A.—3.

9 An e^j- ra li raffiC schedu]e Wltt Wellington-Radio was commenced in July. The schedule is at jtiZSZSTg * M ' ys '" llls ™-' Radio-Rarotonga during the financial year. Revenue on account of merges 2 recXed and rf £477° iTM. " g °" °' tW " 8 "' M " "**»« "» £875 2i <™ <*> f re ? V aT Se Tr e to f e L ° Wer GroU P stations accounted for 38,860 words, and free press received of press 601 information totalled 441,479 words, making a grand total of 480,339 words wr,rdy e a t?+> i rePOrtS fr °-n Aitutaki a l nd Rar °tonga transmitted to New Zealand amounted to 3,990 tl ! SemCe ! of the Northern Group stations has been completed, ree Naval messages handled totalled 586 words, and miscellaneous services totalled 14,504 words • l qqq , n J service to Resident Agents and nurses in the Lower Group was instituted over 10 000 , / r0 1?* K Tlle ° alls taVe increased ' and du ™g the year under review telephoned to The MVP fnffi tks Nation Messages requesting advice have to be received and waiting station ' telephones his reply, and this is then transmitted to the Northern Group. In 1930 the Post and Telegraph Department was asked to recommend a scheme whereby wireless communication could be established with islands of the Northern Cook Group. A scheme was proposed fl'j ab eyance until such time as more simplified and less costly apparatus could be supplied' modified scheme was submitted m May of last year and approved. The latter scheme provided foi wind-driven units as the source of power supply for low-power sets at Penrhyn Island and Pukapuka and a motor-driven unit with batteries for Manihiki, which would be of higher power. Pukapuka and Penrhyn Islands would communicate with Manihiki, and the latter station would act as the clearmg-station for the Northern Group, and would also communicate direct with Radio-Rarotonga and Ksifrt 7 ° ™ sts " d aelials ™ f ™ ried <>'™e at aetom»la a S mt Zl w « s delayed and tie Penrhyn low-power (out was ereoted rtp It Ī station. Although of very low power, regular communication has been maintained since go Api "" tus "" M " ihilti wi ""™ f "" and trials for Penrhyn-Radio are now being erected on that island, and it is understood been COmplet6d - AU — for iis\ C s ho aeri r air il ii e r a e i] Eal ' otonga !°ī Puka Pf a in Jl ™ oi ' is intended to send material that visit'. equipment to complete installation of apparatus at Pukapuka during Trainees. At present 5 Natives are being trained as wireless cadets at Radio-Rarotonga. Ut these, 4 are pupil teachers and 1 is a Native medical practitioner. When necessary their services as wireless cadets, in addition to teaching and medical duties, will be utilized. POLICE. The strength of the Cook Islands Police Force remains unchanged from the 31st March 1936 the forty-four members being distributed as under tlle

Minor changes have taken place in the personnel of the Force throughout the Group ■rnrl n V ta ® be / n vel 7 g ood I but a t Rarotonga one member was dismissed and another suspended for a short period, for neglect of duty. The number of police cases dealt with in the High Court at Rarotonga during the year was 1 130 W1 * i the previous year. Of these cases,. 1,061 convictions resulted, 18 cases were were adjourned. 33 were withdrawn, and 18 dismissed.

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Island ' Inspectors. Sergeants. Constables. All Ranks. SS'aH 5 " .'I 1 (European) 2 6 9 Atfa •• - :: :: ! S I Mitiaro .. i o Mauke .. " '" ! Z 3 Mangaia .. .. .. " j * Penrhyn / ° ? Pukapuka .. .. ,, '' „ 3 Manihiki and Rakahanga .. .. ' ' j' 4 g Totals 1 8 35 U n/r- , _ ™~