Annual report on British New Guinea

Creator
British New Guinea. Administrator
Call Number
NK5896
Created/Published
Brisbane : Govt Printer , 1888-1906
Issue
1st July, 1896 to 30th June, 1897
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Contents

ANNUAL UU POUT ON BRITISH NEW GUINEA FROM Ist JULY, 1896, TO 30th JUNE, 1897. WITH appeisudices. 1
INDEX. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. 6
The Court held Eighteen Criminal Sessions at the Places and Times, and with the Eesults, undermentioned 7
Civil Business. 8
COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS. Indictable Offences Jurisdiction. 8
Summary Offences Jurisdiction. 8
Civil Jurisdiction. 8
NATIVE MAGISTRATES’ COURTS. Criminal Jurisdiction (Forbidden Acts). 9
Ciyil Jurisdiction (Civil Claims). 9 , 10
VISITS OF INSPECTION. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15
REPORTS BY OEEICERS. 15 , 16 , 17
MISSION WORK. 17
MINING. 17 , 18 , 19 , 20
29. The Treasurer has prepared the following : Return of Miners’ Eights Issued in the Possession during the Period Ist July, 1896, to 30th June, 1897. 20
trade. 20
IMPORTS. 20 , 21
EXPOETS. 21 , 22 , 23
POSTAL. 23
FINANCE. REVENUE. 23
EXPENDITURE. 23
S.B. “ MEREIE ENGLAND.” 24
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 24
METEOROLOGICAL. 24 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 31
ESTABLISHMENTS. 31 , 32
GENERAL. 32
APPENDICES. 33
APPENDIX A. DESPATCH REPORTING- VISIT OE INSPECTION TO VARIOUS PLACES IN EAST END OE THE POSSESSION. 33 , 34
APPENDIX B. DESPATCH EEPOETINO VISIT TO THE SCHOOLS OE THE LONDON MISSIONAET SOCIETY AT POET MOEESBY. 35
APPENDIX C. DESPATCH REPORTING ASCENT OE MAMBARE RIYER AND J.ODRNET ACROSS THE ISLAND. 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 51 , 52
[Enclosure JSTo. 1 in Appendix CJ\ VOCABULARY OF THE DIALECT SPOKEN BY THE NATIVES OF GOSISI AND TOBIRI, MOUNT KNUTSFORD AND MOUNT MUSGRAVE, 1896. 52 , 53 , 55
[-Enclosure No, 2 in Appendix CJ] VOCABULARY OF THE DIALECT SPOKEN BY THE NATIVES OF NENEBA, MOUNT SCRATCHLEY, 1896. 55 , 56 , 57
APPENDIX D. DESPATCH, DEPORTING VISIT OE INSPECTION TO- CERTAIN PLACES IN THE EASTERN PORTION OE THE 'POSSESSION. 59 , 60 , 61
YOCABULAEY. 61 , 62
APPENDIX E. DESPATCH REPORTING- UPON THE GOLD-BEARING DISTEICTS OE THE POSSESSION. 62 , 63
APPENDIX E. DESPATCH REPORTING VISIT OE INSPECTION TOWARDS THE WESTERN DIVISION OE THE POSSESSION. 63 , 64 , 65
APPENDIX a. DESPATCH .REPORTING! ASCENT OF MAMBARE RIVER, AND ACTION TAKEN TO DISCOVER ACTUAL PERPETRATORS OP MURDERS AT PEU, GADAEA, Etc. 65 , 66 , 67 , 68
APPENDIX H. DESPATCH IN CONTINUATION OF REPORT OF ASCENT OP MAMBARE RIYER TO EFFECT PUNISHMENT OF MURDERERS. 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77
APPENDIX I. DESPATCH REPORTING- VISIT TO KIRIWINA. 78 , 79 , 80
APPENDIX .T. DESPATCH RECOMMENDING THAT THE GIRA RIVER BE MADE TO EORM THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN GERMAN AND BRITISH NEW GUINEA. 80 , 81
Estimates of Expexdittjee, 1896-97. 82
APPENDIX L. REPORT OF THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATE FOR THE WESTERN DIVISION. 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86
\ Enclosure A.~\ Western Division.—Forbidden Acts under Native Regulations, Ist July, 1896, to 80tli June, 1897. 86
[Enclosure _Z?.] 87
[.Enclosure C.] Western Division.—Summary Jurisdiction, Ist July, 1896, to 30th June, 1897. 87
[.Enclosure Zb] Daiiu Station—Meteorological Observations, 9 a.m., Ist July, 1896, to 30th June, 1897. (50 feet above Sea-level.) 87
APPENDIX M. EEPOET OF THE EESIDENT MAG-ISTEATE FOE THE EASTEEN DIVISION. 87 , 88 , 89 , 90
APPENDIX N. REPORT OP THE RESIDENT MAGISTRATE FOR THE CENTRAL DIVISION. 90 , 91 , 92
[."Enclosure No. I.] 92
[.Enclosure No. 2.] 93
[.Enclosure No. 3.1 93
[.Enclosure No. 4.] 93
[.'Enclosure No. 5.] 94
[Enclosure No. 5.] 95
APPENDIX O. 96 , 97
[.Enclosure No I.] Summary Proceedings. 97
[Enclosure No, 2,] Forbidden Acts. 97
[Enclosure No. 3,] Civil Peoceedings. 98
[.Enclosure No. 4.] Indictable Oeeences. 98
APPENDIX P. EE PORT OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENT OF THE RIGO DISTRICT. 98 , 99 , 100
Native Magistrate’s Court, No. 2, Central Division. 101
APPENDIX Q. 102 , 103
APPENDIX E. EEPOET OP THE COMMANDANT OF AKMED CONSTABULAEY. 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108
APPENDIX S. EEPOET OF THE TEAYELLING GOYEENMENT AGENT. 108 , 109
APPENDIX T. PEPOPT OF THE HEAD GAOLEP. 109 , 110
APPENDIX IT. 111 , 112
APPENDIX V. 112 , 113
APPENDIX W. EEPOET OF THE TEEASUEEE OF THE POET MOEESBY HOSPITAL. 113 , 114
APPENDIX X. REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE PORT MORESBY HOSPITAL. 114
APPENDIX Y. IMPOETS, EXPOETS, NAVIGATION, AND POSTAL. Statement of Impoets entered at Poet Moeesbt, Samaeai, and Daetj during the period Ist July, 1896, to 30th June, 1897. 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119
APPENDIX Z. METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS. 120
SUMMARY. 120
APPENDIX AA. 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130
APPENDIX 88. NATIVE DIALECT SPOKEN BY NATIVES FROM HOOD’S BAY TO McFAELANE’S HARBOUR. 131 , 132 , 133
APPENDIX CC. BRITISH NEW GUINEA. 133
RXRiCJST JDIT rJR.ii:. 133 , 134
CERTIFICATE OP AUDIT. 135
APPENDIX DD. MAPS* 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140

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