COOK AND OTHER ISLANDS. [In continuation of Parliamentary Paper A.-3, 1931.]

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1932 Session I-II, A-03

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1932. NEW ZEALAND.

COOK AND OTHER ISLANDS. [In continuation of Parliamentary Paper A.-3, 1931.]

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

MEMORANDUM. Cook Islands Department, Wellington, 20th October, 1932. More interest than usual attaches to the annual review of the Cook Islands Administration owing to the report of the National Expenditure Commission. After juxtaposing the bald figures of expenditure for the two periods 1914-15 and 1930-31 as £5,063 and £27,273 respectively, and stating that the grant from the New Zealand Treasury in 1931-32 was £21,633, the Commission proceeds to recommend .i That immediate steps be taken to reduce the cost of administration, the mcrease_ m which (presumably between 1914—15 and 1930—31) it deems to be out of all proportion. To this end the Commission recommends— _ _ (a) That the Department be amalgamated with that of External Affairs under one Permanent Head ; and (b) That the grants from the New Zealand Treasury to the Cook Islands and Niue Administrations be reduced to £10,000, special mention being made of a reduction in the expenditure on education. The savings estimated (in the 1932-33 appropriations) are £11,000 and such further economies as may result from the proposed amalgamation. , The question of the m.v. " Maui Pomare " is dealt with separately by the Commission. It may be inferred from the Commission's findings that it considers the time ripe for casting more responsibility for administrative and humanitarian services on the local Treasuries, and that it assumes a capacity in the latter to carry these effectively. An effort in the direction of easing the burden on the Consolidated Fund has, for some years past been made, and reductions in appropriations for services in the Cook Islands have been effected asunder: — iq32-<W 1930-31. 1931-32. (Estimates). £ £ £ Cook Islands (including Nine) .. 28,024 23,852 I®'»99 M.v. "Maui Pomare" .. .. 30,000 27,000 27,000 Totals .. .. •• 58,024 50,852 46,500 The policy of New Zealand in the administration of the islands of the Cook Group was from the inception modelled on that of Native Affairs here ; and their system of government, the sanitary regulations, and method of determining land-titles were based on New Zealand's experience of the Maori branch of the Polynesian race. ... ... . , During the period from 1919-20 onwards there was a great expansion m the public services oi the islands', especially in regard to education and health, the development of the island fruit trade, and postal and wireless facilities. In addition to administrative charges and salaries, large capita expenditure was devoted to the construction of schools, hospital buildings, wharves, and landing facilities, wireless stations, roads, and the accommodation of officers. The great distance of these islands from New Zealand, their comparative isolation, and the difficulties of inter-communication among them have necessitated transplanting to them a l a^ger measure of services than would be required in, say, a county or district on the mainland of JSew Zealand itself.

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The cost to the New Zealand Treasury in 1931-32 (apart from the m.v. " Maui Pomare ") was £23,852 for services rendered to 15,200 of its population, or £1 lis. 4-6 d. per head, analysed as follows :— Per Head. £ s. d. Education .. .. .. .. 012 9-3 Medical and health . . .. ..0 7 9-0 Other services .. . . .. 0 10 10-3 £1 11 4-6 This compares more than favourably with many administrative areas in New Zealand, whether the services of the General Government or of local bodies are taken into consideration. The total expenditure by the State on education in New Zealand for 1931-32 was £3,409,877, equal to £2 ss. Id. per head of mean population, or nearly four times as much as that in the Cook Group, and on medical and health services 14s. 7d. per head, or nearly twice as much as that in the Cook Group. The costs of services may be reviewed in detail as items in the expenditure from the New Zealand Consolidated Fund. These services, it may be said, appreciate in importance and value when regarded in relation to British influence in the Pacific Ocean and New Zealand's position of trust and guardianship over a considerable section of the aboriginal Polynesian race. It would not have been regarded as extravagant if Government budget costs had been two or three times as high as they have actually reached, provided the results of New Zealand's civilizing mission, judged by all standards, were satisfactory. These have been reviewed from time to time in the annual reports of the Administration and have shown that whether in the statistics relating to the physical, social, and moral welfare, or in observations dealing with the happiness and contentment of the population, or even in the figures which recount exports and imports or tabulate revenues and expenditures, New Zealand has achieved an outstanding success in the administration of affairs in the Cook Group. Medical Sebvices. When the Cook Islands were annexed by the Seddon Government in 1900 " in the interests of the Native people," the Native population was regarded as a dying race. Its numbers (excluding Niue) were estimated to have decreased from fourteen thousand in'lB23 to less than eight thousand in 1900. A heavy infantile mortality and tropical and imported diseases took a terrible toll of life. Not only have the ravages of these afflictions been arrested, but modern scientific methods, the spread of education, improved hygiene, the provision of a hospital and of efficient medical and nursing staffs have turned the tide, so that at the end of the last financial year the Department was able to announce that the population is now increasing at the rate of 20 per thousand per annum. The medical services in the Cook Islands and Niue have cost as follows in the twelve years between 1919-20 and 1931-32

One-fourth of the grant from the New Zealand Consolidated Fund for the year 1931-32 was devoted to medical work. It represents an expenditure of 7s. 9d. per head of the population, compared with 14s. 7d. per head for New Zealand (exclusive of the islands). There is a hospital at Rarotonga with a medical officer and a nurse, assisted by a small Native staff. A nurse is stationed at Aitutaki, and a part-time nurse at Mangaia. There is also a hospital with a medical officer and nurse and a small Native staff at Niue. The medical staff at Rarotonga was reduced to one as the result of Government economies effected early in 1931. It is acknowledged that a grave risk was taken in reducing the medical staff at Rarotonga to one medical officer. During the current year the staff has been reinforced by two Native medical practitioners, trained at the Central School of Tropical Medicine, Fiji. It will be seen that an important item in the medical budget is the service of the lepers, which began in 1926—27. The cost includes £6,140 for the erection of hospital and housing accommodation and facilities at Makogai Leper Station, Fiji, and £6,750 for the collection and removal of lepers from the extended area of the Cook Group.

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Year. j Cook Islands. Niue. j Total Proportion due to Lepers. 1919-20 .. .. 1,300 1,850 3,150 1920-21 .. .. 1,500 1,950 3,450 1921-22 .. .. 2,500 950 3,450 1922-23 .. .. 2,450 960 3 410 1923-24 .. .. 1,475 950 2^425 1924-25 .. .. 2,475 1,600 4,075 1925-26 .. .. 2,565 900 3,465 1926-27 .. .. 8,638 900 9,538 6,500 1927-28 .. .. 6,767 1,950 8,717 5,200 1928-29 .. .. 10,377 1,150 11,527 7,501 1929-30 .. .. 5,939 950 6.889 3'o59 1930-31 .. .. 5,667 1,200 6,867 2,897 1931-32 .. .. 4,735 1,220 5,955 2,150

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Ninety-two Cook Islands lepers have been admitted to the Makogai Leper Station, and further oases are now awaiting removal thereto. Thirty-two have since been cured and returned to their The story of the establishment of this service and of the part taken therein personally by the late Sir Maui Pomare, my lamented predecessor, in arresting the spread of leprosy by segregation of cases at Mako»ai, Fiji, and in organizing curative treatment which has resulted in the restoration to health of a large percentage of cases has yet to be told : it must be placed to the credit of Pomare's memory and renown, and, through him, to the justification of New Zealand's disinterested expenditure during a period when she could afford it. If the measures taken in the last six years prove successful this item may be regarded as a decreasing one, but cannot be suddenly curtailed 50 per cent, in accordance with the recommendation of the Commission. Related to the problem of health in the islands is the provision of preventive measures, which fall into three classes — _ _ ... (a) The education of Natives at medical schools in New Zealand and Ihji; (b) Ground sanitation calculated to minimize the spread of diseases from soil-pollution, notably hookworm ; and (c) The provision of adequate supplies of good water. Items must therefore be maintained in the Budget for social services to cover these, supplementary to provision from the local Treasuries. The Rockefeller Foundation is assisting liberally with, a scheme for ground sanitation, advantage of which has to be taken during even this period of depression. Education. Prior to 1915 Native education in the islands was almost entirely in the hands of the missionaries. It is true that the first Government school was established at Niue in 1911 under a European teacher. Rarotonga did not establish such a school until 1915. The cost to the New Zealand Treasury in 1915 was £373. In 1931-32, thirty Government and Mission schools had been established with a roll attendance of 2,887 pupils under fourteen European teachers and fifty-two Native Government teachers, and a number of Mission teachers. „„„ »„ ™ QO The cost to the New Zealand Treasury for the financial year ended 31st March, 1932, was £9,732, or 12s. 9Jd. per head of the population, or £3 7s. sd. per head of the number receiving education. This may be compared with costs on the New Zealand mainland as follows : — Cost of 8,133 pupils attending the Native 1930-31 schools (see Year-book) .. .. £99,101, or £12 3s. Bd. per head. Cost of 227,165 pupils attending the primary schools (including Native schools) .. £2,636,520, or £11 12s. Id. per head. Total cost of education £4,101,933, or £2 15s. per head of population. On these figures the New Zealand taxpayer cannot complain that the white man's burden in these islands is out of all proportion to what he bears in respect of the children of his own race or of that branch of the Polynesian race with which he has been more closely associated in New Zealand. Compared with 1911 or 1915, and taking percentages which are the gauges of investigating Committees, education costs have certainly appreciated in seventeen years. But if in 1911 there was only one Government school in Niue and in 1915 one at Rarotonga—that is, if New Zealand only then entered upon its self-imposed task of adapting the polity of isolated, backward Polynesian tribes to the discipline and standards of the most advanced Western culture—the addition of half a dozen such schools in later years might well have been characterized as an increase out of all proportion. European teachers in the schools of the Group are paid scale salaries as in New Zealand schools, with the necessary addition of tropical allowances. They are assisted by Native teachers, and in respect of the salaries of the latter no charge of extravagance can possibly be made. The range of the salaries of these Native teachers is as follows : —• £ £ £ 3at 12 per annun 4at 25 per annum 2at 30 per annum 5„ 35 „ 5„ 40 „ 1„ 45 3„ 50 „ 3„ 55 „ 5„ 60 4„ 65 „ 2„ 70 „ 1„ 80 „ 2„ 85 „ 1» 90 » 1» 9® » 1 „ 100 „ 2 „ 110 „ 2 „ 120 1,, 125 „ 1 » 135 » 2 „ 150 „ The average number of pupils per teacher in the Cook Islands schools is forty-four, which is considerably higher than the average number in New Zealand schools. Striking examples may be found of the difficulties that are experienced m providing educational facilities for the increasing population, and the following extract from a report of a head teacher is " The present accommodation is also absolutely inadequate. Classes 3 and 4—103 children are crammed into one Native class-room, one teacher teaching against the other. Classes 2a and 2b—96 children —are in a similar position. The increase in roll is by no means a temporary one. Between now and the end of 1932 there will be at least sixty children ready for school. The roll number next year will be in the vicinity of four hundred. There are at present about seventy children without desks. Some of the pupils are actually writing on the desk-tops." The school to which this refers is staffed with one European head-teacher (salary, £281), one European assistant (salary, £128), and seven Native teachers with salaries ranging from £30 to £90 per annum.

