Mandates Commission
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New Guinea and Nauru Reports
From Our Canberra Correspondent The Permanent Mandates Commis sion of the League of Nations met at Geneva on June 9—three or four weeks earlier than is customary — and the re ports relating to the Mandated Terri tory of New Guinea for the year 1929- 30 (that is, up to June 30 of last year) and of Nauru for the calendar year 1930 were examined by the Commis sion.
Mr. J. R. Collins, C.M.G., C.B.E., fin ancial adviser and official secretary of the Commonwealth in London, is the accredited representative of the Gov ernment in connection with the exam ination of the reports.
The estimated non-indigenous popu lation of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, at June 30, 1930, was 4,155 persons, representing an increase of 227 over the number at the end of the preceding year.
The external trade of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea for the year 1929-30 amounted to £1,875,785, a de crease of £139,841 from the figures of the previous year. Imports amounted to £878,450 and exports £997,335.
The output of dry rubber from the plantation of Koitaki Para Rubber Estates Ltd., Papua, during June, was 25,7021 b.