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Meteorological. The total rainfall for the year was 90-33 in. Vital Statistics. The resident Native population was 4,281 at the end of 1939, a net increase of 5 on the previous year's total. Births, 148 ; deaths, 77. The natural increase was 71, but the excess of departures —66 —over arrivals has reduced the net total increase to 5.

Population Table.

ADMINISTRATION OF NIUE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1940. Expenditure. Revenue. £ s. d. £ s. d. Administration .. .. .. 1,089 4 6 Administration .. .. .. 0 0 5 Agriculture .. .. .. .. •• 319 11 1 Agriculture .. .. .. •• •• 903 13 4 Education .. .. .. .. •• 2,009 9 5 Education .. .. •• •• 93 1 1 Health .. .. •• •• 2,751 13 10 Justice .. .. .. •• 1®" 3 6 Justice (including Police) .. .. .. 738 011 Post-office, &c. .. •. •• •• 393 17 1 Post-office, Wireless, &c. .. .. .. 786 8 8 Public Works Department stock .. .. 507 4 11 Public Works Department .. .. .. 2,645 4 7 Transport .. .. .. .. !,«« • l > Transport 907 5 8 Treasury 3,773 18 5 Treasury .. .. .. • - • • 745 13 8 11,992 12 4 7,341 12 2 Depreciation .. .. •• •• 1,436 18 5 Excess of expenditure over revenue .. .. 6,087 18 7 £13,429 10 9 £13,429 10 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1940. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Accumulated funds .. .. 22,991 1 11 Boats .. .. .. 237 10 4 Less excess of expenditure over Buildings .. .. .. 10,0b9 10 b income .. .. .. 6,087 18 7 Equipment, medical .. .. 255 17 5 16,903 3 4 Furniture, household .. .. 1,493 16 6 Reserve funds .. .. .. 13,206 0 0 Land .. .. .. 1,361 0 0 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 29 8 0 Motor-vehicles.. .. .. 894 3 7 Office furniture, &c. .. . . 610 14 9 Plant and tools .. .. 951 6 3 Plant, &c., wireless .. .. 1,720 9 4 Jetty .. .. . ■ 256 1 11 Reservoirs .. .. .. 2,411 18 11 20,862 9 6 Suspense Account: "Maui Pomare" .. .. .. .. 245 11 4 Sundry debtors .. .. •• I®9 19 11 Stock on hand .. .. •• 5,621 13 8 Reserve Bank, Wellington .. .. 2,430 14 6 Treasury, Niue: Cash .. .. 818 2 5 £30,138 11 4 £30,138 11 4

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Population at Births during Deaths during Arrivals during Departures Population at 1st January, 1939. 1939. 1939. 1939. during 1939. 31st December, 1939. M. F. I Total. M. F. Total. M. j F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total M. F. Total. I i 2,098 2,178 4,276 89 59 148 41 36 77 14- 14 28 54 40 94 2,106 2,175 [4,281 J