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New Zealand cannot now shirk the most important, the most far-reaching in implication and effect, the gravest task that any representative of white civilization can undertake in respect of a Native community. Experts may differ as to the method or standard or degree of education that should be aimed at. Governments may debate the wisdom of a " white collar " education or the safe extent of " English " in the curriculum. For good or for ill, the missionaries and the seamen, the traders and the tourists, and the officers of the Government have brought the complicated problems of the great world to the reefs and atolls and to the beaches and palm-groves of the South Sea Islands, and their culture, with all its unrest and stirrings, its trials and tribulations, cannot now be barred by any device of man. To deny a sufficient education to the Polynesian tribes in these islands would not be humane : it would not be manly or sportsmanlike : it would not be worthy of decent British traditions. The Polynesian must be given a sporting chance to understand the world into which he has been projected and to fill his part therein efficiently ; and civilization has not yet devised any better method than the patient impressing of itself upon the mentality of subject peoples and the demonstration in manifold experience of what it demands in order that they may attain ease, confidence, and comfort in the new environment it weaves around them. The M.Y. " Maui Pomare." Prior to 1925 there had been pressing demands for improved shipping facilities between the islands and New Zealand. A Commission appointed in 1920, comprising Messrs. George (now Sir George) Elliott, W. R. Pearson, and Thomas Wilson, stated, " The remedy is obvious: either the New Zealand Government should make equitable arrangements for a direct Samoan service or purchase suitable ships themselves." The Auckland Chamber of Commerce in 1921 urged the Government to provide a subsidized or other improved steamship service ; South Island Chambers of Commerce urged the Government to arrange for a direct steamer service from the islands to southern ports. Meantime the mandated territory of Western Samoa and the Island of Niue demanded an outlet for their fruit trade and better facilities for trading with New Zealand. Although every endeavour was made from time to time to induce private enterprise to cater for the trade, and public tenders for a satisfactory service were invited, no improvement was affected. The old " Hinemoa " was taken over and reconditioned, and from 1925 until 1928 she ran the Government service between Niue and Auckland, and by arrangement with New Zealand merchants made periodical calls at Norfolk Island. She rendered an indispensable service in removing lepers from the Cook Islands, Niue, and Samoa, and also from New Zealand, to Makogai, Fiji, a service which without the Government vessel would have been an extremely difficult and costly one to carry out. Prior to the Government taking over the Niue service in 1925, the sum of £3,866 was spent on it in one year for relief ships and subsidy. The expenditure on the ' Hinemoa " in the vote for the Cook Islands Administration was as follows :—

The " Hinemoa," on account of her build, was unsuitable for fruit-carrying, and the Government of the day determined to replace her with a vessel fitted with insulated'holds for the purpose of carrying on the service between Samoa and Niue and New Zealand. It was thus that the m.v. " Maui Pomare " was acquired by the Government of New Zealand. She was launched on the 29th September, 1927 ; arrived in Wellington Ist June, 1928 ; and entered into service on the 26th of the latter month. The cost of the vessel was provided by the Consolidated Fund and divided between the Cook Islands Administration and Samoa ; the taxpayer has already paid the capital cost. Experience showed that extensive structural alterations were necessary to make the vessel efficient for the Samoa - Nine - New Zealand service, and during the 1930-31 financial year these alterations cost £9,563 and necessitated the lie-up of the vessel for nearly five months and the loss of revenue. The banana trade has, in common with other trades, suffered from the depression, but more particularly because of importations from Fiji and Tonga. Decreases in quantities shipped from Niue were registered on account of hurricanes, and from Samoa owing to various causes. The losses in the running expenses of the vessel since the inception (the figures are taken from audited accounts) have been as under : —

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I j 1 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1928-29. £ £ £ £ Working-expenses.. | 14,136 j 22,140 20,344 7,288 Credits in aid .. j 12,672 12,240 13,828 3,891

Excess. Year ended Expenditure. Revenue. Profit. Loss. £ ! £ £ £ 31st March, 1929 .. 20,479 j 20,491 12 31st, March, 1930 .. 30,400 I 25,150 .. 5,244 31st March, 1931 .. 28,792 1 14,177 14,615* 31st March, 1932 ... 26,012 23,182 .. 2,830 | * Structural alterations cost £9,563 and vessel was laid up, not earning revenue for nearly five months.

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Had full freights of bananas been maintained after alterations and improvements had been made to the vessel the New Zealand taxpayer would have had no grounds for condemnation of the service. The Government, upon reviewing all the circumstances, has decided to maintain the vessel in the Samoa -Niue- New Zealand service, but has transferred the management thereof to the Samoan Administration. It has also found it advisable to detach Niue (which is geographically much nearer to Samoa than to any of the Cook Islands) from the Cook Islands Administration and to attach it to Western Samoa under the Department of External Affairs. The " Maui Pomare " has never served any other of the Cook Islands. Tkade between Cook Islands (including Niue) and New Zealand. If the figures of commerce are to be taken as the criteria of successful colonization, the following, which shows the trade in the ten years ended 31st December, 1931, may be of interest: —

These figures reveal the effects of the depression in inward and outward trade. The inhabitants of the islands cannot purchase more of the foodstuffs or clothing and other articles that New Zealand can supply unless they can pay for the same with the bananas, tomatoes, and oranges they grow, or with the copra they ship to the other end of the world. In regard to citrus fruits, they have been very considerably displaced in the New Zealand market by importations from Australia and California, as the following figures show

There may be another road to economy through proper exploitation of the abundant resources of islands, only a few days' steam away from New Zealand—islands forming part of the Dominion of New Zealand for the welfare of which she is responsible, and to the service of the inhabitants of which she makes annual contributions. To the extent that these resources and trades are developed and safeguarded, so will island revenues appreciate and island treasuries assume more and more of the responsibilities and costs of administration and public services. A. T. Ngata, Minister for the Cook Islands.

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Niue. Rarotonga. Total. Year. — ; : Imports. Exports. Total. Imports. Exports. Total. Imports. I Exports. - I ££££££££ 1922 .. 13,188 14,938 28,126 93,386 102,906 196,292 106,574 117,844 1923 .. 14,737 12,960 27,697 93,756 91,128 184,884 108,493 104,088 1924 .. 14,169 14,603 28,772 101,727 108,352 210,079 115,896 122,955 1925 .. 14,953 17,320 32,273 91,504 95,362 186,868 106,459 112,682 1926 .. 14,105 17,655 31,760 95,531 101,752 197,283 109,636 119,407 1927 .. 10,896 14,290 25,186 87,773 99,106 186,879 98,669 113,396 1928 .. 14,403 16,347 30,750 81,511 96,470 177,981 95,914 .112,817 1929 .. 14,688 13,449 28,137 73,565 93,066 166,631 88,253 106,515 1930 .. 14,863 13,323 28,186 69,976 85,956 155,932 84,839 99,279 1931 .. 8,958 5,186 14,144 49,223 66,932 116,155 58,181 72,118 Total .. 134,960 140,071 275,031 837,954 941,030 1,778,984 972,914 1,081,101

1928. 1929. 1930. ! 1931. lb. lb. lb. lb. Australia (including Norfolk Island) .. 5,101,900 3,376,113 6,405,305 11,156,620 United States of America .. .. 2,409,666 4,162,990 2,798,658 2,490,466 Cook Islands .. ..- .. 7,881,699 6,376,273 7,696,066 3,336,439

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REPORT OF COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. KAROTONGA. FINANCE. In view of the precarious financial position and the consequent uncertainty as to whether estimated revenue would materialize, the utmost economy was exercised during the year, and expenditure was cut down to a bare minimum, with the result that the financial year ended with a credit balance of £2,311 12s. 6d. Receipts amounted to £43,555 75., and payments to £41,517 ss. sd. Income included grants from New Zealand Government amounting to £17,464 to assist in carrying out such services as medical and education in accordance with the promise made to the inhabitants of these islands at the time of annexation, the total cost of which is beyond the resources of the local Administration. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure, and Balance-sheet, are printed on pages 19, 20 herein, Appendix A. The Balance-sheet takes into account the value (after writing off depreciation, £2,241 lis.) of all Administration assets in the Group as at 31st March, 1932, and all. liabilities, and shows an excess of assets amounting to £80,576 os. 9d. TRADE. For the year ended 31st December, 1931, the value of exports was £79,945 (1930, £109,438), and of imports £69,260 (1930, £103,468), showing an excess of exports of £10,685. For details of imports and exports for the year, see Appendix E, pages 23-29. The following table shows how acutely the Cook Islands are suffering through the general trade depression:— Imports. Exports. Total Value. Year. £ £ 1920 •• 177,911 94,697 272,608 1925 .. .. 130,609 151,939 282,548 1926 .. •■ 134,473 138,588 273,061 1927 .. .. 116,606 138,357 254,963 1928 .. •• 117,639 133,051 250,690 1929 .. .. •• ..." 106,835 124,486 231,321 1930 .. .. 103,468 109,438 212,906 1931 ' 69,260 79,945 149,205 Compared with 1930, exports decreased by £29,493, and imports by £34,208. The latest figures are the lowest (with the exception of the year L 915) for over twenty years. This serious shrinkage is due to the extremely low price of copra (producers receiving only Jd. per pound) ; to the poor price of fruit throughout the period ; to the short orange season in the Group islands owing to the early withdrawal of the usual cargo steamer from New Zealand (which, incidentally, caused a heavy loss of tomatoes at Rarotonga) ; and to the general trade depression. The orange season was a disastrous one for Cook Islands producers. This was occasioned to a larce extent by the swamping of the New Zealand markets with Australian oranges, which are admitted duty free. The following table shows how Australian imports have increased within recent years: 1929, 4,076,8681b.; 1930, 8,111,0001b.; 1931, 11,305,0001b. Cook Islands producers are still earnestly appealing to the New Zealand Government for protection against the heavy importations of citrus fruits from sources outside the Dominion's territories. With adequate protection and suitable shipping facilities, New Zealand's island possessions are quite able to provide all the Dominion's requirements of citrus fruits, bananas, tomatoes, and orange-juice. At the present time bananas in the New Zealand markets are at a very low price owing to competition from Fiji, Samoa, Niue, Tonga, Tahiti, and Norfolk Island. The following figures show the decline of value of copra exported from the Cook Islands during the years 1928 to 1931 :— Tons exported. Total Value. £ 1928 1,770 33,071 1929 2,020 28,648 1930 .. .. ■■ 2,143 23,478 1931 .. .. .. ..1,546 11,677

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The following comparative table shows the exports of main products for the last seven years :—

SHIPPING. Overseas shipping at the port of Avarua, Rarotonga, comprised a total of thirty-six vessels, twentysix being the Sail Francisco mail steamer, four the Union Steamship Company's fruit steamer from Auckland, and six miscellaneous. MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH. With only one medical officer stationed in the Group, no visits have been made to the islands of the Northern Group. The last visit to these islands was made in October, 1930. Three short visits to the Lower Group islands were possible, but on each occasion the few hours that the Doctor could remain ashore were quite insufficient to enable him to carry out any effective medical work. Fortunately, with the exception of Rarotonga, health conditions throughout the Group have apparently remained satisfactory. Native Medical Practitioners.—Two Native medical practitioners—viz., Takao Tinirau and Tau Cowan—returned to Rarotonga in February after completing a four year's course at the Fiji Medical School. Increase in Population.—From statistical records it appears that since the last census in April, 1926, when the population of the Cook Islands (excluding Niue) was shown as 10,081, there has been to the 31st March, 1932, a natural increase of 1,100 in the Native population, which must be considered as highly satisfactory. Rabotonga. Typhoid.—ln Rarotonga the period was marked by an epidemic of typhoid, followed later by an outbreak of influenza. Gastric Influenza, chiefly confined to the young, broke out in the latter weeks of July, and continued throughout August and September. Filarial manifestations of one kind or another are always with us and constitute a majority of the minor operations performed in and out of hospital. Acute Rheumatism with occasional cardiac complications has come under notice, and has caused some deaths. Particularly was this incidence marked during the rainy season. Tuberculosis.—This disease is not by any means tinder control, as the figures will show. For the year sixteen females and twenty-nine males came under notice at the out-patients department, while thirty-one others have been received into hospital for treatment. Paratyphoid.—ln February this year two cases were early recognized and brought into hospital. No other cases have occurred. Yaws. —Occasional cases are seen in the early tertiary stage and bicreol or N.A.B. is given with most beneficial results. Venereal disease is present, but I have yet not been able to gauge its incidence. The Infantile Death-rate is high. This will receive close attention during the coming year. Leprosy.—The cases in the Group are seven in number, which have come under observation since all known lepers were removed to Makogai Central Leper Asylum in 1927. Public Hospital.—ln-patients Department: Total cases admitted, 195; major operations, 12; minor operations, 87 ; general anaesthesia, 21. Out-patients Department: Total attendances, 10,635 ; total visits, 447 ; total confinements, 85 ; T.A.B. injections, 236 ; bicreol injections, 1,077 ; antitetanic injections, 15; N.A.B. injections, 108; minor operations, 114; other injections, 80. Dental Department.—New patients, 337 ; re-examinations, 1,500 ; fillings, 1,916 ; extractions, 969 ; Ag. No. 3 treatment, 211 ; cleaning and scaling, 1,298 ; miscellaneous, 1,047 : a total of 5,450 operations.

