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1948 NEW ZEALAND

COOK ISLANDS

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

MEMORANDUM Wellington, 31st August, 1948. I submit the report of the Administration of the Government of the Cook Islands, including Mue, for the year ended 31st March, 1948. In respect of the islands other than Mue, the successful inaugural session in November, 1947, of the Legislative Council of the Cook Islands, to which reference was made in last year's report, gave every indication that the establishment of this body will prove a valuable means of assisting the forward progress of the Cook Islands people. In respect of Niue, trade has again shown a substantial increase, the values of imports and exports reaching new record levels for the Island. Minister of Island Territories.