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Imports. The following is a table of the principal countries of origin : ~ i

Exports. Copra, Cocoa, Rubber, and Bananas are dealt with in the report on Agriculture. Further details relative to trade are given m Trade, Commerce, and Shipping of the Ternt y of Western Samoa for the Calendar Year, 1934," and in the graphs appended to this repor,. Shipping.

Overseas Merchant Shipping entering Port of Apia.

~ Six British warships entered, and cleared the port during the period. No sailing-vessel, called. X. JUDICIAL ORGANIZATION. The Samoa Act, 1921, prescribes the judiciary for the Territory. In September, 1934, the Chief Judge returned to New Zealand and was not replaced, his functions now being performed by a New Zealand Magistrate who visits the Territory on circuit at stated mtaWals. In the absence of a Judge minor cases'are dealt with by one of the resident Commissioners of the High Court. . The Land and Titles Commission is a special branch of the High Court constituted under the authority of the Samoa Native Land and Titles Commission Order, 1924, which has now been placed by the Native Land and Titles Protection Ordinance, 1934. It is the only Court having jurisdictio 11 hear and adjudicate upon all claims or disputes between Samoans relating to Native land, Samoan names or ot succession to any property or rights in accordance with Native custom. During the year the Commission was occupied for twenty sitting-days, and heard nine cases involving over seven hunSlu'SiSSthe High Court recorded judgments in 152 cases ; 38 cases were struck out. The total sums sued for amounted to £2,317. One divorce was granted. Particulars of criminal cases are given in the tables hereunder, which show a substantial increase m the number of cases reported. In this connection it will be noted that the increase mainly occurs m cases which are not of a serious nature.

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1932. 1933. 193 4 - Countries. ; Value. Percentage. Value. | Percentage. Value. Percentage. £ £ £ United Kingdom .. 32,213 21-3 30,762 20-4 14,457 15-6 NewZeSand •• 54 403 36-1 51,034 33-8 33,171 35-7 Aurtralia ' •• 31 707 21-0 33,643 22-3 20,562 22-2 United States of America .. 12,105 8-0 12,117 8-0 8,949 9-6 Other countries .. .. 20,474 13-6 2M00 15-5 15,645 16 9 Totals .. •• 150,902 100-0 j 150,856 ! 100-0 92,784 100-0

Financial Year ended 31st March, 1934. 31st March, 1935. British. j Other, j Total. British. Other. | Total. -T , 1 75 42 117 68 28 96 Tomiage °vessels " •• 69,361 34,977 104,338 83,725 35,960 119,685 ionnage, vessels . 6 24 j g6() g;184 :: :: :: H,*» 6; 89 3 19,399 13,025 7,134 20,159 - _ . • 1 • i n . _n