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1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. Citrus fruits (Cases) 94,773 169,668 123,021 142,315 106,187 128,196 82,740 Bananas „ 85,451 30,766 45,470 47,410 51,026 53,493 55,769 Tomatoes „ 61,064 72,087 41,080 51,955 52,685 30,263 34,750 Copra (Tons) 2,440 1,245 1,676 1,770 2,020 2,143 1,546

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Vital Statistics. The following table shows the births and deaths in each island of the Group for the year

Of the deaths recorded fifty-one were under the age of one year, as compared with thirty-eight last year. MIGRATION. The following returns show the migration to and from Rarotonga for the period Ist April, 1931, to 31st- March, 1932 : — Arrivals.—Europeans : 91 males, 50 females. Natives : 54 males, 39 females. Departures. —Europeans: 77 males, 45 females. Natives : 30 males, 35 females. EDUCATION. There are eighteen schools in the Cook Islands, eleven being in Rarotonga and the Lower Group Ihere are egM num bers total 2,139, as follows : Rarotonga and K'tapTur"; of 1,583. Northern Group, 365; with aver.g. "eport sets out the more important wort heiug undertake» iu education in these ""the «V?VS T* * S whole kland set to work on a, extensive campaign .1 replanting e.sent.al food-supphea, and the school was closed for some time to allow the children to assist m the work. Flementarv Woodwork.—This subject receives attention in all the schools, and a good deal o Mementay General upkeep of school furniture and repair work occupies a good Ū 5, of school furniture have been mended, while new de.ks, seat.,, wall and gymnastic apparatus have been made. „ w t - Schools —The local schools were visited during the year by the Education offi.^^Native sr ±£f rr-%. in school are good. . . , , , • , jFvjzststtrz taiwirsi'! Hr.-Zr-: ts= teaching, classes for Native teachers are held regularly by the European teaciiers. Student Teachers —These receive a special training and are chosen from the brightest and most btudem learners. x Tho wnOTamme of work involves all school subjects as well TifnUil — Punils continue to receive dental treatment. All children attending the Avarua School have passed through the hands of the dental nurse, who is now examining and treating pupils belonging to the outlying schools. . Medical The Chief Medical Officer has inspected the following schools: Mauke, Mitiaro, Atiu Ai.uK Ti.ik.veka, and reports that, cxcept for nnno, tronhles, the general health of the children is good.

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Births. Deaths. | cxi i 1 — Marriages. Name of Island. | ! | M. ; K. M. i F. I I "R a rotonaa •• 102 111 49 31 25 £22* :: : « ; » »« • »« Mansraia 28 27 15 15 9 £„ g :: .. 23 18 10 9 5 Mauk e .. ■■ ® f „ 2 Mit into .. ' ! I t Manihiki .. • • '} , Rakahanga . . ■ • 5 , k o Penrhyn .. .. 9 6 1 5 I Pukapuka .. •• 1 15 19 12 8 2 Palmerston .. Total .. ! 249 239 105 89 74

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PUBLIC WORKS. Owing to the financial position, no public works of any importance were undertaken during the year. Government buildings and properties have been kept in a good state of repair. Roads. —The road gang has been kept up to strength and fully employed in general maintenance and repairs to the main road round the island. Bridges.—Plans and specifications were drawn for two new bridges to replace wooden structures. These await more financial times for completion. Water-supply.—All supply systems of the various villages have been maintained in good order. There were no serious breaks during the year. Reef Passages.—ln the island of Mangaia further improvements have been made to the reef passages at Oneroa and Atuakoro. In Mauke the main passage at Taunganui has been widened and deepened, and the subsidiary passage at Angataura has been improved. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Rarotonga. Planting Statistics. —Planting statistics for the year show noticeable increases in the planting of bananas, tomatoes, and citrus trees. All domestic crops —e.g., yams, kumara, taro, &c. —have been heavily planted. ' More use is being made of cover crops, and growers are also realizing the benefits to be gained from the crop rotation and the use of fertilizers. Growers suffered heavy losses of tomatoes with overmature fruit owing to the cancellation of one trip of the cargo vessel, and its early withdrawal from the service. Citrus. —It is satisfactory to note that a great deal of interest has been displayed on the part of growers in the establishment of new varities. Improved varieties of trees have been introduced from California and New Zealand, besides a large number of propagated trees from the Experimental Nursery. A number of growers, with the assistance of the Department, have undertaken the propagation of their own trees. The Department offers every encouragement in this direction. Large numbers of Rough Lemon stock have been planted out in nursery rows, and the budding of same is already in progress. Grapefruit has also received considerable attention. During the season growers were able to dispose of large quantities of oranges to the Rarotonga Pure Food Products Co. for the purpose of making concentrated orange-juice for the New Zealand markets. This juice has been very favourably commented on in New Zealand, and is in good demand. Monthly Notes. —The " Monthly Notes" have been regularly compiled and distributed to growers. The following subjects have been dealt with during the year : April: Citrus Outlook in the Cook Islands. May : Picking, curing, and packing Lemons. June : Bananas ; Citrus Diseases ; Tomatoes. July : Propagation of Citrus Trees ; Tomatoes. August: Propagation of Citrus trees —■ continued. September : Tobacco Cultivation. October : Tobacco Cultivation—continued. November : Sweet Potato Storage Trials ; Improper packing ; Sorting of Tomatoes. December : Fruit Regulations. January : Copra. February : Banana-cultivation. March : Citrus culture ; Budding Operation. Packing-sheds and Fruit-inspection. Work has been satisfactorily carried out in the district packing-sheds. The installation of the second set of grading machinery in the Arorangi district shed was of great assistance, as this shed handled half the total shipment of oranges for the season. The floors of all the district packingsheds have been concreted and the roofs painted. Regulations.—The amendments to the Fruit Regulations, prohibiting the export of oranges of 3J in., 3§ in., and 3| in. in diameter, and tomatoes under 2 in. in diameter, gave satisfactory results. Prosecutions. —Eighteen persons were prosecuted in the High Court for breaches of Fruit Regulations. Prosecutions in this respect are on the downward trend. Parasites. —Reports from Aitutaki indicate that good results continue to be obtained from the use of citrus scale parasites (Chalcid flies). Citrus Experiments. —A series of experiments in connection with the keeping-qualities of oranges were carried out during the season. Oranges were subjected to immersion in borax, bicarbonate of soda, formalin, salt water, and fresh water. The results were conclusively in favour of borax-treated fruit. Salt water proved to have disastrous effects. Further experiments, concentrating on the borax treatment, will be carried out during this coming season. Experimental Nursery. All sections of the nursery are now planted with bananas. The citrus trees are bearing good crops of fruit. A number have been attended to for various diseases. Several affected with Foliocellosis (mottled leaf) have been trenched, heavily manured, and have responded well to the treatment. All trees have been pruned, and sprayed where necessary. Grapefruit and mandarins were forwarded to New Zealand during the season, and

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realized fair prices. With the added interest taken by growers to plant European varieties of citrus trees, a large seed-bed was prepared and Rough Lemon seeds sown. Two thousand seedlings have been planted out in the nursery for propagation purposes, and 1,100 distributed to growers who have prepared their own nursery-beds. A large amount of bud wood of approved varieties lias also been supplied to growers, following practical advice given them in budding operations. Demonstrations in all branches of citriculture have been given to growers at the nursery. The propagation of suitable citrus varieties is an important activity, and is one of the principal reasons for the establishment of the Experimental Nursery. Since 1914, varieties have been imported from Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand, California, and Florida. Since coming into bearing and maturity these have been carefully watched, and out of all the kinds planted for testing, forty-nine in all, only Valencia Late and Washington Navels have proved of outstanding commercial value. These varieties are meaty and solid, and stand handling and shipping better than the local native seedlings. Siletta and Mediterranean Sweet are also promising. Marsh Seedless grapefruit, Thorney and Beauty mandarins, and Tahitian and Persian limes, have also proved their suitability for our requirements. Mango seedlings were inarched and freely distributed. A consignment of plants was shipped to the Department of Agriculture, New South Wales, and arrived in good order. The authorities m New South Wales reciprocated with a consignment of Pecan nut-trees which have been established on the nursery, and which are doing well. Tung-oil trees (Aleurites Fordii) came to hand from New Zealand, and those planted at a slightly higher elevation are doing well. West African Oil palms (Blaeis guinesnis) have now commenced to bear fruit. These palms have been established for seven years, and have always appeared to be slow growing. The annatto trees are growing fast, and steadily bearing heavier crops. Two consignments of seed were forwarded to New Zealand during the year. Good crops should be returned when the trees attain full bearing stage. Three lots of nutmeg seed were received from Geylon. The first two packages failed to germinate, but the third, containing fresh seed, show signs of germination. Twelve plants each of nutmeg, cloves, and pepper came to hand from Ceylon. All the peppers survived', but only five nutmeg and two clove plants are at present established. Of the 212 Macadamia nuts received from Queensland, 117 have germinated. Lower and Northern Group islands have had all their requirements fulfilled. School agricultural classes continue to be held regularly, and a section of the nursery was allotted to the boys for practical work. Noxious Weeds. Much attention has been devoted to the eradication of noxious weeds on the island, and regular monthly visits have been paid to all parts of the island with satisfactory results. Elephant's Foot.—This weed has been successfully checked in many places. Experiments for its eradication were carried out with sodium chlorate, and results to date have been very satisfactory. Prosecutions.—Sixty persons were prosecuted in the High Court for breaches of the Noxious Weeds Regulations. HIGH COURT. Rarotonga . Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction.-' —In Rarotonga for the year ended 31st March, 1932, the High Court dealt with 1,307 cases-for criminal offences and breaches of regulations and local Ordinances, and eighty civil cases. Lower Group and Northern Islands. In the Lower Group and Northern Islands the Resident Agents, who are Commissioners of the High Court with limited jurisdiction, held regular sittings. The Chief Judge visited the Lower Group Islands and disposed of all cases which were exclusively within the jurisdiction of a Judge. NATIVE LAND COURT. The Court held sittings at Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, and Mangaia. At Aitutaki the disputed succession to the Ariki title of Te Urukura was determined by the Court. During the year a survey of the coast-lines of the islands of Penrhyn and Manihiki was completed , POST OFFICE. Offices— The office at Atiu (closed on 24th November, 1930, except for mails) was reopened in all branches on 9th May last. All other offices in the Group have remained open during the year for the transaction of business in accordance with the status of each. Savings-bank. —The year's work in connection with the savings-bank is summarized as follows : Deposits, £13,932 Is. 3d. ; withdrawals, £14,628 6s. Id. There is an excess of withdrawals over deposits for the year of £696 4s. lOd. (1930-31 : Withdrawals exceeded deposits by £3,205 3s. 4d.) There are 1,171 depositors in the Rarotonga Savings-bank district. The total amount at credit at the 31st March (including interest for the year) is £22,470 9s. This amount is greater by £132 13s. Id. than the amount brought forward from the preceding year —i.e., at credit on the Ist April, 1931.

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Money-orders. —Number of orders paid, 272 ; amount, £5,025 13s. Id. Number of orders issued, 747 ; amount, £12,060 18s. 3d. ; commission, £151 15s. sd. Stamps.—A new series of stamps lias been issued comprising the following denominations : Jd., Id., 2d., 2-Jd., 4d., 6d., and Is. Stamp sales (exclusive of stamps sold in the Group for High Court purposes) amounted to £1,332 15s. 3fd. Telephones. —The telephone service has been well maintained during the year. Mechanical faults which have developed and line troubles have been promptly attended to. Radiograms. —The total charges collected for forwarded traffic amounted to £657 Bs. sd. Compared with the preceding year (1930-31) there is a falling-ofi in revenue of £307 19s. sd. from this source, it is to be pointed out, however, that for part of the year 1930-31 (from Ist April to 11th May) the charges on messages to New Zealand, or through New Zealand stations, was at the rate -of Is. 6d. per word as against the present charge of Is. per word (ordinary rate). WIRELESS. The parent station at Rarotonga and the substations at Ait.utaki, At.iu, Mauke, and Mangaia have maintained efficient services. A low-power valve transmitter, using dry batteries for the power-supply, was installed at Mangaia in June. An inspection of all substations was made -by the Superintendent. Native operators are keeping the machinery and apparatus in good order. The work of these operators continues to be satisfactory. The short-wave transmitter which was installed at Rarotonga in 1930, and which gives direct communication with New Zealand, is giving very satisfactory results. Wireless press news from New Zealand is relayed to the Group stations three times a week. There was a considerable reduction in revenue during the year due partly to the curtailed services of the cargo-steamer during the fruit season, and partly to the general depression. Seventeen radio receiving licenses were issued during the year. POLICE. Rarotonga.—The strength of the Rarotonga force is one European Inspector and seven Native officers. Group Islands. —The location and distribution of the Native police in the outer islands is now as follows : Aitutaki, six ; Atiu, five ; Mitiaro, three ; Mauke, four ; Mangaia, seven ; Penrhyn, four ; Manihiki, five ; Rakahanga, three ; Pukapuka, three. During the year 1,307 cases were brought before the High Court, being an increase of 268 over the previous year. Most of the offences for which prosecutions were instituted were of the nature of misdemeanours rather than crimes. During the year fifty-one prisoners completed their sentences and were discharged. This was an increase of thirty-one over last year. At 31st March, 1932, there were fourteen prisoners in the goal at Rarotonga. A" new Ordinance, intituled " The Rarotonga Motor-vehicles Ordinance, 1931," was passed and came into force on Ist April, 1931. Registration has been effected during the year of sixty-one trade-motors, fifty-five cars, seven motor-cycles, and one trailer —a total of 124 vehicles. Drivers' licenses to the number of 213 were issued. Fees collected amounted to £356 Is. Bd. In accordance with instructions, the strictest economy has been exercised in the expenditure of public money. METEOROLOGICAL. The total rainfall at Avarua (Rarotonga) for the twelve months ended 31st March, 1932, was 75-14 in., the highest fall recorded for twenty-four hours being 5-04 in. on sth June. The highest reading of the Fahrenheit thermometer in the shade was 88° on 12th January, 29th January, Bth February, and 9th February, 1932, and the lowest 53° on 2nd July. The mean of the minimum was 67-4°, and the mean of the maximum 80-4°. The lowest reading of the barometer was 29-700 on 27th March, 1932. Daily observations are taken of weather conditions (including barometer, thermometer, wind, clouds, rain, &c.), and a monthly return is forwarded to the Director of the Meteorological Office in Wellington. Full weather reports are sent daily by radio to Apia for the purposes of the scheme of weather reports and storm warnings in the South Pacific Ocean. LOWER COOK GROUP. AITUTAKI. Health. —The general health of the island was good, and there were no epidemics. Sixty-three maternity cases were attended by the resident nurse with no maternal mortality. During the year there were seventy-five births and thirty deaths. Sixteen children died under the age of ten years of summer diarrhoea and T.B. The Chief Medical Officer visited the island on three occasions. The people are still very short of food-supplies owing to the prolonged drought that followed the hurricane of February, 1931.

