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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.