Cook Islands Finances
pp. 60-61 · Read in the full issue
And Figures
Some of the more interesting figures published in the Cook Islands Annual report for the year ended last March are given here. Figures in brackets are for the previous year.
Subsidies and grants from NZ: £180,971 (£130,899); Revenue ob tained in the Territory: £156,913 (£142,883), expenditure: £396,081 (£281,722).
Some figures on principal expen ditures are: Education: £53,605 (£43,817), health: £58,518 (£46,- 373) and public works; £88,146 (£37,111).
Figures covering post office savings bank accounts of Maoris only are: total depositors: 5,999 (5,189), total deposited: £69,847 (£63,748).
There are no trading banks in the Territory.
Principal exports for the year were valued as follows: Citrus fruits £15,705 (£33,676), tomatoes £29,- 021 (£11,128), copra £71,608 (£60,294), mother-of-pearl shell £115,019 (£80,128), manufactured clothing and footwear £58,987 (£26,688).
The fall in citrus fruit exports was caused by the NZ waterfront strike which came when the crop was in full bearing.
A population census taken during the year shows: Indigenous 15,022 (14,145), total 15,364 (14,456) with 186 indigenous employed at Makatea, French Oceania, not in cluded.
Mr. Antoine Columbani, Chief Engineer of the “Oiseau des lies” celebrated his 15th successive birth day aboard the ship while she was in Auckland refitting in September.
Travellers on the TOFUA to the Islands in August-September included:— Police Superintendent H. S. Sell, Mrs. sell, and Cheryl, Wendy and Roslyn, who returned to Suva after holiday in New Zealand.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jeffs, of Hawera Nz , who visited their Flying-Officer son [?]n Suva.
Mr. and Mrs. Kuresa and Mietze, Senira, Joseph and Marie who returned
to Apia. Marie recently completed her training; as a nurse In NZ.
Mrs. Rea and Miss Vega Rea of Auck land. Miss Rea, a schoolteacher and talented musician, was northbound to visit friends at Ba, Fiji. The late Mr.
Rea was a CSR inspector.
On the wharf at Auckland, a group of well-known Samoan residents. Miss Pouesi and Trevor Hobson, Mrs. Hobson, Mr. Papalii Ulu, Mrs. Uiu, Mrs. Ah Mu.
Mr. O. B. Grove, of W. H. Grove & Sons, who made a business trip in Sep tember from Auckland. With him is Mr.
A. T. R. Cocker who returned to Nukualofa.