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APPENDIX A. APIA OBSERVATORY: METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, 1928.

APPENDIX B. TOKELAU ISLANDS. Vital Statistics.

The above table shows the estimated population as at 31st December, 1928. Three visits were paicl to the islands during 1928—one in June by the Collector of Customs on behalf of the Administrator, the second a meteorological survey in August by Professor Andrew Thomson, Head of the Observatory in Apia, and the third a visit made in September by Captain Butterfield, A.D.C. to the Administrator. The June trip was made in H.M.S. " Laburnum," and some time was spent off the Island of Nukunono taking bearings and records of the position of the island, which was found to be incorrectly charted, the results being forwarded to the authorities concerned. The health of the islands of the Group was found to be good, and the Natives were unanimous in expressing their appreciation of the manner in which the islands are being administered, and seemed happy and contented. The records of births, deaths, and marriages were inspected and found to be well kept. The total population of the islands at the time of inspection was 1,024, which compared with the figures given in the table above shows a decrease of eighteen during the latter six months of the year. Sanitation. The surgeon of H.M.S,Laburnum " made a health survey of the islands, during the trip, and reports that conditions were entirely satisfactory, and that each place bore out its previous reputation for cleanliness. Health. This trip was the second made to the islands by the " Laburnum's " surgeon, he having visited them, in 1926, so it is fortunate that he was able to make a comparison between the two trips, in regard to the health of the Natives. He considered that the people have wonderfully improved in health since 1926, a noticeable example being that of Tinea imbricata, which has diminished very much under treatment. He also records a practical disappearance of eye-diseases. The Native medical practitioner divides his time equally between the islands as far as is practicable, his headquarters being at Fakaofo.

Pressure. Temperature. jfumidity. Rainfall. Sunshine. ° g, 1QOQ [I I . I' ™ ' <U Variation Variation Ah , nI , lt „ 4 i wr ,i,. t „ Variation -gtsf Mean. from j Mean. from te Mean. Total. from Total. |®£ Normal. I Normal. Maxim in.. Minimum. j NormaK Inches. °P. j % Inches. Hours, j January .. 29-724 - -040 80-50 1 + 1-49 88-9 74-1 84-3 21-32 + 4-51 155-5 j 44 February .. 29-833 +-055 80-97 + 1-97 88-7 74-5 84-0 21-70 +5-99 206-5! 21 March .. 29-800 +-015 81-13 + 1-79 88-7 74-7 86-1 15-78 + 2-24 187-1 , 14 f April .. 29-622 +-017 80-53 + 1-62 88-2 71-8 85-9 11-29 +1-05 176-9 22 May .. 29-862 +-004 79-54 +1-17 86-7 70-9 86-8 6-51 + 1-00 243-7 24 June .. 29-874 0 78-28 + 0-48 86-8 67-8 81-5 J-24 - 3-92 213-8 17 July .. 29-881 - -021 77-58 +0-38 86-4 67-8 85-1 8-76 +6-12 200-0 14 August .. 29-890 +'034 79-01 + 1-21 87-4 70-3 85-1 6-02 + 2-87 258-4 19 September .. 29-901 + -013 79-31 + 1-10 86-2 71-2 86-0 8-03 + 2-91 214-7 10 October .. 29-856 --012 79-57 + 1-15 87-4 70-3 84-9 7-62 + 1-56 257-3 12 November .. 29-824 + -014 79-52 + 0-83 89*6 70-5 86-8 14-31 + 5-02 160-8 15 December .. 29-807 +-030 80-80 + 1*55 88-7 72-1 84-6 10-69 - 2-93 227-5 7 29-839 + -017 79-73 + 1-23 .. .. 85-1 133-27 26-42 2,502-2 219

I Island. Males. Females. | Total. I Atafu .. .. .. ..| 196 202 398 Nukunono .. .. .. | 103 104 207 Fakaofo .. . . . . .. I 200 201 401 I I I 499 j 507 | 1,006