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The total trade of the island over the last ten years is set out in the following table :

Shipping. Throughout the year the island has had a regular four-weekly service by the N.Z.G.M.V. " Maui Pomare." This is the only regular shipping service to Niue Island at the present time. Legislation. No Ordinances were passed during the year by the Island Council. The following legislation affecting the island was passed in New Zealand : — Part I, Finance Act (No. 2), 1934. Customs Amendment: Duties in force in the Cook Islands (C. No. 125), 29th October, 1J34. Constitution of Island Council of Niue, Cook Islands, altered, 13th November, 1934. Radio (Cook Islands Amendment) Regulations, 1934. Cook Islands Treasury Regulations Amendment, 1934. Cook Islands Treasury Regulations Amendment, 1935. V Island Council. The Island Council is established under the provisions of the Cook Islands Act, 1915. It consists of thirteen Native members, under the presidency of the Resident Commissioner, the Native members being appointed by the Governor-General. The Council has met frequently for the purpose of discussing matters affecting the welfare of the people. High Court and Native Land Coukt. Criminal cases heard during the year totalled 447, 402 convictions being entered. The majority of the offences were minor ones. There were 8 civil cases and 3 Native Land Court cases. Medical and Public Health. The medical work of the island is in the hands of a European medical officer and a European nurse, assisted by several Native trainees. Throughout the year ended 31st December, 1934, the health of the people remained good, with only a few minor epidemics of colds in March, June, and December. The value of the newly completed quarantine station was fully demonstrated, it being utilized in connection with a case of cerebrospinal meningitis and on several other occasions when it was found desirable to isolate Native labour working vessels from neighbouring territories suffering from outbreaks of influenza. The following is a summary of the work performed at the hospital during the year : Admissions, 167 ; average length of stay, 19 days ; deaths, 2 ; out-patients, 3,523 ; visits, 1,033. Operations Major, 7 ; minor, 92 ; dental extractions, 107. Injections—Bicreol, 116 ; novarsenobillon, 68. Tuberculosis. —This disease continues to present the most serious health problem the Administration have to meet, 27 cases (pulmonary 17, glandular 7, meningeal 3) being reported during the year. Every effort is made to deal with the disease by education and to prevent its spread by isolation of sufferers. Leprosy. Two cases of leprosy were discovered, and the patients were transferred to the Leper Station at Makogai, Fiji.

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Imports. Exports. . j : Total New United , . Total New 0( , , Total Trade. Zealand. Kingdom. Austral a - • Imports. Zealand. " | Exports. I _ ! £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 19 25 14,953 2,056 1,550 188 18,747 17,320 109 17,429 36,176 19 26 .. 14,105 1,790 1,153 515 17,563 17,655 .. 17,655 35,218 1927 10,896 2,003 878 229 14,006 14,290 60 14,350 28,356 1928 .. .. 14,403 2,476 1,027 731 18,637 16,347 4,591 20,938 39,575 1929 14,688 2,866 880 673 19,107 13,449 8,757 22,206 41,313 1930 " 14,863 1,588 955 1,224 18,630 13,323 2,554 15,877 34,507 1931 .. 8,958 961 678 910 11,507 5,186 2,005 7,191 18,698* 1932 .. 11,568 2,424 360 404 14,756 10,820 3,167 13,987 28,743 1933 10,4-00 1,442 841 440 13,123 10,225 1,317 11,542 24,665 1934 " 11,888 658 515 311 13,372 11,342 999 12,341 25,713 * Island recovering from drought and storms.