 387 7 0 356 3 0 206 18 3 210 5 0 1,711 11 9 1,316 9 6 1,306 15 6 £ s. d. 716 15 6 1,146 5 0 1,177 9 0 859 18 6 796 11 6 782 6 6 171 9 6 222 12 6 475 13 0 1,716 13 0 1,321 18 0 1,883 0 0 738 17 0 668 17 0 576 12 6 832 17 6 720 5 0 783 18 0 348 14 0 320 12 6 186 6 6 189 6 0 1,540 10 6 1,184 18 0 1,176 4 0 £ s. d. 27,826 14 6 44,439 5 6 45,660 1 0 33,375 5 6 30,864 12 0 30,330 7 6 6.634 19 0 8,612 2 0 18,439 9 0 66,506 11 6 51,275 7 0 73,037 10 0 28,623 15 0 25,987 11 0 22,553 4 6 32,314 0 6 27,864 15 0 30,495 3 6 13,526 10 6 12,428 4 6 7,224 6 0 7,321 0 0 59,895 9 0 46,063 5 6 45,665 7 6 £ s. d. 123 15 0 259 11 6 255 18 C 159 4 0 198 16 6 176 14 0 49 6 € 65 7 6 107 6 0 438 13 6 275 19 0 395 11 0 188 0 0 92 19 0 113 2 0 163 0 0 222 13 0 190 15 6 69 7 6 72 11 0 38 4 6 58 14 0 181 3 6 144 18 6 202 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2,240 2,105 875 905 600 550 1,250 1,500 900 650 2,305 2,255 800 2,150 1,760 1,635 350 22 8 0 21 1 0 8 15 0 9 10 6 0 0 5 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 9 0 0 6 10 0 23 1 0 22 1] 0 8 0 0 21 10 0 17 12 0 16 7 0 3 10 0 42,520 10 0 41,340 10 0 12,242 10 0 12,429 0 0 7,265 0 0 6,986 0 0 23,920 10 0 21,039 0 0 12,515 0 0 7,615 0 0 37,884 10 0 34,874 0 0 13,964 0 0 37,490 0 0 35,400 10 0 30,661 0 0 2,332 0 0 3,189 0 9 3,100 10 9 918 3 9 932 3 6 544 17 6 523 19 0 1,794 0 9 1,577 18 6 938 12 6 571 2 6 2,841 6 9 2,615 11 0 1,047 6 0 2,811 15 0 2,655 0 9 2,299 11 6 174 18 0 1,063 0 3 1,033 10 3 306 1 3 310 14 6 181 12 6 174 13 0 598 0 3 525 19 6 312 17 6 190 7 6 947 2 3 871 17 0 349 2 0 937 5 0 885 0 3 766 10 6 58 6 0 956 16 0 930 5 6 275 11 0 279 14 6 163 11 6 157 5 6 538 6 0 473 9 6 281 14 0 171 8 0 852 10 0 784 15 0 314 5 6 843 12 6 796 12 6 690 0 0 52 11 6 37.114 6 0 36,030 1 6 10,667 7 6 10,835 7 0 6,339 11 6 6,084 0 6 20,918 3 0 18,360 7 6 10,939 12 0 6,638 15 6 33.115 5 0 30,477 8 6 12,190 5 0 32,718 11 6 30,869 5 6 26,801 17 0 2,032 11 6 197 7 0 246 2 0 75 6 6 71 0 6 35 7 0 46 2 0 72 0 0 101 5 0 42 4 0 43 6 6 128 6 0 124 8 6 63 1 6 178 16 0 194 11 0 103 1 0 13 13 0

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Name of Club. Date of Meeting. s^nsFja-SJ*] Totalizator Investments. Percentage (7J per Cent.) retained by Club. Government Totalizator-tax (2J per Cent.). Government Tax on Dividends (2J per Cent.). Amount paid in Dividends. Unpaid Fractions. Wanganui Trotting Club Timaru Trotting Club Nelson Trotting Club Maryborough Trotting Club .. N.Z. Metropolitan Trotting Club Waimate Plains Trotting Club Auckland Trotting Club 1920. 1 Mar. 2 „ 5 ,, 3 April 21 „ 23 „ 29 „ 1 May 6 i, 3 June •5 » 10 „ 60 days 224 days 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 £ 1,150 1,050 1,300 580 570 2,200 2,350 1,430 1,800 1,800 1,130 1,515 2,130 2,260 1,830 1,825 2,145 1,975 £ s. d. 11 10 0 10 10 0 13 0 0 5 16 0 5 14 0 22 0 0 23 10 0 : 14 6 0 18 0 0 18 0 0 11 6 0 15 3 0 21 6 0 22 12 0 18 6 0 18 5 0 21 9 0 ; 19 15 0 ! £ s. d. 26,396 0 0 23,150 0 0 20,901 10 0 12,955 0 0 15,456 0 0 55,293 0 0 52.944 10 0 27,184 0 0 39,200 10 0 34,161 0 0 21,423 0 0 23,416 0 0 39,031 10 0 23,556 10 0 37,845 10 0 38.961 10 0 39,296 10 0 24,912 0 0 £ s. d. 1,979 14 0 1,736 5 0 1,567 12 3 971 12 6 1,159 4 0 4,146 19 6 3,970 16 9 2,038 16 0 2,940 0 9 2,562 1 6 1,606 14 6 1,756 4 0 2,927 7 3 1,766 14 9 2,838 8 3 2,922 2 3 2,947 4 9 1,868 8 0 £ 8. d. 659 18 0 578 15 0 522 10 9 323 17 6 386 8 0 1,382 6 6 1,323 12 3 679 12 0 980 0 3 854 0 6 535 11 6 585 8 0 975 15 9 588 18 3 946 2 9 974 0 9 982 8 3 622 16 0 £ s. d. 594 0 0 520 19 0 470 8 0 291 11 6 347 16 6 1,244 3 6 1,191 7 0 611 14 6 882 2 6 768 13 6 482 1 6 526 19 0 878 5 6 529 11 6 851 12 0 876 14 6 884 5 0 560 11 6 £ s. d. 23,085 4 6 20,215 7 0 18,259 11 0 11,315 3 0 13,437 4 6 48,193 15 6 46,129 4 0 23,745 8 6 34,229 3 0 29,853 6 0 18,727 8 6 20,461 1 6 34,029 13 6 20,567 19 6 33,008 10 6 33,964 17 0 34,310 8 6 21,788 18 6 £ s. d. 77 3 6 68 14 0 81 8 0 52 15 6 125 7 0 325 15 0 329 10 0 108 9 0 169 3 6 1-22 18 6 71 4 0 86 7 6 220 8 0 103 6 0 200 16 6 223 15 6 172 3 6 71 6 0 Manawatu Trotting Club New Brighton Trotting Club .. Forbury Park Trotting Club .. Canterbury Park Trotting Club Ash burton Trotting Club Totals, trotting Totals, racing 478 1,757 98,840 403,385 988 8 0 1,849,615 10 0 4,033 17 0 ! 6,942,954 10 0 138,721 3 3 520,721 11 9 46,240 7 9 173,573 17 3 41,613 15 6 156,226 10 0 1,614,449 17 6 6,058,954 7 6 8,590 6 0 33,478 3 6 Grand totals 284 days 2,235 502,225 5,022 5 0 8,792,570 0 0 I 659,442 15 0 219,814 5 0 197,840 5 6 7,673,404 5 0 42,068 9 6