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Trade. —Following the serious hurricane damage and owing to the world-wide depression, trade generally has been at a stand-still. Only 258 tons of copra and 7,920 cases of fruit were exported. Planting.—Plantings to replace storm damage are being carried out very extensively. Education.—There has been a marked increase in attendance, and the year's work has proved very successful. Number on roll, 399 ; average attendance, 390. " As an indication of the appreciation of the educational facilities given, during the Christmas holidays the teachers collected materials and, with prison labour, erected a Native class-room 32 ft. by 21 ft. In March the people followed the example set by the teachers and provided a second classroom of similar dimensions. AH school fees, with the exception of 195., were collected, although the people are practically penniless, and a number of the children are attending school in rags. Public Works. —Owing to financial stringency, only works that are absolutely essential have been undertaken. Three wells were sunk —two at Amuri and one at Nikaupara. Attention was given to roads, wharf, boats, public buildings, and motor transport, and a large lime-kiln, sufficient to provide supplies for two years, was made. Courts. —There were 203 criminal cases (only one of a serious nature) and five civil cases dealt with. Island Council. —Four meetings were held. Te Urukura Ariki was appointed a Councillor in succession to her father. ATIU. Health.—Health conditions have been good. The women's committee continues to do good work inspecting villages weekly. Births, 7 ; deaths, 5. Trade. —Exports for the year were : 10,030 cases of oranges, and 180 tons of copra. Public Works. —The main road from the villages to the Tauganui Landing was remetalled and widened for a distance of three miles, and the lotua Ika Road is in process of being remetalled. This will be a great convenience when heavy seas render the main landing-place unworkable. All buildings and water-supplies have been kept in good order. Five returned soldiers' tombstones were erected and unveiled. Courts. —Criminal jurisdiction, 175 cases ; civil jurisdiction, 7 cases. Agriculture. —Planting throughout the year has been steadily maintained, and a plentiful supply of food is assured. School. —Two hundred children are attending school. A fine site for a new school has been donated to the Administration. MAUKE. Health.—Generally speaking, health conditions have been satisfactory, although more frequent and longer visits from a doctor are very desirable. Vital Statistics. —For the twelve months ending 31st March there w r ere 18 births and 12 deaths. Trade. —Exports for the period were : 11,832 cases of oranges, and 105 tons of copra. Prospects for the coming orange season are poor, owing to very dry weather towards the end of 1931. Plantings. —A great deal of planting of domestic crops has taken place since September last, with the result that a plentiful supply of food is assured. Public Works. —Government buildings, water-tanks, and roads have been kept in good repair. A start has been made with the erection of new Government buildings to comprise Court and Council room, post-office, and Resident Agent's'office. The Government is providing the roofingmaterial, doors and windows, concrete floor, painting, and any skilled labour required, whilst the Natives are providing all Native cement and materials for the walls, and unskilled labour. Reef Passages.—-Further improvements have been made to the reef passages at Taunganui and Angataura. High Court. —There were 213 criminal and six civil cases dealt with. Inspection of dwellings. —Dwellings are inspected by the Resident Agent every month, and hygienic conditions have considerably improved. School— There are eighty-one children on the roll. A new class-room, 40 ft. by 18 ft., has been built; material and labour being found voluntarily by the parents. MANGAIA. Health— The island has been free from any serious epidemic. This was fortunate, as for the past three years we have had to depend almost entirely on the resident nurse. The dispensary has been kept very busy during the year. Treatments, 6,932 ; injections for yaws, 607 : total, 7,539. There were 52 births and 30 deaths.

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Trade and Shipping. —The orange crop was very light, and the season soon over. Little copra was made —the smallest quantity for many years. The Island in seeking means of bettering trade conditions has this year gone in heavily for tomatoes and kumaras. It is hoped that there will be shipping facilities for the produce to reach the market. Public Works. —The road from Tamarua into the interior of the island has been completed and carried on towards Ivirua for about two miles as part of the scheme for a road right around the island. The Ivirua people are carrying on to join up with the main road in the Ivirua Village. The Veitatei people have continued their road through the Makatea well inland to enable trucks to pick up this season's fruit. Schools. —The work of the three schools has been satisfactorily maintained throughout the year. Teachers' classes have been held weekly at Oneroa. Many of the elder pupils are loth to leave and are kept on the roll as long as there is room for them. New school at Ivirua : The people of Ivirua have erected a fine new school on the new site they donated. The building is finished, but " opening-day " is deferred until after the first fruit steamer, when there will be money available to justify their usual opening ceremony. Roll numbers : Oneroa, 169 ; Ivirua, 95 ; Tamarua, 69. Planting.—There has been extensive planting of foodstuffs. High Court. —In the criminal jurisdiction 413 cases were dealt with, and one on the civil side. General.—The past year has been very tranquil. In spite of lack of money, the Natives are happy and contented. The island has been very law-abiding, no serious crimes have been committed during the year.

NORTHERN GROUP ISLANDS. MANIHIKI AND RAKAHANGA. As there has been no communication with these islands this year, this report relates to the twelve months ending 31st December, 1931. Health. —Health conditions have remained good throughout the year in both islands, despite the fact that there has been no visit of a doctor since October, 1930. Colds and diarrhcea were the more common ailments. Vital Statistics. —Births, deaths, and marriages for the year ending 31st December, 1931. Manihiki: Births —10 males, 3 females, total 13 ; deaths —2 males, 2 females, total 4 ; marriages—3. Rakahanga: Births —4 males, 9 females, total 13; deaths—s males, 6 females, total 11 : marriages—3. Trade and Shipping. —There were seven calls of trading schooners during the year. Trade returns, with a comparison for the two previous years, are as follows : —

This is a striking example of how the spending-power of the Natives of the Northern Group, whose sole export is copra, has decreased during these years of depression. On account of the very low price of copra in London—Jd. per pound is now the ruling price paid to producers in the Northern Islands—many Natives find it necessary and more profitable to use coconuts for food, rather than turn them into cojira. Planting of Lands. —In both islands there have been considerable plantings of coconuts, puraka, breadfruit, bananas, and taro tarua, and the inhabitants have a plentiful supply of these foods. Public Works. —In Manihiki the Government buildings have been kept in repair and painted. In both islands, roads have been kept in good repair, and also the concrete water-tanks. No shortage of water has occurred. At Rakahanga the boat passage from the reef has been improved. Statement of Revenue for year ending 31st December, 1981. —Manihiki : High Court fees and fines, £57 ; traders' licenses, £28 15s. ; diving-machine license, £5 : civil fees, 6s. ; marriage fees, £1 Is. Rakahanga : High Court fees and fines, £17 16s. ; traders' licenses, £20 ; marriage fees, £1 15s. Island Councils. —Regular meetings of the Island Councils were held, at which matters affecting the welfare of these islands were discussed and satisfactory decisions arrived at. Schools.—At the subsidized London Missionary Society's schools (two at Manihiki and one at Rakahanga) attendances and work were both good. The schools are well equipped with desks, cupboards, blackboards, and other school requisites.

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High Court. —In Maniliiki the number of oases for criminal offences, and for breaches of regulations and local Ordinances, was 108, whilst at Rakahanga fifty-one cases were dealt with. There are three police officers in each island. Offences committed have mostly been of a trivial nature, and law and order are being well maintained. Land Court Surveys. —During the year the coast-lines of Maniliiki were surveyed. General. —The lagoon at Manihiki was open this year for pearl-shell diving, but 011 account of the poor demand and low prices for shell, little diving was done. A heavy storm in February damaged breadfruit and puraka, but they are now recovering. In spite of the present adverse conditions, the Natives show no signs of discontent. PENRHYN. Health. —There has been little sickness throughout the year, and it can be stated that health conditions are satisfactory. Since October, 1930, no Medical Officer has visited the island. Three lepers are being kept in segregation until there is a chance to send them to Makogai. Vital Statistics. —Births, deaths, and marriages for the year ended 31st December, 1931 : Births— 10 males, 17 females, total 27 ; deaths—-1 male, 3 females, total 4 ; marriage—l. Trade and Shipping. —The schooners " Tiare Taporo " and " Tagua " called seven times during the year at irregular intervals. There were 144* tons of copra and 1-| tons of mother-of-pearl shell exported. This island could export 300 tons of copra without any difficulty, but the present low price offers little inducement to the people to make the necessary effort. As to mother-of-pearl shell, although both lagoon reserves have been thrown open continuously since 1928 for both machine and naked diving, the amount of shell exported from the island for this year is almost negligible on account of the very low price offering. There is practically no demand in London for the black-edged shell produced in Penrhyn and Manihiki. The pipi pearl industry is practically dead at present. They are out of demand in London and on the Continent for the reasons mentioned in previous reports. High Court. —Forty-two cases, none being serious, were dealt with. Police. —The number of officers at Omoka was reduced to two. At Tetautua the number remains the same —viz., two. Duties have been carried out satisfactorily. Planting of Lands.—The Natives have paid a good deal of attention to planting during the year, particularly of puraka, coconuts, and bananas. Nearly all lands of a swampy nature are fully planted with taro.' Breadfruit trees imported from Rarotonga have borne well this year, and there are a.number of young trees coming on. Public Works, Water-supply, &c. —A portion of land lying between the Residency and the settlement of Omoka has been reclaimed from the lagoon, and a start has been made to fill in 011 the south side from the Residency to the Government Reserve boundary. The four 5,000-gallon concrete tanks on the island are in good repair. There has been no shortage of water during this year. Schools. —Work and attendances at the Omoka and Tetautua schools were satisfactory. Rat Pest. —Efforts have been made throughout the year to reduce the losses through rats. The Island Council and Native police supervised the distribution of the 2,000 traps provided by the Administration, and over ten thousand rats have already been destroyed. General. —A survey for Land Court purposes was made of the coast lines of the island. PUKAPUKA. Owing to communication being cut of! on account of the hurricane season, this report is for the twelve months ended 30th September, 1931. Health.—With the exception of outbreaks of dengue fever in November, 1930, and in the following January, the health of the people has been fairly satisfactory. Colds, diarrhoea, ringworm, and yaws were amongst the ailments treated at the dispensary. A serious case of shark-bite occasioned considerable anxiety in the absence of skilled medical attention. However, the patient recovered. Vital Statistics. —Births, deaths, and marriages for the year ended 30th September, 1931 : Births —7 males, 12 females, total 19 ; deaths —8 males, 5 females, total 13 ; marriages—2. Trade and Shipping. —Again this year there has been no communication with Rarotonga by schooner. Eight schooner calls were made from Samoa up to September last. The export of copra to that date totalled 135J tons, whilst the value of imports amounted to £867. High Court. —There were no serious cases amongst the total of forty-nine dealt with during the period. Native police officers have carried out their duties satisfactorily, and there has been no difficulty in maintaining law and order. School. —There are 150 children on the roll, eighty-eight boys and sixty-two girls. Satisfactory progress is being made, particularly in English and arithmetic. Planting of Lands.—Special attention has been paid to the weeding of young coconuts, and to the planting of taro, puraka, and bananas. Since the drop in price of copra, the people have been able to buy very little in the way of European foods, but they are subsisting without difficulty on fish and an abundance of domestic crops. Their main difficulty is to provide money for clothes. Island Council. —Six meetings were held during the year when various matters concerning island affairs were discussed. General. —All inhabitants turn out to help in the maintenance of roads, which have been kept in good order. 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SUWARROW. This island, over which. British sovereignty was proclaimed on the 22nd April, 1889, contains an estimated area of 600 acres. It was first occupied by Messrs. Lever Bros., who carried on operations in pearl-shell diving. They experimented in the planting of gold-lipped shell from Torres Straits, but without success. The hurricane of 1914 completely spoiled the island so far as pearl-shell operations were concerned, and a great deal of damage was also done to the coconut plantations on several of the motus. The island, which is 513 miles north-west of Rarotonga, and which is at present leased to Messrs. A. B. Donald, Ltd., produces very little copra at the present time. On account of the fact that there is a safe passage through the reef, a portion of the island was many years ago declared an Admiralty reserve. The island- is a sanctuary for marine birds, which are extraordinarily plentiful, and there is good fishing in the lagoon and round the coast. NASSAU. Nassau lies about forty-five miles south of Pukapuka, and contains an area of little over 300 acres. It is held by the Samoa Shipping and Trading Co., Ltd., and is well planted with coconuts. REPORT OF THE XI I K ISLAND ADMINISTRATION, 1931-32. Finance. Revenue for the financial year ended 31st March, 1932, amounted to £12,376, and expenditure to £11,538, leaving an excess of revenue over expenditure of £838. This has been possible only by a continuation of last year's policy of marking time in all but absolutely essential services and the strictest economy in all Departments. Trade has fallen from an average over the previous ten vears of £35,176 to £18,698. Income and Expenditure Account and Balance-sheet are printed on pages 21, 22. The Balancesheet shows Administration assets, valued as at 31st March, at £26,897 6s. 2d. Trade. Imports for the year totalled £11,507 (1930, £18,630), and exports £7,191 (1930, £15,877). Only during four years since 1902 have the exports been less than for the year just ended. Following on last year's disastrous hurricanes and droughts, the rainfall for the present year is the lowest on record (twenty-five years), which has seriously affected the production of copra, bananas, and other exportable produce. Added to these difficulties has been the abnormally low price for copra in the world's markets (the lowest in the history of copra). The market for Native handicrafts —hats, baskets, &c. —which some years ago was a valuable adjunct to the trade of the Islands is now practically nil, having been ousted by cheap foreign-made articles. A Native woman requires at least twelve hours in which to make a hat—not including the time required for gathering and preparing the necessary pandanus—and obtains 6d. in " take out " from the local stores as a reward for her industry—if she is fortunate enough to sell. Details of imports and exports are printed on pages 31-36. Shipping. Overseas shipping totalled twenty-six calls—twenty-three by the N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare." The benefit, to the island of the regular calls of this vessel, permitting as they do a banana trade with New Zealand and a regular inlet and outlet for commerce, cannot be overestimated. Legislation. The only ordinance passed during the vear was the Nine Aid to Revenue Continuance Ordinance, 1931. Island Council. Quarterly meetings of the Island Council were held. A spirit of loyalty to the. Empire and gratitude to the New Zealand Government for its sympathetic administration of Niue are noticeable features of these meetings. High Court and Native Land Court. Criminal cases totalled 300, civil cases 11, and Native Land Court cases 3. There was the usual absence of really serious crime on the island during the year. Medical and Public Health. Summary of work for the year: Patients in hospital, 176; average length of stay in hospital, 13| days; death, 1 ; out-patients, 10,645. Visits, 2,087. Confinements, 28. Operations—major, 12; minor, 55. Dental extractions, 81. Injections—bicreol, 764 ; novarsenobillon, 110 ; vaccines &c., 73.

