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The total trade of the Island for the last ten years is set out in the following table: —

Medical and Public Health. The health of the Natives has been good, and medical services have continued to be satisfactory. The following is a summary of the work performed at the hospital:— (1) Infectious diseases — (3) Hospital and Dispensary —continued. (a) Tuberculosis .. .. 2 Daily average bed state .. 6-88 (b) Gonorrhoea .. .. 16 District out-patients .. .. 10,377 (e) Yaws .. .. .. 1,041 Dispensary out-patients .. 3,484 (d) Pneumonia and broncho- Special district visits .. .. 354 pneumonia .. .. 8 In-patient dressings .. .. 2,908 (e) Conjunctivitis .. .. 82 Out-patient dressings .. .. 11,999 (/) Ringworm .. .. 84 Operations — (g) Varicella . . . . .. 0 Major (2) Endemic Diseases — Minor .. .. .. 22 (a) Filariasis .. .. .. 118 Dental extractions .. .. 136 (b) Myositis tropica .. .. 12 Injections — (3) Hospital and Dispensary— N.A.8., Bisoxyl, Myosalvarsan, Remaining in hospital 31st Dec- and Kharsulphan .. .. 4,045 ember, 1939 .. .. 9 Mixed staphylococcal and cornAdmitted during year .. .. 109 mon cold vaccines.. .. 57 Discharged during year .. 109 Confinements .. .. 14 Died in hospital during year .. 2 Anaesthetics — Remaining in hospital, 31st Decern- General .. .. .. J 7 ber, 1940 .. .. .. 7 Local .. .. .. 136 Average number of days in hospital per patient .. .. .. 21-20 As usual the schools were visited by the Chief Medical Officer and his staff, and N.A.B. injections were given. The house-to-house inspection in all villages was carried out during the year with satisfactory results. A dental survey of Niue was made by the Dental Officer attached to the Samoan Administration, and two Niuean youths are now undergoing training in the dental clinic at Apia. A student has also been sent to the Central Medical School at Suva, Fiji, for training as a Native medical practitioner. Education. The work of this Department was carried on satisfactorily during the period under review. The average roll strength of the three Administration schools was 564, and of the London Missionary Society's nine schools 425. Public Works and Transport. These services were adequately maintained throughout the year. Eight village concrete cisterns or tanks have been built, but serious damage was done to the water-supplies by the storm in March. High Coukt and Native Land Court. The following cases were dealt with during the period under review : High Court, 1,483 ; civil Court, 16 ; Juvenile Court, 9 ; and Native Land Court, 23. No serious offences occurred. Island Council. During the year the term of office of sitting Councillors expired, and a new Council was formed. Of the ; thirteen members, eight sat in the previous Council. Wireless. During the year 313 messages, containing 5,386 words, were received, and 359, containing 6,455 words, were despatched. Meteorological. The total rainfall for the year was 51-81 in. During the storm in March the barometer dropped to 28-443 in.

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Year. Imports. Exports. Total Trade. £ £ £ 1931 .. .. .. 11,507 7,191 18,698 1932 .. .. .. .. 14,756 13,987 28,743 1933 .. 13,123 11,542 24,665 1934 .. .. .. .. 13,372 12,341 25,713 1935 .. .. .. .. 15,288 12,076 27,364 1936 .. .. .. 24,662 22,992 4-7,654 1937 .. .. .. 29,309 23,321 52,630 1938 .. 16,380 15,045 31,425 1939 .. .. .. .. 15,459 11,554 27,013 1940 .. .. .. .. 19,753 20,238 29,991