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Principal Exports from each Island in the Cook Group during Year ended 31st December, 1918

VITAL STATISTICS. Births, Deaths, and Marriages in the Cook Islands for the Year ended 31st March, 1919.

NIUE ISLAND. REPORT OF THE RESIDENT COMMISSIONER. Sir,— Nine, 2nd April, 1919. I have the honour to submit for your consideration my report on the work' of the Nine Island Administration for the year ended 31st March, 1919. Finance. The accompanying statement of receipts (marked " A ") shows that the revenue for the year amounted to £3,604 Is. 2d., a record in the history of the Administration. The expenditure (see statement'marked " B") amounted to £3,110 19s. Id., the balance in hand being £1,340 3s. 10id., an increase of £493 2s. Id. for the year. An estimate of the expenditure for the coming year (marked " C ".) is attached. I consider that the revenue; should reach £4,000.

i a a en a s 9 a S § 4 ■ ■ i g § a u .a o O S H a 33 M r 1 9 « S » * ° g 3 S « J, \ 9 ft £5 £ o o o> o P* O Pj I O 52 o I & « ft 3 Karotonga Aitutaki .. Mangaia .. Atiu Mauko Mitiaro .. Oases. 60,645 Kits. 7,742 S Cases. ! Cases. Cases. 65,923 ; 19 6,320 8,862 ; 62 1,020 2,240 6,016 Cases. 48 Cases. Cases. Cases. No. Oals. 117 65 175,800 | 500 Cases. Tons. Tons. lb. 747 200 m . . 20,000 106 .. 3,000 147 60 13 96 88 128 (i!) 6 33 Cases. Tons. Manuae .. Penrhyn .. Rakahanga Manihiki .. Palmers ton '.'. '.'. i !! Suwarrow Pukapuka Totals .. 60,645 7,750 84,061 j 81 6,320 48 117 65 175,800 j 500 .. 1,752 .. 2,'!,000 Raroti inga, Cook islands, 27th Mi y, 191.9. W. .1. STEVENS' Coi: ON, lector of Customs.

Island. Births. Deaths. Marriages. Rarotonga Aitutaki Mangaia Atiu Mauke (nine months) Mitiaro (nine months) .. Manihiki (nine months) .. Rakahanga (nine months) Pukapuka (nine months) Palmerston (nine months) 128 38 45 29 16 9 2 106 9 32 21 4 31 II 3 1 i l 3 8 9 '8 4 Totals 287 « 185 47 S. Savage, Registrar.