Medical Survey Mission to New
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Guinea
Early last year, Dr. P. Hermant, of France, and Dr. R. W. Cilento, of Aus tralia, visited the Mandated Territory of New Guinea in connection with their appointment by the League of Nations to study health problems in the Pacific area. In Rabaul, they inspected the headquarters statistics, the hospitals the laboratory, the work of the mis sions, etc. A tour of portion of the Territory was then undertaken, in the course of which Kavieng, Namatanai and Kieta stations were visited. Owing to limitation of time, it was not pos sible for them to visit mainland sta tions.
The customs revenue derived from imports into the Solomon Islands for 1928-1929 was £38,423. Exports were responsible for £16,398, of which copra provided £14,703.