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All known lepers are under treatment at the Central Leper Station, Makogai (Fiji). The medical work of the island is made possible by the subsidy from New Zealand. One European Medical Officer and one European nurse have, as usual, carried on the entire medical activities of the island, with what assistance is possible from Native trainees. Postal. Total volume of business amounted to £7,871, as against £10,303 in 1931. * Wireless. This Department has functioned without interruption, and the usual regular storm, warnings to shipping have been issued. Meteorological. Barometer mean for the year, 29*956. Thermometer : Highest, 90 in January and February , lowest, 58 in June and July. Rainfall was the lowest on record, being only 42-53 in., as against 125-44 in. in 1924, which was the highest recorded. (Records cover twenty-five years.) Public Works. Urgent works only have been undertaken, such as repairs to and maintenance of public buildings, erection of medical compound, quarantine enclosure, erection of fumigator, and attention to watersupplies. Agriculture. A great deal of attention during the year has been given to improving Native plantations, experimental plots, and improving the quality of bananas for shipment to New Zealand. Education. Average roll number, 257. The year's work at both schools has been very satisfactory. Teachers' classes were held regularly and are effecting a marked improvement in the efficiency of the Native teachers. The improved standard of oral English throughout the island, as the result of the school work, is becoming more apparent. Great stress is laid upon the importance of agriculture, and more extensive areas for experimental plots have been obtained. Handicrafts, woodwork, and sewing have received due consideration. Education in the outer villages remains in the hands of the London Missionary Society, under Government subsidy. There are in Nine ten mission schools, with an average roll-call of 484 children.

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APPENDICES. APPENDIX A. COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. Income. Dr £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries ' .. .. •• •• •• 1 > 457 9 0 By Balance carried down .. .. 2,193 10 6 Advertising .. .. • ■ • • 14 15 10 Freight, cartage, &c. .. ■ ■ • • 17 6 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. • • • • 49 0 0 Office expenses .. . ■ • • • ■ 4 9 2 Postages, telegrams, &c. .. • • • ■ 238 4 1 Printing and stationery .. •. ■ • 50 8 8 Rent .. .. ■ • • ■ • • 125 0 0 Telephone services .. .. .. ■ • 32 11 - Travelling-allowances .. • • • ■ 75 17 1 Sundry expenses ~ .. ■ • • ■ 0 16 Depreciation .. • • • • ■ • 144 6 6 £2,193 10 6 £2,193 10 6 £ Id. £ s - d - To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,193 10 6By Excess of expenditure over income .. ..33,146 6 8 Grants to Cook Islands and Niue Island Administrations .. .. •• 21,633 0 0 M.V. " Maui Pomare " — £ s. d. Revenue Account .. .. 6,1.75 14 3 Interest on capital .. . ■ 2,948 13 10 9,124 8 I Interest on capita] .. . • • • ■ • 195 8 1 £33,146 6 8 6 8 Note —The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included : (a) Rental value as assessed by the Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4£ per cent, on capital as at Ist April, 1931, and at 2j per cent, on capital accretions during year. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Oanital Liabilities. 71,368 17 6 Accommodation for lepers at Fiji .. 4,248 18 5 BSSL- i a. st™, on h«Ki «« ..0 Departmental .. •• 94 11 Sundry debtors .. -66 17 0 Sundry 1,342 1,351 6 0 Office fittings 206 15 9 Depreciation Reserve .. •• •• " 12 1 Addltl ° nS —-- --- 209 14 6 Treasury Adjustment Account .7,224 1. N . Z . G . M . V . " Maui Pomare " ..66,913 3 4 Additions .. .. • • 180 17 10 67,094 1 2 Official stamps .. .. • • ■ • 6 4 9 Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 33,146 6 8 £113,228 4 4 £113,228 4 4

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APPENDIX B. COOK ISLANDS DEPARTMENT. M.Y. " Maui Pomare." —Revenue Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ B . d. To Salaries and wages .. .. .. .. 8,029 7 10 By Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. .. .. .. .. 697 11 9 " receipts .. ' .. .. .. 23,182 10 7 Pay in lieu of leave .. .. .. 184 1 10 Balance .. .. .. .. .. 6,175 14 3 Labour at Island ports .. .. .. 521 8 5 Victualling .. .. .. .. 2,252 12 8 Cabin stores .. .. .. .. 621 16 1 Deck stores .. .. .. .. 544 3 7 Engine-room stores.. .. .. .. 354 5 8 Fuel oil .. .. .. .. .. 4,591 7 9 Lubricating-oil .. .. .. 1,728 7 0 Laundry .. .. .. .. .. 177 1 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. .. 2,776 11 1 Painting .. .. .. .. .. 96 12 2 Docking .. .. .. .. .. 187 14 1 Survey fees .. .. .. .. 60 13 0 Medical expenses .. .. .. .. 47 18 5 Audit fee .. .. .. .. .. 45 0 0 Rent, storage-shed .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 Transhipping charges .. .. .. 79 8 8 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. .. 1,47619 2 Harbour Board charges .. .. .. 274 7 0 Towage .. .. .. .. .. 16 0 0 Agency commission .. .. .. 445 12 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 25 1 7 Expenses, Advisory Committee .. 18 11 6 Retaining-fee, Superintendent Engineer .. 270 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. .. .. 530 7 8 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 3,345 13 2 £29,358 4 10 £29,358 4 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,175 14 3 By Balance after charging interest on capital .. 9,124 8 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 2,948 13 10 £9,124 8 1 £9,124 8 1 Note.—Owing to the short periods of stay in port, stocktaking could not be completed. Stock has been assessed by the Department. The M.V. " Maui Pomare " made twelve trips between island ports and New Zealand, maintaining a regular itinerary between Niue, Apia, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. A flat rate of freight was charged to all New Zealand ports. The vessel functioned without hitch throughout the year, and kept strictly to time-table. During the year the vessel carried 6,384 tons of cargo between New Zealand and Samoa and 1,104 tons of cargo between New Zealand and Niue. Included in the above were 78,530 cases of fruit. Passengers numbered 269. For the year ended 31st March, 1932, the expenditure exceeded receipts by £2,830 Is. Id. Actual figures were— Estimated. Actual. £ £ s. d. Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. 27,000 26,012 11 8 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 22,500 23,182 10 7 Owing to drought and hurricane conditions in the islands, the vessel's fruit cargoes were greatly reduced in the first four months of the year, to the detriment of freight earnings. Had full cargoes been obtained, the debit balance of £2,830 Is. Id. would have been turned into a substantial credit.

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APPENDIX C. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION (RAROTONGA TREASURY). Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. Income. Dr. £ 8. d. Local Grants from N.Z. Total To Agriculture Revenue. Government. Revenue. Experimental farm .. 326 16 0 Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Fruit Inspection Department 2,396 4 2 By Agriculture — Experimental farm .. 63 18 9 2,723 0 2 Fruit Inspection DepartAitutaki salaries .. .. 744 19 0 ment .. 2,715 4 3 Aitutaki Wharf .. .. 99 18 0 Ammunition.. .. .. 93 13 7 2,779 3 0 103 0 0 2,882 3 0 Atiu salaries .. .. 105 0 0 Ammunition .. .. 108 14 10 .. 108 14 10 Courts .. .. .. 445 13 8 Aitutaki Wharf .. .. 106 4 3 .. 106 4 3 Customs and Treasury .. 775 13 3 Benzine .. .. .. 10 11 9 .. 10 11 9 Education .. .. .. 7,729 11 1 Copra export duty .. 1,619 5 11 .. 1,619 511 Film censorship .. .. 27 8 0 Customs duties .. .. 10,423 5 1 .. 10,423 5 1 Freezer .. .. .. 2,565 4 6 Cinema licenses .. .. 10 0 0 .. 10 0 0 Furniture (repairs, &c.) .. 9 13 7 Court fees and fines .. 778 12 0 .. 778 12 0 Government buildings (repairs, &c.) 801 13 2 Diving licenses .. .. 800 .. 800 Headstones for soldiers' graves... 102 17 1 Dog-tax .. .. .. 83 10 0 .. 83 10 0 Hospital and medical services .. 5,283 19 7 Education .. .. 253 15 0 7,651 0 0 7,904 15 0 Hurricane relief .. .. 113 1 6 Freezer .. .. .. 2,604 6 11 .. 2,604 6 11 Liquor .. .. .. 1,146 5 4 Film-censorship fees .. 45 16 8 .. 45 16 8 Mail subsidy.. .. .. 10 0 0 Hall licenses .. .. 700 .. 700 Mangaia salaries .. .. 146 0 0 Hospital and medical services 203 0 1 3,945 0 0 4,148 0 1 Manihiki and Rakahanga salaries 250 0 0 Liquor .. .. .. 1,258 16 I .. 1,258 16 1 Mauke Public Buildings Reserve 200 0 0 Marriage fees .. .. 34 6 0 .. 34 6 0 Mauke salaries .. .. 544 12 3 Miscellaneous receipts .. 16 7 0 .. 16 7 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. 375 13 2 Motor fees .. .. 354 11 8 .. 354 11 8 Mitiaro salaries .. .. 85 10 0 Native Land Court fees .. 18 19 0 .. 18 19 .0 Penrhyn salaries .. .. 307 0 0 Passport fees .. .. 10 3 0 .. 10 3 0 Police .. .. .. 1,186 14 8 Police .. .. .. .. 293 0 0 293 0 0 Post Office .. .. .. 946 19 3 Post Office receipts .. 632 12 2 .. 632 12 2 Printing .. .. .. 91 0 8 Printing .. .. .. 96 17 6 .. 96 17 6 Prisoners .. .. .. 285 7 0 Reef passages .. .. .. 500 0 0 500 0 0 Public-works expenses .. 480 2 5 Rents .. .. .. 294 0 0 .. 294 0 0 Pukapuka salaries .. .. 284 0 0 Resident Commissioner's DeRadiograms .. .. .. 140 10 2 partment .. .. .. 900 0 0 900 0 0 Resident Commissioner's Depart- Road rates .. .. 97 7 6 .. 97 7 6 ment .. .. .. 2,011 9 8 Shipping fees .. .. 380 .. 380 Roads, bridges, culverts, and Stamp-sales .. .. 1,332 15 3 .. 1,332 15 3 foreshore .. .. .. 983 18 10 Stock, Public Works DepartReef passages .. .. 856 3 8 ment .. .. .. 12 18 11 .. 12 18 11 Sanitation Scheme Reserve .. 250 0 0 Survey, Northern Group .. .. 600 0 0 600 0 0 Stamp printing, dies, plates, &c. 366 3 8 Stamp duties .. .. 53 19 4 .. 53 19 4 Subsidy, destruction of flying- Telephones .. .. 196 4 0 .. 196 4 0 foxes and rats .. .. 70 8 4 Trading licenses .. .. 623 10 0 .. 623 10 0 Survey expenses .. .. 645 19 4 Travelling and transport .. .. 928 0 0 928 0 0 Superannuation subsidy .. 337 4 4 Tropical allowances .. .. 1,418 0 0 1,418 0 0 Telephones .. .. .. 98 1 8 Water rates .. .. 452 10 0 .. 452 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. 192 9 8 Water-supply schemes .. .. 500 0 0 500 0 0 Trucks (maintenance).. .. 78 12 5 Wireless .. .. .. 899 11 0 626 0 0 1,525 11 o Water expenses .. .. 206 6 6 Water-supply Extension Reserve 1,500 0 0 Wireless services .. . • 1,881 6 0 Depreciation .. .. 2,241 II 0 Storm Reparation Fund .. 761 13 3 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. .. 2,311 12 6 £42,894 1 11 £25,430 1 11 £17,464 0 0 £42,894 1 11

