H.—44A.

1936, NEW ZEALAND.

COOK ISLANDS FRUIT INDUSTRY (REPORT ON THE) BY Parliamentary Delegation which visited the Cook Islands, July-August, 1936.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

INDEX.

PAGE ; PAGE Part I.—lntroductory .. . . .. 2 Part Vlll.—Shipping—Anchorage .. . . 7 Part II. —The Cook Islands an integral portion of Part IX. —Recommendations "New Zealand 2 Control by Director of Agriculture or Part Ill—Descriptive- General Manager 7 Geographical 2 Staffing : Employment of citrus Meteorological 2 expert •• •• 7 I Hurricane 2 Long-term planting plan . . 7 .Hurricane .. .. •• Central packing-shed and cool store. . 8 Part ; IV.—Programme of investigations.. . . 2 Marketing in New Zealand . . 9 Part V.—Attitude of witnesses .. . . .. 3 ; Debt extinction . . . . 9 Part VI. —Survey of Island fruit industry— Regulated supplies .. .. 9 y_ Island products .. .. ..3 Shipping .. .. ..9 Orange industry— ; Shipping-space .. . . . . 9 Growing and cultivation . . 3 Freights .. . . .. 9 Harvesting . . •. ■ ■ 4 Use of field cases.. .. .. 9 Transport to packing-shed .. 4 j Organized collecting . . . . 9 Packing . . ■ . 4 Marking of cases .. . . 9 Inspection . . .. 4 Fruit-case timber . . . . 10 Banana industry .. . . 4 Shipping in bunches .. 10 Tomato industry .. 5 Part X. —The Lower Cook Group : Mitiaro . . 10 Copra industry .. .. ■ ■ 5 Part- -XI. —Orange-juice .. .. .. 10 Part Vll.—Commercial— " Part Xll.—Alleged poverty .. .. ..11 Prices of product» .. •• 5 | Part Xlll.—Administration .. .. ..11 Methods of &ale .. .. . . 6 Part XIV. —Regular visits of Representatives of Charges on oranges .. 5 New Zealand Parliament .. .. 11 Finance and trading methods .. 6 j Part XV.—Acknowledgments .. .. ..11 Price of goods, &c. .. .. 6 i Part XVI. —Summary of recommendations .. 12 I—H. 44A.