About this "time last year a Committee reported to the Assembly of the League of Nations on the Australian administration of her mandate over the Island of Nauru, probably the richest phosphate island in the world and formerly the property of Germany, though leased to a, private British company. Nyon the issue of the mandate, britain, Australia and New Zealand bought out the private company and have since been alternately administering the island. Naturally German and
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