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APPENDIX C—continued. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION (RAROTONGA TREASURY) —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. Accumulated funds, Ist £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. April, 1931 . ■ 78,264 8 3 Land .. .. .. .. 9,797 15 0 Excess of income over Buildings .. 44,695 13 6 expenditure .. 2,311 12 6 Less depreciation .. 1,117 710 80,576 0 9 Storm Reparation Fund .. •• 2,322 6 4 43,578 5 8 Mauke Public Buildings Reserve Fund .. 200 0 0 Additions .. .. 17 16 3 Sanitation Scheme Reserve Fund .. 250 0 0 43,596 1 11 Water Supply Extension Reserve Fund .. 1,500 0 0 Waterworks, Rarotonga .. 4,377 6 6 Sundrv creditors . . • • • 441 3 2 Less depreciation .. 175 1 1 J 4,202 5 5 Water tanks, outer islands 1,523 16 10 Less depreciation .. 38 1 11 1,485 14 11 Telephone system .. 780 5 11 Less depreciation .. 39 0 4 741 5 7 Plant and tools .. 4,568 5 10 Less depreciation .. 342 12 5 4,225 13 5 Additions .. .. 104 17 2 4,330 10 7 Office furniture and fittings 684 12 11 Less depreciation .. 34 4 8 650 8 3 Additions .. .. 6 14 6 657 2 9 Furniture, household .. 4,194 17 1 Less depreciation .. 314 12 3 3,880 4 10 Additions .. .. 116 19 2 3,997 4 0 Boats .. .. .. 365 22 Less depreciation .. 27 7 8 337 14 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. 1,020 18 9 Less depreciation .. 153 2 10 867 15 11 Stocks on hand .. .. 3,764 2 0 Sundry debtors .. .. 3,149 18 4 Fixed deposits .. .. .. 3,950 0 0 Cash in hand, Resident Agents .. 101 6 4 Cash in bank, Wellington .. 2,853 18 6 Cash in bank, Auckland .. .. 524 13 1 Cash in hand, Rarotonga .. 932 1 5 £85,289 10 3 £85,289 10 3 Note. —These accounts are subject to audit.

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APPENDIX D. Nil E ISLAND ADMINISTRATION. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. *•«*£ GrantB irom N.Z. Total Revenue. Government. Revenue. To Aid to revenue (refunds) .. 010 0 Q f £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Ammunition .. .. 84 9 3 B Aid tQ revenue .. .. 386 0 0 .. 386 0 0 Audit expenses .. .. 8 6 Ammunition .. .. 102 14 11 .. 102 14 11 Benzine .. .. .. 565 1 4 B Bnz i ne .. .. 493 16 3 .. 493 16 o Customs duties .. .. 6 111 Bond storage .. .. 011 5 •• 011 5 , ®* ® Copra export duty !! 92 15 2 .. 92 15 2 Education .. .. .. 1,803 15 11 Customs duties .*. .. 1,573 14 8 .. 1,573 14 8 Fruit-cases .. .. .. 1,244 14 2 Dog-tax .. .. 43 19 6 .. 43 19 6 Fruit-inspection fees .. .. 38 6 11 Education 78 8 9 1,461 0 0 1,539 8 9 High Court. •• .. 2 9 0 Fruit-cases .. 1,345 2 3 .. 1,345 2 3 Interpreters and ornce assistants 145 Z u Fruit-inspection fees .. 7804 .. 7804 Jetty .. - .. .. 100 4 4 High Court fees .. .. 80 4 6 .. 80 4 6 Jetty-fumigation .. .. 11 16 10 Fumigation fees .. .. 080 .. 080 Landing and shipping .. 339 12 0 Landing and shipping .. 540 18 9 .. 540 18 9 Liquor .. .. 120 8 5 Licenses .. .. 125 0 0 .. 125 0 0 Hospital and medical services .. z,ZB4 15 Z Liquor .. .. .. 125 14 6 .. 125 14 6 Miscellaneous services .. 96 10 7 Medical services .. .. 50 M 6 1,435 0 0 1,485 14 6 Niue Island Council .. .. 72 11 3 Native Land Court fees, &'c. 0 15 0 ' 0 15 0 Office furniture and fittings offiee equ i pment .. 39 12 9 .. 39 12 9 (repairs, &c.) .. .. 86 18 10 Printing and stationery .. 5 8 3 .. 5 8 3 Police .. .. .. 440 - 1 Prisoners (food, &c.) .. 230 011 •• 230 011 Printing and stationery .. 63 bo Public works .. .. 762 15 3 .. 7 62 15 3 Prisoners (food and supervision) 439 0 7 Registration and permit fees 13 12 0 .. 13 12 0 Public Works— Residency .. .. 14 6 3 .. 14 6 3 Foreman .. .. .. 97 4 0 Resident Commissioner's DeBuildings .. .. 1 10 partment .. .. .. 1,173 0 0 1,173 0 0 Stock .. .. .. 482 5 5 Shipping lights .. .. .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 Tools .. .. .. 11 16 9 Stamp sales .. .. 754 1 7 .. 754 1 7 Registration and permit fees Superannuation .. .. 10 18 9 .. 10 18 9 (refunds).. .. .. 010 0 Transport .. .. 726 111 .. 726 111 Reservoirs .. .. .. 157 11 11 Wireless .. .. 167 6 8 .. 167 6 8 Residency furniture (repairs, &c.) 176 9 4 Excess of expenditure over Resident Commissioner s De- income .. .. 786 13 7 .. 786 13 7 partment .. .. .. 587119 Roads .. .. .. 159 2 3 Stamp-printing .. .. 147 6 8 Superannuation subsidy .. 17 18 4 Transport .. .. .. 728 18 9 Treasury Department .. 424 10 0 Wireless services .. .. 392 14 1. Shipping Light Reserve .. 200 0 0 Storm Reparation Fund .. 250 0 0 Depreciation .. .. 920 7 4 £12,798 16 5 £8,629 16 5 £4,169 0 0 £12,798 16 5 %

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APPENDIX D—continued. NIUE ISLAND ADMINISTRATION —continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1932. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Accumulated funds, Ist April, 1931 27,233 1!) 9 Land .. .. .. .. .. 1,070 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 786 13 7 Buildings .. .. .. 10,520 0 0 26,447 6 2 Less depreciation .. .. 263 0 0 Storm Reparation Fund .. .. .. 250 0 0 — Shipping Light Reserve .. .. .. 200 0 0 10,257 0 0 Additions 422 11 10 10,679 11 10 Reservoirs .. .. .. 925 0 0 Less depreciation .. .. 23 2 6 901 17 6 Additions .. .. .. 40 0 0 — 941 17 6 Plant and tools .. .. 3,866' 2 6 Less depreciation .. .. 289 19 0 3,576 3 6 Additions .. .. .. 67 9 3 3,643 12 9 Office furniture and fittings .. 505 16 6 Less depreciation .. .. 25 5 10 480 10 8 Additions .. .. .. 5 7 6 — 485 18 2 Household furniture and fittings .. 1,409 13 11 Less depreciation .. .. 105 12 6 1,304 1 5 Additions .. .. .. 229 14 5 1,533 15 10 Boats .. .. .. .. 605 0 0 Less depreciation .. ... 45 7 6 559 12 6 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. 1,120 0 0 Less depreciation .. .. 168 0 0 952 0 0 Stores on hand .. .. .. .. 2,519 18 8 Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. -450 0 0 Cash in bank, Auckland .. .. 1,008 7 1 Cash in bank, Wellington.. 1,086 14 4 Cash in hand, Niue . .. 1,965 17 6 4,060 18 11 £26,897 6 2 £26,897 6 2 Note. —These accounts are subject to audit.

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APPENDIX E. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Agricultural produce .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 593 United States of America . . 68 Tahiti .. .. • • 93 754 Animals, live .. .. . - • • New Zealand .. .. . • . • 2 Apparel .. .. . ■ . • • ■ New Zealand .. .. . . 993 United Kingdom .. .. 520 United States of America .. 115 France .. .. .. 4-9 Tahiti .. .. • ■ 3 • Japan .. .. .. 116 Italy .. .. ■ • 1 Fiji .. .. .. •• 2 Germany .. .. .. 19 1,818 Arms, ammunition, &c. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. . . .. 170 Articles of textile not being apparel, &c. .. New Zealand .. . . . . 277 United States of America, .. 89 United Kingdom . . .. 565 Australia .. .. ■ • 1 Tahiti .. .. ■ ■ 5 Austria . . .. .. 2 Switzerland .. . . .. 26 Belgium .. .. . . 1 Japan . . .. .. 6 Holland .. .. .. 2 Italy .. .. ■. 3 Czechoslovakia . . .. 3 980 Bacon and hams .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 204 Bags and sacks . . .. .. ■ ■ New Zealand .. .. . . 467 United States of America . . 71 India .. . . • • 182 ■ 720 Bamboo .. .. .. .. ■ • Tahiti .. .. . . .. 6 Beer .. .. .. .. ■ ■ New Zealand .. . . . . .. 194 Beverages, non-alcoholic .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . . 51 Tahiti .. .. .. 2 53 Bicycles and motors .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . . 1,131 United States of America . 247 United Kingdom .. 176 Canada .. .. ■ • 70 Germany .. . . . . 9 Holland .. .. . • 25 Australia .. .. ■ • 10 —— 1,668 Biscuits and bread .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . • 2,564 Tahiti .. .. 14 2,578 Boots and shoes . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . . 337 United Kingdom .. . . 193 United States of America . . 23 Australia .. .. ■ • 21 Straits Settlements . . . . 89 Canada .. . . • . 192 France .- .. .. 1 Japan .. . . .. 17 873 Brushware .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . . 61 United States of America .. 3 64

