BOOKS OF REFERENCE
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There are 9 magisterial districts, each in charge of a resident magis- trate. There are also 2 relieving and 13 assistant resident magistrates, and 4 patrol oflBcers. There is a Central Court at Port Moresby, but it holds sittings wherever and whenever necessary. For native government some simple regulations have been passed. There are 464 village policemen ; armed constabulary, 250 (exclusive of Europeans who are officers of armed constabulary).
Years
1 i
Tonnage
ended 30 June j
Revenue i
Expenditure |
Imports
Exports
entered and
1
£
I
i £ 1
£
cleared
£
Tons
1908
26,019 1
48,525 j
94,061
80,616
183,772
1909 !
27,705
51,824 ,
94,680
79,692
224,222
1910
34,822
64,874 I
120,369
101,392
256,286
1911
45,972
70,383
202,910
117,410
300,246
1912
51,035 .
1
81,172
235,369 ■
99,990
—
Revenue is mainly from customs duties. A subsidy of 30,000?. was given by the Australian Government in 1911-12, in addition to revenue, as also a loan of 5,000Z. for the establishment of Government plantations ; 25,000Z. will be lent for this purpose spread over 5 years to be repaid from profits on the plantations.
There are 8 proclaimed mineral fields in the Territory, seven of which are gold fields, and 1 copper. Gold mining is the most important industry, and claims the attention of 144 adult Europeans. Gold is obtained in the Louisiade Islands, on the mainland, and on Woodlark Island. A large area near Port Moresby with promising copper deposits has been proclaimed a mineral field, and a number of ' shows ' are being extensively developed, Copper ore exports in 1909, 1,341?.; in 1910-11, 1,439?.; in 1911-12, 12,386?. In 1907 the gold output was valued at 39,710?. ; 1908, 52,837?.; 1909, 54,969?.; 1910, 59,247?.; 1911,62,112?. The trade is principally with Queensland and New South Wales. The chief imports are food stufls, tobacco, drapery and hardware ; exports, trepang, copra, pearl shell, gold, pearls, sandal-wood, coftee, rubber. Xumber of horses ('1911), 339 ; cattle, 1,149 ; mules, 116.
Large steamers trade fortnightly between Sydney and Port Moresby and small coastal steamers run at frequent regular intervals between the various inter- territorial ports. Oil launches and numerous cutters are also employed on the local trade.
Books of Reference.
Annual Reports of Lieutenant-Governor (1SS8-1910).
The Imperial Blue Book. London.
Government Handbook of the Territory of Papua, 190'J.
British New Guinea (Queensland) Act of 1887. Brisbane, 1888.
Report by Rt. Hon. Sir H. M. Nelson on his visit to British New Guinea. Brisbane, 1898.
Report by Mr. Atlee Hunt on British New Guinea to the Commonwealth Parliament. Melbourne, 1905.
Alberti8(L. M. d'), New Guinea. 2 vols. Lontlon, 1880.— Journal of the Expedition on the Fly River. Sydney, 1887.
Bevan(Th. F.), Toil, Travel, and Discovery in British New Guinea. London, 1S91).
Burnett (F.), Through Polynesia and Papua. London, 1911.
