Nauru’S Trade Increases
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NAURU, the small island territory in the Central Pacific which is admin istered by the British Empire (Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britain) under mandate from the League of Nations, experienced a marked increase in trade, both in exports and imports, during 1935, according to the annual report of the Administrator (Commander R. C. Garsia) which was tabled in the House of Re presentatives at Canberra on May 22.
At the end of the year the accumulated funds of the Administration amounted to £29,560. Only once in the past six years has expenditure, in Nauru exceeded re venue. That was in 1931 when there was a shortage of £463.
Mr. Don. W. McMillan, wireless operator at the A.W.A. station, Rabaul, New Bri tain. returned from leave in Australia by the May Montoro.