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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 —continued.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Building-materials n.e.i. .. . ■ • • New Zealand .. .. ■ ■ 112 United States of America .. 8 Australia .. . • 31 151 Butter and cheese .. .. .. •• New Zealand . . .. .. .. 1,314 Carriageware . . . • • • ■ New Zealand .. . .. 1 United States of America .. 56 57 Cement .. .. • ■ • • New Zealand .. . . • • • • 149 Cinema goods .. .. • • .. New Zealand . . .. .. 339 Tahiti .. .. • ■ 2 341 Coal . . • • • • • • • • New Zealand .. .. . ■ 40 Tahiti .. .. • • 6 46 Confectionery .. .. • ■ • • New Zealand .. .. . ■ 472 United Kingdom .. .. 3 United States of America .. 1 476 Cordage .. . ■ • • • • • • New Zealand . . .. • • 382 United States of America . . 114 496 Cotton piece-goods .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. . .. 924 United States of America .. 439 United Kingdom .. .. 2,122 Tahiti .. .. ■ • I India .. . • • • 22 3,508 Drapery .. • •• New Zealand .. .. 1,815 United Kingdom .. .. 45 Tahiti 2 Australia .. .. • • 1 Switzerland .. .. ■ • 2 1,865 D rU g S .. . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . ■ 411 United Kingdom .. . ■ 9 United States of America . . 25 Australia .. .. • ■ 16 Germany .. .. • • 2 Tahiti .. . ■ • • 1 464 Earthenware, glassware, and lampware . • New Zealand . . . . ■ ■ 215 United Kingdom .. • • 18 United States of America . . 120 Germany .. .. • • 43 Czechoslovakia .. . • 7 France .. ■• ■ ■ 20 Japan .. . • • • 4 Fiji .. .. •• •- 2 Tahiti • • • ■ 2 431 Fancy goods .. • ■ • • • • New Zealand .. .. .. 479 United Kingdom .. . ■ 142 United States of America .. 81 France .. •• ■• 4 India .. • • • 27 Tahiti .. ■ ■ • • 9 Japan .. . • •• 45 Australia .. .. ■ ■ 1 Germany .. . • • ■ 6 Czechoslovakia .. . • 1 Austria .. . ■ ■ • 2 Italy . . . • • 2 799

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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931-continued.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. r £ £ Fertilizer .. .. • ■ • • New Zealand .. . . • • 166 United States of America . . 6 172 Fish, preserved .. .. • • • • New Zealand .. .. • • 368 United States of America . . 43 United Kingdom .. .. 32 Canada .. . .• 212 Norway .. .. . • 17 672 Fl our ,. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. . . .. 224 United Kingdom . . . . 7 Australia .. .. .. 2,645 — 2,876Furniture .. .. ■ ■ - • • • New Zealand .. . . . . 406 United Kingdom .. . . .5 United States of America .. 11 Tahiti .. .. . . 1 India .. .. .. 36 459 Hardware . - • .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 1,079 United Kingdom .. .. 169 United States of America .. 162 Germany .. .. .. 4 Tahiti .. . . .. 11 France .. .. .. 4 Australia .. .. .. 1 Japan .. .. .. 7 Norway .. .. .. 14 Western Samoa .. .. 9 1,460 Hats and caps .. .. .. ■ • New Zealand .. .. .. 10 United Kingdom .. .. 45 Tahiti .. .. .. 3 —— 58 Hosiery .. • • ■ • < • • New Zealand .. *. •• 19 United Kingdom .. .. 29 United States of America .. 11 Germany .. .. .. 1 60 Hops .. .. •• •• •• ! New Zealand .. .. .. .. 103 Instruments, musical . . . • • • New Zealand .. .. . . 255 United Kingdom .. .. 5 I United States of America .. 156 Germany .. .. .. 17 433 Iron, bar .. . . .. • ■ • • New Zealand .. .. .. .. 61 Iron, galvanized . . . . .. ■ • New Zealand .. .. .. 301 United Kingdom . . .. 49 350 Iron, pipes . . . . • • • • New Zealand .. .. .. .. 27 Iron, wire • . ■ ■ • • • • New Zealand .. . . .. 80 United States of America .. 10 United Kingdom . . .. 14 104 Jewellery . . . . • . . ■ • • New Zealand .. .. .. 43 United Kingdom .. .. 30 United States of America .. 7 Germany .. .. .. 9 Australia .. .. .. 12 Switzerland .. .. .. 19 Japan .. .. .. 1 — 121 Leatherware . . ■ • • • • ■ New Zealand .. .. .. 62 Germany .. .. .. 5 67

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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 —continued.

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Article. ! Whence imported. Value. £ £ Machinery, sewing .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 34 United Kingdom .. .. 4 United States of America .. 160 Germany .. .. .. 8 Australia .. .. .. 2 208 Machinery n.e.i. . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 330 United States of America .. 70 United Kingdom .. .. 2 Australia .. .. .. 138 — 540 Machinery, electric .. . . . . .. New Zealand .. .. .. 180 United States of America .. 447 Canada .. .. .. 4 — 631 Matches .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 210 United Kingdom .. .. 343 553 Meat, preserved .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 7,791 United States of America .. 4 United Kingdom .. .. 3 7,798 Meat, salt . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 496 Meat, frozen .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 886 Milk, preserved .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 508 United States of America .. 11 Canada .. .. .. 2 Holland .. .. .. 99 620 Nails .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 370 United States of America .. 22 Australia .. .. .. 4 396 Oil, kerosene, &c. . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 631 United States of America .. 1,918 Tahiti .. .. .. 7 • 2,556 Oil n.e.i. . . .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 195 United States of America .. 410 United Kingdom .. .. 23 Tahiti .. . . .. 4 Australia .. .. .. 4 636 Paints n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 256 United States of America .. 70 United Kingdom .. .. 99 -—— 425 Paper, wrapping .. . . .. New Zealand .. .. .. 423 United States of America .. 53 Tahiti .. .. .. 15 491 Perfumery .. . . .. .. United Kingdom .. .. 33 France .. .. .. 5 Tahiti .. . . .. 20 58 Photo goods .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 3 United States of America .. 17 United Kingdom . . .. 1 21 Plants and seeds .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 63 United States of America .. 66 Japan .. .. .. 3 India .. .. .. 17 United Kingdom . . .. 5 154

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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 —continued.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Provisions n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 1,893 United States of America . . 205 United Kingdom . . .. 58 Holland .. . . . . 1 Australia .. .. .. 23 ■ 2,180 Rice .. . , .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 389 Australia .. .. .. 392 781 Saddlery . . . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. . . 11 United States of America .. 21 32 Silk .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 455 United Kingdom .. .. 485 United States of America .. 1 Australia .. . . .. 110 Japan .. . . .. 104 Italy .. .. .. 5 Tahiti .. . . .. 1 1,161 Soap .. .. .. .. . New Zealand .. .. 1,485 United States of America .. 1 United Kingdom .. .. 26 ■ 1,512 Spirits—• Whisky .. .. .. .. . United Kingdom ... .. 36 Brandy .. .. .. .. . Tahiti .. .. .. 40 Gin .. .. .. .. . New Zealand .. .. .. 9 Rum .. . . .. .. . Tahiti .. .. .. 205 290 Spirits, methylated .. .. .New Zealand .. .. .. .. 4.6 Stationery.. .. .. .. . j New Zealand .. .. .. 1,183 United States of America .. 79 United Kingdom . . .. 59 Switzerland .. . . .. 11 Australia .. .. .. 2 1,334 Sugar .. .. .. .. . New Zealand .. .. .. 3,070 United States of America .. 2 -—— 3,072 Tea, coffee, and cocoa .. .. . j New Zealand .. .. . . 304 United Kingdom .. .. 12 United States of America .. 12 : Ceylon . . . . . 9 India .. .. .. 26 Tahiti .. .. .. 5 ■ 368 Timber, sawn .. .. .. . New Zealand .. . . .. 327 United States of America .. 117 444 Timber, shooks .. .. .. . New Zealand .. .. .. 8,175 United States of America . . 1,694 9,869 Tobacco .. .. .. .. . ; New Zealand .. .. .. 1,956 United States of America .. 142 ! United Kingdom . . .. 1,264 Holland .. .. 1 Tahiti .. , . . 14 South Africa .. . . .. 2 Australia .. . .. 2 3,381

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Return of Imports to Rarotonga for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 —continued.

Summary. £ £ New Zealand .. .. . .49,223 Norway _ .. .. 31 United States of America .. .. 7,534 Czechoslovakia .. .. .. 11 United Kingdom .. .. 6,814 Italy .. .. .. .. 11 Australia .. .. .. 3,471 Ceylon .. .. .. .. 9 Tahiti .. .. .. • • 504 Western Samoa .. .. .. 9 Canada .. .. .. .. 480 Austria .. .. .. .. 4 India .. .. .. ■ • 310 Fiji .. .. .. .. 4 Japan .. .. .. .. 303 South Africa .. .. .. 2 Germany .. .. .. 156 Belgium .. .. .. 1 Holland .. .. .. .. 128 France .. .. .. .. 108 Grand total .. .. .. £69,260 Straits Settlements .. .. 89 Switzerland .. .. .. 58

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Article. Whence imported. Value £ £ Toilet preparations .. .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. 90 United States of America .. 55 United Kingdom .. .. 20 Tahiti .. .. .. 5 France .. .. .. 23 Germany .. .. .. 1 194 Tools , . .. .. • • • • New Zealand .. .. .. 120 United States of America .. 61 United Kingdom .. .. 143 Australia .. .. .. 6 Germany .. .. .. 32 France .. .. .. 2 364 Wine—• Port .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 9 Australia .. .. .. 33 White .. .. .. .. • • Tahiti .. .. .. 30 Claret .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 6 Tahiti .. .. .. 38 116 Woodenware .. .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. 26 United States of America .. 9 Australia .. .. .. 2 37 Miscellaneous .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 365 United States of America .. 21 United Kingdom .. .. 20 406 Grand total .. .. £69,260 Total Group cargo tonnage inward : 3,478| tons (by measurement).

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Return of Exports from the Port of Avarua (Rarotonga) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Article. Exported to Quantity. Value. . Cases £ Oranges .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 81,035 28,155 Bananas .. .. .. „ .. .. 55,769 26,053 Boxes Tomatoes .. .. .. „ .. .. 34,713 10,843 Tahiti .. .. .. 37 13 34,750 10,856 Mandarines .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 1,038 169 Cases. Limes and lemons .. .. ,, .. .. 614 350 Grapefruit .. .. .. „ .. .. 53 32 Packages. Kumaras .. .. .. ,, .. . . 307 57 Taro .. .. . . „ .. .. 18 5 Cases. Yams .. .. . . „ .. .. 16 4 Sacks. Coconuts .. .. .. „ .. .. 1,139 399 Packages. Fruit juice .. .. ., ,, .. .. 528 845 Australia.. .. .. 2 3 530 848 Cases. Pineapples .. .. .. New Zealand .... 34 3 Breadfruit .. .. .. ,, .. .. 5 2 Cucumbers .. .. .. ,, .. .. 38 10 Boxes. Beans .. .. .. ,, .. .. 21 5 Pearls .. .. .. United Kingdom .. .. . . 1,300 Ton. Mother-of-pearl Shell.. .. Australia.. .. .. 1 20 Tons ewt. qr. lb. Copra .. .. .. United States of America .. 1,047 6 2 9 8,232 United Kingdom .. .. 348 13 3 19 2,663 Western Samoa .. .. 150 0 2 0 782 1,546 1 0 0 11,677 Grand total .. .. £79,945 Total Group cargo tonnage outward : 8,721J tons, by measurement (fruit, &c.) ; 1,547J tons, by weight (copra, &c.). Summary. £ United States of America .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,232 New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. -• •• 66,932 United Kingdom 3,963 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. • ■ 782 Australia .. .. .. .. .. . • • • 23 Tahiti .. .. .. .. .. • • • • • • 13 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. 179,945

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APPENDIX F. COOK ISLANDS ADMINISTRATION. Exports from each Island for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Article. Quantity. ; Value. Article. Quantity. Value. Rarotonga. £ Atiu. £ Oranges • .. 43,987 cases .. 13,657 Oranges .. 10,028 cases .. 3,956 Bananas .. 55,562 ,, .. 25,998 Bananas .. 5 ,, .. 1 Tomatoes .. 34,583 boxes .. 10,760 Copra 177 tons .. 851 Mandarines .. 1,038 ,, .. 169 Lemons .. 607 cases .. 347 Total.. .. 4,808 Grapefruit . . 41 ,, .. 23 — Taro .. . . 18 packages .. 5 Cargo tonnage: 564J tons (by measurement), Kumaras . . 292 ,, .. 51 tons (by weight). Fruit juice .. 530 „ .. 848 Breadfruit .. 5 „ .. 2 Cucumbers .. 38 „ .. 10 Manihiki. Coconuts .. 1,112 sacks .. 390 Beans .. ' 21 boxes .. 5 M.O.P. shell .. 1 ton.. .. j 20 Copra .. 63 tons .. 494 Copra .. tons .. 523 Yams . . 1 case .... j —— Pineapples .. 2 cases .... Total.. .. j 543 Total.. .. 52,759 Cargo tonnage : 187| tons (by weight). Cargo tonnage : 6,614 tons (by measurement), 63J tons (by weight). Manuae. Aitutaki. C °P ra * * | 272 i tons " * | ] ' 316 Oranges .. 7,896 cases .. 1 3,655 Bananas .. 2 „ .. .. Penrhyn. Grapefruit .. 12 ,, .. 9 Lemons .. 7 ,, .. 3 Pearls .. .. 1,300 Coconuts .. 25 sacks .. 9 Copra .. 70J tons .. 197 Copra .. 294 tons .. 1,410 — Pineapples .. 32 cases 3 1,497 Kumeras .. 2 ,, .. 1 Yams .. 2 „ .. 1 J Rakahanga. Total .. .. 5,091 Copra .. 1 162f tons .. j 457 Cargo tonnage: 450J tons (by measurement), 293f tons (by weight). Mauke. Copra .. I 4J tons .. I 13 Oranges .. 11,658 cases .. 4,461 I | Coconuts .. 1 sack Copra .. 99| tons .. 478 Mitiaro. T0tal '" ! '' 4 ' 939 Copra .. j 31| tons .. .. j 153 Cargo tonnage: 656 tons (by measurement), I I 99| tons (by weight). Mangaia. Suwarrow. Oranges .. 7,466 cases .. 2,426 Nil. Bananas .. 200 ,, .. 54 Kumaras .. 13 „ .. 5 Yams .. 13 ,, .. 3 Nassau. Tomatoes .. 167 boxes 96 Coconuts .. 1 sack .. .. Copra .. i 54-| tons .. .. I 273 Copra .. 34 tons .. 163 I I Total.. .. 2,747 Pukapuka. Cargo tonnage: 436| tons (by measurement), .. 95| tons . I 509 34 tons (by weight). r J

