COOK ISLANDS TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 887, 5 August 1910, Page 4

COOK ISLANDS TRADE.

TEE CONNECTION WITH WELLINGTON. Touohing upon the Cook Islands !a this House yeterday, Dr. Te Kangihiro* stated that he hoped that the group would , be. included in the scheme of i wireless telegraphy. There should be a' duty U protect thd fruit-growers on .-. those islands, who sh'ould Iw placed on tin. samu looting in regard to railway freights a; New. Zealand growers. It was true that some cases of leprosy did exist on th« islands, but they werb localised. Hs advocated tile uppointment of additional medical officers to the islands. As a result of the additional marketing facili- • ties afforded by the Wellington boat,, the inhabitants of the islands had benefited greatly. Though Auckland was nearer tu the islands, Wellington formed a better distributing centre. Mr. Glover: .No, no. Other members: Hear, hears. Dr. Tn Kangihifoa went on to say that despite the fact which he had mentioned,' Aucklaud must always benefit most' as a . result of trade with the islands. Most of the traders' requirements were se- o cured from Auckland. Only the other day the Talune took down 500 tons—th< largest cargo to date—to the islands. Mr. Glover: One thousand ton. Dr. To Rangihiroa: That is all the better. In conclusion, he said that he hoped thut in regard to mail services the Government would continue the Wellington