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APPENDIX G. NIUE ISLAND ADMINISTRATION. Return of Imports into the Port of Alofi (Niue) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £ Agricultural produce .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 13 Ale and stout .. .. • - • ■ New Zealand .. . . .. 24 Apparel n.e.i. .. .. • • ■ ■ New Zealand .. . . 519 Western Samoa .. 22 United Kingdom .. 29 Fiji 4 Tonga .. .. 6 United States of America .. I 5 American Samoa . . 12 597 Arms, ammunition, &c. .. .. ■ New Zealand .. .. .. .. 82 Bacon and ham .. . • • • • • New Zealand . . . . . . .. 21 Bags and sacks .. . . • • •. New Zealand .. , . 104 Western Samoa . . . . 27 Australia .. . . . . 36 167 Beverages, non-alcoholic .. .. • • New Zealand .. . . . 13 Bicycles and parts .. .. • • New Zealand . . . . . 291 Western Samoa . . . . j 4 United Kingdom .. . . 52 347 Biscuits .. .. • • • • • • New Zealand .. . . . . j 605 Western Samoa . . 13 : 618 Blue .. .. • • • • • • New Zealand .. . . . . : .. 8 Boots and shoes .. . . ■ ■ ■ ■ New Zealand .. . . 101 Western Samoa . . 2 United Kingdom . . 28 Japan .. . . 8 139 Brushware .. ■ • • • ■ ■ New Zealand . . 7 Western Samoa . . 1 United Kingdom . 3 11 Butter, cheese, &c... . . ■ • New Zealand .. . . .. 131 Cement, &c. .. ■ • ■ ■ New Zealand .. . . 242 Western Samoa . . 5 247 Confectionery n.e.i. .. •• New Zealand .. .. 78 Western Samoa . . 5 United Kingdom . . 1 SiCordage and twine.. .. . • • ■ New Zealand .. . . . , 60 Western Samoa . . : 4 United Kingdom .. . . 12 United States of America .. 26 102 Cotton piece-goods n.e.i. ■ ■ New Zealand .. . . 197 Western Samoa . . 126 United Kingdom .. 559 Australia .. .. . . 14 896 Cotton, sewing .. .. • ■ New Zealand .. .. .. 17 Western Samoa .. j 1 United Kingdom .. .. ! 13 | 31

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Return of Imports into the Port of Alofi (Niue) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931—continued.

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I Article. , Whence imported. Value. £ £ Crockery and glassware .. . - • • New Zealand .. .. . . 26 Western Samoa .. .. 3 United Kingdom . . .. 7 36 Cutlery and silverware .. ■ • New Zealand .. .. .. 8 United Kingdom .. .. 8 Australia .. . . .. 5 21 Drapery n.e.i. .. .. . . .. New Zealand .. .. .. 94 Western Samoa .. .. 20 United Kingdom .. .. 39 Tonga .. .. .. 1 — 154 Drugs and druggists sundries .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 456 Western Samoa .. .. 5 United Kingdom .. .. 2 463 Fancy goods n.e.i. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. . . 173 Western Samoa .. .. 4 United Kingdom .. .. 26 203 Fish, preserved . . .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 138 Western Samoa .. .. 6 Canada .. .. .. 36 180 Fish-hooks .. .. . • • • New Zealand .. .. . . .. 9 Flour .. . . .. ■ • • • New Zealand .. .. .. 48 Australia .. .. .. 106 154 FruitsDried .. . .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. .. 20 Fresh .. . . . • ■ • • • New Zealand .. .. . . 54 Canada .. .. .. 3 57 Preserved .. . - • • • • New Zealand . . .. .. 27 Western Samoa .. .. 1 28 Furniture and joinery .. .. •• New Zealand .. .. .. 392 Western Samoa .. .. 2 United Kingdom .. .. 2 Australia .. .. .. 21 417 Glass, sheet .. . . . . ■ • New Zealand .. .. .. 1 Western Samoa . . .. 1 — 2 Hardware n.e.i. . . .. . • • ■ New Zealand .. .. .. 285 Western Samoa .. .. 19 United Kingdom .. .. 18 Australia .. .. .. 4 326 Hats and caps . , .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. .. 4 Hosiery n.e.i. . • • • • • New Zealand .. .. .. 86 United Kingdom .. .. 30 — 116 Instruments, musical .. .. .. New Zealand .. . . .. 15 Western Samoa .. .. 3 United Kingdom .. .. 40 58 Iron, galvanized corrugated roof . t , .. New Zealand . . .. .. 310 Western Samoa .. .. 22 United Kingdom .. .. 15 347 Iron— Pipes .. .. . • • • • • New Zealand .. .. .. .. 39 Tanks .. .. .. • • • • New Zealand .. .. . . . . 49 Wire .. .. .. . • • • New Zealand .. .. .. ! 38

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Return of Imports into the Port of Alofi (Niue) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931 —continued.

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Article Whence imported. Value. £ £ Jams, jellies, &c. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 31 Lamps, lanterns, &c. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 31 Western Samoa .. .. 13 United Kingdom .. .. 1 Australia .. .. .. 2 47 Lace .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 43 United Kingdom .. .. 18 61 Machinery — Printing .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .. 3 Radio .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand . . . . .. 18 United States of America .. 6 24 Machines, sewing .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 9 United Kingdom .. .. 11 •—— 20 Matches .. .. .. .. . • New Zealand . . .. .. 233 Western Samoa .. .. 11 244 Meats— Preserved .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 495 Western Samoa .. .. 1 496 Salted .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 53 Western Samoa .. .. 4 57 Milk, preserved .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 179 Western Samoa .. .. 4 United States of America .. 2 185 Motor-cars and parts .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 860 Western Samoa .. .. 3 United States of America .. 12 875 Nails .. .. .. .. . • New Zealand . . .. .. 61 Western Samoa .. .. 5 ■—— 66 OilsBenzine and kerosene .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 186 Western Samoa .. .. 40 United States of America .. 94 • 320 N.e.i. .. .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 41 Western Samoa .. .. 8 49 Paint and varnish .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 119 Western Samoa .. .. 2 — 121 Paper — Printing .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 3 Australia .. .. .. 6 9 Wrapping .. .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. . > .. 20 Perfumery n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 21 Western Samoa .. .. 1 United Kingdom .. .. 1 ■ 23 Pipes, tobacco .. .. .. .. ! New Zealand .. .. .. 11 Western Samoa .. .. 1 United Kingdom .. .. 2 14 Provisions n.e.i. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 167 Western Samoa .. .. 1 United Kingdom .. .. 1 169 Rice .. .. .. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. 254 Western Samoa .. .. 29 283

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Return of Imports into the Port of Alofi (Niue) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931—continued.

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Article. Whence imported. Value. £ £. Rugs .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 40 Western Samoa .. .. 2 42 Saddlery and harness .. . . New Zealand .. .. .. .. 7 Silk .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 58 Western Samoa .. .. 3 Australia .. .. .. 34 95 Soap .. .. . . .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 204 Western Samoa .. .. 8 212 Specie .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 100 Western Samoa .. .. 100 200 Spirits— Gin and geneva . . .. .. . . New Zealand . . .. .. .. 11 Rum . . .. .. . . .. New Zealand . . .. . . .. 7 Whisky . . .. .. . . New Zealand .. . . .. .. 59 Stationery and books . . .. . . New Zealand .. .. .. 156 Western Samoa .. .. 5 United Kingdom .. .. 21 Australia .. .. . . 20 Fiji .. .. .. .. 1 203 Sugar .. .. .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 140 Western Samoa . . .. 2 142 Tea, eoSee, and cocoa ,. .. .. New Zealand . , .. . . .. 40 Timber, sawn .. .. .. . . New Zealand . . .. .. 184 . Western Samoa .. .. 120 —— 304 Tobacco, cigarettes, and cigars .. .. New Zealand .. , . .. 215 Western Samoa .. .. 9 United Kingdom .. .. 4 Australia .. .. .. 425 653 Toilet preparations n.e.i. . . .. . . New Zealand . . .. .. 22 Western Samoa . . .. 6 Australia .. .. .. 5 33 Tools . . .. .. .. .. New Zealand . . .. .. 29 Western Samoa .. .. 8 United Kingdom .. .. 1 ■ 38 Trunks and portmanteaux .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 5 Western Samoa .. .. j 9 United Kingdom .. .. ! 3 j 17 Umbrellas .. .. .. .. j New Zealand .. .. .. j 1 Western Samoa .. .. 2 United Kingdom .. .. 14 17 Vegetables— Fresh .. .. . . . . . . New Zealand .. .. .. I 4-0 Preserved .. . . .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. .! 7 Western Samoa .. .. j 1 8 Wine— ! j Australian .. . , . .. New Zealand .. .. .. .: - 2 Other kinds .. . . , . . . New Zealand .. .. .. ; 8 Total .. .. ! £11,507

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Summary. £ New Zealand .. .. •• 8,958 Western Samoa .. .. . - • • ■ • • 694 United Kingdom .. .. -. • • • • • • • ■ 961 Australia .. .. • • • • • • • • ■ • 678 Canada .. .. .. •• • • • • • • • • 39 Fiji .. .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 5 Tonga .. .. .. • • • • • - • • • • 7 United States of America .. .. .. .. .. .. 145 American Samoa .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 12 Japan .. .. . • • • •• • • • • -• 8 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £11,507

Return of Exports from the Port of Alofi (Niue) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931.

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Article. Exported to Quantity. Value. lb. £ Arrowroot .. .. • • Western Samoa .. .. 356 6 Bags and sacks .. . . New Zealand .. .. .. 7 Cases. Bananas .. .. ■ • New Zealand .. .. 8,703 3,590 Dozen. Baskets .. .. New Zealand .. .. 794| 476 Western Samoa .... 6J 4 801 480 Bicycles and parts . . . New Zealand .. .. .. 6 Number. Coconuts .. .. . . New Zealand .... 50 1 Tons. Copra .. . • • ■ New Zealand .. .. 36 416 Western Samoa .. .. llf 128 Europe 156f 1,725 204| 2,269 Drapery n.e.i. .. . • New Zealand .. .. .. 18 i Drugs n.e.i. .. .. • • New Zealand .. . ■ .. 2 | Fancy goods .. . . New Zealand .. .. .. 10 Western Samoa .. .. .. 39 49 lb. Fungus .. .. ■■ New Zealand .. .. 3,333 124 Western Samoa .. .. 456 27 3,789 151 Furniture .. .. • • New Zealand .. .. .. 2 Dozen. Hats .. .. .. New Zealand .. . ■ 231J 155 Hawaii .. .. . . 13 11 Western Samoa .. . . 2 2 Fiji .. .. .. 25 17 271| 185

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Return of Exports from the Port of Alofi (Niue) for the Year ended 31st December, 1931—continued.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—'Preparation, not given; printing (565 copies), £44.

Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.—l 932,

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Article. Exported to Quantity. Value. £ Iron, manufactured articles of .. New Zealand ,. .. .. 23 Tons. Kumaras .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 15J 274 Western Samoa .... J 4 15J 278 Dozen. Mats, table .. .. .. New Zealand .. .. 125 26 Motor-cars and parts .. New Zealand .. .. .. 40 Pipes, tobacco .. .. New Zealand .. .. .. 4 Cases. Taro and yam .. .. New Zealand .... 34 9 Western Samoa .. .. 107 25 141 34 Dozen. Poultry, live .. .. Western Samoa .... 6 4 Vegetables, fresh .. .. Western Samoa .. .. .. 13 Total .. .. .. £7,191 Summary. £ New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,186 Western Samoa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 252 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Hawaii .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Europe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,725 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £7,191